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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Debs. on 25 February 2009, 16:54:03
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I have been helping my neighbour repair his small Fordson Dexta tractor today; it`s nearly 50 years old now.
The radiator terminally leaked, so we took it off and went into a nearby town where there is still an 'old-fashioned' radiator repairer.....he completely re-cored, painted and pressure-tested it in just 1 hour!
Chatting with the repairer (whilst marvelling at his dexterity and soldering skill) he mentioned that it`s now been 3 months since anyone brought a 'car' radiator in for repair (lately, they`ve all been tractor/bus/plant rads.).....he said that eBay, scrap yards and insurance claim repairers replacing with 'new': would seem be the cause, clearly, no-one repairs and reuses car-rads anymore.
The rad-chap is now, well over 70 years old and has no-one to take over the business when he 'goes' in a few weeks (he tried for several years to find an apprentice; but evidently, no-one wanted to do such 'dirty' work)....so, yet another trade-skill will be lost forever.
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plastic headers don't help either
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Sad,but almost inevitable in the modern world Debs. :-/ :-* :-*
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I have been helping my neighbour repair his small Fordson Dexta tractor today; it`s nearly 50 years old now.
The radiator terminally leaked, so we took it off and went into a nearby town where there is still an 'old-fashioned' radiator repairer.....he completely re-cored, painted and pressure-tested it in just 1 hour!
Chatting with the repairer (whilst marvelling at his dexterity and soldering skill) he mentioned that it`s now been 3 months since anyone brought a 'car' radiator in for repair (lately, they`ve all been tractor/bus/plant rads.).....he said that eBay, scrap yards and insurance claim repairers replacing with 'new': would seem be the cause, clearly, no-one repairs and reuses car-rads anymore.
The rad-chap is now, well over 70 years old and has no-one to take over the business when he 'goes' in a few weeks (he tried for several years to find an apprentice; but evidently, no-one wanted to do such 'dirty' work)....so, yet another trade-skill will be lost forever.
i was an apprentice coppersmith when i left school in 1976, i used to make radiators for lorries andold boilers for hospitals. nothing like whats made today i think, shame he has nobody to pass it on to now
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Ready made business for you, that, Debs.
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can you let me know his details, may be able to pass him some work....
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he must only be 1 of very few still doing that
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I think he needs to advertise in Classic Ford, Commercial Classic mags and the likes, mail order service... pretty sure he'd do well... I was talking to an old mate recently, he's got a business where he'll manufacture to order, petrol tanks in Stainless Steel, swirl pots and generally any stuff for custom bikes and the likes ::)
I've advised him to get an advert in Street Bike mags... he'll deffo do well, his work will sell itself...
DC
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can you let me know his details, may be able to pass him some work....
P.M Sent :y
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Cheers, Ill pass it on :y
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Fordson Dexta
Brilliant machines, I have a Fordson Super Dexta at home with a leaky rad too!
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Sad..
but reality..most of those hand jobs will be lost in time :-/
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Sad..
but reality..most of those hand jobs will be lost in time :-/
:-X I daren`t!......but I`m aching to! ;D
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Sad..
but reality..most of those hand jobs will be lost in time :-/
:-X I daren`t!......but I`m aching to! ;D
:-[ ;D
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Sad..
but reality..most of those hand jobs will be lost in time :-/
:-X I daren`t!......but I`m aching to! ;D
:-[ ;D
I hope you know what you're laughing at Cem. ;) ;) :y :y
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Sorry Cem; I was only making a little fun out of what is a rude-phrase in English! ;)
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Sorry Cem; I was only making a little fun out of what is a rude-phrase in English! ;)
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my stupid direct translation caused the result :-[
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Sad..
but reality..most of those hand jobs will be lost in time :-/
:-X I daren`t!......but I`m aching to! ;D
:o :o Debs
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well over 70 years old and has no-one to take over the business when he 'goes' in a few weeks
What he has foreseen his death ! :o