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Joe Ashton

@ashton_014

RAFAC Flight Sergeant, motorbiker, class 1 HGV moover of milk, HGV driver assessor/ trainer, outward Bound Instructor and more

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Out in the oldest truck on fleet today as mine is off the road for a few weeks needing an engine rebuild. #DAF #daftrucks

Out in the oldest truck on fleet today as mine is off the road for a few weeks needing an engine rebuild. 

#DAF #daftrucks
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Got the daughter hooked on the Adventures of Portland Bill... proper kids TV. Just she can't understand why there isn't a character called Paul yet there is one called Bill as she calls it the Adventures of Paul and Bill 🙈🤣

Got the daughter hooked on the Adventures of Portland Bill... proper kids TV.

Just she can't understand why there isn't a character called Paul yet there is one called Bill as she calls it the Adventures of Paul and Bill 🙈🤣
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Asked the cows nicely if they could go a few days between milking and they said no. So we're back in work, taking a tanker load of skimmed milk from Chester to a Cheese factory on Angelsey

Asked the cows nicely if they could go a few days between milking and they said no. So we're back in work, taking a tanker load of skimmed milk from Chester to a Cheese factory on Angelsey
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Well yesterday I was fairly motivated to get back into duolingo again after a long break. Less than 12 hours later I'm less motivated after starting to get pestered already

Well yesterday I was fairly motivated to get back into duolingo again after a long break. Less than 12 hours later I'm less motivated after starting to get pestered already
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Trucks, hills and snow dont mix. Lpst traction taking a full load of milk up to a dairy near Huddersfield. Reversed to a better place for cars to get round and feet up, heater on and wait for a plough

Trucks, hills and snow dont mix. Lpst traction taking a full load of milk up to a dairy near Huddersfield. Reversed to a better place for cars to get round and feet up, heater on and wait for a plough
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Nice to see community spirit in action. Been sat on A636 between M1 and Denby Dale since 0730 waiting for a snow plough/ gritter. 2 of West Yorkshire Police traffic cars just come past and not even a quick "everything OK driver?"

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Using the farm collection tank yesterday. I do like how the computer that runs the pump and meter gives you the option of doing it the complicated way 🤣

Using the farm collection tank yesterday. I do like how the computer that runs the pump and meter gives you the option of doing it the complicated way 🤣
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Today's job, stripping and rebuilding a petrol rotorvator. Mum - "it shouldn't take much to get it running again" no spark plug or air filter, congealed oil in tank and carb, and now I've got a spark plug there's no spark as defective ignition coil so cleaned up awaiting parts

Today's job, stripping and rebuilding a petrol rotorvator. 

Mum - "it shouldn't take much to get it running again"

no spark plug or air filter, congealed oil in tank and carb, and now I've got a spark plug there's no spark as defective ignition coil so cleaned up awaiting parts
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Update from last week's strip and rebuild of rotorvator that hasn't run in 6+ years, with no spark plug in, carbs all blocked up.... IT LIVES! 😁

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Well Duolingo, you can stay impatient. I do my sessions between 2100 and 2200 ish every night so emailing at 1939 isn't going to make me get today's session done any sooner Passive aggressive impatience isn't a motivator 🤣

Well Duolingo, you can stay impatient. I do my sessions between 2100 and 2200 ish every night so emailing at 1939 isn't going to make me get today's session done any sooner
 Passive aggressive impatience
 isn't a motivator 🤣
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Motorbike is in for MOT today, 5 other bikes here and the riders are comparing who's got the lowest mileage since last years test..... 🙄FFS they are meant to be ridden, not just sat gathering dust in a garage

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Ahh good old emissions rules. Rather than polluting the environment we are going to make diesel trucks have a filter for diesel particulates so they don't go into the atmosphere... then when the filter gets full we need the truck to park up for an hour revving up to burn it off🙄

Ahh good old emissions rules. Rather than polluting the environment we are going to make diesel trucks have a filter for diesel particulates so they don't go into the atmosphere... then when the filter gets full we need the truck to park up for an hour revving up to burn it off🙄
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Transport certainly keeps you on your toes. Started the morning with tye plan to finish the day in Cornwall. Plan changed mid morning to finish the day in Wiltshire... only at about 2pm the plan changed again and I'm now in Wrexham! Been plan B for a few other drivers with delays

Transport certainly keeps you on your toes. Started the morning with tye plan to finish the day in Cornwall. Plan changed mid morning to finish the day in Wiltshire... only at about 2pm the plan changed again and I'm now in Wrexham! Been plan B for a few other drivers with delays
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After another breakdown for my poor aging truck, I got the keys to Volvos brand new FH 540 XXL twin tag from their national Press and Journalist demonstrator fleet for a few day. It was an excellent drive and its top spec features made living comfortable too

After another breakdown for my poor aging truck, I got the keys to Volvos brand new  FH 540 XXL twin tag from their national Press and Journalist demonstrator fleet for a few day. It was an excellent drive and its top spec features made living comfortable too
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Well that wasn't on the cards this morning 🙄. 3 hours egocentric I was mobile again, which then meant a 2 hour wait when I got to my delivery as another truck was on the bay tipping

Well that wasn't on the cards this morning 🙄. 3 hours  egocentric I was mobile again, which then meant a 2 hour wait when I got to my delivery as another truck was on the bay tipping
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Driver training today. Out helping 1 of our driviers upgrading their cat C licence to a Cat CE licence. His test is in a few weeks so we've swapped the milk tanker for the Tautliner to help get test ready

Driver training today. Out helping 1 of our driviers upgrading their cat C licence to a Cat CE licence. His test is in a few weeks so we've swapped the milk tanker for the Tautliner to help get test ready