Hobbies and/or profession?
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I was a wood refinisher, painting/working with interior and exterior timbers. Also restored classic American jukeboxes. The work dried up there so I had no choice but to leave and work at my dads auto factors, but while its quiet at my dads I'm busy sourcing the next jukebox to restore or project. Trying to build up enough business to start my own refinishing/restoration venture.

When I'm not working thou I'll either be at sherwood pines on he trails or out with the rc drift car.

Edited by TomBooth on 15th May, 2013.

I restore, rebuild and modify classic cars. Mostly Minis although I spent most of last week making a tubular rear chassis for a MK1 Capri and most of Monday designing a cradle to mount a Sierra diff onto it.

If I'm not doing that I tend to fall of trials bikes and build R/C rock crawlers.

Hi, I'm a dredging engineer, mainly working abroad (outside Europe). Just came back from Brazil and now waiting for my visa for Gabon (Africa).

My hobbies are my wife and kiddies, rc-helicopter and the Mini

Web dork - I build backend stuff (sites, systems and applications) for other people.

Occupation - Scamming wazzock
Hobby - Sheep Worrier

Or is it the other way round?

Sounds like fun

I'd do that anyway as I do love my spanners

I like working on tractors, eveythings so accesible, if you drop your spanner its at your foot, not wedged somewhere in the engine bay. :)

Most of the time, knowing my luck it's wedged three feet down between six hot pipes and a lump of shit! what tractors do you work on Rick?

Edited by Mat on 15th May, 2013.

Some of you know, I work as NDT technician/inspector, testing things to make sure there defect free, surface and sub-surface, therefore structurally sound, mainly for offshore projects, oil&gas and nuclear industry, also done some work for the arch over Wembley stadium.

Hobbies/money pits = cars and guns/shooting

Edited by bennyy on 16th May, 2013.

Audi s4 b5 - 470bhp & 486ft lbs

On 30th Apr, 2012 Brett said:
yeah stick the bit in and give it a wobble

Trained as a CNC programmer, made parts for sniper rifles and speed cameras for 8 months really enjoyed it but the management was shit so, now im a workshop and site manager for a earthmoving business. Service machines and drive them out to site.

Hobbies wise, I race minis, rock climb and boulder, collect beer bottles from all over the world, oh currently trying to build the first turbo twink in SA.

"So wat we gonna do tonight Brain?"
"Same thing we do evernight Pinky!"
"Try to take over the world!"

occupation: petro chemical process technician for a local oil refinery

hobbies: i keep marine fish/corals tropical fish along with playing with cars if im not in the garage im in the gym




sorry if pics bore people i know its not everyones cup of tea

Edited by wng691s clubby on 16th May, 2013.

Done now needs redoing lol

I was in IT - tech support
Then managed a bar & restaurant for 2 years
Then car trader, specialising in affordable performance & luxury cars
Good fun!
Dabbled in car breaking but not for me
Usually when I smash up a track car lol

Reading up on RTS Clutches

There's a few tractor mechanics on here then! Currently sat in the middle of a field eating my lunch repairing a tractor 😃

My mini is my hobby. Do a spot of fishing and abit of drinking!

This tractor lark sounds like fun

It is, do it!

mainly older john deeres and fords 7610 era. and a merlo (my machine for a few months in harvest). not for business, my mates got a farm so its hard not to get involved in some of the repairs.

On 15th May, 2013 Mat said:
Most of the time, knowing my luck it's wedged three feet down between six hot pipes and a lump of shit! what tractors do you work on Rick?

I was going to be a car mechanic but decided to go with agricultural kit as its more varied! Mainly working on Merlo, Valtra and Kubota :)

I ended up in tractors sort of by accident, all New Hollands.

I running a printshop, doing all kinds of shit
Digital printing, sheet fed, large format signs etc

Love old cars and bikes, windsurfing, boats, and hanging with the family, have 3 boys

Living in Sweden

internationally known as "big" swede

Is there good money in being a tractor mechanic

Big money if your prepared to do it ourdoors in the field.

Snigger!

Great read!

I'm an Engineer/Auditor, approving the design/build of trains - usually freight wagons but dabble with locomotives and passenger stock too. Gets me out and about - usually the UK but occasionally Europe & Far East.

Hobbies; beyond the Mini, Man United season ticket takes up a fair few weekends, some mountain and road biking, running, and gurning in the gym. Plus just enough DIY to keep the wife happy. Kids due imminently so those hobbies could well change...

Sounds like I need to look into it thanks rick and matt