Thread: Isuzu Engine Swops for Dummies

Im not helping am I?

Originally Posted by tony66_au

Yeahhhh Nup.....

Actually id be more concerned about finding a Copperhead or Brownsnake hiding in something cool on a day like today, Came face to face with a Brown working in the barn last year under a car and theres snake poo in my big shed now so the buggers are there.

No worries about Tigersnakes as they are nocturnal hunters and the party animal of the snake world but that said id keep an eye out at night for them and they also climb stuff.

Not much activity in your shed then? Given most snakes will give people a wide berth, it must get fairly quiet in that storage facility of yours

My wife wants to know if snake poo is the poo you do when you see a snake unexpectedly?

Originally Posted by mike_ie

It's Damien's fault really - his shed doesn't even have aircon, or a hoist??? How's a guy supposed to work in these conditions????!!

Your going about it all wrong mike, you should be sitting back and getting the Mexican to do all the work, they're used to the heat, right?

There are some fans above your sleeping quarters if that helps. A/c is in the office, but ya not wheeling that bloody engine in there, sally will kill you.

As for the hoist, got no room, all your crap is in the way. I'll wait until you leave

Now back to work

*whistles*....

*wheels engine back out of aircon'd office......*

we just put one of the aircraft air con units into the shed when it gets too hot.

50lb of r134a in it and it makes a 250ish hp diesel powered genset sing for its supper on full make cold, we know we've over done it when the boss comes out into the workshop then goes back into the office aircon to warm up.

^^^^^^show off

Originally Posted by slug_burner

Not much activity in your shed then? Given most snakes will give people a wide berth, it must get fairly quiet in that storage facility of yours

My wife wants to know if snake poo is the poo you do when you see a snake unexpectedly?

Certain times of year they get fairly aggressive (Browns) and Coppers are just individuals.

They feed well down that part of my place as theres a good supply of bush rats and will then head for shade on hot days to sleep off their meal, I also have a leaky tap down the other end of the barn so theres the water source.
Snake poo looks like a jelly bean, colour varies based on diet and age of Poo.

They dont always bugger off but the day I had the close encounter I was on a creeper under a car fixing some damaged wiring on an old Merc with a solder gun and the noisiest thing I had was a butane torch for the heatshrink which wouldnt work with a snake anyway so I hauled butt and got vertical and stomped my feet which stopped and turned it around.

So all work now goes on in the garage near the house and apart from a cranky egg bound bluey and the odd skink I get very little wildlife up there.

If you ever get the chance have a chat with a snake catcher about some of the jobs they get and where they remove snakes from.

Have seriously considered putting a big dumpy in my shed, sheds insulated so should work well.