{"id":204,"date":"2026-02-15T10:55:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T10:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metacraftengineering.co.uk\/?p=204"},"modified":"2026-02-15T10:55:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T10:55:14","slug":"204","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metacraftengineering.co.uk\/?p=204","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" data-id=\"206\" src=\"https:\/\/metacraftengineering.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/guard1-1024x769.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metacraftengineering.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/guard1-1024x769.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/metacraftengineering.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/guard1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/metacraftengineering.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/guard1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/metacraftengineering.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/guard1-1536x1153.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/metacraftengineering.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/guard1-416x312.jpeg 416w, https:\/\/metacraftengineering.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/guard1.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" data-id=\"207\" src=\"https:\/\/metacraftengineering.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/guard2-1024x769.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metacraftengineering.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/guard2-1024x769.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/metacraftengineering.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/guard2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/metacraftengineering.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/guard2-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/metacraftengineering.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/guard2-1536x1153.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/metacraftengineering.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/guard2-416x312.jpeg 416w, https:\/\/metacraftengineering.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/guard2.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" data-id=\"205\" src=\"https:\/\/metacraftengineering.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/guard3-1024x769.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metacraftengineering.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/guard3-1024x769.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/metacraftengineering.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/guard3-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/metacraftengineering.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/guard3-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/metacraftengineering.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/guard3-1536x1153.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/metacraftengineering.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/guard3-416x312.jpeg 416w, https:\/\/metacraftengineering.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/guard3.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On-site fabrication of this front window guard for a Takeuchi 228 compact excavator. 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