hopper mishap

[armchairarborist]

ok so the first one is a joke but had mishap with stihl pink tree marker spray in a slightly overloaded hopper..

[chris cnc]

haha unlucky! how did you manage that?

[Ian Leach]

Did it go bang in the heat ?? one good thing tho at least you will be able to identify it now and not loose it

[armchairarborist]

pic2 shows position of spraycan but black bag (rigging bag) was ontop squashing the nozzle down.. rather fetching eh?

[Paul Jenks]

Bummer about the paint, but on a serious note we always used to carry kit around in the hopper of our chippers but it ended up continuously splitting the joints and our jenson had to be welded at least 3 times. It was partly to do with the weight of stuff we put in it and partly down to the assymetric support strut position. I.e. It only had one and that was set to the side.

There are also legal ramifications as when you transport gear in towed plant it automatically becomes a trailer and leads you into the realms of MAM and train/towing weights.

[Lyn Ed]

hope you didnt get paint in your triple choc ice cream

[janey]

Can't think of a better colour for a roughty toughty arb' crew to have all their kit sprayed in

 

The first piccy reminds me of a friend's false leg we somehow aquired and had hanging out the window for a bit!

[RobRainford]

i saw the aftermath of that today, it was all very fetching indeed!

 

ive got other colours for you ed if you want to 'mix it up a bit'

[armchairarborist]

thanks for your help today Rob:thumbup1:, Lyn Ed thats my spare chain box not emergency rations:thumbup:, Janey you assume its a fake leg? Paul -pic showing how well supported the hopper is from below -large support bracket above tank.. and lastly John demonstrating how the 'leg' trick is performed with his head..

[testcricket01]

i like the number plate