the 'todays job' thread

[josharb87]

7 hours ago, Pete Mctree said:

Doing some scrub clearance off a really steep slope above Runswick bay. Nice views but a crappy job.

Stunning location pete!

[josharb87]

Felled a decent sized beech the other week, beech are pretty rare in this part of Sweden, certainly this size.

 

being over 1m diameter permission was needed to fell

7m3 of chip weighed in at 3600kg! 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Ty Korrigan]

Friday I dismantled a multi-stemmed Douglas which occupied four of us for the day.

Saturday morning I began the grind.

Stump totally ground and major roots chased out.

1.5hrs engine time, 4hrs total inc prep, removal of grindings and redressing with top soil ready to be sowed.

Client helped rake and load the grindings.

I turned the lead teeth early once the roots had been chased so I had sharp teeth for the stump which had some tough grain in places.

I rather enjoy these occasional beasts, they are my Everest rather than a penance.

   Stuart

 

[IronMike]

5 hours ago, josharb87 said:

Niewladow. (i think!)

2nd Polish trailer I’ve got, can’t see any difference in quaility tbh, Al-co hitch and aspcock lights - same as on the higher priced brit and scandi trailers.

Steel ramps under the deck, winch, wheel chocks etc.

 

Looks decent! Steel ramps are a regret of mine, well my back regrets my heads decision anyway! 😂🤦🏼‍♂️

[Mark Bolam]

1 hour ago, Ty Korrigan said:

Friday I dismantled a multi-stemmed Douglas which occupied four of us for the day.

Saturday morning I began the grind.

Stump totally ground and major roots chased out.

1.5hrs engine time, 4hrs total inc prep, removal of grindings and redressing with top soil ready to be sowed.

Client helped rake and load the grindings.

I turned the lead teeth early once the roots had been chased so I had sharp teeth for the stump which had some tough grain in places.

I rather enjoy these occasional beasts, they are my Everest rather than a penance.

   Stuart

 

Stu, you are basically a human machine.

[Mark Bolam]

6 hours ago, josharb87 said:

Felled a decent sized beech the other week, beech are pretty rare in this part of Sweden, certainly this size.

 

being over 1m diameter permission was needed to fell

7m3 of chip weighed in at 3600kg! 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7m3-3600kg.

 

That’s 514kg/m3.

 

My tranny has a legal payload of 650 with crew, dog and tools.

 

I know Josh is talking about piss-wet beech chip, which is about as heavy as it gets, but the stats are still pretty worrying for anyone even to try staying legal on 3.5 tonners.

 

Level load for Tranny is 2.4m3.

 

1.2t for a level load.

 

I always reckoned level was legal, and beyond that I was chancing (every job basically), but this has really bought home to me what I’ve always known.

 

It’s bollocks.

 

It’s all total and utter bollocks.

 

The nicest arb truck I’ve ever seen was an Isuzu or Canter at one of the shows back in the day.

Tool lockers, ladder racks, blah blah.

Beautiful.

Real world working payload? 550kg.

 

Do your maths fellas.

Im a big fan of a restricted licence system up to 4.5k without the O licence regs just to keep us all at least semi-legal.

I’ve been drinking tonight, obviously.

 

On behalf of everyone who knows we do the job with trucks that are adequate for the job but are overloaded every day, what is the solution?

 

[spuddog0507]

14 hours ago, Pete Mctree said:

Doing some scrub clearance off a really steep slope above Runswick bay. Nice views but a crappy job.

I would think it would be a crap job that by the looks of it, but you have to agree it aint a bad office view on a decent day, we get out of there fishing in the warmer months and the views looking back to shore are fantastic 

[josharb87]

8 hours ago, Mark Bolam said:

7m3-3600kg.

 

That’s 514kg/m3.

 

My tranny has a legal payload of 650 with crew, dog and tools.

 

I know Josh is talking about piss-wet beech chip, which is about as heavy as it gets, but the stats are still pretty worrying for anyone even to try staying legal on 3.5 tonners.

 

Level load for Tranny is 2.4m3.

 

1.2t for a level load.

 

I always reckoned level was legal, and beyond that I was chancing (every job basically), but this has really bought home to me what I’ve always known.

 

It’s bollocks.

 

It’s all total and utter bollocks.

 

The nicest arb truck I’ve ever seen was an Isuzu or Canter at one of the shows back in the day.

Tool lockers, ladder racks, blah blah.

Beautiful.

Real world working payload? 550kg.

 

Do your maths fellas.

Im a big fan of a restricted licence system up to 4.5k without the O licence regs just to keep us all at least semi-legal.

I’ve been drinking tonight, obviously.

 

On behalf of everyone who knows we do the job with trucks that are adequate for the job but are overloaded every day, what is the solution?

 

 

What suprised me was it wasnt really piss-wet! But beech chip does seem to compact itself nicely.

 

Normally I reckon you need to allow 350-450kg per m3

 

11 hours ago, IronMike said:

Looks decent! Steel ramps are a regret of mine, well my back regrets my heads decision anyway! 😂🤦🏼‍♂️

 

Haha, yeah, ive had steel ifor ramps before, nice and grippy but rather heavy! the ali Ifor ramps ive got now are very light, but dangerously slippy even when slightly damp, had to screw in loads of studs to compensate.

 

Just need to remind myself when swearing about the steel ramps that this trailer was 3-4k cheaper than other makes!

[Puffingbilly413]

On 20/02/2021 at 16:45, Mick Dempsey said:

@Puffingbilly413 @Ty Korrigan
 

The company is Induplates in Belgium.

 

For some reason I can’t post links but just google that name.

 

Mine are 500x3000, they’re 21 kg, you wouldn’t want much heavier.

Thanks Mick

[TIMON]

7m3-3600kg.
 
That’s 514kg/m3.
 
My tranny has a legal payload of 650 with crew, dog and tools.
 
I know Josh is talking about piss-wet beech chip, which is about as heavy as it gets, but the stats are still pretty worrying for anyone even to try staying legal on 3.5 tonners.
 
Level load for Tranny is 2.4m3.
 
1.2t for a level load.
 
I always reckoned level was legal, and beyond that I was chancing (every job basically), but this has really bought home to me what I’ve always known.
 
It’s bollocks.
 
It’s all total and utter bollocks.
 
The nicest arb truck I’ve ever seen was an Isuzu or Canter at one of the shows back in the day.
Tool lockers, ladder racks, blah blah.
Beautiful.
Real world working payload? 550kg.
 
Do your maths fellas.
Im a big fan of a restricted licence system up to 4.5k without the O licence regs just to keep us all at least semi-legal.
I’ve been drinking tonight, obviously.
 
On behalf of everyone who knows we do the job with trucks that are adequate for the job but are overloaded every day, what is the solution?
 

Feel your pain. We tried the mog route which was semi-legal ish (better than regularly running the tranny at 5t anyway) trouble was when our regular ace mechanic moved on, we couldn’t live with the maintenance/parts/low loader/downtime costs.

Tried a 6.5t Iveco crew cab on a restricted O’ licence which was about the best solution we could find.

It’s not just arbs, Mark.. try running a busy furniture business with a Luton transit without overloading it.