the 'todays job' thread

Khriss · September 7, 2021

1 hour ago, bigtreedon said:

I can but no room to maneuver as its all graves or flag stones there is a very narrow strip of grass I can get on and track backwards and forwards with small ish pieces to get stem out but it's not a nice sight to use any machines luckily the vermeer is under 36 inches so it fits

Bloody hell - well done Don, K

Doug Tait · September 7, 2021

2 hours ago, Stubby said:

Interesting job .

It was indeed Stubby. I find river work very engaging although this one was bloody hard work! Maybe a bit too used to using machinery and 27C today didn't help when wearing waders.

AHPP · September 7, 2021

3 hours ago, Doug Tait said:

Had a couple of days clearing a stretch of a small river, a tributary of the River Tweed which is having its course altered as part of flood works.

They've dug a new meandering channel and created a flood plane but before breaking the dam the fish are being removed by electro fishing, to allow this we had to clear everything in the river. Once the dam is broken the original course will be filled in so we also had to clear 1 bank and crown raise the other bank a minimum 2m to give the diggers access. All arisings left on bank so no chipping, just 3 guys with saws.

And the things you find in the undergrowth!

Man plans, god laughs.

Doug Tait · September 7, 2021

1 minute ago, AHPP said:

Man plans, god laughs.

Yes I had similar thoughts. The flooding is caused by bottlenecks that man has created by building things in the town, but we'll solve it by changing nature somewhere else...

Nevertheless, enjoyed the job and it makes for a better day at work than hedgecutting.

AHPP · September 7, 2021

River work is fun. I had a cracking couple of days last summer walloping poplars into the Thames.

Ian Flatters · September 10, 2021

A few recentish bits and bobs, works been manic with new staff coming on board and others moving onto grasses greener in other counties. I rolled the stump grinder through forgetting I was working on a 17 degree slope without putting the dual wheels on (being lazy and paid for my laziness), then smashed a lot of teeth and pockets off on a large piece of metal. Clearing windblown over the highway, Norwich Cathedral site and asbestos covered roofs and oil tanks. Enjoyed having a play in my mates 2.6t arb digger was nice, just showed how underpowered our little 1.8t is.