Overloaded

[Matthew Storrs]

46 minutes ago, Stubby said:

' Kinell !   Goves off ! ?

Yeah- wonder where he’s heading.

[dig-dug-dan]

43 minutes ago, Jwoodgardenmaintenance said:

Once I've got the sets laid and cuts placed in and all sanded and whacked that's when I put a concrete lip right around always put at least 18" wide by 12" high and it doesn't seem to shift 

I appreciate you telling me what's actually wrong rather than saying your works shit then blocking me but I work how I've been taught that's the only way I know roadbuilding we put the kerbs in first but driveways ect just lay & lock them then put the concrete around the perimeter 

 

Jack 

See image on why your method is wrong

[Jwoodgardenmaintenance]

1 minute ago, dig-dug-dan said:

See image on why your method is wrong

So since it isn't locked in I can just lift the soldiers take the bed of sand out and and re lay them on the sub-base with a bed of concrete ehh? 

Cheers for the pic 

 

Jack 

[dig-dug-dan]

7 minutes ago, Jwoodgardenmaintenance said:

So since it isn't locked in I can just lift the soldiers take the bed of sand out and and re lay them on the sub-base with a bed of concrete ehh? 

Cheers for the pic 

 

Jack 

Yes, but that's more work than laying on concrete in the first place, you have to let this go off before you can compact the blocks and kiln dried sand is applied.

[Jwoodgardenmaintenance]

Put 2 ton of sand on the truck today realised it wasn't sitting right looked and boom spring had snapped ??

 

Jack 

[Conor Wright]

Put 2 ton of sand on the truck today realised it wasn't sitting right looked and boom spring had snapped [emoji23][emoji23]
 
Jack 

Theres a lesson in that.

Don't boast about your overloading skills until you've made it home safely!

Theres another more serious lesson there too but having posted some images on this thread myself I'm not one to lecture others.

Out of interest, which is cheaper, delivery of two ton of sand or a rear spring for a transit and a days work lost?

[Jwoodgardenmaintenance]

51 minutes ago, Conor Wright said:

Theres a lesson in that.

Don't boast about your overloading skills until you've made it home safely!

Theres another more serious lesson there too but having posted some images on this thread myself I'm not one to lecture others.

Out of interest, which is cheaper, delivery of two ton of sand or a rear spring for a transit and a days work lost?

Delivery of sand is about 78+vat but couldn't be delivered until next week as there wagon was off the road and a new spring was £30 from the scrap yard and took me 2 hours to fit 

 

Jack 

[doobin]

If you can't even afford a new spring and have to buy a shagged one from the scrappy, maybe it's time you took a job mate.

[Jwoodgardenmaintenance]

28 minutes ago, doobin said:

If you can't even afford a new spring and have to buy a shagged one from the scrappy, maybe it's time you took a job mate.

That's got me back on the road ordered 3+1 extra heavy duty springs so it'll carry more ?

 

Jack 

[Woodworks]

On 17/09/2019 at 19:40, Big J said:

My objection is the sheer magnitude of it. It's one thing towing an overloaded trailer, but to have a seriously overloaded trailer and a tow vehicle with three times it's legal load on the back is another. For the sake of saving a few quid, it's endangering other peoples lives.

 

 

But where do you draw the line as to how overloaded is "safe" 10% 20% 100% over?