hazards of working near a peat bog

[Eddy_t]

That doesn't create well paid jobs for clueless college boys!

 

 

Doesn't create jobs for pillocks with power tools either

 

But yes, the job was to prevent trees growing on it, so the lake doesn't just become peat, thus protecting our endangered dragonflies, snakes, lizards and butterflies.

 

But remember if we didn't intervene with nature, most probably wouldn't be here.

[mendiplogs]

Yes it was Chartley Moss, and whilst no different in a lot of ways, the simple fact it is fully understood what is under that crust, and it's approx 30 metres of water!

I've been on plenty of Moorland/Wetland sites but nothing comes close to this for waves!

 

There has been some good advice on here, and I fully agree, reach for the brash wherever possible, Bog Mats on the really high trafficked points, lighter LGP kit if possible and make certain you have your recovery plan well worked out in advance.

Operators who aren't too proud to say I'm down a bit can you give me a a hand a minute, instead of I'm completely bogged and it's a day lost.

 

With regard to the site in the video, we were not allowed to leave any timber/brash on site, or have it push into the ground at all.

We actually used the decent brash and then placed Bog Mats over it to travel on.

 

It was an interesting but extremely sensitive site, and we used a combination of many methods mentioned here to get the job done.

We rolled the dice a bit and just as suggested here previously waited for the longer days and little better weather.

 

There is a video of the Tracked Dumper running off the site, this section is over a band of gravel, so pretty good going, but you will see the main run is Bog Matted like a railway track, as Tracked Dumpers will run easily on mats this way, and some of the well used Brash Mat, that was completely removed leaving an undisturbed site.

This area of the site had seen about 20 days use at this point, and one all removed there was absolutely minimal impact.

 

Nothing special at all, but some don't get to work in these places and the odd pic/video livens up the thread a bit.

 

 

 

Eddie.

 

HI EDDIE stephen blair had one like that mate looks great bit of kit thanks jon