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  2. Drivers CPC

    in Business Management

    Posted

    Hi Nick,

    Having held my class one since before Maggie was in power, do you know when my aquired rights will run out and I must complete the driver CPC...... It rings in my mind this year????

     

    Thank you and also to Lee for posting

     

    Steve

     

    Next year I think mate

     

     

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  3. Green mech safe trak 19-28

    in Large equipment

    Posted

    I've worked with the timberwolf tvvtr thing too, the track idea is crap, mainly because as you operate the legs, the tracks tilt and fill up with crap.

     

    I've used greenmechs for a while on the rail, but I do think the older ones chip better, the no stress seems to kick in earlier on the newest ones, also the two new ones we've had recent have been a mare to start when cold!

     

     

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  5. Vehicle winch. Which one?

    in Arb-Trucks

    Posted

    They did do a hydraulic husky, in fact you can get the parts to convert them from Superwinch, but, when I enquired they said it was big money. I'd snap one up if I could instead of my mm, unfortunately only ever seen one for sale.

     

    Another thing that slightly puzzles me, the h14 is 14,000lb the mm is 12,000lb I think, the h14 uses 8 base bolts and two front bolts to mount, the mm just uses four smaller diam base bolts. Seems a bit wrong to me, maybe Superwinch over engineered the h14, who knows

     

     

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  7. Vehicle winch. Which one?

    in Arb-Trucks

    Posted

    Whenever I see a question about winches this is my answer. Superwinch husky. I've had two, they've been around for years, are solid well built spares are no problems, no brake to worry about. Just fit an Albright solenoid and your laughing. There also cheap cos most people think there too slow, they are a little slow, but the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages. The only issue with electric winches is the duty cycle of them, there not designed to run too long at once. If you want to be dragging all day then you need pto or hydraulic, the h14 is basically a bigger version of the husky, I bought one to fit my 90 but its so big and heavy on the front it too caused me issues, so I've now bought a milemarker, all I can say is I'm not very impressed with the build compared to the husky, but time will tell.

     

    In summary get a second hand husky 200-300 quid, spend 50 quid on an Albright. And your sorted. Also wouldn't bother with synthetic winch line either, a looked after steel cable is fine.

     

     

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  10. ODTS Poisioned from woodchips

    in General chat

    Posted

    Interesting to know, thanks for the heads up. I've started wearing a dust mask on certain jobs now anyway, including anything with ivy on it as it seems to cog my throat.

     

    Yep you may well get hit by a bus tomorrow,but to be honest I'd rather get hit by a bus than lung cancer or similar!

     

     

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  13. Burning junk on a woodburner

    in Firewood forum

    Posted

    No, its because people won't allow them to be built near them, every time a company tries to build an incinerator powered power station people protest and lobby their MP's to stop it being built.

     

    Were having one built near us soon I think!

     

     

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  18. Parkrun

    in General chat

    Posted

    I registered yesterday, so qill be doing my first one this Saturday. Also entered the London marathon ballot today!

     

    I entered the London ballot too, did the Manchester marathon last year and it was hardcore! But now a years passed I've forgot how bad it was and am ready to do it again :0

     

     

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  19. Hi-viz

    in General chat

    Posted

    Orange

    NRGO

    network Rail Goat Orange (not many goats on the net work)

    the old BR then NR safty operationg procedures and rules require Goat orange to be worn with the neccesary number of 3m reflective stripes on legs and jaket at all times when on the network.

     

    Saturn Yellow pigment no A-17N

    New road street works act & old chapter 8 . Hi viserbility clothing 'will usuallly be satern yellow' and configured in acordance with apendix ............

    the apendix gives you number of stripes, arms no arms etc.

     

    A number of years aago there was amove to 2 tome jaets as we were becomming yello blind. so on the HW by virtue of ra you could justify the orange but must have 3m stripes in the right places.

     

    on the railway and underground.. goat onley baaaaaaaaaaa

     

    of cource the other differance is yellow and orange are adjacent eachother on a standard color wheel

     

    You mean gort rather than goat? :0

     

     

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  21. 360 excavator and mewp courses funding??

    in Training & education

    Posted

    Hi there good luck with the funding , I could not find any funding for these but have recently done my 360 / telehandler wheeled and tracked dumpers . My company funded 2 of them and I funded the other 2 ,

     

    They were well worth the investment ,

    Good luck let me know how y get on

    Little tree :biggrin:

     

    Well just been told I may be getting a permanent job so maybe they'll put me through it :)

     

     

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  25. Haix protector pros

    in General chat

    Posted

    Mine did too but I caught the problem early on. Took them to the local cobbler who stuck them good-n-propper. Any sign of a split now and I fix it with Evo-stick type stuff before using them again.:thumbup:

     

    Shouldn't really be having to do that though, not on a near 200 quid pair of boots!

     

     

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