Gareth Dalzell

cheers ROG. We must have both been typing frantically at the same time. Spot on, thanks.

ROG. This is the bit I,ve been wondering. Can you take of the towing vehicles gross weight and use that to increase the trailer weight with a post 97 licence as long as the whole train weight doesn,t exceed 4250kg? Thanks

We'll see about that:001_smile:

That last photo looks more like something from "Willie Wonka's Chocolate Factory" Nice work:001_smile:

I agree and was only referring to the generic basic kits. I think the arbaid guys are to be commended for taking things to higher level.

Do you really need the extra seats. We are planning to take them out and rack it out. Just a thought

I guess it could be done. It's a heavy bit of kit to move around if it needs to go one site and the old forklifts I know are always really smokey. Might need to work down wind.

Q4: What should I put in the first-aid box? There is no mandatory list of items to put in a first-aid box. It depends on what you assess your needs to be. As a guide, where work activities involve low hazards, a minimum stock of first-aid items might be.........: Quote from HSE I would wager that if you are carrying the "generic" First Aid kit that is peddled by suppliers that your "First Aid" kit may be lacking in content as it is designed for "low hazard" situations. I agree that we are brain washed into thinking we know what should be in a First Aid box by their suppliers, but do we really consider its contents. And yes I agree that it is better than nothing, but when it hits the fan, it may not been enough. I am not buying into this Standard kit nonsense for our sector - its a bit like a generic risk assessment, you need to add in a site specific. First Aid training for box ticking is better than nothing. We train every member of staff in First Aid and always tell the trainer our profession in advance. I want our teams to be able to react to an industry specific situation as well as general first aid. I also think its a good idea to get them to add in about enfants as some of us have young families. It takes a little time to cover. There, I've got that out of my system - better now:001_smile:

As others have said, if you ever happen to be in a severe bleed situation and aren't raodside or accessible I,d rather take a chance and use it than wish I had and watch someone bleed to death in front of me. And yes I appreciate that these are exceptional circumstances, but no one ever means to get put in this type of situation and sometimes you have to make a decision based on the information you have in front of you. That said, I,ve just thought of a potential mess-up waiting to happen - that is if someone who doesn't know what is in the cellox package grabs it in an emergency and for example uses it as an eye patch - so I agree there is a danger of putting a lifesaving product in a situation where it could be used incorrectly and cause irrepairable damage. I guess it's a bit like the Defib argument - life saving product in the wrong hands becomes a life endangering product. Good thread - it's making me wonder now about having the product in our kits.

But the HSE do not make mandatory contents lists for first aid kits.it's up to your risk management planning to work that out. Now In Arb the fwag guides may recommend diiferently

I didn,t know you could,t put xtra stuff in you first aid kit. I thought the contents list was a minimum requirement I,ve used a similar product to celox twice and a+e thought it was great stuff.

Hi Lowerforest and welcome. You,ll find the 460 a cracking saw, keep it sharp and flat out and it a saw that's hungry for cutting:thumbup:

Houston Coach Works (Norman is excellent) or Banbridge Coach works. They make professional commercial vehicle bodies and assessories. Chris at Total Van Solutions might have a go also. The other option is a smaller engineering company and some Alu composite panels. It shouldn't be an expensive job £500 tops for a decent two side panels. For the front panel its just a matter of cutting a bit to infill the ladder rake. I see you were looking for a CS100 trailer. I,ve a mate who just puts his Jo-beau onto a standard ramp back cage trailer and chips into blue chemical drums. Great for smaller jobs and the trailer is more versitile. We.ve a little 8x5 single axle cage trailer with cage sides and ramp tail door which cost around £1k from indespension. Get yourself a big chipper for behind that new tipper and your micro chipper days will be a thing of the past:001_smile:

I,ve looked at this one on their website and also a crew cab they have also. They do always seem a bit pricey at Bridge but then again they,re local and you'd get a bit of warranty if something went wrong. I reckon you'd pick up a similar tipper without the high sides for £1.5+K cheaper in England. What put me of this one was the sides don't fold down so if you were using it for general work and not chipping - you'd have to load everything in the back door. Desmond the Ford dealer in L,derry had one last year identical for £9500 with the alu sides and tool locker. There was also a dealer in Newry that had a few Transit tippers and crewcabs for sale last month - it was in Autotrader also. I,m on the look out for a clean crew cab or standard tipper with a "One Stop" alu normal sides and then we'll fit "greedy boards" that are detachable.

How's the HB20 Going - good machine so far? Any problems - likes/dislikes? PM if you need to, thanks:001_smile:

Nice one - never thought of that:thumbup1:

Good result - I think:confused1:

Excellent. The edging,skirting and contemporary detail is fantastic.This is what wood in a modern environment should look like. I like it allot.

Etesia is the job for this situation. We running ten at the moment, the oldest is now 9years old. the wheels/axles can give bother if they are dropped and bashed about, but it's cheap to fix. All ours are the basic push machines. No drive to go wrong and they,re probably the lightest machine on the mass market. We,re in business 22 years and believe me, we,ve tried the rest. Nearly forgot, I see FR jones are agents now also

Must be where the spade is in the first picture? Get in there with that backhoe and get digging. Maybe whack the ivy back a bit further off the kerb line in that case so the water can flow cleanly without catching on the stocky ivy growth hanging over the kerb. Nice one:thumbup:

I,m not saying you don't know a load more about the Arb world in general, but as others have said, I'd pay to see you talk about the subject you know in most depth - fungi in relation to trees. Depending on the audience, make sure you keep it tangable and at a level that we can relate directly to otherwise you'll loose us. Tree health in general, basic principles leading onto more detailed examples with specific case studies perhaps. And don't forget to let them know how they can contact you in general after and reference to your website - it may lead towards more contacts and a wider potential client base. Just a few thoughts.

Good work as usual. It's one of those instant reward jobs, clearing back kerb lines. It,s a bit like unblocking a storm drain - job done, immediate result

Personally, as a private company we had to give back all the work we,d taken from public bodies and only rely on private sector work we,d have very little work. I,ll take my chances competing against local authorities - to date it,s working massively in our favour.

Say what you see:biggrin: