Craig.

As the others said that would be fine. You probably know this but, I found doing the bottom two turns over my thumb as well as the line, making it easier to bring the tail back through, while keeping the knot tighter so easier to dress, if that makes sense.

Just had a look on the last ewgs costing and the version I had, august 2011, stated roading cost codes had been removed? Nearest I could see was timber stacking area, N/A Timber stacking areas Use the small car park (A22) operation and cost for similar specification work Square metre £ 20.00 A22 Small car park Small car park (up to about 10 cars) A22 Excavate to 300mm depth and fill to 150mm with clean hardcore. Surface with minimum 150mm of new hardcore (Type 1) with topping of fines to bind surface. Each parking bay requires 5m x 3m, plus turning space (1.5 x car length). Can also be used to create stacking areas where a similar specification is required. Square metre £ 20.00 Giving £80 a metre on your 4m road? Maybe try and get hold of an older issue for an idea, or possibly a newer version might contain road costing again. Not much help sorry:blushing:

I would go for a double axle if possible, weight wise a 8ton twin axle would tow better than a 6ton single.

You've been unlucky there, harsh on the points, I think it is still an offence though. A bloke I used to work for, his brother was a traffic police man, he would sometimes come on the yard and say something like `last week we where checking for racing exhausts on road bikes` or `break away cable's on trailers`, maybe this was his target for the week.

I have put 265/70r17 on my new shape ranger, no problems with clearance on full lock, a very slight increase in ground clearance, and I reckon the speedo is more accurate as I always felt it read a bit faster than you where doing on the old tyres, with the new tyres checking using sat nav, and gps speedo on phone, its still reading a bit fast, but better than before. I can live with that. On a side note, I have just had a new replacement tacho fitted and calibrated in my truck so used that as a bench mark to check the accuracy of the sat nav and gps speedo on phone.

Make sure the handle that operates the clutch is returning all the way back when released, on mine if it hasn't been used for a while the lever sticks a bit, and makes it drag a bit, a quick spray and work the lever back and forth a few times sorts it.

I find it works better when the material is dry, and don't be greedy with the amount in the bucket, the material has room to move and you don't have to shake it as much, more of a tip and crowd movement so not shacking to machine about. Also I found while waiting for the dumper to come back sprinkle bucket full`s onto the top of the pile and let the bigger stuff to roll to the bottom then load from the bottom of the heap, very little riddling needed then.

On the web site you linked, what about the `ram lock` put the legs down and use one of them on the leg rams?

Thought about it this morning, the was ice on the puddles on the yard, but it turned into a nice day. Won't be long before it lit though I would guess.

I know you talked of stickers for the tools in some super sticky material, how about some larger stickers in normal material, (cheaper?) material for trucks/van, with some thing like, "all power tools registered on arbsafe" or something like. Advertising your site, hopefully putting off thief's?

I had a leaflet off the Atkinson Vos stand, tp200 mobile £19960, and tp200 mobile turntable £22360

Top job on this Steve, hopefully once word gets around it will help out with the problem of theft. I`ll try and register some gear later.

Most JCB`s I've seen are registered as engineering plant, as such are not allowed to tow a trailer, unless the trailer itself is engineering plant, or a living van or office used in the maintenance of roads, so as some one else said could have insurance problems, or a bit of explaining to do if stopped. Having said that I`ve see it done by simply bolting or welding a bracket under the slide rails and a ball hitch bolted to that.

Just seen thread. Congratulations to you all. Hope you've had that stella by now.

Just seen peasgood`s link, should of looked at that before posting:blushing:

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From Construction and Use Regulations The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 Wings 63. (1) Save as provided in paragraph (4), this regulation applies to— (a) invalid carriages; . (b) heavy motor cars, motor cars and motor cycles, not being agricultural motor vehicles or pedestrian-controlled vehicles; . © agricultural motor vehicles driven at more than 20 mph; and . (d) trailers. . (2) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (5), every vehicle to which this regulation applies shall be equipped with wings or other similar fittings to catch, so far as practicable, mud or water thrown up by the rotation of its wheels or tracks. (3) The requirements specified in paragraph (2) apply, in the case of a trailer with more than two wheels, only in respect of the rearmost two wheels. (4) Those requirements do not apply in respect of— (a) a works truck; . (b) a living van; . © a water cart; . (d) an agricultural trailer drawn by a motor vehicle which is not driven at a speed in excess of 20 mph; . (e) an agricultural trailed appliance; . (f) an agricultural trailed appliance conveyor; . (g) a broken down vehicle; . (h) a heavy motor car, motor car or trailer in an unfinished condition which is proceeding to a workshop for completion; . (i) a trailer used for or in connection with the carriage of round timber and the rear wheels of any heavy motor car or motor car drawing a semi-trailer so used; or . (j) a trailer drawn by a motor vehicle the maximum speed of which is restricted to 20 mph or less under Schedule 6 to the 1984 Act. . (5) Instead of complying with paragraph (2) a vehicle may comply with Community Directive 78/549. Spray suppression devices 64. (1) Save as provided in paragraph (2), this regulation applies to every wheeled goods vehicle which is— (a) a motor vehicle first used on or after 1st April 1986 having a maximum gross weight exceeding 12,000 kg; . (b) a trailer manufactured on or after 1st May 1985 having a maximum gross weight exceeding 3500 kg; or . © a trailer, whenever manufactured, having a maximum gross weight exceeding 16,000 kg and 2 or more axles. . (2) This regulation does not apply to— (a) a motor vehicle so constructed that the driving power of its engine is, or can by use of its controls be, transmitted to all the wheels on at least one front axle and on at least one rear axle; . (b) a motor vehicle of which no part which lies within the specified area is less than 400 mm vertically above the ground when the vehicle is standing on reasonably flat ground; . © a works truck; . (d) a works trailer; . (e) a broken down vehicle; . (f) a motor vehicle which has a maximum speed not exceeding 30 mph; . (g) a vehicle of a kind specified in sub-paragraphs (b), ©, (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (j), (k), (o) or (p) of regulation 51(2); . (h) a vehicle specially designed, and not merely adapted, for the carriage and mixing of liquid concrete; or . (i) a vehicle which is being driven or towed to a place where by previous arrangement a device is to be fitted so that it complies with the requirements specified in paragraph (3). . (3) A vehicle to which this regulation applies and which is of a class specified in an item in column 2 of the Table shall not be used on a road on or after the date specified in column 3 in that item, unless it is fitted in relation to the wheels on each of its axles, with such containment devices as satisfy the technical requirements and other provisions about containment devices specified in the British Standard Specification, provided that in the case of a containment device fitted before 1st January 1985 the said requirements shall be deemed to be complied with if that containment device substantially conforms to those requirements Under wings look at (h), and spray suppression (I) although I don't think you need spray suppression on a land rover (not heavy enough) or a tipper if that's what your having.

About the mud guards/ wings, If its going to have bodywork built on the chassis, in the c&u regs, there is an exception for - unfinished vehicles or trailers proceeding for completion. I`ll try and find a link for you

Why was that Steve? What have we let are self in for?

We`ve booked into Travelodge just down the road from the show site. Checked online still rooms available, but they haven't half bumped the prices up since we booked :sneaky2:

Yes, there will problely be an other one on the bottom of the radiator.

Arbor eater, Has it got a lister 2 cylinder?

Have a word with your local agricultural or plant engineer, or a mobile hydraulic hose firm if they can come and put their pressure gauges on your equipment. On the splitter info plate or in the hand book it should state it`s operating pressure, it will only make the 10 ton force at that pressure. Once you know what pressure you power pack is producing, you can go from there, the pump could be worn, or adjusted to a lower pressure, or just not made for the pressure you need. The may be a pressure relief on the splitter again they can check and adjust this for you, don't go winding the relief valve in and hope for the best, you could risk damaging the power pack, or generally finding the weak link in you set up. One other area you could lose pressure, is on the internal seals in the ram, but I would say that was unlikely unless the splitter was old or done massive amounts of work, or poorly looked after with bad oil, or dirt in system. If every thing in ok, you just need a bigger splitter:laugh1:

You can or could do it one of two ways, either the assessor would come out to you on site 3 times I think to see you working, take photos of you working, and your work, speak to supervisor and so on to build up a file to prove competence, when that is done you upgrade to competent operator card, (blue). Or you can do an other test very similar to the first test you done but a bit more involved, questions asking about what work you had carried out, a questioner sent to your foreman/manger backing up what you have said you've done, and loads of photos being taken all day from checking oil, and refuelling to the finished task, again to build up a file to prove competence.

Are you on a Red card, or Blue? I think the red only lasts 2 years, then you need to do the nvq to convert to the blue card that lasts 5 years, then you just needs the hours worked signed up in your log book to renew after the 5 years + cscs less than 2 years old if I remember rightly.