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  1. martin p
    as far as I am aware if an excavator has a lifting hook or eye it is covered by loler regs but if used with a grab or bucket then it is classed as materials handling or earthmoving and is not classed as lifting equipment,in the construction industry at least.
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    the one in the pic is a thwaites but I agree with the type you mean a lot more stable.
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    company I work for at mo has a 1960's jcb 1 in their collection,these were also known as "grave diggers".
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    good idea but watch out for side slopes as they have a high centre of gravity and will tip over at the drop of a hat!
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    I remember reading a jcb accessories catalogue a long time ago and there was a "grave digging bucket" listed,no picture though and can't imagine what one would look like?
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    I was told many years ago to always lay uphill as that's the way the sap flows, logical really if you think about it.
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    general rule is no deeper than top of tracks as slew ring is vulnerable to water/dirt ingress.
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    Thanks,doesn't seem to mind hard or soft with 20" on at the moment. I was thinking of going bigger for the rare tjmes I need to cut big rings mainly windblown timber on farms.
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    hi all, I've got an old stihl 048av that I use occasionally with a 20" stihl bar. I was wondering what longer bar size the old girl would handle? the manual says 36" but I think this may be a bit optimistic!
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    A467 at cwmcarn roundabout near sheedy's scrapyard:001_smile:
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    my thoughts exactly.
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    While out and about yesterday in my land rover I got directed by police into a checkpoint set up with police,vosa and hmrc,I couldn't believe my luck! Anyway after having my id checked,diesel tank dipped,and vehicle given a cursory inspection I was allowed on my way. phew !!! After all the checks I was told that the operation was targeted at the high sided transit touring club and scrap metal fraternity, looking at the several vehicles parked there I imagine a good days hunting was had! Is'nt it good to see something being done for the honest people among us?
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    I've still got a 951 I bought new in 1996, gone through 1 piston and several 18"bars/ chains in all that time. cut tons of firewood with it without many problems other than the oil hole blocking up in the original bar (Oregon).
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    Put some in my land rover recently no result yet but fitter in work says it could take 500 miles to have an effect.probably being a bit optimistic,after all it is a land rover!!
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    As a plant operator of over 20yrs,I agree with eddie wholeheartedly regarding the monopoly and profiteering of certain card schemes. For years I held cards for excavator 360deg and excavator 180deg. Now I need excavator360 below 10 tonne,above 10 tonne tracked. excavator 360 above and below 10 tonne wheeled, excavator 180 above and below 5 tonnes. All this needs to be renewed every 5years with proof of 300 hrs operating per category Now to add to all this I need all the above with "lifting operations"!!! I always am of the belief that you cannot teach or buy experience.
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    bit like closing the proverbial stable door but somewhere there is a number you can call that will arrange an engineer to scan/plot/mark out their apparatus free of charge! might be worth looking up for the future.
  17. martin p
    I have used my jackall like this a few times, it has a hole in the underside of the toe that you can attach a small shackle to,hope this helps.
  18. martin p
    will it tow a caravan?
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    Got a capstan winch on my s111 landy,will run all day,is quite forgiving of off line pulls as no rope storage to bunch up on one end of drum great tool just a bit slow.
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    great saddnes

    martin p replied to jose's topic in General chat

    so sorry.
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    <p>just curious, I'm from cwmbran myself.Is there much work around at the mo?</p>

  23. martin p
    I was operating a 360 excavator on a construction site right next to a main line fence some years ago,within 1/2 hour of starting work the transport plod were there ordering that measures were in place to prevent possible slew/swing over the fence! Btw this was around 1992 so I imagine todays h&s obsessed culture would make a big deal over your work nearby.
  24. martin p
    Think i'll try £100 and see what happens,can always haggle down.
  25. martin p
    here it is,I was thinking about £80ish.

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