aspenarb
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The problem with that is the whole shooting match exceeds the 3.5 ton limit which falls into olicense and tacho territory. To stay legal the answer is to run two transits with a mad busy driver on turnaround all day or get one lorry, the lorry soon starts to make more economical sense 😂 Bob
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Only as a pointer for potential 7.5 tonner buyers, our truck has to be laden for its pmi’s. Level loaded with chip with about 200mm to spare is 9 cubic meters and puts the gross at 7 tons with driver, so in theory half a ton spare. Bob
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Stefan, I think your get up and go has got up and gone. Take a break, it may return. Take care. Bob
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Quite right Steve, mentioned this before on here. I know of a lad with cab over engine type truck, small roller shutter tool box behind that with a high sided tipper body, he was pulled at Leatherhead for looking overweight, all he had in the back was grass cuttings with a flymow thrown on top, virtually nothing in the back and he had to send his passenger home in a taxi because the front axle was overweight. Once you get to around 20% overloaded you stand a good chance of winning three points and a fine, most Transiteers are running in excess of100% overloaded. Bob
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Our old school 7.5 tonner can carry just over 4 tons legally and with the right drivers license is allowed a further 3.5 tons behind it, if you can be arsed to do the paperwork it’s worthwhile. Bob
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We have a weighbridge a few hundred yards from here and I did check out this payload malarkey a while back. A Transit with a lightweight tipper body, oddsnsods that always stay with it like rakes.shovels etc plus saws/fuel, a tank of diesel and driver in it leaves you with a legal 750kg of payload. Bob
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Agree an amount for away work with your employer and inc hotel/B&B costs, then go buy a camper or small caravan. This work is all over the country, nothing worse than living out of a suitcase in a crap hotel or B&B Bob
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It’s was a demo Chris, I put the water/diesel in the bottle to show the paste working. Bob
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Most waxing is down to the water content Bill, made worse with low fuel levels because of water content as a percentage. Not hard to check holding tanks and machines, there is a paste called Kolorkut , smear a bit on a stick and dip the tanks, it shows up water within as a red marker. Bob Water red diesel mix.
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Definitely qualifies, made worse by being buried in among bramble 👎
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It turned up next day. Its a bit of a beast, impressed with the fast charger, its really quick. Also fired a few staples into some hardwood which it did no problem, its got about two thousand staples to fire in next week so we will see how it gets on 👍 Bob
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Thanks for that Ruben, I had been resisting the temptation to go red 😂 Bought this set up, will see how it goes. Bob
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Thinking of getting a fencing stapler, choices are mind boggling. Air, canister or cordless powered, whats good and whats not? Got a lot to do and not feeling the love for the claw hammer. TIA. Bob
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You can still be road legal with a 2.7 ton machine on a plant trailer like an Alumax, as Ruben has mentioned all attachments would need to go on the tow vehicle. Bob
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The UK doesn’t really get the kind of cold snaps that would necessitate the use of winter diesel, 99% of the waxing problem is moisture in the fuel. If the holding tanks and the machine tanks/filter bowls are regularly drained of any water you shouldn’t get a problem.Water content is the main reason some machines suffer with waxing and others don’t. Bob
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Get a bigger trailer If you dont want a truck you can always put a dolly under the front of the trailer and pull it with the tractor. Bob
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Recently bought this 3/4” drive nut gun off aliexpress, advertised as 3000nm of torque ( it’s not) but does make short work of truck wheel nuts. Not had it long enough to evaluate,first impressions are good. Bob
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Ye of little faith, 60mph wind and driving rain won’t stop them 😂 Bob
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That will feck them😂
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Its worth studying the rule book, PMI's can be stretched out to 8 or 12 weekly intervals if the mileage is low, low is comparative to something like a 7.5 tonner on mulitidrops that runs around the clock with multiples of drivers,worth considering because all PMI's from April of next year need to include a laden brake test. In our game because driving is only a small proportion of the days work the drivers hours can be recorded in a drivers hours book rather than the digi card or analogue disc. All these need to be put into order before you turn a wheel. Bob
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Timberwolf Fins and flywheel bearings
aspenarb replied to Dean Lofthouse's topic in Maintenance help
Gas axe is my go to for bearings on shafts, takes seconds. Bob
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Tracked Barrows - Anyone use one? Downfalls? Benefits?
aspenarb replied to Bob_z_l's topic in General chat
We have this high tip, useful bit of kit but logistically its a bit of a nightmare when used on domestics if the job only warrants a truck and chipper. Bob
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Been on here since 2013, where the hell did that time go 👴 Bob
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Thats sad. I have always been able to leave the truck wide open and leave mine alone in the woods for hours on end, they would go off but always have been within calling distance.They were partial to a dip in my lunch box if I forgot to put the lid on properly.
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Down to one dash hound now, could never get out of the yard without them.Thought they had gone off hunting one day so set off on my travels, checked my mirror as I got onto the main road and the sods were chasing me down the road..
