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    Edged like that gives a tad over three metres width, if you register with one of BR`s reclaimed materials depots you can tender for job lots of these. Can be as little as £3 a pop, transport kills it a bit because they weigh about 250 ish kilo`s a piece so you can only get about 120 on a truck. I counted over thirty reo bars in one, the concrete used must be a bit fancy because they are granite hard. Bob
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    Concrete sleeps are cheap and easy to lay, perfect if the drive is in constant use and you need access over it at all times. Bob
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    We have put in quite a few loading bays, without over engineering it I would go for a light scrape off and lay out a small section of membrane. See the first truck of hardcore back in and level that out, watch what the ground is doing as the next truck backs over the hardcore and adjust to suit. Drainage is key and the hard standing will need a ditch all the way around, too easy to overthink these things and go overboard, it may well be ok with a foot of hardcore . Also important to top off with clean stone , crushed concrete is full of glass,nails and other crap. Bob
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    A few forks full of sweepings fired through gets most of it off.
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    Without a doubt its got to go, not so sure I would plant another tree there, considering the total lack of privacy I think I would be planting a decent hedge and go for some screening. Bob
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    Poured the last two bays today e6G`z, next job is to reconfigure or make some sense of the carpark.
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    4x4 van with a side loading door is the way to go, if its only for saws,fuel and a mucker the Kangoo sized vans are good.If you need bigger the Sprinter/VW make more sense, can have rear seats and carry shitloads of gear. Todays 4x4 pickups are more fashion than function and dont really do anything that well, complete ballache to wrestle gear in and out of. Bob
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    It will look different by the end of next week Rubens, that machine hasnt missed a beat in all the time we have had it,other than bloke damage and the RS thumb ram shitting itself the tracks are the first time its had the spanners on it since it was new . Bob
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    The tracks broke on the LG ,a lump of steel got tangled up in there and finished them off, 2000hrs is not too bad for rubber tracks considering the type of work its been on. Got one on and tracked it back to a carpark to fit the other
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    Still working it’s arse off, one tough old tractor.
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    Not much has changed in the way we deal with brash, its either bailed/chipped, mulched, burned or stacked. What does change are the chair polishers and the bean counters in charge. You can normally tell when there has been a shuffle about at the top by the methods employed on the ground. Bob
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    I can think of quite a few instances where we have windrowed everything, a few of the country parks around here are into their habitat piles. We were on the M5 a few years ago and the spec was to drag all brash up the bank and windrow adj to the fence, not sure whether that was for habitat or to stop animals wandering down the banks on the motorway. Almost all the roadside trees we fell around woodlands these days just get pulled in and left as is, not often the time or budget to trim them out. Bob
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    I had a chippy knock up some big pigeon holes to take tough boxes. For an example its a lot easier for jobs like riveting if everything to do with that task is in the one box, when done put it all back in the box and its good to go again, certainly a lot easier than finding the rivet tool rivets, drills to suit etc. Bob Mancave link, the old one seems to have packed up Photobucket APP.PHOTOBUCKET.COM
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    I always think if you are going to spend eight hours plus of your time at any work it needs to be for maximum gain.If at thirty five you realistically think you have the energy, drive or motivation to be competitive in Arb all well and good, if not its going to be slog and big disappointment. Its a game where you only get paid for what you do, the less you can physically do the less you earn so you really need to be up to speed quite quickly and mindful of the day you cant continue, sheckles need to be stashed for that rainy day. Bob
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    They seem to be getting bigger e6G`z A bit more concrete poured. And the concrete pump was used to pour the last of the pile cap beams.
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    Cant add much to that Rich. Try it before you buy it is a good idea , a few months on the floor with a team would give most an incite into the mayhem world of arb. Bob
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    Mick Dundee doing his stuff
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    Nothing much has changed for us, still busy and booked well ahead. Not so sure about the new year and what that will bring, decent labour is thin on the ground but I put that down to those sat at home sucking the life out of BBL and furlough payments. I would imagine when some of this stops and its payback time they will all be back out there eating each others faces off for the work. Bob
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    Gawd knows how that happened, its not even been painted blue Bob
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    There is a small chucknduck pto chipper festering in the yard somewhere Rubens, if you want it give me a call. Bob
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    We use the telehandler rather than one of the diggers. Spreading the forks just enough to fit adds a bit of stability and helps direction. Bob
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    If it’s needed to load chip into a high cube walking floor you will need something a bit bigger, at 6mts you won’t be able to tip in the centre of the truck bed and it will be a faff to get an evenly distributed load. Bob
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    I suppose any spreadsheet should also include the daily checks. Bob
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    Back under way after a few Tech issues.

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