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    Less so these days Mick, there are a fair few on the circuit that can barely afford the drive to work or buy a sandwich let alone buy a saw. A bit odd when you consider their earnings and that some of them still live with their parents. We had one a few years ago that was tipping our mix in his car to get home Bob
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    Mick Dundee has gone walkabouts ( lockdown duties for his mum) but is threatening to come back in next week, when he has cleared the backlog I will get him to knock up one for you. Some other madness when the decks are clear. An oil dispenser out of an old gas bottle.
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    Its a bit odd, sometimes they appear other times they are gone. Its not to do with this site it must be a photobucket glitch, seems to be down quite a lot lately .
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    I suppose this will run for a while, I was asked to supply a Covid 19 Self Certification Form before entering a commercial premises. Does anyone have a template or know what this involves? Bob
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    I think all this deferred interest on loans, deferred rates, rent ,VAT and tax is going to cause an avalanche of bankruptcies in the new year. Its allowing firms that would normally go pop right now to basically trade while insolvent for another six months, some of these will rack up monumental debt and legally just walk away from it, god help the pension pot. Bob
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    Nice work and what these shears are all about. Currently looking at a load of gorse clearance contracts for later in the year and was thinking its tree shear territory if they will allow tracks on the Heather. Bob
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    I made up a grab that fitted the quick hitch on our 2.7 ton machine. It worked in the same plane as the tree shears but without the shear, we used it in conjunction with cutters to pull regen of about 6" + diameter trees off of step cuts. Dont think I would want to hold and slew with anything much bigger on that size machine and that was with an attachment considerably lighter than a shear.You definitely need to plan what you are doing and where you are laying it down, once you start chasing the timber to the floor you are committed, there is no standing it back up. 13 + ton machines are a different ball game. Bob
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    We had the top of one of the tracks we built surface dressed last year, was back there yesterday so took some snaps. The befores are a few pages back. Bob
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    If you are not in a hurry just araldite the allen bit into the cap screw and forget about it for a day. If its not seized in there it will undo. Bob
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    A guy I know knocks these out as a side line, stand about 4` tall. They really chuck out the heat and the smoke goes straight up, you can easily stand ten people around it
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    Archie you need to be a bit more specific, is this all nice straight sticks that will load onto a timber trailer or is it a load of knarly arb waste that needs to go in a bulker bin? Species, rough location? Always worth putting in a bit more info, you may even get paid for it. Bob
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    With most of the civil service absent from their desks and the backlog of shite they will have to deal with on their return there couldn't possibly be a better time to put in an application. Just saying. Bob
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    Its the way it is now, ours is a standard national for four trucks and three trailers so a tad more than restricted and that needs to available at all times. Blurb 2020 financial levels confirmed for commercial vehicle operators - GOV.UK WWW.GOV.UK Reviewed criteria applies to existing haulage, bus and coach operators and new applicants.
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    Re the finances, this has to be available at all times or it may lead to a license being revoked. Just dump it into a deposit account and forget about it ,you can never be sure when they will visit and do a spot check. Bob
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    Its ok to run from home if you have off road parking, the application will go through if there are no complaints from neighbours or the council. Allow a bit of time for the whole process because it can drag on a bit. For what you are doing you will only need a restricted Olicense, you wont need the driver CPC and you can run tacho exempt. As Ian says depending on mileage you can extend from 8 to 12 weekly inspections. You will need to leave a few quid in the bank to prove financial standing. Bob
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    All these vehicles have their use, its not about what's best. 4x4 tippers come into their own in a different way to a transit especially when working off the beaten track, we sometimes use ours to relay gear out of jobs where a 2wd wont go. Bob
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    Here you go Tom. Tippers pivot point tied into the drawbar drop plates. Frame behind the cab supported on the 50x50 box which is just enough for the tipper chassis to clear the hump in the chassis where it goes over the axle. And just enough room on some of them for side lockers.
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    I will take a few snaps of the ones we have here, the rear pivot points and tow bar plates/drawbar can all be combined as a unit which adds a lot of beef to the rear of the chassis, again I will take a few snaps. Bob
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    Very nice Alex. There is room under there for a shovel, broom and rake which are another few essential bits of kit stowed out of the way . Mick Dundee made up some small bent steel brackets to retain these between the lower tipper chassis rails. Bob
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    Trailed or quad mounted weed wipes flatten more vegetation than they wipe, its all a bit hit and miss . Bob
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    Are these dividers to protect the driver from the groundies flying coke cans and food wrappers on left hand bends Bob
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    I got one and used it with the steam cleaner and yes it was a little slow but compared to what? Compared to anything I have used that runs off a workshop sized compressor I would say they are quick, our workshop compressor is a bit of a monster and that wont keep up with the pot below. I have since sold the one below and bought a proper Hodge Clemco set up that runs off a single tool road tow compressor, even that is nothing compared to my mates two tool and eight bag pot. for fast blasting you need shit loads of air, the more air you have the less sand you need. Bob
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    If its only a few bits and pieces have a look at wet blasting, its a syphon that takes in kiln dried sand and adds it to the pressure washer lance. Really effective and no dust to breathe, decant the sand into a clean and dry 20ltr container which will keep the sand dry and away you go. Sand Blaster Wet Blast High Pressure Washer Sandblasting For Karcher UK STOCK WWW.EBAY.CO.UK 1 K A dapter For Karcher. Transparent sandblasting tube, sandstone made of diamond sand. Sandblasting Tube L... Bob
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