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Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 12:04 am
by lutonlagerlout
i noticed in the states a lot of drives and carparks have raised kerbs to stop motors overshooting,maybe you could have a raised kerb?
other than that its salt and/or 4WD
LLL
Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 12:08 am
by GB_Groundworks
or just good old hard work with the spades haha clear the snow and the ice manually. or grit and salt if its a problem you can get grit bins grit and shovel on ebay for about 200 ish.
Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 8:24 pm
by ambient
been out with 3 ton mini digger all day on hire shifting snow beets sitting at home 
Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 8:40 pm
by msh paving
Did my 2 hours gritting 1 ton spread, ton left in trailer for morning
starting to get fed up with doing nothing now, MSH 
Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 11:22 pm
by Dave_L
That US salt-spreader is an ace looking unit! I'd love it!!!!!!
Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 10:11 am
by cookiewales
Dave_L wrote:That US salt-spreader is an ace looking unit! I'd love it!!!!!!
dave you could convert it to a tipper wagon would make a lovely girlfriend for your big rig :p :;): :;):
Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 5:43 pm
by rab1
have to agree cookie. they would make a lovely couple dave ???
Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 5:51 pm
by GB_Groundworks
or is it the other way round the scania might be the girl, like in the insect world the male (the american gritter) could ride on the back of the much larger scania's trailer haha.
Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 5:52 pm
by Dave_L
haha brilliant, but we haven't got any more room inside our yard for any more machinery or toys!
Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 6:04 pm
by GB_Groundworks
surely the wife wouldn't mind it parked on the drive, she could go to tescos in it haha.
Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 7:08 pm
by Tommy
...and fill it up when she gets there?
Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 10:12 pm
by Dave_L
Tommy wrote:...and fill it up when she gets there?
Nice idea, but she'd be using my card!!!!!!!!
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 2:10 pm
by darrenba
How about using this method of snow clearance :laugh:
http://www.riggott.co.uk/news/SnowAndIce.html
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 3:50 pm
by Tony McC
There are some crap jobs in the building game, but being on the burner for a line marking gang has to be one of the very worst.
Give me a blocked foul sewer any day!
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 4:06 pm
by msh paving
your not wrong there tony, 1991 was on a road job,on stop go board with white liners, got put on the propane-air burner drying out my arms and shoulders ached for days after and the noise never again....... MSH