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Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 4:56 am
by mickg
would it not make logical sense just to board them up until the economy picks up ?

Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 7:07 am
by lutonlagerlout
apparently there are 400,000 empty houses in a country with a population of 4.5 million
if you say 3 people to a house ,its going to take a while
LLL

Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 7:41 am
by mickg
WOW

Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 8:02 am
by local patios and driveway
all my machines are fitted with kosran. not one kosran machine has ever been lost in all the years they have been operating. you pay a fair bit but you cant beat that record. i dont know anyone in plant who isnt kosran covered

Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 8:06 am
by cookiewales
local patios and driveways wrote:all my machines are fitted with kosran. not one kosran machine has ever been lost in all the years they have been operating. you pay a fair bit but you cant beat that record. i dont know anyone in plant who isnt kosran covered

whats kosran :;): :;):tried to google it no joy :;):




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Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 8:13 am
by cookiewales
cookiewales wrote:
local patios and driveways wrote:all my machines are fitted with kosran. not one kosran machine has ever been lost in all the years they have been operating. you pay a fair bit but you cant beat that record. i dont know anyone in plant who isnt kosran covered

whats kosran :;): :;):tried to google it no joy :;):found it
found it looks good :;): where you based

Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 10:14 am
by local patios and driveway
hi cookie, we work out of gatwick, cover most of the south east. cant rate kosran enough. i also run an operated plant hire firm alongside the hard landscaping business so its been essential for us.

Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 9:04 pm
by GB_Groundworks
so update

bloody talk talk internet went off yesterday

watched the cctv, see the guy plain as day walk across the site, shorts white socks and trainers and sunglasses, have a nosey around, start the big machine with a key and move it back, the way he yerks it around he's not an experienced operator. then searched rd the mini digger and finds a key, non of us knew there was a key there, must have been hidden from previous owner. gets on his mobile, then goes out of shot, can see something pull up, they mess with the gate lock and chain for 2 mins then it falls off. gates open can see a brand new trailer tracks it out etc.

its back in our yard now, like i say only stands us at 3k but its handy when we need a little one, our kubota's are all on programmed keys

and the big machines are gettign better but our js130 is only 2 years old now, was the best part of 80K and any key can start it, thats poor. but they think its to big to steal etc. the new doosans and hitachi big machines have single keys or key pads.

alot of the thinking over the same key thing was for plant managers, hire companies etc or delivery drivers or even just big firms so everyone could have a key etc.

i'll see if i can get the video onto cd and put it on youtube,

the coppers came with a usb drive and took a copy of it, you can see the guys face clear as day on the hd cctv.




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Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 9:42 pm
by Dave_L
I'd like to see that video Giles!

Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 10:00 pm
by Pablo
Giles if you broadcast that video it could harm any prosecution so be careful ask the copper first. A lot of the plant I hire use that Kosran system it's a pain when you forget the scan the fob first but it does work well. I have managed to hotwire a Kubota before the engine started fine but the hydraulics wouldn't work. It was a desparate attempt I'd driven the guts of 80miles and left the keys at home didn't get much done that day.

Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 1:27 am
by GB_Groundworks
having a good week just sat in my lounge watching hot tub time machine heard a noise looked out my window and 2 guys breaking into the back bit of my navara, soon as they saw the window go they legged it, police been out but so many streets around here to find them. nothing taken and only hand tools and shovels, work boots etc no damage either think they just forced the latch by hand on the pop up cover.

Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 8:39 pm
by rab1
you must be the worlds unluckiest man :O

Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 9:15 pm
by GB_Groundworks
tell me about it ex is being a nightmare not showing up to have our boy and lying though her teeth about everything

Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2010 1:24 am
by Suggers
You're a tough guy Giles - don't let the bastards grind you down - Can't you host your CCTV vid somewhere other than u-tube? - can't wait to see it - they're well professsional now down here -

On a lighter note -
Ongoing battle with ragwort in the back field - leave huge pulled pile of the stuff covered with tarp & newish wheelbarrow resting on top to hold it down - went back this am & wheelbarrow nicked!!
Girl on horse told me white pick-up, pickey stamps on ancient barb wire & runs & gets me barra. M*th*rf*ck*rs.