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Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 9:53 pm
by henpecked
GB_Groundworks wrote:dump trailer and tractor were both bellied out on friday had to dig it out.
Yes its getting to that time of year 
We used a specialist land drain company for a job in Coventry - Peugeots Head quarters, they did a football pitch size field 6' spacing and 4' deep in a week easily. Was funny ,as the week before the ground workers, made the field like a snooker table with a nice 30 tonner and a roller. Forgot about drainage and all the weekends rain ended up across the road, flooding out a hobbyist engineers house. Cost a few quid ,that did new lathe and miller along with a re-dec as I remember.
Lol
Hp
Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 10:13 pm
by msh paving
Giles , did you think of using a D8 and box for moving all that soil?,or was you sticking with your own plant?, MSH
Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 10:23 pm
by GB_Groundworks
not sure, was from our local bm its 22mm sawn on all sides, i'll speak to them and find out their supplier or name etc
i'm off to germany in the morning so will be next week
Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 10:31 pm
by rab1
still like the air con unit in the corner.
Giles, i`ve real hard core digger porn for you on the phone, liberra demolition machine taking down a 21 story block of flats in govan. :p
Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 11:20 pm
by GB_Groundworks
its in this months earth movers magazine i think, that the block next to football ground?
Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 6:45 pm
by rab1
that's the one, i`ll get some photos tomorrow. its an impressive bit of kit. the jib is like a crane sliding arm. :p
Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 7:00 pm
by dig dug dan
giles why does that js130 say langcross on the boom and not gb groundworks? ???
Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 7:15 pm
by GB_Groundworks
i use all my dads machines, his building company is langcross ltd 25 years he's been going, gb groundworks is like a side project for other builders etc but i run it not him haha,
Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 7:32 pm
by dig dug dan
nuff said!
Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 8:28 pm
by mickg
how do you get away with moving a 13 ton machine on a trailer pulled by a tractor and not have to use a low loader like everyone else ?
Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 8:37 pm
by GB_Groundworks
Law says max 24 tons gross for tractor and trailer. So 13 ton machine, 3.5 ton of trailer (trailer rated to 18 tons) then tractors about 8 ton.
Plus cops dontbother with tractors and trailers and if vosa ask it's going to our field to do land drainage. Which intact it is so wouldn't need to lie and can use red as it's for agricultural work.
Our other js130 hd is actually 16 tons so be pushing it with that one, that gets moved on a lowloader or 8 wheeler
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Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 8:44 pm
by mickg
cheers Giles
Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2010 8:33 pm
by GB_Groundworks
so update time again
one of the taps we've put in appeals to my geeky side, generates its on power from water flow...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6foDR4O1NKg
Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2010 8:41 pm
by msh paving
You need to get a job Giles.......lol
