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Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 7:41 am
by GB_Groundworks
We have in the past used a 1 ton pallet truck jacked steel up 8 inches, braced it on the ends with stillages or Jenga stacks of wood then added another pallet and lifted again, short of that it's getting a few mates and sruggling it up some temporary steps made out of stacks of block till its in
Anything higher up to block and tackle off, scaffold etc?
Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 9:25 am
by GB_Groundworks
Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 11:10 am
by henpecked
Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 6:58 pm
by dig dug dan
weve had a 1 ton on hire for 7 weeks at £70 a week so we bought a whacker neuson one, new member of the team 
quite fancy one of them. Are they any good since they brought out lifton?
how much did you pay? they were doding them at sed for £12,500+vat
Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 7:44 pm
by GB_Groundworks
it not as nice as the twaites we had on hire but it a good little tool, not given it a good run yet but seems fine, ex tp fire fleet 1000hrs £4k + the vat the guy had 100 of them or so
Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 7:50 pm
by dig dug dan
thats the guy on ebay is it not, trying to flog them for 4750? literally just looked at his page :p
Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 8:17 pm
by Pablo
I don't like hiring those Lifton/ Wacker dumpers they're not as controllable in tight areas as the Thwaites you've no break and they keep rolling for a bit after you've come off the throttle. The Thwaites can be quickly stopped and my guys seem to have less accidental knocks with it.
Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 8:21 pm
by dig dug dan
I have not tried the thwaites so cannot comment, but my mate was thrown off a lifton going too quick round a corner. he wore a seat belt after that!
Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 10:50 pm
by GB_Groundworks
the twaites doesnt have a brake, this has a switch park break so is easier to get et then brake the thwaited always rolled a bit with me
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Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 11:26 pm
by Dave_L
Break or brake?? 
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 6:54 pm
by GB_Groundworks
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 8:26 pm
by lutonlagerlout
very nice work giles!
are the gabions being clad as well?
nice brickwork btw
LLL
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 12:33 am
by GB_Groundworks
yeah all clad, ties into garage somehow as well
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 4:56 pm
by DNgroundworks
Never heard of gabions being clad, would be interesting to see how your brickies do that, how come you didnt build the lot out of block giles? Why gabions?
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 5:51 pm
by henpecked
Nice, I was going to make a craic about 'no placing the stones in by hand' but bit academic now.
