The Brew Cabin

Posted: **Mon May 23, 2011 7:23 pm**

Thankfully, not guilty

and neither was any of the lads I work alongside.

Was on my way to a job and passed this set of clowns. Bulk bag looks around half full, and the arm looks around half extended.

Whoever was sat on it was a lucky boy, the rollbar was folded down, and looks to have missed the skip by inches.

This one, is what happens when a hiab operator somehow forgets to fold his hiab back to transport position, and sets off on his merry trail home. Only to hit one of our vans right above the windscreen, drag it up the road (and the lads that were standing inbetween it and the trailer) before guys onsite were shouting at him to stop. He didnt have a clue!

Thats the 2nd van written off this year. We only run 3. It seems its my turn next :/

And finally...
Got a guy in to top some fields for us, seems he found a wet bit... in the burn :O

Posted: **Mon May 23, 2011 7:37 pm**

we had a near miss with a crane and an rsj last week
6 jaws dropped simultaneously,but luckily there was no harm done
on the 2nd attempt the driver lashed it the way i asked him to the first time
a lad i went to school with got killed by a dumper rolling on him,17 yrs old at the time
LLL

Posted: **Wed May 25, 2011 9:17 am**

That tractor reminds me of a few jobs Ive been on :laugh:
Speaking of Hiab drivers, had one come to collect the spoil for Central Network ,who were laying a cable outside the site we were building. He wasn't looking at what he was doing that much, as I watched him he was swinging the bucket to and fro a bit ,only to catch one of the pudlocks (yes it was that long ago) and managed to lever over the donkey lift into the newly laid first floor joist. The lot just went straight through no messing.

Posted: **Wed May 25, 2011 10:00 am**

That Deere ain't stuck. doesn't count till you can't see any yellow hehe

I've rolled a 1.5 tonner, well not rolled but flopped. Grading bucket full load of clay at full off set 90 degrees and full reach tipped the silly thing over was sat at like 45 degrees just pushed my self back up with the arm. They've got a lot more stable these days machines though

We have a ravine at our yard dad approached in 3 ton dumper pressed break to tip over the edge and breaks rod snapped and he had to jump off the dumper as it went 60 foot down this ravine. Was still running when I went down to chain it up, pulled it out with 13 toner fixed the break rod it was fine, built to last those site dumpers

Posted: **Wed May 25, 2011 1:11 pm**

doncha mean putlog hen?

Posted: **Wed May 25, 2011 6:22 pm**

seanandruby wrote:doncha mean putlog hen?

Dont know, do i?

:laugh: :laugh:

Posted: **Wed May 25, 2011 10:28 pm**

yes :laugh:

Posted: **Wed May 25, 2011 10:33 pm**

i always thought they were called putlocks,but you are correct sean
we just call them puddys and puddy holes where they rest

LLL

Posted: **Wed May 25, 2011 10:48 pm**

sure they call them pudlocks round here, south cheshire

Posted: **Thu May 26, 2011 8:24 am**

digerjones wrote:sure they call them pudlocks round here, south cheshire

same in northwales long time ago mind i can remember having to point them up when i was a apprentice early 70ss with no one on the bottem of ladder :p

Posted: **Thu May 26, 2011 9:12 am**

Guess it's just how ppl say it. Putlog seems to be the official term bit like kerb race, brace etc

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