When we get an influx of new equipment to play with.
Had all our small powered equipment and handmowers taken away for servicing. 38 bits of Stihl kit, plus 9 mowers.
The management had the agric tyres taken off the loader, and put on turf tyres so it can be utilised more (never mind being useless at its principle job, of loading grit, and loading greenwaste skips)
Obviously they ordered the wrong sizes, so they came out to replace them.
Less than an hour work since the agric's came off (oh the irony!!), A week in the garage awaited before it was fixed.
Two spanking new Kubota mowers delivered, one of which is broken already... ignition is knackered.
Then on friday we had the bit of kit we'd asked for for years. A dedicated mower for mowing the many steep banks on Campus.
Then a new roller mower to replace an ancient set of gang-mowers for the sports field.
Next week we've got a full spec John Deere Gator utilty buggy coming, fully paid for the Environmental Society.
You would be correct with that assumption Stuarty. We've only got it on trial for a few days, with a view to buy one after, which is more likely to be the 48' deck, if the trial goes ok. Anything to stop us having to strim the goddamn banks
Well, I kicked the bin over, then chased the rat with a bit of a pallet, but they are all over the dump/storage sheds, so the Rat-man has been summoned
Well, it's all going off this week. Every bit of new machinery is faulty. The Kubota's are using coolant by the barrel, the Boomer tractor is rattling.
Our apprentice was using the Boomer with the new Roller mower, cutting the rugby pitches, when it stopped and a cloud of black smoke came from the mower.
Sealed bearing on the belt drive to one of the blades is now not sealed, and seized solid.
This is the hired in cricket wicket roller...seriously.
We commandeered it, and with about 200 ton of free planings, resurfaced the track in the dump.
New access road to the new Innovation centre phase
Springett's only machine that isnt trashed
Half an hour before knocking off, we get an urgent phone call
Cant see from the photo, but the standing other section of the trunk was twisting in the breeze
Rush job to chop it up, and get it off the road, while the tree surgeons were called in to fell the remaining section. I personally wouldnt have re-opened the road, but hey ho,
