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Got "keep er lit" at Christmas time, that's the third grass men DVD I have bought and they are all brilliant. Our little lad loves them, drives the wife mad as sometimes it's all he will watch, he sings along to all the songs as well, he especially likes loyd driving the fh Volvo with the dozer on the back , will have to get this latest instalment. If you're reading this mover or tm190 how about heading north of the border for a change and feature a Scottish contractor!
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Aye, sounds like a plan bill, maybe that's an option for next year when some of our southern guests are up at the model show, presuming there will be another one next year, hinna heard o andyfor a while, is he still in the land o the living?
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Now for a little defence on stewart trailers part as everyone seems to be getting their knickers in a knot over weight limits and regs, no one has actually noted that this company exports their trailers worldwide as well as catering for the home market and as we have all seen via the net some of our foreign cousins run some monster tractor trailer combos. Look at Claas with their cargo trailers, never heard anyone on here saying they were being unethical in offering for sale equipment which if used to its full potential would result in it being run illegally regarding weight limits. After our ftf visit to Stewart trailers factory it quickly became apparent that they build bespoke trailers to order with lots of added extras for decerning customers, that is the market that they want to cater for as they can then command a premium price tag for their high spec superbly built product, and that market obviously exists as they said on average they build one finished trailer per day with the trailers built to order. James Stewart said during our visit that they are not interested in mass producing run of the mill trailers as those manufacturers already exist and they would then be competing for a slice of these sales along with all the other brands where it would enevitably come down to cost, by offering for sale a trailer that is tailored to each individual customer they are cornering a niche market. As anyone else who was on that visit will vouch Mr Stewart is very passionate about the products he designs and builds and would accept nothing less than perfection leaving his yard on the back of his truck it was also very clear that he has a very sharp business brain and he would not go to the length of considering his customers requests then designing and building a product which is not going to sell. As for running a converted bulker and dolly set up on the back of a large tractor as opposed to a tailored made set up which of these do you think would attract the attention of Pc plod or for that matter be the safer option not to mention the ability to access fields and travel in these fields without falling casualty to the ground conditions as a result of our inclement weather, I know where I would place my money. Finally for all of you debating the hgv versus large tractor argument are you trying to tell me all hgvs are running legal, I think not. Maybe I'm just a biased patriotic Scotsman but good on you stewart trailers for considering the future and not just standing still.
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sure looks a monster, monster price tag aswell i would think! doubt we will see many of them up in our neck of the woods or even in scotland. legal or not, before they have gone the length of research, designing and manufacturing this new model they must know there is a market out there for such large trailers. no word of steering axels, surely this would be a necessity on a trailer carrying 24 tons?
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Anyone got any idea what the new Stewart trailers model will intail, they have posted up a couple of teaser pics on there Facebook page prior to the launch at the Lamma show next week, only thing I can see is its a triaxel and there doesn't seem to be any sign of the usuall vertically ribs along the length of the trailer, more like the Kane half pipe kind of idea. They seem to have kept this new trailer very much under wraps, wonder if they will transport it to the show in the dead of nite under cover, ha ha!! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stewart-Trailers/129639077114908
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Amblers steel for boots, light, comfy, flexible and very waterproof, even although you wouldn't think it to look at them. i'm a joiner working on building sites clambering on roofs and trusses, kicking timber frame panels into place, and generally tramping through mud and puddles and i would swear by them. i would say i'm pretty hard on boots with the nature of my work but these boots last me about nine months to a year, used them for about the last 8 years or so and wouldn't look at anything else. Also not killed on price either at around the 45 quid mark. As for trousers and jumpers/hoodies try Mascot workwear, with the punishment they get as described above they usually last me about 18months to 2 years and i would say thats pretty good going, roughly around the 50quid mark though, but you gets what you pay for!!!!
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crane driver training
toyboy replied to toyboy's topic in General Discussion / Off topic discussion & Everything Else
Cheers guys, any info would be much appreciated. From what i know of it so far not many companies offer training as well as a job, they seem to look for guys that have done the course themselves so don't really want to go and shell out a considerable amount of money with no guarantee of a job at the end of it. If you get the chance Rob maybe you could pick the crane ops brains on your rig about the route in and what companies would be the most approachable -
crane driver training
toyboy replied to toyboy's topic in General Discussion / Off topic discussion & Everything Else
Cheers Bill, i remember speaking to him at the show. Finally come to the conclusion that i'm getting a bit too old for all the building site chasing about and just totally scunered with my trade.The crane driving thing has been in my head for years and its an itch that needs scratching as it just wont go away, just one stumbling block, the training costs a fortune and theres no guarentee of a job at the end of it, hoping to do my class c licence at the start of the year as i need that before i go any further -
cheers buddy, will see what brian comes away with first. hope you enjoyed the moira show, looked like some spectacular models and layouts on display from your photos
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claas axion 850 brian, are all the siku hitches not the same? its the moving top part of the hitch he has managed to snap of, if you could sort me out that would be magic
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could anyone on here help me out in sourcing a rear hitch for a siku tractor, my little lad has broken the hitch of his tractor and he's driving me nuts about it as now he can't hitch on his trailers, so need to fix it soon to keep me sane!!!!!
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could someone give me an idea of the general roof pitch of farm buildings, machinery shed, cattle courts and the likes, also a rough idea of the distances between the steel stantions, the width of the bays between the steel legs
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looking to buy a scratch built slurry tanker, any suggestions as to who produces the best quality tankers on the scratch builder scene
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where can i buy online the concrete effect spray paint that i have seen some members on here use in there scratch built buildings?