The 'Today's Job' thread

[Storrsy]

That is an impressive bit of trenching regardless of how good the ground is.

Roger that. Not easy keeping the surrounding ground so clean too

 

[Furniss]

Who got to use the trench scoop ?

 

[Giles]

Those aft whiz wheels are great bits of kit but doubt theyd work in the cluster pluck of ground we’ve been fighting through.

 

[Giles]

Dig/break dig break

Biggest one yet was over 9m long 3m wide and we gave up at 2m deep trying to get under it broke a trench through the middle of it.

 

[Storrsy]

Dig/break dig break

Biggest one yet was over 9m long 3m wide and we gave up at 2m deep trying to get under it broke a trench through the middle of it.

Hope your not being paid by the meter on that one nightmare, hard on machines, hard to make it pay, hard to backfill, hard to make it look good, had a few similar myself recently, the trenching bucket teeth were about an inch long by the end of it

 

[Giles]

This has been 2000m of hell wgen you get like 10m with no rocks it’s a joyous moment haha, was trying to source some jcb style bolt on Rock teeth Callum from highland hammer recommend these then some tiger tips etc

 

[V8Druid]

I wish I could dig holes that straight

so does Ollie ... that might just be a JD's doing .... but not ours

 

[V8Druid]

Roger that. Not easy keeping the surrounding ground so clean too

Had some fun with these two yesterday

might have summat to do with this pair ^

 

[CPS]

Dig/break dig break

Biggest one yet was over 9m long 3m wide and we gave up at 2m deep trying to get under it broke a trench through the middle of it.

We had a customer ask us to build a narrow trench riddle bucket once, they were trenching in stoney/gravel type ground and wanted a layer of gravel left in the bottom of the trench.

 

[Monkeybusiness]

Dig/break dig break

Biggest one yet was over 9m long 3m wide and we gave up at 2m deep trying to get under it broke a trench through the middle of it.

Was the first picture taken on ‘Naked Wednesday’? At least he’s kept his boots on…..

 

[Giles]

Was the first picture taken on ‘Naked Wednesday’? At least he’s kept his boots on…..

hahahaha

no just a 6'5" 19 stone guy in a little Kubota cab, was that week where we had our summer you know the 1 week a year of hot weather that get us through all the rain and drizzle for the rest of the year lol

 

[Storrsy]

no just a 6'5" 19 stone guy in a little Kubota cab,

Clearly the place to be when you've got nothing on

 

[doobin]

Clearly the place to be when you've got nothing on

Looks for all the world like a strategically shaved gorrilla

 

[Russell]

hahahaha

no just a 6'5" 19 stone guy in a little Kubota cab, was that week where we had our summer you know the 1 week a year of hot weather that get us through all the rain and drizzle for the rest of the year lol

The 3ton kobelco I've got on hire has Aircon can you believe!

 

[Monkeybusiness]

The 3ton kobelco I've got on hire has Aircon can you believe!

My 2.7 tonne bobcat has a blanked switch hole with an aircon snowflake symbol next to it, but it wasn’t a UK option when I bought it (I’d have definitely paid extra for ac).

 

[Russell]

Definitely worth while, it's a shame this sk28 is a bit to heavy to tow . Operating weight with a cab is 3020kg.
Made in Japan too.

 

[DaveDCB]

My 2.7 tonne bobcat has a blanked switch hole with an aircon snowflake symbol next to it, but it wasn’t a UK option when I bought it (I’d have definitely paid extra for ac).

After running 3cx’s for 10+years without A/C I’d never again buy a cabbed machine without A/C!

 

[Furniss]

Hope your not being paid by the meter on that one nightmare, hard on machines, hard to make it pay, hard to backfill, hard to make it look good, had a few similar myself recently, the trenching bucket teeth were about an inch long by the end of it

Definitely worth while, it's a shame this sk28 is a bit to heavy to tow . Operating weight with a cab is 3020kg.
Made in Japan too.

I often hear people saying they are a bit slow and soft feeling (over here)but I quite like the look of them .... apart from the air con what was the verdict?

 

[Storrsy]

I often hear people saying they are a bit slow and soft feeling (over here)but I quite like the look of them .... apart from the air con what was the verdict?

Are kobelco minis not just yanmar in blue? I know the yanmar sv 26 could also be had in kobelco blue if that was your thing

 

[Storrsy]

Talking of yanmar. Has anyone seen them in their new fetching red colour. Well sexy