The 'Today's Job' thread

[doobin]

Picked up my winter project, apparently the starter doesn't work, hopefully it's not a ruse for engine's buggered. This was the disco's first long trip (246 miles) with a trailer since the new chassis. Thank god it made it View attachment 38323

Why didn’t you bump it to make sure it runs??

Suzuki DR?

 

[Russell]

I would have bought it anyway, was only £800.
It's a KTM lc4 640e .

 

[Giles]

Interesting one today

Working with ecologist to prevent badgers undermining a listed wall where they’d built a set. So collapse set block passages and then mesh to stop them digging back down. Wall is listed for some reason, big lean on it abd been bodged back together a few times with cement

Ecologist client gap is 1060mm I’m like well my Kubota will go through 1m is it straight level and no sticky out bits? Yes no problem

Get there wall down so easy to get in, do one side wall think that was easy then he’s like we need to get other side! Step sticking out 100mm and outside tap not level etc tried for 20 mins took some paint off then was like this isn’t happening. If I do squeeze it in it might not get out!

So had to shoot off to only place with micro at 2pm hirecit for a week for 2 hours use.

What a horrible thing they are the jcb micros especially in 30 degree heat,

Worse DEWALT fan didbt turn up till lunch and mrs wouldn't bring it over to me lol

 

[hiluxman]

Interesting one today

Working with ecologist to prevent badgers undermining a listed wall

Ecologist client gap is 1060mm I’m like well my Kubota will go through 1m is it straight level and no sticky out bits? Yes no problem

Get there wall down so easy to get in, do one side wall think that was easy then he’s like we need to get other side! Step sticking out 100mm and outside tap not level etc tried for 20 mins took some paint off then was like this isn’t happening. If I do squeeze it in it might not get out!

So had to shoot off to only place with micro at 2pm hirecit for a week for 2 hours use.

What a horrible thing they are the jcb micros especially in 30 degree heat,

Worse DEWALT fan didbt turn up till lunch and mrs wouldn't bring it over to me lol

Bit like me today, Jcb and driver booked for 2 days and 10 loads, we did 6 yesterday, then done 7 today, followed by can you scrape abit more up, now there's another 7 on the deck. I'm not knocking having the work but never does the schedule any good, as well as other lads still on a job that should of been finished off but again the 'can you just' while your here.

 

[Lynchy]

Bit tight,trees same distance apart as track width,tree on right pita coming back cab side,have to track arm out under some,bit tip toe'y at 20+m out lol

 

[Russell]

Interesting one today

Working with ecologist to prevent badgers undermining a listed wall

Ecologist client gap is 1060mm I’m like well my Kubota will go through 1m is it straight level and no sticky out bits? Yes no problem

Get there wall down so easy to get in, do one side wall think that was easy then he’s like we need to get other side! Step sticking out 100mm and outside tap not level etc tried for 20 mins took some paint off then was like this isn’t happening. If I do squeeze it in it might not get out!

So had to shoot off to only place with micro at 2pm hirecit for a week for 2 hours use.

What a horrible thing they are the jcb micros especially in 30 degree heat,

Worse DEWALT fan didbt turn up till lunch and mrs wouldn't bring it over to me lol

What's that mesh for?

 

[Canal Navvy]

This mornings job was a new solenoid valve in the air conditioning pump on the other half's VW golf. Lovely and cold now, hope she doesn't follow suit

 

[Giles]

What's that mesh for?

Stops the badgers digging down again

 

[DaveDCB]

I bloody hate them jcb micros, point blank refuse to hire them!
Are the levers still opposite to the 3cx levers?

 

[Giles]

I bloody hate them jcb micros, point blank refuse to hire them!
Are the levers still opposite to the 3cx levers?

Yes hateful things

How to look like an amateur lol

Was 2 pm needed one to finish job ecologist had 3 hour drive back to Gloucester so had to be done rang rd a few and knew Alex aka @hiluxman didbt have any as we’d spoken early in week so Brandon hire had this 11.3 hours on it

 

[TiltyShaun]

Yes hateful things

How to look like an amateur lol

Was 2 pm needed one to finish job ecologist had 3 hour drive back to Gloucester so had to be done rang rd a few and knew Alex aka @hiluxman didbt have any as we’d spoken early in week so Brandon hire had this 11.3 hours on it

How much did they clatter you the extra 20% you put on the hours?

 

[DaveDCB]

Really don’t understand why they don’t swap the levers the right way around on them, oh and sort out the 3 meter long tail swing

 

[Giles]

How much did they clatter you the extra 20% you put on the hours?

160 for the week but going back in the morning so only had it 3 working hours but could keep it a week but I’d rather nail gun my foot

 

[pettsy]

Could have lent you my E10 for a couple of hours, probably wouldn’t be worth the time to collect mind.

 

[V8Druid]

At last! Blockwork was a ball ache though not great as had to be built to suit the shape of the wall

you pouring more concrete on the 1st floor??????

 

[Giles]

Could have lent you my E10 for a couple of hours, probably wouldn’t be worth the time to collect mind.

hoping my dx10 arrives soon, they said august when I ordered it in march

but was literally need one asap, rang turners they had none in, rang bradon we were only in Fullwood so shot down, £1k deposit and 2 forms of id away we went

thing has never been greased but guess its go those silly Jcb wear shims, bin on bucket took some knocking out

 

[6feetdown]

you pouring more concrete on the 1st floor??????

No fall arrest for the timber frame guys

 

[Lynchy]

Buriful day again

 

[V8Druid]

No fall arrest for the timber frame guys

would not want to land on 'em looks like you could land hefalumps on those
what's wrong with bags ?

 

[Jimoz]

Isn't it more of a working platform than fall arrest? Like birdcage scaff?