The 'Today's Job' thread

[DaveDCB]

Got some steelwork into my latest project over the last few days, tilty making lifting them into place a lot easier

 

[1RB]

I past this big bridge building machine in denham on hs2 but didn’t realise how big it was till I see it in the flesh, some bit of kit

 

[V8Druid]

not the sort of thing you'd expect to see on a bridge only 20-ish feet above the ground .... those deck launchers're designed for high level bridge building .... wonder WTF spec.ed that for the job ???

 

[Lancs Lad]

not the sort of thing you'd expect to see on a bridge only 20-ish feet above the ground .... those deck launchers're designed for high level bridge building .... wonder WTF spec.ed that for the job ???

You forget ...it's a competition...to see how much we can spend on the job. Makes cool tweets and insta posts

 

[V8Druid]

You forget ...it's a competition...to see how much we can spend on the job. Makes cool tweets and insta posts

sadly, very ****in' true

 

[Smiffy]

not the sort of thing you'd expect to see on a bridge only 20-ish feet above the ground .... those deck launchers're designed for high level bridge building .... wonder WTF spec.ed that for the job ???

If you want a lesson in pissing money up a wall just drive past an hs2 site. It is honestly mind blowing how much hard work they make everything. I drove down the road from merthyr Tydfil towards Swansea today with all the construction work going on and was utterly amazed at how different the approach to the job is by comparison to the hs2 sites I have been driving past for the last month

 

[Storrsy]

sadly, very ****in' true

Especially when someone else is picking up the tab.

 

[Storrsy]

If you want a lesson in pissing money up a wall just drive past an hs2 site. It is honestly mind blowing how much hard work they make everything. I drove down the road from merthyr Tydfil towards Swansea today with all the construction work going on and was utterly amazed at how different the approach to the job is by comparison to the hs2 sites I have been driving past for the last month

True. My sister lives very near to the route it takes through Warwickshire. In my mind reckless collosal waste of time, money resources and countryside. If the last few years have proved something a large proportion needn't be travelling anywhere near as much as they think for work and all for another 20 mins quicker or whatever.

 

[Left hooker]

True. My sister lives very near to the route it takes through Warwickshire. In my mind reckless collosal waste of time, money resources and countryside. If the last few years have proved something a large proportion needn't be travelling anywhere near as much as they think for work and all for another 20 mins quicker or whatever.

It was sold wrong it's to free up freight slots as if a passenger train is catching up a freight train the freight has to pull over into a siding as passenger trains are faster than freight and have right of way
Plus more freight on rails takes it off the roads so greener in long run as less lorry's and seeing as shortage of drivers for lorry's one train does multiple lorry loads at a time

 

[Lancs Lad]

It was sold wrong it's to free up freight slots as if a passenger train is catching up a freight train the freight has to pull over into a siding as passenger trains are faster than freight and have right of way
Plus more freight on rails takes it off the roads so greener in long run as less lorry's and seeing as shortage of drivers for lorry's one train does multiple lorry loads at a time

That's my understanding...tbf west coast route is apparently at capacity..
But this stops at Brum anyway..

 

[V8Druid]

If you want a lesson in pissing money up a wall just drive past an hs2 site. It is honestly mind blowing how much hard work they make everything. I drove down the road from merthyr Tydfil towards Swansea today with all the construction work going on and was utterly amazed at how different the approach to the job is by comparison to the hs2 sites I have been driving past for the last month

yeh.. our money though

Especially when someone else is picking up the tab.

spot on

True. My sister lives very near to the route it takes through Warwickshire. In my mind reckless collosal waste of time, money resources and countryside. If the last few years have proved something a large proportion needn't be travelling anywhere near as much as they think for work and all for another 20 mins quicker or whatever.

 

[V8Druid]

It was sold wrong it's to free up freight slots as if a passenger train is catching up a freight train the freight has to pull over into a siding as passenger trains are faster than freight and have right of way
Plus more freight on rails takes it off the roads so greener in long run as less lorry's and seeing as shortage of drivers for lorry's one train does multiple lorry loads at a time

well they need to re-evaluate priorities then .... probably 90% of the bodies, don't need to be going anywhere.

trouble with rail heads is they still have to distribute their loads, often with a lot more smaller vehicles. multiple handling and time consuming ... very little use for perishables in this country .. no sense of urgency - for anything
as for greener ... with the massive increase they're hell bent on imposing on the electricity grid and the spiraling costs of producing it -- is it??? can't supply demand now and talking planned/scheduled power cuts looming ... yet still blindly plow on into leccy oblivion

 

[Left hooker]

Well that's me stuck in cab again another wasp nest I've just gone through hit one yesterday on another job

 

[Furniss]

First proper job back at it ..had a month back and forth to u.k for family reasons.

Fair bit to do .....clear out the overgrown and then bring up the level to suit new terrace ...just get it good enough for gardener following later ...then round the front the driveway is to sort and a pétanque pitch to create in an old ruin and a few ducts etc

Not our usual work nowadays but a bit of sport laying a few sleepers etc

All photos are work in progress

Literally round the corner which is nice the way fuel prices are

 

[6feetdown]

No steps wanted 4 different door cill heights in around 10m what an absolute pita to sort falls hopefully finish tomorrow

 

[Lancs Lad]

Once again we thank the kubby design team who put the revs lever there... 10 mins in and I'm already pissed off.

 

[Furniss]

Designed like that so top operators can use their shins
Kubota never miss a trick

 

[Smiffy]

Designed like that so top operators can use their knees
Kubota never miss a trick

I thought it was just designed by little tiny japanese people. Their Agri tractors are the same. The seat doesn't go high enough or far enough back and the roof is 6in to low.

 

[TiltyShaun]

somewhere in Wales……after fighting with the car park ticket machine!!

 

[Bri963]

Once again we thank the kubby design team who put the revs lever there... 10 mins in and I'm already pissed off.
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Same on the K008. First excavator I’ve operated with a decelerator pedal.