doobin
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I haven't got time to be pimping and cleaning/polishing machines, there's too much work that pays to be done!
That’s right, and that’s it, it’s a big thing over there, as you know, and it is very much like how the truck boys are over here with the shows etc, and you’ve got to remember, some of these lads, are the finest operators around, so, as a boss your going to want to keep them happy in what they do to keep them on board?Love the way they do up their machines out there!
Correct me if I'm wrong Ollie, didn't this crowd buy Craig Bells old Volvo duck... I remember him telling me how much they spent on it after buying it ( cant remember the figure) but it was a crazy price.View attachment 8703
I'd be far more concerned about the time he'd spend cleaning and polishing it and the number of times he'd have to swap shoes, everytime he had to get in/out TBH Mog it's a machine not a fashion statement .... look after your tool by all means, but I'd be worried he'd be frightened to get it dirtyWell if you was going to hire a machine and one turned up like this one and another that wa exactly the same spec but was just another machine which would you like working on your site
It’s all about image and getting seen out there
and it sure as **** won't get you any better rate over here .... keep it clean and tidy by all means ..... but a diamond encrusted digger ain't gonna dig any different to a standard oneI haven't got time to be pimping and cleaning/polishing machines, there's too much work that pays to be done!
it'll get a coat of summat slapped on with the fabricator's friend at some point, I dare say OllWell it depends how you look at it Gra, if it didn’t pay to do it,it wouldn’t be done, a lot easy to by something that’s already done and dusted than trying from scratch to do all the work to them. The vast majority of the machines out there seem to be like that, and some stunning examples as well, tracks as well, so there’s got to be something in it....As for there trucks, that agin is on another level all together...and as Mog said, image is a massive thing know on sites, you got something a bit different, your going to get noticed......might have to “pimp” that trailer you bought off me
Gra, their clients will be exactly the same as ares, and want value for money from whom ever they hire in, the only reason these machines can get “pimped” is because there out working and earning.I'd be far more concerned about the time he'd spend cleaning and polishing it and the number of times he'd have to swap shoes, everytime he had to get in/out TBH Mog it's a machine not a fashion statement .... look after your tool by all means, but I'd be worried he'd be frightened to get it dirty
Not de-crying the quality of what gets done to them Ollie .... and they are lovely to look at .... bloody impressive TBH ... but can you really see that sort of pimping/customisation job getting you extra work on a UK site ??? I can't personally? Hire-ers would be too concerned that the op'd be constantly too worried about keeping the machine shiny IMHDO ..... If it was me hiring I'd take the clean std machine over that any day and not worry that the op was some sort of Prima-donna, who was more concerned about Autoglym, Decosol and 1001 carpet shampoo than getting on with the tasks in hand.
and I'm not trying to be awkward .... they are stunningly prepped ... but if that's their 'fad' over there, fine and can understand the guys taking a pride in it .... but they are machines built to work in some pretty shitty environments and could not see any of them wading into 700mm of slurry
You can simply fix it by pasting the fiberglass on it. Just try it by yourself. If you did not find suitable then you can call the mechanic to repair it.