Happenings in hiluxmans world 🤪

[CPS]

So just to confirm I'm not been abit thick here.

The new machine came without aux pipe work (1 of reasons I got it so cheap ), so ignoring the oil, if I remove this little hose and run a line from each port up the arm with some couplers I'd get 2 way aux?
Flicking the aux roller on the lever produces oil from there.
I was just expecting to see 2 blanked ports rather than a little link between.View attachment 62831

Yep, to hoses and good to good

 

[V8Druid]

Yep, two hoses and good to good

go for gold

bang a 6x2 diverter in there and run 4 pipes up the boom

 

[CPS]

go for gold

Dont think je needs the diverter valve

 

[V8Druid]

Dont think je needs the diverter valve

that'll only give him one service on the boom though

 

[hiluxman]

That's good news, thanks.

It wouldn't surprise me if the machine was going to have a rototilt ect on.

It was a cancelled order. It also has the standard dipper rather than the long one. So makes me think someone had a specific plan for it originally.

I do have a cat tilty ditcher in my collection of things and I'm intending to stick it on the new cat mini.

 

[hiluxman]

Another job completed.

As much as I don't mind these type of jobs, I'd still rather be sat on a digger or in the lorry.

There is a posh stainless steel hand rail to go up each side but thankfully that's not for us to be involved with.

 

[groundworker]

Nice work. I bet there's a few quid in those step/riser slabs.

 

[hiluxman]

Nice work. I bet there's a few quid in those step/riser slabs.

Your not wrong. Iirc it was £53 each for the risers and £67 per tread. All an order only from marshalls too. They wanted them to match the existing steps further up

 

[bobthebuilder]

Your not wrong. Iirc it was £53 each for the risers and £67 per tread. All an order only from marshalls too. They wanted them to match the existing steps further up

is there a slope for the disabled ?

 

[Giles]

is there a slope for the disabled ?

Looks like a human engineer short cut thats been legitimised, i bet the approved access is a ramp but further to walk

 

[hiluxman]

Looks like a human engineer short cut thats been legitimised, i bet the approved access is a ramp but further to walk

You've got. Also hence the signs.

 

[hiluxman]

is there a slope for the disabled ?

Yes, there is, but even if there wasn't it's beyond my pay grade to worry about it.

 

[hiluxman]

New, truck getting ready to be put through its paces.

 

[hiluxman]

Well worth having. Both out to a 1 day job, would be 2 trips each way with a trailer taking more time in getting them there than doing the job itself.

 

[6feetdown]

View attachment 64084

Well worth having. Both out to a 1 day job, would be 2 trips each way with a trailer taking more time in getting them there than doing the job itself.

Exl the vehicle what do you think setting it up has cost you for the 1st year

 

[hiluxman]

Exl the vehicle what do you think setting it up has cost you for the 1st year

Sod all bar the tax (£200) and adding it to the o licence and the insurance to add it to the fleet.

Just the convince of it is great so far. Obviously it needs a 6 weekly but unlike the grab, I won't need to organise a lift for dropping it off or picking it up as I can chuck my motor on the back.

I'm sorting some undertrays and locker boxes for it. So then there is nothing to clutter the bed or be loose

 

[6feetdown]

Sod all bar the tax (£200) and adding it to the o licence and the insurance to add it to the fleet.

Just the convince of it is great so far. Obviously it needs a 6 weekly but unlike the grab, I won't need to organise a lift for dropping it off or picking it up as I can chuck my motor on the back.

I'm sorting some undertrays and locker boxes for it. So then there is nothing to clutter the bed or be loose

Ah I was thinking you'd only just applied for 1

 

[hiluxman]

Ah I was thinking you'd only just applied for 1

No. But it's not expensive to apply for an o licence at all. I put it off for years but deffo the best thing I ever did.

 

[V8Druid]

What's the payload on that then Alex .. must be close to 3t on there ?

 

[hiluxman]

What's the payload on that then Alex .. must be close to 3t on there ?

I'm told truck empty is 3.8t so leaves me 3.2t payload.

I will confirm it myself tho.