groundworker
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Yeah was very happy to have proper controls, night and day difference in comfort and productivity for me.
TiltyShaun
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Fair play. Not something I would take on!!
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DaveDCB
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Agreed, when we have done stuff like that I haven’t taken out the whole back of a building and dug around props that close
always knocked out pockets where the new founds run through etc, then built up as much as possible before knocking everything out. Top class propping though i must say!
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6feetdown
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Good work by all partiesAgreed, when we have done stuff like that I haven’t taken out the whole back of a building and dug around props that close
Top class propping though i must say!
groundworker
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The builder has done all the propping to a temp works design he had done. We did the demo as his guys were busy and we could get it done quicker with my dumper.Agreed, when we have done stuff like that I haven’t taken out the whole back of a building and dug around props that close
Top class propping though i must say!
Once the walls were down he back propped directly under the wall above so it's absolutely solid. I thought we were going to take down the outside props seeing as they're redundant at this point but he's a bit of a worrier so wanted to keep them up for peace of mind.
Back when I worked for a builder we used to do all this on strong boys
never had any issues.
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DaveDCB
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Yeah strong boys are not the thing for propping like that, they flex something terrible! . We pin everything and just use the odd strong boy for any loose bricks as you go. I’ve got a pile of 100mm box section cut at 1.5m lenghts they work a treat!
Giles
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There those new props I’ve seen advertised the blue needles? What they called?
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Monkeybusiness
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When I propped my gable end I didn’t have enough needles so use a forklift fork for one of the holes…
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DaveDCB
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Prop pal
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DaveDCB
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Did you use the other fork to lift the steel in with
Simon edwards
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Unlike my suprisingly uncomfortable jerky thing to spend a shift on
does the job when necessary though.Attachments
William127
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I have an sv08, I think its great, especially as its so narrow. Done so many jobs where its been touching both sides of the alleyway/gateway so even a 20mm wider machine wouldn't fit. Did a job earlier in the year where we pallet trucked it through a printworks, up in a goods lift and out onto the roofUnlike my suprisingly uncomfortable jerky thing to spend a shift on
I'd certainly wouldnt call it comfortable but I've no real complaint, even though it looks comically small underneath me
.Long term plan is to upgrade to an E10 or similar for normal micro jobs, but keep the sv08 for the really tight stuff.
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
@tinydigger (Andy Smith who's been MIA for a whileI have an sv08, I think its great, especially as its so narrow. Done so many jobs where its been touching both sides of the alleyway/gateway so even a 20mm wider machine wouldn't fit. Did a job earlier in the year where we pallet trucked it through a printworks, up in a goods lift and out onto the roof
I'd certainly wouldnt call it comfortable but I've no real complaint, even though it looks comically small underneath me
Long term plan is to upgrade to an E10 or similar for normal micro jobs, but keep the sv08 for the really tight stuff.
) wearing an SV08
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6feetdown
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Hope he's OK he did have some health issues iirc?
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
last I heard, he had lost several stone and was doing well (but I believe he and his partner/wife had also split up ??).. not heard from Andy in ages - can't find him on FB either (were 'friends' but his a/c has vanished)
I too hope he's OK - nice bloke - always offered help for anything over his way
William127
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Unnecessary faff from bolts with no room for a ring spanner, rounding off as soon look at them with an open end. Just about managed to knock a quater inch socket on them luckily.
Obviously I only thought to change them for Allen headed just as I'd nipped the last one 
Slanetrac dumper engine been giving greif on a hire job- I suspect it may have been on its side at some point...
Pulled the part fitted Loncin out of the Ransomes Mg5 to get the Slanetrac back working ASAP. To useful to leave sitting about.
Obviously I only thought to change them for Allen headed just as I'd nipped the last one
Slanetrac dumper engine been giving greif on a hire job- I suspect it may have been on its side at some point...
Pulled the part fitted Loncin out of the Ransomes Mg5 to get the Slanetrac back working ASAP. To useful to leave sitting about.
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groundworker
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I had exactly the same when I changed the engine in mine, turned an easy job into a ball ache. Crap designUnnecessary faff from bolts with no room for a ring spanner, rounding off as soon look at them with an open end. Just about managed to knock a quater inch socket on them luckily.
Obviously I only thought to change them for Allen headed just as I'd nipped the last one
Slanetrac dumper engine been giving greif on a hire job- I suspect it may have been on its side at some point...
Pulled the part fitted Loncin out of the Ransomes Mg5 to get the Slanetrac back working ASAP. To useful to leave sitting about.
William127
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Furniss
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Getting my head round getting going again 
Just back from 2500 kms down and across pyrenees dropping into spain a couple of times for tapas - amazing roads and scenery - new tarmac over many of the the cols from tour de france - some of it is grin from ear to ear stuff sharpens up your riding
Just back from 2500 kms down and across pyrenees dropping into spain a couple of times for tapas
- amazing roads and scenery - new tarmac over many of the the cols from tour de france - some of it is grin from ear to ear stuff sharpens up your ridingFooter block 1