pettsy
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I’m sure they’re great at full stretch 
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
air bridge .... I'd rather be in that than a cherry picker ... designed to lift a lot more than a man basket/air bridge .. always intended to make one for the cat heads on me cranes, as we used to get asked for cradles pretty frequently .... and two men in an air bridge ain't gonna turn a crane over
those Merlos are quite a tidy tool and would have all the SLI requirements of a crane
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
well it worked fine this afternoon ..... 'twas one of these mornings though ....
so late start
juggled a few bits about ....
'fore dropping onto the VA-r to pick it up
plumbed and plugged ...
and worked straight off ... not had it on in quite a while and can sometimes give the odd electrical glitch if there's any water gotten into any of the DIN plugs on the solenoids ... but fine
picked it up to tidy the plumbing .....
'oiled' it up and worked sweet as ...
shifted Mr Kins' clamshell with it, 'fore parking it in grab corner
late lunch summons, so sat it down
before dropping the VA-r on't bench for some TLC later
and for your delectation ..... only taken 40 minutes to load ... and then it went into the wrong 'channel' ... not very adept at youtube
really neat idea, but more effort than a retainer plate
..... 'twas one of these mornings though ....so late start
juggled a few bits about ....
'fore dropping onto the VA-r to pick it up
plumbed and plugged ...
and worked straight off ... not had it on in quite a while and can sometimes give the odd electrical glitch if there's any water gotten into any of the DIN plugs on the solenoids ... but fine
picked it up to tidy the plumbing .....
'oiled' it up and worked sweet as ...
shifted Mr Kins' clamshell with it, 'fore parking it in grab corner
late lunch summons, so sat it down
before dropping the VA-r on't bench for some TLC later
and for your delectation ..... only taken 40 minutes to load
... and then it went into the wrong 'channel' ... not very adept at youtube these are what I was wittering about the other nightand some pin retainers ... I do like this as a system ...
really neat idea, but more effort than a retainer plate
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
FFS .... dunno WTF is wrong with that youtube vid .... didn't even go where it was supposed to ... I'll look at it later
.... dunno WTF is wrong with that youtube vid .... didn't even go where it was supposed to ... I'll look at it later
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
sorted ....... I think?FFS
Lancs Lad
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Yup!sorted ....... I think?
Hardly David Attenborough but gives the idea! You could do a voice over next time..."Here we have grab about to devour it's next victim...."
Sorry kids love him...
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
there's enough going on in the cab ... and me head, trying to hold the phone for the vid and run the VA-r ... rotate and aux are on the same stick..LH .... and rotating and operating the grab simultaneously requires fingers like a Madagasacan aye ayeYup!
Sorry kids love him...
one of these days I'll get Pam to hold the phone and do a proper demo vid of the beast
Cyberprog
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Get yourself a little GoPro and a suction mount. I use a couple of little action cameras for that sort of thing.
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
VA-r's been getting some TLC in the form of a clean and a fresh coat o' shiny tish ... was looking a tad neglected/tatty
wanted the bench today so transferred it to the trailer, out the way .. and in the sun 'til quite late in the evenings
new model
it wasn't the only thing getting some TLC today either ....
this has been 'on the cards' for a while .... and got enthused enough to do it today ... flip it upside down tomorrow .. get the bits I couldn't get at easily ..
used to make these to accept an 8' x 4' (1220 x 2440 mm ) board, with a 1/4" clearance all round ...
made carrying 8 x 4s a doddle ... (Ifors are built on an 8 x 4 and won't take a full board)
there's a few hundred of these floating around this area
corner sockets for greedy boards/head tree/canopy frame and tailboard'll take an extension in its sockets
were a very popular line
little and large(r) ... (note the 8 x 4 floor board in the back ground waiting to return 'home' )
had to break out a fresh Tiger roller for the little un
all the green stuff got a seeing to yesterday .... could not BELIEVE what came off it all .. especially the lawn
been a stunning couple of days, with more forecast tomorrow
wanted the bench today so transferred it to the trailer, out the way .. and in the sun 'til quite late in the evenings
new model
it wasn't the only thing getting some TLC today either ....
this has been 'on the cards' for a while .... and got enthused enough to do it today ... flip it upside down tomorrow .. get the bits I couldn't get at easily ..
used to make these to accept an 8' x 4' (1220 x 2440 mm ) board, with a 1/4" clearance all round ...
made carrying 8 x 4s a doddle
... (Ifors are built on an 8 x 4 and won't take a full board) there's a few hundred of these floating around this area
corner sockets for greedy boards/head tree/canopy frame and tailboard'll take an extension in its sockets
were a very popular line
little and large(r)
... (note the 8 x 4 floor board in the back ground waiting to return 'home' )had to break out a fresh Tiger roller for the little un
all the green stuff got a seeing to yesterday .... could not BELIEVE what came off it all
.. especially the lawnbeen a stunning couple of days, with more forecast tomorrow
J
Jimoz
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Small trailer looks cool were they a good earner? Is there any regs for building trailers which go on road?
Cyberprog
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IIRC there are now, but probably not when Druid was making em!
J
Jimoz
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They've got regs now for how to wipe your arse when you take a dump. Tbf there are a lot of cowboys about in all industries though. Don't get the mentality
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
always been certain reg.s and rules for them, but as Alex says, has gotten more draconian the last ten years ... but ways around most stuff, specially if you're building for your self, rather than commercially.
they were a decent earner Jim, but only ever made them when I had time .. were a decent 'hospital job' if we had a slack day or two.
would make them in batches, usually ten at a time. Always kept axle units in stock and if quiet would form up a batch of body components ... put them together if we were quiet .. priced to sell, we rarely had them sat in stock for long. did a 750kg unbraked, 900kg braked and a 1300 kg braked in the '8 x 4' size ... also 2 x 1 m smaller half tonner, unbraked and a 5 x 3 'camper' which were always popular .... paid the wages on quiet days, which weren't often .... bigger stuff was to order only
this boat was in two halves and bolted together, or could be used as two separate units
took a bit of dreaming up
little camper.................................. 6 x 4 fixed tail .............................. 900kg 8 x 4
.........................................................1300kg special
1300kg
Bomag twin roller trailers .... awaiting delivery of their mudgards BTLs .. made a dozen of these for a local civils guy
they were a decent earner Jim, but only ever made them when I had time .. were a decent 'hospital job' if we had a slack day or two.
would make them in batches, usually ten at a time. Always kept axle units in stock and if quiet would form up a batch of body components ... put them together if we were quiet .. priced to sell, we rarely had them sat in stock for long. did a 750kg unbraked, 900kg braked and a 1300 kg braked in the '8 x 4' size ... also 2 x 1 m smaller half tonner, unbraked and a 5 x 3 'camper' which were always popular .... paid the wages on quiet days, which weren't often .... bigger stuff was to order only
this boat was in two halves and bolted together, or could be used as two separate units
took a bit of dreaming up
little camper.................................. 6 x 4 fixed tail .............................. 900kg 8 x 4
.........................................................1300kg special
1300kg
Bomag twin roller trailers .... awaiting delivery of their mudgards BTLs .. made a dozen of these for a local civils guy
Routy56
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Love yer post about all things trailer 
Look like you’re the ‘go to’ man for trailer advice
Look like you’re the ‘go to’ man for trailer advice
K
Komatsu
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https://vm.tiktok.com/313NLh/ this is clever
Mogman
What man as done, man can do, what never has,maybe
Is it me but I can’t play any of these tiktok thingshttps://vm.tiktok.com/313NLh/ this is clever
K
Komatsu
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Not sure Paul, done this of iPhone, will see if I can find it on YouTube unless anyone else is able too.
M
Monkeybusiness
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I think it automatically blocks deviants from the platform somehow?!
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
nah ... me neither
Lancs Lad
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Wouldn't worry...yes there funny etc...but the platform is owned by the chinks...chatting to an IT guru who strongly recommended not installing it in your device...very dubious about its aims...
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