R.Sanders Plant

[JD450A]

Homemade ballast hopper

 

[Lancs Lad]

Have to confess I'm fascinated by this job...looks proper thing like with control cupboards etc..wtf is that costing him?

 

[JD450A]

Have to confess I'm fascinated by this job...looks proper thing like with control cupboards etc..wtf is that costing him?

Around 40K from memory.

BUT it's the key to making the site workable. Would of cost over that in hire for me to kick around and throw gear up the hill. I think a scaff platform and vertical hoist was around the 60k mark for six months hire.

 

[Lancs Lad]

Around 40K from memory.

BUT it's the key to making the site workable. Would of cost over that in hire for me to kick around and throw gear up the hill. I think a scaff platform and vertical hoist was around the 60k mark for six months hire.

Interesting, like out of the box approach.
Keep pics coming of finished article.

 

[Routy56]

I'd be skipping the f**k out of the gate Personally if your good and Self Employed basic Labour rate needs to be a minimum of £20/hr.... I won't say what I go out at as it's a public forum and liable to put noses out of joint. But I Make more as a seat filler than I do with a 1t machine. It serves two purposes, 1) Does'nt rile me to be sat in someone elses machine, and 2) people only have me when they want/need me/the emotional support I bring

Your time is too precious to be unhappy IMHO..... whilst I appreciate not everyone has the financial stability to tell people where to go, you won't change that by working for jelly beans and being unhappy.

Wise words Rory - you sound like an experience old boy
My grandson Ryan, who has been with me know for over 4 months is now repeating my saying, "It's not work if you like what you are doing"
And I KNOW that you too subscribe to this mindset

 

[JD450A]

Almost there

 

[Lancs Lad]

It's the real mckoy!! Bet it's 10 times as efficient as anything network rail has ever done . Can't see any orange hivis? Wheres the lookout?

How is it powered? Winch?

 

[JD450A]

It's the real mckoy!! Bet it's 10 times as efficient as anything network rail has ever done . Can't see any orange hivis? Wheres the lookout?

How is it powered? Winch?

High Speed Electric winch. Only a 1.2t capacity (did the static line test today).... It's Rated at 800kg and is staying at that so it does'nt get abused (give a builder a 800kg capacity and it'll end up with 1.3t on it anyway). But i've had the nod from the installer that I can put a 1.1t micro on it and it'll be well within it's actual SWL.

Lads doing the track are from https://www.alankeef.co.uk/services/track-services/ Absolutely quality firm whom nothing has been a problem for. There lads are utterly on the ball and have grafted well in the heat this week to get the job Nailed! Can't fault them!

 

[JD450A]

Done, I'll take better photos Monday as we where chasing time today doing the final stone up,

Pleasure working with them.... and they must of felt the same way as they got me 12 san Miguels

 

[Gunners]

This is cool as f**k. Sorry not sorry for swearing, it just is. A project for the portfolio for sure.

 

[JD450A]

This is cool as f**k. Sorry not sorry for swearing, it just is. A project for the portfolio for sure.

Portfolio? is that one of those chocolate coated cream buns?

 

[Quattromike]

Is it not just a salad with a dressing made with Portuguese wine?

 

[JD450A]

Bridge anyone?

 

[Grahams]

Bridge anyone?

Very neat, but I would have been tempted to use concrete sleepers.

 

[DaveDCB]

£190/200 a day,off by half three on digger,wouldn't thank you for grief sorting jobs,payment out

I think the ‘dearest’ subbie I have is my electrician he’s £200/day, loads more annual tests than us digger ops have and his kit that is always being calibrated.. I have no idea what I’d charge for a day rate anymore , haven’t done it in a long time! Probably wouldn’t be enough

 

[Mogman]

I think the ‘dearest’ subbie I have is my electrician he’s £200/day, loads more annual tests than us digger ops have and his kit that is always being calibrated.. I have no idea what I’d charge for a day rate anymore , haven’t done it in a long time! Probably wouldn’t be enough

No Dave, the dearest stubbie you have had is me

 

[DaveDCB]

No Dave, the dearest stubbie you have had is me

yeah I actually thought that after I posted..I count you as a price per job tho

 

[V8Druid]

Bridge anyone?

nice ..... but I'd have dug the U/Cs in deeper and laid the sleepers on top for a better bearing ... trouble with concrete sleepers Gra, is they won't take a shock well ... wood'll give

 

[JD450A]

nice ..... but I'd have dug the U/Cs in deeper and laid the sleepers on top for a better bearing ... trouble with concrete sleepers Gra, is they won't take a shock well ... wood'll give

Rsj's have a nice lip. It's only for the customers lawnmower so should be fine

 

[Mogman]

Bridge anyone?

Nice work there mate