The 'Today's Job' thread

[Monkeybusiness]

You get some interesting jobs Lynchy - all through one employer/agency or a variety?

 

[Lynchy]

Worked for rail piling firm Aspin until they went bust 2019 so went back agency,now I live in London last two years,just jump about,had offer four jobs Monday morning,this is £40 a day more than demo, different agency's
Always try n get something interesting wouldn't go on housing,rail job more bother than worth at mo civils paying same/ better no week ends n paperwork

You get some interesting jobs Lynchy - all through one employer/agency or a variety?

 

[doobin]

Waiting for the pump

 

[Storrsy]

Waiting for the pump View attachment 29099

Well done Doobin- looks like a tricky job to pull off. Liking the additional braces on the shuttering!

 

[Lancs Lad]

Waiting for the pump View attachment 29099

Tidy...but what's that on far right?

 

[V8Druid]

Tidy...but what's that on far right?

beach buggy body????????

 

[doobin]

Tidy...but what's that on far right?

Shell for a car of some sort
All poured. The additional braces on the shuttering were mainly to pull the rebar up so we could stick some lumps of slab under. Client bought those f****ng plastic chairs which are just useless.

 

[Lynchy]

Doing smaller ponds in between wagons

 

[Hg2702]

Shell for a car of some sort
All poured. The additional braces on the shuttering were mainly to pull the rebar up so we could stick some lumps of slab under. Client bought those f****ng plastic chairs which are just useless. View attachment 29104

Anderson shelter looks well We use the little concrete Mars bars for reinforcing there about a metre long and snap off for sitting under rebar . Never used them till this year and there brilliant , like you say those plastic things are just useful for filling the skip

 

[Lynchy]

Two weeks in,finish this pond next week,see how wet it is Monday?

 

[Left hooker]

Found the water main 6 inch asbestos 500mm deep
Can dig normal speed now phew...

 

[Storrsy]

Doing smaller ponds in between wagons

Is that a kx027? Or U27? Is the first how do you find it?

 

[6feetdown]

Found the water main 6 inch asbestos 500mm deep
Can dig normal speed now phew...

View attachment 29288

You definitely don't want to hit an asbestos 1

 

[Left hooker]

You definitely don't want to hit an asbestos 1

We moved it at other end of site few years ago for a new building

 

[Lynchy]

Is that a kx027? Or U27? Is the first how do you find it?

No idea what model it is,just pick up keys n get in it lol,pretty basic but not bad,not really hard worked but be happy enough on it regularly,or if I was looking to buy one

 

[Furniss]

Business with pleasure.... down south of France at another trial and had 10 minutes in the new 5t

 

[Hg2702]

Really nice machines the new ( well newish) jcbs

 

[Furniss]

Really nice machines the new ( well newish) jcbs

Seemed nicely thought out and liked it on the levers but would need a day on one to see if I would go back.....although I still have a big pot of JCB yellow paint and it would be a shame not to use it

 

[Hg2702]

I’d of had one if they did a 2 ton zero tailswing with a cab

 

[doobin]

Found the water main 6 inch asbestos 500mm deep
Can dig normal speed now phew...

View attachment 29288

Jesus why didn't you have a bucket with a blade if you knew that was down there somewhere???