The 'Today's Job' thread

[doobin]

Lovely job today. First job where the micro has really come into its own. Aka, f**k me that’s tight!!

Customer is helping and is actually bloody good for once. Plus he’s a widow fitter, so I’m less stressed about breaking one

These two machines are bloody brilliant in a tight spot.

 

[doobin]

it’s bloody hard clay. And deep. Had to resort to ripper to start the trench off against the wall.

 

[doobin]

Yeah, the lawn doesn’t look so tidy now. Let alone through the garage

There’s a lotta muck being shifted today.

 

[Jimoz]

Personally would never want a house with such restricted access.

 

[doobin]

Yup. I’d never want a new build rabbit hutch either. My first words to him were, “f**k me mate, they’ve only just finished building your place and you’re digging it up again!”

Can only be a year or two old, they’re still building 200 yards up the road.

 

[Brendan]

Yup. I’d never want a new build rabbit hutch either. My first words to him were, “f**k me mate, they’ve only just finished building your place and you’re digging it up again!”

Can only be a year or two old, they’re still building 200 yards up the road.

How much did you manage to dig out today?

 

[doobin]

How much did you manage to dig out today?

About a grab lorry worth I'd say. Was waiting on the muck truck and barrow a lot of the time, and the clay below the made up ground was hard enough that I had to keep switching to the 300mm bucket to get down to depth. Also went back through the garage twice to tidy the heap up. We could have possibly finished it in a long day (paid for, obviously), but given that I need to bridge the trench to finish it off by the door I'm taking my ramps back tomorrow when I'm feeling fresher.

The customers been great on this one. Handled the muck truck fine, parked in the right places and remembered to idle it when waiting. I was a bit worried when I got there and found him taking the door out but all good.

 

[Brendan]

I always seem to manage around a grabs or two eight yard skips worth with the micro digger.
Only issue I struggle with since changing is the lift height with the dx10 it's a lot lower than my old tb108, have you tried loading a 1t dumper with yours yet?

 

[fred]

Yup. I’d never want a new build rabbit hutch either. My first words to him were, “f**k me mate, they’ve only just finished building your place and you’re digging it up again!”

Can only be a year or two old, they’re still building 200 yards up the road.

crazy our planning laws. The builder would not have been able to do that extension on the original plans. Wait couple years and the owner can do it at a lot more cost and hassle as permitted development.

bloody silly system.

 

[doobin]

I always seem to manage around a grabs or two eight yard skips worth with the micro digger.
Only issue I struggle with since changing is the lift height with the dx10 it's a lot lower than my old tb108, have you tried loading a 1t dumper with yours yet?

I think the lift height issue is because the stick is longer? If I need more height I take the q/h off. Not tried loading a 1t high tip but imagine it would be tricky. You need the barrow or muck truck parked bob on as it is, there’s barely any leeway.

That said, I’ve needed full dig depth including q/h on this job. And this is the only size machine that’ll fit through the door. Can’t have it both ways I suppose.

Previously I’ve always found this machine a bit small, slow and frustrating ‘scratching around’. But on a job like this I wouldn’t want anything else. If you really need a micro, by god does it dig. Not far off my old terex 1.5 tonner I’d say- just slower. I’d be surprised if I’d have got half of it done with a Kubota 800kg micro on sticks- they’re total wank compared to this 1.2t machine on servos.

I’ve got him to get the building inspector out early rather than leave such a deep large trench open over the weekend. Bridging it with ramps to finish tomorrow is gonna be interesting- I’ll definitely put the roll bar back on. A 600 wide trench in clay is too dodgy in my book to bridge with no ramps with a micro.

 

[Shovelhands]

I think the lift height issue is because the stick is longer? If I need more height I take the q/h off. Not tried loading a 1t high tip but imagine it would be tricky. You need the barrow or muck truck parked bob on as it is, there’s barely any leeway.

That said, I’ve needed full dig depth including q/h on this job. And this is the only size machine that’ll fit through the door. Can’t have it both ways I suppose.

Previously I’ve always found this machine a bit small, slow and frustrating ‘scratching around’. But on a job like this I wouldn’t want anything else. If you really need a micro, by god does it dig. Not far off my old terex 1.5 tonner I’d say- just slower. I’d be surprised if I’d have got half of it done with a Kubota 800kg micro on sticks- they’re total wank compared to this 1.2t machine on servos.

I’ve got him to get the building inspector out early rather than leave such a deep large trench open over the weekend. Bridging it with ramps to finish tomorrow is gonna be interesting- I’ll definitely put the roll bar back on. A 600 wide trench in clay is too dodgy in my book to bridge with no ramps with a micro.

Not concreting it today then doob?

 

[Komatsu]

Yup. I’d never want a new build rabbit hutch either. My first words to him were, “f**k me mate, they’ve only just finished building your place and you’re digging it up again!”

Can only be a year or two old, they’re still building 200 yards up the road.

Well bounus there doob, if one gets something done, usually there’ll be quite a few more that will want them doing, could be a nice little niche market on that estate.

 

[doobin]

Not concreting it today then doob?

It’s just a day hire mate. Well, two days now.

He had a bloke give him a price two years ago to dig out the bottom- three wagons by hand. Apparently the guy did it to keep his blokes busy!!!

His builder friend is bringing three of his lads tomorrow to do the crete apparently. Shouldn’t think they’ll support the trench when they lay the blocks either but that’s up to them...

It’s full depth of the micro from the higher side. I’m taking the niv comp level today, will measure it

 

[Brendan]

Book figure is around 1.8m depth without quick hitch, not done any deep ones yet with mine somewhere around 1.4m holes at the moment.
It is slow, I'm hoping it will get a bit quicker but it's doubtful

 

[doobin]

It is slow, I'm hoping it will get a bit quicker but it's doubtful

Same here. But if the ram fill time is to allow it to build the pressure for the power it gives, it’s a good enough compromise in my book.

 

[wee_gus]

 

[wee_gus]

110% dynamic overload test on davit & winch today aboard this oil rig whilst in dock

 

[doobin]

Looks like interesting work Gus. What's in the bag?

 

[V8Druid]

Looks like interesting work Gus. What's in the bag?

water .... cheapest test weight known to man ..... unless you'm in a desert .... then it'd be sand .. not so easy to fill though

 

[Brendan]

Same here. But if the ram fill time is to allow it to build the pressure for the power it gives, it’s a good enough compromise in my book.

Boom cushion pisses me off now end though