Mark
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One from today had a 8.5 ton hammer on the machine today. Sat next to pedestrian barrier to show the size.
One from today had a 8.5 ton hammer on the machine today. Sat next to pedestrian barrier to show the size.
Jimbo69
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Now that’s a hammer! What size machine is that on Mark?
Mark
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Cat 345D Jim, weighs 55 ton plus the hammer.
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Brendan
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diggerjones
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What it is
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Brendan
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Electric that tees and feds two properties. They were told that all services run down the other side of the property before we started.
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
tha's an old joint 
diggerjones
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It's probably a modern one covered in crap. Seen them joint breaks with them i think and didn't realise they did tees but obvious realy why they wouldn't do it
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Brendan
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The covering over the pipe is soft too.tha's an old joint
Went and hired a cat but it didn't pick it up, but typically it had a service needed light on it, Genny signal picked up up right down the centre of the trench.
Next door neighbour turned up later and reckons it's live. As usual better to treat as live and not just horse it out
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Rob 210
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Get them to put something like the kettle on and pull some current through it,then try your cat again,you'll get a better reading!
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Brendan
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Had a guy out today he looked at it and couldn't work it out, later on another guy came out and it's live and will be sorting it tomorrow at some point as it was diverted before so shouldn't be running through the building.
Also forgot to add on the original post this cable was underneath the original footing for garage that was there about 300mm deeper than the bottom of footing and by under the footing I mean the full 8m length not perpendicular crossing under it
Also forgot to add on the original post this cable was underneath the original footing for garage that was there about 300mm deeper than the bottom of footing and by under the footing I mean the full 8m length not perpendicular crossing under it
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
that could've been interesting,Had a guy out today he looked at it and couldn't work it out, later on another guy came out and it's live and will be sorting it tomorrow at some point as it was diverted before so shouldn't be running through the building.
Also forgot to add on the original post this cable was underneath the original footing for garage that was there about 300mm deeper than the bottom of footing and by under the footing I mean the full 8m length not perpendicular crossing under it
if you weren't being so careful .... had a house once that I found two extra gas supplies into ... no meters, just soldered cap ends on old lead coming out the floors/walls ... could've been exciting, if I'd gone through one and sparked it .... Gas guys said it was pretty unusual to find one, let alone two supposedly dead lines that weren't
and hadn't a clue as to WTF they came from .... should've kept stuum and had free gas
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Brendan
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They were out today and it was a redundant service
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
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Brendan
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They did two visits yesterday both office guys and had a call saying they would be on site for 10am and if we could dig it out for them to deal with it. We worked carefully around it trying not to disturb it too much and tied it up at the height it was laid to not add pressure to it,and had most of the trench dug out by the time they arrived on site........ before or after you spent the extra time carefully avoiding chewing it up
Guy jumped in and you would have thought he was wrestling an anaconda the way he was yanking and scraping it. Tested and no live so it was cut.
Would have had the footing dug yesterday if they had sent a jointer out to look at it rather than a planner
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
send 'em a bill for your day's efforts, with an explanation of why ....
..... bloody ridiculous ..... presumably whatever it's tee-ed off is also dead
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Brendan
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Had a feeling it was dead, as when they had the feed moved from a different location (around the new rear extension rather than through it as it was laid) the main was apparently at least 2" thick and plastic coated. All tails from the T were dead. Main thing is, better safe than sorry.send 'em a bill for your day's efforts, with an explanation of why ....
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Brendan
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Best part was he was trying to tell us around 6 weeks till they could do it and if it blows could be in the region of 10-15k if they have to renew all house back to the main
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
just tripped over this pic ... not seen it before and thought it'd be appreciated here
that is some rock
that is some rock
Hg2702
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just tripped over this pic ... not seen it before and thought it'd be appreciated here
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that is some rock
I’m on my way
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