Druidic Dabblings and General Twaddle !!

[honey_badger]

now where was I .... saved this earlier when everything went Pete Tong
not that many Oh Great Att Collector of Northwich .....

Cranab grapple, you've all seen how much use that got, rock handling


Kinshoffer 500mm clamshell, again well used on stoning up drains, etc,



Steinweg block grab, has moved a few packs of blocks about ...

was a gift at 100 quid (plus Mog's delivery charge) and has contributed much of its FLT att. frame to other projects. ..... there's an identical one on ebay ATM

SEC grapple, a cumminfa that was too cheap to leave .. blame Rory for that one,



Bomford flail, admittedly, yet to be used in anger, with various mounts, for all angles of dangle/reach




forks for under the VA-r, which also fit the blade and reach the floor for pick / carry with the blade.


adaptor for the above to convert from/to, blade or VA-r attachment



forks for the main 70mm hitch, which will also sit on the blade and carry, but won't pick from less than 12" ... so off a couple of pallets is fine

A 70 x 280 x 400 mm to B20 adaptor, for picking up the B20 buckets i have, with the Miller


a 70 x 280 x 400 mm adaptor to 80 x 320 x 450 mm, for the SEC





an 80 x 320 adaptor to hang under a 4.5t Kins. rotator to hang the SEC from




then there's me FLT mast for the hitch ...



grading beam ...


adapter pins for me 70 to 50mm atts to fit 'em under the VA-r hitch


bulk bag lifting frame/spreader


Plus of course ..... me VA-r, or tilty as they'm better known

it's moved on/progressed a bit since that pic was taken ... now has a modded Hill PUP hitch under it


anyone think of anything I've forgotten ??

Never used a grading beam, might have to spread a whole load of plainings around soon, would it be worth knocking one up on the quick to help get them level compared to a grading bucket? To be rolled after spreading. Maybe not a fancy one with a roller however, might be a bit complex for the job

 

[V8Druid]

Never used a grading beam, might have to spread a whole load of plainings around soon, would it be worth knocking one up on the quick to help get them level compared to a grading bucket? To be rolled after spreading. Maybe not a fancy one with a roller however, might be a bit complex for the job

very handy tool ..... that one is 3.2 m ... can cover some ground with that

 

[V8Druid]

now where was I .... saved this earlier when everything went Pete Tong
anyone think of anything I've forgotten ??

oh yes ..... this ....

plus, from messrs Kinshoffer - a 4t, a 4.5t and a.n.other 4.5t rotator from herr Steinweg ... and if you want to include it, me man riding basket to go on the forks ...... pretty sure that's it

your turn Mog

 

[Monkeybusiness]

Has anyone had the balls to go to the top in that basket?!...

 

[V8Druid]

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Has anyone had the balls to go to the top in that basket?!...

yup ..... me BIL ... we took an oak down, from the top down .... still got a very reachable bit to come down (main trunk) .... all this covid shite has really ****ed our plans for that this spring...
he can't wait to get back at it .... said he'd rather work out of that than any other cherry picker he'd been in .... real stable and solid platform
might be a different story if he didn't have a tree next to it though ... then he'd notice how far up he is ..... I'd go up in it, with a reliable op in the seat . ... no sweat

 

[Monkeybusiness]

yup ..... me BIL ... we took an oak down, from the top down .... still got a very reachable bit to come down (main trunk) .... all this covid shite has really ****ed our plans for that this spring...
he can't wait to get back at it .... said he'd rather work out of that than any other cherry picker he'd been in .... real stable and solid platform
might be a different story if he didn't have a tree next to it though ... then he'd notice how far up he is ..... I'd go up in it, with a reliable op in the seat . ... no sweat

Pics or it didn’t happen!

Same question for @Mogman with his crane basket - did anyone brave it at height yet?!

 

[CPS]

..... I'd go up in it, with a reliable op in the seat . ... no sweat

I can hardly look at it never mind go up in it

 

[V8Druid]

Pics or it didn’t happen!

Same question for @Mogman with his crane basket - did anyone brave it at height yet?!

I have some ..... that lot took some finding ... will have a search

 

[V8Druid]

I can hardly look at it never mind go up in it

like heights do we Aiden

 

[Komatsu]

What ever happened to the bit you made for going underneath the trailer??

 

[TiltyShaun]

Going up in that man basket?????

There is a reason a like groundwork!!

 

[Monkeybusiness]

like heights do we Aiden

The off-putting bit for me is the complete lack of control you have in the basket, and also that there is no self/auto levelling (or anything at all to stop the basket tilting for that matter). A tiny amount of crowd would have that basket moving a hell of a lot when fully extended. f**k that for a game of soldiers!!!

 

[V8Druid]

The off-putting bit for me is the complete lack of control you have in the basket, and also that there is no self/auto levelling (or anything at all to stop the basket tilting for that matter). A tiny amount of crowd would have that basket moving a hell of a lot when fully extended. f**k that for a game of soldiers!!!

agreed ... I found the best way to use it is to get it positioned, closed, then extend vertically ... it has to be used with extreme care TBH, once up .... it's to get you where you want to be - up / down ... not for swinging about extended ....... Understand what you're saying about lack of rider control ... but no different to someone stood in a bucket (Rory - et al) .. just a damned sight safer ... and the rider is fully harnessed to a very secure point.
trust and co-operation is paramount and the op does nothing without instruction

 

[V8Druid]

What ever happened to the bit you made for going underneath the trailer??

it's under the trailer Oll ..... I'll see if i can demo WTF it's for shortly ..... Hamster juice time first though

 

[CPS]

like heights do we Aiden

I'm not to bad with them, no problems in tall buildings, aeroplanes etc. But things like that I'd bearly get it above the dipper ram
Can just about put myself up in the old mans boom lift to full height

 

[Mogman]

Pics or it didn’t happen!

Same question for @Mogman with his crane basket - did anyone brave it at height yet?!

I when up in it once s**t my pants then cut it up and scrapped it it doesn’t fit the bigger crane so no real big loss plus I have proper fold out man basket that goes on my

 

[V8Druid]

I when up in it once s**t my pants then cut it up and scrapped it it doesn’t fit the bigger crane so no real big loss plus I have proper fold out man basket that goes on my

you got any pix of this legendary trouser filler Mog ... what was it .. air bridge type thing ??

 

[Lancs Lad]

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Has anyone had the balls to go to the top in that basket?!...

Heck! Same here i like heights tbf, lot of rock climbing and arb stuff but that...imagine a bit tilt forward...whang the human canon ball no thanks. Funny thing is give me a couple of thousand feet of fresh air and a lake district crag or a big tree and I'm happy... mechanical stuff gives me the heebie jeebies. Took one of them big cherry pickers for a spin and just went straight up in middle of the yard...thought this is fun...then wind got up ....fk me down boy..

 

[Mark]

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Has anyone had the balls to go to the top in that basket?!...

I’m always game for some madness and crazy ideas but Im afraid that at full hight is beyond me

 

[Cyberprog]

Cherry pickers have never bothered me. Not has climbing massive stages in high winds! Sad times that those days are behind me!