Left hooker
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Dumpy bags are fine if they are not lazy and use the hooks on the grab
Travis are buggered as they don't have hook loops on there bags
Travis are buggered as they don't have hook loops on there bags
JD450A
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That's the issue though.Dumpy bags are fine if they are not lazy and use the hooks on the grab
Travis are buggered as they don't have hook loops on there bags
I refused a load of Travis earlier in the year due to there thick as f**k dumpy bags...... customer was perplexed till I pointed out once they where off the lorry we couldn't move them safely.
GazCro
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Tatty products saving pence on a dumpy bag and probably losing more sales than you'd think because of it.
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
absolutely .. pallets are not designed to be crushed and dumpies without straps're nowt more than flexible buckets ... squeezing them will only lead to one thing
.... technically they're one lift usage, so once lifted by the straps at the yard should not be lifted again unless sat on a pallet and forked - or should be forked onto the truck .... would be an interesting test case if someone got hurt or they caused serious damage warranting a case 
Gecko
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Yep - Bondgate Tower, Alnwick, Northumberland
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Smiffy
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Travis released some statement saying it's somehow a h&s policy as to why they ditched the loops although can't remember why and it didn't really make sense.
And the type of pallet he's lifting should be alright, they have solid bits of wood end to end so aren't to bad it's when they try to pickup the pallets with little blocks in each corner that it usually goes wrong.
craig
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Sad part he`s probably lost his job, because they posted that footage
Anyone know travis`s official line for unloading pallets?
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Smiffy
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Sad part he`s probably lost his job, because they posted that footage
Anyone know travis`s official line for unloading pallets?
National shortage of lorry driver's, if they sack him realistically it's not a bad time at least he'll have work by the end of the week
GazCro
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It would have been fine if he had hold of better
diggerjones
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I did wonder if he had accidentally pushed the wrong lever
GazCro
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If you watch right at the start he's barely got the pallet on one side
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
would've been even better if he'd gotten it closer to the floor sooner too ... if in doubt keep it low
ditto
he barely had it on either side ...... amazed it got as far as it did TBH
pettsy
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Got the unit unhitched fortunately...
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
buggered the Blaw Knox an' trailer though
Got the unit unhitched fortunately...
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Smiffy
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Got the unit unhitched fortunately...
Fannying around Abit though they didn't seem very enthusiastic
Pull the and air line and out of there
Tbh if carrying flammable goods I think extra long Suzie's and the couplers moved closer to the ground would be better
So you can get the trailer off quicker sod the jack legs a new set of rear lights is cheaper than a new unit
Mogman
What man as done, man can do, what never has,maybe
Be a shitter if the trailer caught on the back of the unit with the legs up
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Smiffy
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Be a shitter if the trailer caught on the back of the unit with the legs up
Nah they're idiot proof it's pretty much expected for driver's to forget to drop the legs now days
Mogman
What man as done, man can do, what never has,maybe
True
Stubota86
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Lancs Lad
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Green beacon didn't help then
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