Pretty much that, sorry mate! Plus I'd done the first pickup somewhere in North Wales so was already on a tight scedule to get back to the yard before 5pm after leaving at 4am. As much as I'd have loved a cuppa and to pick your brains about removing the tilty cetops in favour of direct pipes (manifold??), I thought it best to wait until the missus and I are on holiday and chilled! Had it been just the forklift to collect I'd have come to you first for a few hours.
Whats that place maybe twenty minutes north where theres the worlds tightest bridge (apparently 7' wide but I swear it was less) over the river? Yellow steels each end. Llansomethingorother.That's a fucker with a GH1054! Good job I've got a few miles under my belt on tight lanes, I wasn't going to get a second chance at it! Very much a heart in mouth moment. Why the fk does that satnav send you that way?? Most drivers with a medium estate car would baulk at it, never mind the wide body tipper Ranger and a trailer.
Yes, it was Tredegar. I've been looking for one of those models for a long time. As small as they come, and with the right mast to work under my mezaninne and lift on top of it- at 3.3m it's an awkward lift that many small container spec fork trucks fall short on. This maxes out at 3.7m so perfect. It's old (2004) but has done 183 hours, most of those at a training school. Only 24v so not too many cells to worry about either. Fingers crossed- at £2600 it was nowhere near the bargain of £4500 for my 2017 Hyundai diesel with 550 hours, but it should be ideal for working inside, loading the mill etc. The state of charge light started at the full four bars, then down to one and the red, back up to three, before settling on 2 bars. Multimeter had it at 24.9v. I've left it on charge overnight and we shall see.
