The 'Today's Job' thread

[Left hooker]

This pipe for the closed loop drainage off the back of the treatment tanks or just a normal pipe run away to location of drainage field

 

[Giles]

You can’t beat a proper pipe laying bucket for that kind of job. Saves a fortune in stone. Got one here on 30mm pins, 125 centres if that’s any use? Distance a killer though I’m Sussex. View attachment 44350

I’ve got similar on 3 but don’t use on foul or top only on water mains or landdrains not enough room to get in trench do joints check falls etc

 

[Giles]

I use this all the time for drainage, think it’s 200 at the bottom, about 450 at the top to clear the tilty. Never use a straight bucket any more

Who made you that I want one

 

[6feetdown]

Constant running water, working on top of river bank, sceptic tank to the left, tree in front, pipes and French drains running alongside, it's been challenging!
Mini coffer dam to concrete the pump base

 

[Smiffy]

I’ve got similar on 3 but don’t use on foul or top only on water mains or landdrains not enough room to get in trench do joints check falls etc

To do joints use a piece of blue rope under the pipe and hold both ends and lower it down. Then use a long handled graft to lever them together.
To check falls either a laser level or spirit level on a bit of string. And to level shingle a tarmac rake cut down to 120mm wide.
Can do the whole lot without climbing in and out of the trench and getting muddy.

 

[Giles]

To do joints use a piece of blue rope under the pipe and hold both ends and lower it down. Then use a long handled graft to lever them together.
To check falls either a laser level or spirit level on a bit of string. And to level shingle a tarmac rake cut down to 120mm wide.
Can do the whole lot without climbing in and out of the trench and getting muddy.

Just a load of added faf

Priced at £45/m for upto 1m deep and 110mm etc why add all that complication stone priced in already. I mainly use 12” clay spade or 450mm smooth if going deeper or 2 pipes in run

Ad400 just overnight to keep them connected till we did next run following day to treatment plant

 

[DaveDCB]

It never hurts to have some extra space in a trench when doing drainage, you can bugger around for hours shaving bits of the side of a trench etc when you can just dig abit wider and have room to move pipes around etc. Most of what I do is like Giles pictured above, nothing ever goes exactly to plan

 

[Smiffy]

Just a load of added faf

Priced at £45/m for upto 1m deep and 110mm etc why add all that complication stone priced in already. I mainly use 12” clay spade or 450mm smooth if going deeper or 2 pipes in run

Ad400 just overnight to keep them connected till we did next run following day to treatment plant

It doesn't actually take any longer or more effort. Infact it's often quicker than scrabbling in and out of a muddy trench +keeps you clean
Just a different way of working.

 

[CPS]

Who made you that I want one

@Gunners show them yours

 

[Giles]

@Gunners show them yours View attachment 44383

Seen gunners cable bucket style one wants to be bit wider though for drainage we do

 

[CPS]

Seen gunners cable bucket style one wants to be bit wider though for drainage we do

Can be made any width you want

 

[Gunners]

@Gunners show them yours View attachment 44383

I did a video on it, I can’t help it if they dont listen @CPS
You can lead a horse to water and all that…

 

[V8Druid]

I see height dimensions but no widths....

plenty to scale off

 

[Giles]

Finished off drains job this am then bit of thinking Rd the problem getting old paving out the hole. My hoist wasn’t happy bunny, remote full of rusty water so hired this for £80 for day worked a treat

 

[Grahams]

Finished off drains job this am then bit of thinking Rd the problem getting old paving out the hole. My hoist wasn’t happy bunny, remote full of rusty water so hired this for £80 for day worked a treat

Mace bumpa? I have a few mace conveyors. Good kit if it is looked after.

 

[6feetdown]

Mace bumpa? I have a few mace conveyors. Good kit if it is looked after.

I've got the bumper 8m, the conveyors be dead handy

 

[Vinpetrol]

Looks like coming back out in March

A new improved version apparently ! I’m down for 3

 

[Giles]

A new improved version apparently ! I’m down for 3

you won't regret getting them I'm down for 2 more once available hopefully get them free haha

 

[maz]

Had 2 pigs to process on the farm yesterday. The 803 was a godsend, took the bucket off and attached a gambrel for lifting them up, in and out of the scalding tank, scraping hair off and then positioning lower for gutting and halfing, then trundled off to the cooler box. I dunno how anyone does it without a digger! Bloody versatile machines I’d post pics but don’t wanna ruin anyones fry up.

 

[doobin]

Had 2 pigs to process on the farm yesterday. . I dunno how anyone does it without a digger!

tractor loader