The 'Today's Job' thread

[Bri963]

Yes, had it a couple of months I think.

Just waiting to see the yard fill up with attachments now.

 

[Furniss]

Yes, had it a couple of months I think.

V nice addition quite a few round here use them.

 

[Furniss]

Had a couple of days on this job for a roofer in next village, photos dont show you just how much shite there was in there,including some monster stumps albeit they had beencut a fair while, lots of dumper trips across the lane to where we made a banking of the shite and then covered it in soil
6t ton dumper would of saved me a lot of jumping from the 2 machines but it keeps you fit I suppose.
Run a couple of loads in myself tomorrow to finish in front of shed doors and the jobs jobbed.
This overly complicated affair was on the corner, lads putting in new water pipes.

 

[6feetdown]

Today- I used to hate work like this, but with the right tools and commercial rates it’s a pleasure.

New m12 sprayer is just the ticket. I’m using nhl 3.5 here as the whole pavement has no sub base so a bit of flex in the mortar and pointing sure won’t hurt. View attachment 81208

Been using my grabo last few days too handy tool to have

 

[doobin]

Just waiting to see the yard fill up with attachments now.

Me too. On a slow boat from Estonia!

The nice thing is that Avant/Multione brackets will happily co-exist with Bobcat type- so the attachments will fit either loader. I've gone for a 1.8m wide 4-in-1 for bracken mulch etc, plus this nifty brash rake that can also be a log grab.

With movable paws light root rake grapple KRH 1500

Width 1500 mm, height 850mm Maximum opening 1025 mm The set includes extra paws and extra grille on the rear frame Hydraulic hoses included Teeth are made of

heworitz.eu

 

[doobin]

Been using my grabo last few days too handy tool to have

Sure is. You wonder how anyone used to manage without!

 

[DaveDCB]

Been using my grabo last few days too handy tool to have

Same here, joiners borrowed it to fit the big glass windows.. much better than the pump suckers!

 

[Stroppymonkey]

Been using my grabo last few days too handy tool to have

We have a couple of the yellow versions. Absolute game changers. Especially when lumping large bits of glass about. We use ours on boilers and oil tanks as well

 

[hiluxman]

Different type of dumper today

 

[Giles]

Today- I used to hate work like this, but with the right tools and commercial rates it’s a pleasure.

New m12 sprayer is just the ticket. I’m using nhl 3.5 here as the whole pavement has no sub base so a bit of flex in the mortar and pointing sure won’t hurt. View attachment 81208

Why use lime for Indian stone?

 

[doobin]

Why use lime for Indian stone?

Because as stated the whole pavement has no proper sub base. Therefore a bit of give and self healing from the lime won’t hurt- this is a pavement that is constantly abused by delivery drivers. It’s also nice to work with and ticks a carbon footprint box. And why not? It’s what was used for paving for a very long time. Lime never stopped working, cement just came along and seemed better. However as you of all people will know, it wasn’t always better in a lot of applications.

I haven’t had any issues getting stiction. I wouldn’t generally slurry the back of Indian sandstone anyhow.

 

[DaveDCB]

You mean you had a bag of it left over

 

[doobin]

You mean you had a bag of it left over

No, I purchased two extra bags.

 

[Furniss]

thats it
off to tidy up a bit at the house of a bloke who works for me a bit next ...told him no mates rates wonder how that will pan out

 

[Lancs Lad]

View attachment 81229
thats it
off to tidy up a bit at the house of a bloke who works for me a bit next ...told him no mates rates wonder how that will pan out

Little fella grafting away on overtime again.

 

[Storrsy]

Little fella grafting away on overtime again.

Poor bloke. Struggling to open his umbrella again!

 

[Furniss]

Half empty little Hamlet - interesting and peaceful (till i arrived !) 5 bread ovens, church ...must of been bustling in the 17/1800's

 

[DaveDCB]

It’s not all diggers, fun and games here… Insulation week has crept up, the one where for whatever reason everyone who works for me becomes very very busy on their own jobs… thankfully my right hand man loves it so we cracked on between us, on my own today and got downstairs cleared out and started foaming it down - never used to bother but it makes a much better job and doesn’t budge after 30mins!

 

[Giles]

Because as stated the whole pavement has no proper sub base. Therefore a bit of give and self healing from the lime won’t hurt- this is a pavement that is constantly abused by delivery drivers. It’s also nice to work with and ticks a carbon footprint box. And why not? It’s what was used for paving for a very long time. Lime never stopped working, cement just came along and seemed better. However as you of all people will know, it wasn’t always better in a lot of applications.

I haven’t had any issues getting stiction. I wouldn’t generally slurry the back of Indian sandstone anyhow.

I used to be part of paving expert and my friend Tony ran it, he told me of a project in Liverpool city centre where lime was decided to be used. Lots of experts and ppl involved paving went down and it failed rapidly.

It’s a bit of a misnomer that lime was used under paving pre cement, most paving was laid tight jointed and relied on weight and thickness on a screed bed of ash or furnace clinker etc wasn’t bedded and pointed like we do now.

Sett paving were laid adjacent to each other on a easily levelled bed, not say we bed them nowadays in cement and grits and they weren’t bedded in lime and grits and etc

Most old flags in cottages etc laid direct on earth

I’d be interested to see how you go on with some 20mm Indian stone trafficked by delivery vans.

 

[6feetdown]

I used to be part of paving expert and my friend Tony ran it, he told me of a project in Liverpool city centre where lime was decided to be used. Lots of experts and ppl involved paving went down and it failed rapidly.

It’s a bit of a misnomer that lime was used under paving pre cement, most paving was laid tight jointed and relied on weight and thickness on a screed bed of ash or furnace clinker etc wasn’t bedded and pointed like we do now.

Sett paving were laid adjacent to each other on a easily levelled bed, not say we bed them nowadays in cement and grits and they weren’t bedded in lime and grits and etc

Most old flags in cottages etc laid direct on earth

I’d be interested to see how you go on with some 20mm Indian stone trafficked by delivery vans.

Some of the Indian sandstone we've been using ir ridiculously thin rekon 1 piece was 10 to 12mm thick