Been offered some work driving an 8 wheel tipper out of a local quarry. Any of you guys done this type of work? Whats it like?
Ssee my post new tipper job lol
It’s at the cushier end of driving, the only real thing to consider is to be on flat ground when you tip the body. Apart from that the job’s a doddle.
Windrush pete, the chap on the right with his back to the camera is J D Wayne, he is also first in line to tip!
see new tipper job thread
Daft question, how long does the tarmac keep in the back of the 8legger before it sets■■?
some types will stand longer than others, the type used on motorways they recon starts to go off after about 4/5 hrs though its often on much longer than that
it’s not uncommon for some types to be on all day/night
Moose:
some types will stand longer than others, the type used on motorways they recon starts to go off after about 4/5 hrs though its often on much longer than that
it’s not uncommon for some types to be on all day/night
Thanks Moose allways wondered when you see them queued up waiting to tip 
Where do you run out of on nights??
Mainly Caulden low, nr alton towers, though we do go to other plants when needed
Moose:
Mainly Caulden low, nr alton towers, though we do go to other plants when needed
Nice one
Some of us are still waiting for our Tarmac ,hint hint !
Thanks Moose. What sort of money can be earnt doing this type of work? Obviously l appreciate it depends on loads etc but in general terms.
Moose:
Windrush pete, the chap on the right with his back to the camera is J D Wayne, he is first in line to tip!
see new tipper job thread
Now’t changes then Moose! 
There were three grades of work at Ballidon, lowest grade (mine!) most O’D’s (a lot better)…and then J.D’s which was top notch!!!
Pete.
tango boy:
Daft question, how long does the tarmac keep in the back of the 8legger before it sets■■?
used to ‘overnight load’ 6mm bitumen on occasion in Mountsorrel when i was in there.they’d put some sort of additive in to preserve the load IIRC
Coolrider:
Thanks Moose. What sort of money can be earnt doing this type of work? Obviously l appreciate it depends on loads etc but in general terms.
20% of what the lorry earns!
made me laugh that pete, j d is still doing he was out with me on Friday night, in front I might add!
carryfast-yeti:
Coolrider:
Thanks Moose. What sort of money can be earnt doing this type of work? Obviously l appreciate it depends on loads etc but in general terms.20% of what the lorry earns!
24% where I drive, I am S/E and don’t only drive, I do other types of work as well
all the full time 8 wheeler drivers at our place are on 24%
Hi moose/windrush, is there a usual route how an o/d may get rid off his truck if he’s upgrading, is there a notice board, is it word of mouth etc, maybe a page on lafarges website? Or do most of them die before being replaced? (The truck-not the O/D) Only reason I ask is iv considered Tarmac or Midland quarry products and if a lorry with life that was spec’d came up I think I’d do it
Kind regards
Matt wood
Change of owners due to be announced this week regarding Tarmac.
Mattwoodtransport:
Hi moose/windrush, is there a usual route how an o/d may get rid off his truck if he’s upgrading, is there a notice board, is it word of mouth etc, maybe a page on lafarges website? Or do most of them die before being replaced? (The truck-not the O/D) Only reason I ask is iv considered Tarmac or Midland quarry products and if a lorry with life that was spec’d came up I think I’d do it
Kind regards
Matt wood
If you are an actual Tarmac/LaFarge contract o/d I understand that you can only sell the vehicle back to them, that is how it used to be under the ‘old’ Tarmac regime. They will offer you a price lower than what you could sell it privately for, rest assured, and then sell it on to another contract haulier (possibly just starting out) at an inflated price! I know a few lads locally who were caught out like that, however things MAY now have changed for the better and I am totally wrong in what I say. Moose might know more.
Pete.
Dave the Renegade:
Change of owners due to be announced this week regarding Tarmac.
Not likely to be TILCON though Dave, more’s the pity! 
Pete.