Harry Monk:
I had ten minutes of training on bulk tippers in the yard, then I was off. I learned the rest on the job, and by talking to other drivers, but it really is very simple stuff.
Only tip on firm and level ground, don’t go near electrical lines (not just touching them, the power can arc 6 metres), watch the bucket all the way up, abort it if it starts to lean, watch out particularly for wet or claggy loads, especially in sub-zero temperatures. Prepare to be a social pariah in the trucking world.
That’s the easy bit
Then there’s tipping when the shovel driver’s loaded it all on one side, or the tip you get to’s on a slope. How to get Sugar beet pellets out when they’ve been on over night and there’s loads more.
It certainly ain’t rocket science but I could have a hell of a night out if all the people who, working for me have tried and failed at it, offered to buy me a pint.
renaultman:
That’s the easy bit
Then there’s tipping when the shovel driver’s loaded it all on one side, or the tip you get to’s on a slope. How to get Sugar beet pellets out when they’ve been on over night and there’s loads more.
It certainly ain’t rocket science but I could have a hell of a night out if all the people who, working for me have tried and failed at it, offered to buy me a pint.
Yes, I should have added “when tipping animal skins in mid-winter, make sure they haven’t frozen into a solid lump so when the lump gets halfway down the trailer, it lifts your drive axle off of the ground so that your truck shoots forward into the staff car park and writes off seven cars”
But then I don’t know anyone useless enough to do something like that
darkseeker:
Why do firms insist on experience for tippers? I’ve never driven one but I worked in a quarry for a bit and it didn’t look to be rocket science, surely 10-15mins being shown how to work it would be fine?
But, as I said, I’ve never driven one so; why the need for experience?
to stop the drivers hitting bridges etc after pulling away without lowering…,lol
only on piece of tipperdriving advice to be learn,t(after 26 yrs driving the things.)!YOUR MATES ONLY YOUR MATE TILL THE LOADING MACHINE FIRES UP.THEN ITS GAME ON(much sarcasim and bitterness intended)!!.
tipdriver:
only on piece of tipperdriving advice to be learn,t(after 26 yrs driving the things.)!YOUR MATES ONLY YOUR MATE TILL THE LOADING MACHINE FIRES UP.THEN ITS GAME ON(much sarcasim and bitterness intended)!!.
renaultman:
That’s the easy bit
Then there’s tipping when the shovel driver’s loaded it all on one side, or the tip you get to’s on a slope. How to get Sugar beet pellets out when they’ve been on over night and there’s loads more.
It certainly ain’t rocket science but I could have a hell of a night out if all the people who, working for me have tried and failed at it, offered to buy me a pint.
Yes, I should have added “when tipping animal skins in mid-winter, make sure they haven’t frozen into a solid lump so when the lump gets halfway down the trailer, it lifts your drive axle off of the ground so that your truck shoots forward into the staff car park and writes off seven cars”
But then I don’t know anyone useless enough to do something like that
That’s the fun of it