Bewick:
Now we know who the Shovel driver is on this Quarrie Sales site,but who is in the Weighbridge office???Anon 1.
Hopefully someone who can spell QUARRY!
Pete.
I go in the weighbridge when the kettle boils
I must confess that Iâve bought bling for the shovel, a Thunderpole Orbiter cb antenna, 6â magmount, magnetic cb mic clip and a cigarette lighter plugâŚ
âŚNow need to ask a fitter nicely with a soldering iron if they can fit it on my cb rig.
Will be on Ch 36 for anyone in the area (eventually).
Looks like you are staying on the loading shovel Nathan. Kitting it all out with CB etc.You will need an external speaker as the one on the rig wonât be much use. KTH up this way used to run on Ch 36,donât know how many of them use a rig these days though.
Cheers Dave.
My CB setup will be a bit Heath Robinson at first; cig socket not great in cab so will have to put a bit of card in alongside plug to hold it. Bloody roof covering is virtually all plastic so Iâll mount the antenna on part of the walkway with coax fed through the window. Not as high as Iâdve liked but at least it wont be forgotten and broken off when I have to drive under plant conveyors. Twigâs meant to have a range of 10+ miles, I canât see that but 2 or 3 miles will be better than most of our tippers.
If having the cb works Iâll see about having it properly fitted but with this setup I could in theory take it with me when driving plant or lorries.
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This digs the gravel at Gill Mill, loading the 2x Bell dumptrucks. Very good condition for an 8 year old machine, despite two breakdowns in a week due to burst oil pipes.
Theyâre good, only fitted to alloy bodies
Artic payloads down about 250kg
4wheelers still get 11t payload.
Foden Alpha gets over 20.5
Volvo FM about 19.8 (pretty good as their chassis are heavy).
Theyâre good, only fitted to alloy bodies
Artic payloads down about 250kg
4wheelers still get 11t payload.
Foden Alpha gets over 20.5
Volvo FM about 19.8 (pretty good as their chassis are heavy).
So they still fit them as standard on all lorries? What is the wear like on them?
Standard fitting to all lorries was never carried out, just those with alloy bodies. Current policy (except trailers) goes with Charlton Superlite steel bodies and auto-tailgates. Loss in payload apparently offset by reduced maintenance costs.
Stop Press: Young lady Smiths driver caught reading âFifty Shades of Greyâ and when asked for a quote she replied âItâs very descriptive!â
Saucy minx.
An unusually quiet Saturday for a Bank holiday weekend (normally a few cash collection diyâers) meant I scrubbed my cab interior. The plug in the cig socket powers my cb.
These FE7 320s havenât been popular, and with annoying faults, only 2x 6wheelers were bought. Despite the payload plate saying â15200,â they actually can carry nearly 15700.
JAKEY:
Always saw that truck immaculate . he is the guy with the pristine Daf ?
Yes he is Steve. He had the 59 plate but has now been given the 61 plate auto instead. The 59 is now based at Stratford premix. I donât the reason why for the swap, only rumours. His son is TNUK member âThe Boyâ.
