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8-Wheels' Toolbox: Forklifts
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Useful info and stuff. Thursday, 13 December 2007. Basically forklift trucks come in all shapes and sizes, but all are either Masted. Can be anything from a small industrial machine to an offroad 4 wheel drive job. All have a vertical mast with a fork carriage that runs up and down. Smaller industrial machines designed for concrete yards will often need assistance from something else or a winch to get on board. For building sites you'll most likely find a Manitou or a JCB 926 like this one. One point to ...
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8-Wheels' Toolbox: Dumpers
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Useful info and stuff. Tuesday, 11 December 2007. Dumpers come in all shapes and sizes from about 1t capacity up to about 10t for forward tipping machines. They also sometimes have a swivel skip which allows the load to be tipped to either side. They are artic steer, basically the two halves are hinged in the middle and the steering wheel activates a hydraulic ram. Dumpers are about the single most abused piece of plant on the building site. Four wheel drive. 2t / 3t / 4t Dumpers. 5t / 6t/ 7t Dumpers.
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8-Wheels' Toolbox: December 2007
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Useful info and stuff. Friday, 14 December 2007. If you are involved with moving plant then you are going to spend a fair bit of time on a building site, as a rule you'll invariably be in the way someone will want you out of their way ASAP. Unfortunately this can lead to hurrying and you may find yourself in a dangerous situation, try and work out a methodical way of doing things so that you don't miss something important. Get lined up properly before trying to climb the ramps, avoid corrections whilst y...
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8-Wheels' Toolbox: Diggers / Excavators
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Useful info and stuff. Tuesday, 11 December 2007. Basically we can break this down fairly simply into two categories, tracked. Tracked machines have the ability to rotate 360 degrees around their tracks, usually referred to as an? T machine, also known varying as mini / midi - diggers, diggers or 360's. Interchangeable buckets often with quickhitches, can be fitted with hydraulic breakers (peckers / hammers) grapples and grabs. The controls in this (cramped) cab give you some idea of what to expect.
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8-Wheels' Toolbox: General Loading Advice
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Useful info and stuff. Friday, 14 December 2007. If you are involved with moving plant then you are going to spend a fair bit of time on a building site, as a rule you'll invariably be in the way someone will want you out of their way ASAP. Unfortunately this can lead to hurrying and you may find yourself in a dangerous situation, try and work out a methodical way of doing things so that you don't miss something important. Get lined up properly before trying to climb the ramps, avoid corrections whilst y...
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8-Wheels' Toolbox: Miscellaneous Plant.
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Useful info and stuff. Friday, 14 December 2007. Ranging in size from small pedestrien controlled to great big jobs with enclosed cabs. Twin drum rollers can be basically split into 2 types. These machines usually have a single tie down eye on either end. These rollers usually have a slot for chains on each corner above the drum as seen below. The bigger rollers with cabs are basically a similar principle to control. Tie downs are usually provided on each corner. Fuel drums / tanks / IBC's. Invariably mo...
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8-Wheels' Toolbox: Chains & Stuff
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Useful info and stuff. Tuesday, 11 December 2007. I'll try and give some advice about the way. Secure the plant that I carry, please note that this is the way that I have found works for me as a result of trail and error. It may not be the recommended way but hopefully it might be useful information. There's a fair bit of kit involved in my job, a lot of it is common in other jobs but I'll describe it and it's uses. Securing Chains - Sling Hooks. Securing Chains - Grab Hooks. The most commonly used chain...
