Today I acquired...........

[Parm]

No, it’s a cover over the neck to keep prying eyes out, weights are for the really heavy folk that run at anything upwards of 150 ton. Known as ballasted tractors, they have a ballast box that fits over the 5th wheel that holds whatever amount of weight they need to maintain traction on the drive wheels, and trailers are connected with a heavy duty drawbar.

The heavy boys I had a spell with earlier this year run Mercedes Titans that can be configured as either a normal artic or a ballasted tractor for anything up to 500 ton gross. I had to load test all the lifting eyes on the ballast boxes with the Hiab and a load cell, and 10 ton on the cell barely lifted the corner of the box off the floor. The loaded boxes weighed about 40 ton .

You should post up some pics of some of the stuff you transport, that’s if you are allowed

You know us lot like that sort of stuff

 

[JLP]

You should post up some pics of some of the stuff you transport, that’s if you are allowed

You know us lot like that sort of stuff

I second this motion

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

No.

Big sign saying “Danger” and “Must”

That only means one thing, send it immediately to me for evaluation

I am more than happy to test it, before rebuild. Then test after rebuild.
Then use it on.........

 

[God mode restorations]

Same unit, (hence why I carry a lot of gear), different trailers every day, anything from a 34’ flat to a 45’ fully steered double extender, and for carrying high loads we hire in one of these bad boys. 3 axled fully steered low-loader with drop-out neck and hydraulically adjustable ride height down to 300mm:


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The problem with this is that when I hook up to it, running at 44 ton gross, I can only carry about 8 ton.

Could do with that to move some of my stuff about

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

An expensive bit of mdf.

 

[Lazurus]

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Wassit for?

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Wassit for?

Jig for mft table layout.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Jig for mft table layout.

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And a bit of garage time starting to turn some dogs for it.

Will turn them all in one piece and cut them off where I've partially parted of on the donkey saw.
Don't need to worry about clocking them in to face the top and bottoms then.
Just need to turn the lower 18mm down to bang on 20mm now.

Only bit of stock I had close to size was bent and Rusty and had fun getting it to dims.
Didn't fancy turning down a 60mm bar.

 

[4String.]

Could do with that to move some of my stuff about

Reckon this might be better :




If your drive’s big enough .

 

[Olderisbetter]

Neighbour was having a clear out today and asked if i wanted hundreds of old slides and a kodak projector and viewer and i found some old film reals in the box as well, Then to add a cherry on top a guy called round to see me and saw all this stuff and said he had a load of slides a cine camera with a screen and maybe a 8mm and 16mm projector

 

[Kayos]

A sizeable delivery, any guesses?

 

[Maker]

A sizeable delivery, any guesses?

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Knowing how Amazon package things, probably an SD card.

 

[Kayos]

Knowing how Amazon package things, probably an SD card.

A micro sd card.....

 

[Olderisbetter]

A sizeable delivery, any guesses?

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Lego death star?

 

[bigegg]

A sizeable delivery, any guesses?

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is it a boiler?

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Second time lucky. Plastic barrel was broken on arrival.

 

[Kayos]

is it a boiler?

Nope

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Second time lucky. Plastic barrel was broken on arrival.
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Just need a few hose ends and it's in business.

 

[Kayos]

Bit more unpacked, still some to go

 

[dobbslc]

Don’t let that lot out of your sight on your new big job or it will instantly disappear in a puff of unbranded cigarette smoke!!!