Offloading materials

[Vijay]

An offer of a cuppa always goes far

 

This is getting easier lol really glad I decided to buy a dumper and not hire

[Construction Channel]

you can always sell it afterwards 

[Vijay]

This is a 5 year project for me so more than happy to leave them on site as they'll have paid for themselves easily

[Construction Channel]

its nice to hear someone being honest with themselves for once

 

sell it afterwards..... lol

[Vijay]

You mean with the 5 year time frame?  No point in putting any pressure on myself as it's just me and a dog   

 

Yep, and if looked after (as I will), hopefully make most if not all of my money back

[ProDave]

47 minutes ago, Construction Channel said:

its nice to hear someone being honest with themselves for once

 

sell it afterwards..... lol

I sold my digger.

 

[Construction Channel]

2 minutes ago, ProDave said:

I sold my digger.

 

you mean you used to have a digger and now you do not?

.....your weird.....

[Vijay]

I was talking to a mate and he said that he's seen an attachment for a quick hitch mechanism that would allow you to bolt anything to it. It's basically a bucket fitting, but instead of the bucket, you have a flat plate with a hole for bolting a hook to. Does anyone know what they're called?

[Construction Channel]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/digger-excavator-top-hat-brackets-top-mount-plate-1-5t-any-size-can-be-made-/171372836943?hash=item27e69df84f:g:XNAAAOSw9NxTsGXe

 

close?

[Vijay]

That looks exactly what he meant  £120 though - boooooo lol

 

How did you find that so fast? What description did you search?

Edited February 11, 2017 by Vijay

[Construction Channel]

excavator adaptor plate in ebay  

[Russell griffiths]

Can you take one of your small buckets to the local welder and get a hook or plate with a hole cut in it big enough for a shackle to go through welded onto the bucket. 

[Construction Channel]

2 minutes ago, Russell griffiths said:

Can you take one of your small buckets to the local welder and get a hook or plate with a hole cut in it big enough for a shackle to go through welded onto the bucket. 

 

or juat drill a hole in the side of the small bucket.....?

Edited February 11, 2017 by Construction Channel
ill juat leave that there

[Russell griffiths]

 

Just like that. 

[Declan52]

Think @recoveringacademic done the same with his bucket. 

[ToughButterCup]

On 09/02/2017 at 22:24, ProDave said:

I sold my digger.

 

I can't wait to sell mine. It'll mean I have done the job. It'll be a gut wrenching sign of success. God I love that little thing.

[Vijay]

Mentioned this to a mate who works with all sorts of equipment and he said to just remove a tooth off the smallest bucket and then buy a swivel hook to bolt through the tooth bolt hole. Any negatives to that?

[Russell griffiths]

Sounds good to me, 

the problem is every time you want to use the hook you have to fit the small bucket. 

If you can take your bucket link and get a hook welded on it it will always be on the digger. 

[Russell griffiths]

[Vijay]

It's on a quick hitch so only take a few minutes to change the bucket and I would just leave the small bucket on there - but I do see your point of it always being on there

[Russell griffiths]

Quick hitch perfect.