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Today ive been knocking down a decent sized brick wall and filled a 4 yard skip very neatly with all of the bricks. Then it dawned on me that maybe the skip wagon might not be able to lift it or the floor of the skip might give way, i did mention to them on the phone it was getting full of brick, Will the driver actually take it or do you think they will ask me to unload it?

This is the first skip ive ever had.

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I once had a skip lorry wheelie, several of us hanging on the bumper, it was full of wet soil/clay, reason really was anti tip wheels (those behind the rear tyres) sunk in soft ground (wish I had taken a photo) managed to find a couple of sleepers under them to get it away.

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1 minute ago, joe90 said:

I once had a skip lorry wheelie, several of us hanging on the bumper, it was full of wet soil/clay, reason really was anti tip wheels (those behind the rear tyres) sunk in soft ground (wish I had taken a photo) managed to find a couple of sleepers under them to get it away.

 

I had a concrete lorry as a garden ornament for a few hours - I'm sure I've got a picture - driver backed it into the garden to shoot a load of concrete into the footings - when it came to driving out he gave it all the beans and as a result dug himself a bit of a hole

 

Ended up pulling it out with chains attached to another concrete lorry :D

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4 yard skip will be no problem. I filled a 10 yard in much the same way a couple of years ago. Very neatly loaded! The skip lorry did struggle a little!

 

Edit. Unless it’s one of those silly transit cab/sized ones. If so please film it!

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5 hours ago, ProDave said:

I have seen skip lorries lifting their front wheels,

Success!   Had that with a skip full of carefully stacked roof cladding. The driver said he shouldn't take it if it is that heavy, but did.

The skips of mixed waste that are taken to a sorting depot turn  the value of the air gaps into money.

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I wish we had such cheap skips around here! £280+vat for 6yard a few weeks ago. Loaded up with old broken concrete blocks, stone, old roof tiles etc. Twice had smaller lorries come and pick it up, drive down the road then come and drop it off complaining of being 1.5T over weight!

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