1.5 tonne mini digger
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Hmm, don't you need a license to use one?
ISTR that they couldn't be hired unless you had training in use.
I should imagine that it would take all of 5 minutes to get the hang of, perhaps 10 to become capable of moving earth.
After all, its not like your working with gas is it
ISTR that they couldn't be hired unless you had training in use.
I should imagine that it would take all of 5 minutes to get the hang of, perhaps 10 to become capable of moving earth.
After all, its not like your working with gas is it
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Yep to hire one legally you have to be given basic training on the machine you are hiring.
I have used a friends for years and I know how frustrating it is getting used to it, stick with it, after a few hours at it you will become one, man and machine
Tony
I have used a friends for years and I know how frustrating it is getting used to it, stick with it, after a few hours at it you will become one, man and machine
Tony
i use excavators regularly.
i have driven all sizes right up to heavy metal tracked fellas.
the larger ones are more sedate and don't pitch and buck like the smaller ones.
mechanical diggers have absolutely no sympathy with pipes cables or any services for that matter.
be aware of your proximity to your fellow human beings and all other objects or buildings. if you're gonna practice practice away from everything.
keep your eye on the business end and the earth around it. it will tell you much particularly if you are dragging a cable.
experienced digger drivers can sometimes 'feel' the resistance of important objects below ground.
grading or levelling ground is the most difficult as it involves fairly skillful multimanouvers with the controls.
it is easy to dig off too much, the art of digging or grading is little and often and with patience.
be prepared for a lot of spoil and have somewhere to put it or else the digger becomes useless.
have a can of diesel ready as an inexperienced driver will use more fuel than necessary.
i have driven all sizes right up to heavy metal tracked fellas.
the larger ones are more sedate and don't pitch and buck like the smaller ones.
mechanical diggers have absolutely no sympathy with pipes cables or any services for that matter.
be aware of your proximity to your fellow human beings and all other objects or buildings. if you're gonna practice practice away from everything.
keep your eye on the business end and the earth around it. it will tell you much particularly if you are dragging a cable.
experienced digger drivers can sometimes 'feel' the resistance of important objects below ground.
grading or levelling ground is the most difficult as it involves fairly skillful multimanouvers with the controls.
it is easy to dig off too much, the art of digging or grading is little and often and with patience.
be prepared for a lot of spoil and have somewhere to put it or else the digger becomes useless.
have a can of diesel ready as an inexperienced driver will use more fuel than necessary.
Whyme - I hired one of these about a year ago. No training given or offered by the hire company!. I found them pretty easy to use but as Noseall says it was easy to take out too much. After an hour or so I was pretty competant on it, probably took too many risks as I was digging foundations in clay in the rain. Very Very slippery.
Once I got the hang of it though the wife couldn't get me off the thing.
Once I got the hang of it though the wife couldn't get me off the thing.
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a fully loaded, fully extended digger arm can overbalance the whole machine. if you're quick you can also use the arm to prevent tipping.
why should they?
reminds me, you can tip a digger over if you are not careful!Very Very slippery.
a fully loaded, fully extended digger arm can overbalance the whole machine. if you're quick you can also use the arm to prevent tipping.aye.
Use the seat belt ALL the time. i tipped in a small .75 digger and it scared the life out of me.
dont bite off more than you can chew and always keep it stable. the dozer blade will help you do that. Plan a route in and a route out of the work you are doing. feel the controls and be smooth with them. Its easy to swing about like a monkey, the real skill is in using it accuratley and safely. A lot cheaper that way too.
dont bite off more than you can chew and always keep it stable. the dozer blade will help you do that. Plan a route in and a route out of the work you are doing. feel the controls and be smooth with them. Its easy to swing about like a monkey, the real skill is in using it accuratley and safely. A lot cheaper that way too.
Once I got the hang of it though the wife couldn't get me off
ah, yes.
That was in response to another poster. My view always is I am the hirer and I take the risk if I don't ask.
Mind you in this day and age of risk assesments I am surprised the Government haven't regulated the Tool Hire industry.
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