hootsno1
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| posted on 25/3/11 at 09:15 PM |
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I got a new toy for work today
Hi all
I got a new toy today, after 4 weeks training they gave me this for being a good boy, YAY ME!!!
 
Description
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austin man
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| posted on 25/3/11 at 09:19 PM |
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which one lol
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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mookaloid
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| posted on 25/3/11 at 09:19 PM |
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cool - watch out for low trees and stuff 
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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PSpirine
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| posted on 25/3/11 at 09:25 PM |
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I've driven one of them!!!
..the fiesta that is.
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40inches
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| posted on 25/3/11 at 09:30 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mookaloid
cool - watch out for low trees and stuff
Yep! This happened about a mile from my
house
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hootsno1
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| posted on 25/3/11 at 09:33 PM |
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that is what scears the sh#@ out of me, and hoping they are all still on there when i get to the dealers
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paulf
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| posted on 25/3/11 at 09:39 PM |
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I was once following something similar but with scrap cars on it and as we came up to a roundabout he braked sharply and the car above the cab ended
up in front of him upside down on the road, I drove around it in fits of laughter as he had held me up for the last few miles, luckily there was not a
car in front of him when he stopped.
Paul
quote:
Originally posted by hootsno1
that is what scears the sh#@ out of me, and hoping they are all still on there when i get to the dealers
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Coopz
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| posted on 25/3/11 at 09:42 PM |
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Corr.... now know who to message when needing a trailer
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hootsno1
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| posted on 25/3/11 at 09:44 PM |
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all our cars have to have 4 straps applied two pulling the car off and two pulling the car on, thay get checked by to people if its not correct no
delivery notes and cant leave the loading area so that should not happen so they say!!! we will see if it happens to anyone its usaly me!!!
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perksy
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| posted on 25/3/11 at 10:00 PM |
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Sorry to ask but i'm curious 
How long does it take to load all the cars on the trailer ?
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hootsno1
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| posted on 25/3/11 at 10:14 PM |
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2nd day of training it took 10hrs after 4 weeks putting them on and off using different cars and vans from the ford fleet iv got it down to about 1
1/2 hrs to load and about 45 mins to unload.
The guy training loaded one and got the hight down to 15ft 10 in 30 mins,
so i think iv still got nsome more work to do the hard bit is when you have more than one delivery and and working out whitch way to load it so that
you dont have to keep putting cars on and off that gave me brain a hard time as not all cars can go on all the decks.
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BenB
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| posted on 25/3/11 at 10:16 PM |
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I can't help but feel that the "front" one over the drivers cab must cause a massive increase in fuel consumption due to the
windbrake effect and they'd be better off losing it. then again, I'm sure the bean counters have looked into it. Seems strange though.
Then again the front face of an artic isn't going to be that good in terms of air resistance...
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PSpirine
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| posted on 25/3/11 at 10:22 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by BenB
I can't help but feel that the "front" one over the drivers cab must cause a massive increase in fuel consumption due to the
windbrake effect and they'd be better off losing it. then again, I'm sure the bean counters have looked into it. Seems strange though.
Then again the front face of an artic isn't going to be that good in terms of air resistance...
I think aerodynamics is a bit of a lost case on one of these as a whole!
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chrisxr2
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| posted on 25/3/11 at 10:36 PM |
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wages
i always think the potential off cosking up, losing some of your pay for a mishap on these tothe wages between this and driving a normal truck is not
worth the hassle. Op any info on this.
Life moves pretty fast, if you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
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morcus
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| posted on 26/3/11 at 07:01 AM |
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Thats a much better toy than the last one work gave me.
In a White Room, With Black Curtains, By the Station.
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big_wasa
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| posted on 26/3/11 at 08:31 AM |
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I am due my new work toy in a bout 6 weeks Its not that cool but it does hold 20 000 L of petrol / diesel / kero 
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Peteff
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| posted on 26/3/11 at 08:39 AM |
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Is it a mobile multi storey car park?
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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hootsno1
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| posted on 26/3/11 at 08:40 AM |
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iv driven most things on wheels but not tankers, i dont think Fords will get in to that.
my wife says tankers are time bombs on wheels and i should not be trusted with one?
[Edited on 26/3/11 by hootsno1]
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 26/3/11 at 07:05 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by 40inches
quote:
Originally posted by mookaloid
cool - watch out for low trees and stuff
Yep! This happened about a mile from my
house
Bad thing is by law the vehicle height is displayed in sight of the driver so there's no excuse.
Why did work give you 10 fiestas?
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hootsno1
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| posted on 26/3/11 at 07:39 PM |
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buy one get ten FREE and a lorry tooboot!!!
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