Brits talkin about Brit stuff

[Thor's Hammer]

thor this may help
http://www.hsebooks.com/Books/produ..._name=HSEBooks&category_name=&product_id=2022

Agricultural Safety Advisory Group (ASAG) (formerly Agricultural Machinery Advisory Group (AMAG
Contact: Chairman - Linda Williams, Health and Safety Executive, The McLaren Building, 35 Dale End, Birmingham B4 7NP

Great. I have to actually pay just to find out what stupid regulations they want to enforce.

 

[Thor's Hammer]

thanks iain, appreciate the help.
I just want to know if its actually law to have these stupid 'safety' features on logsplitters.
Trouble with most people who sell them and/or build them is they do'nt have to use them in the real world. That means as soon as their sold, the new owner disables all the safety devices...

 

[iain]

mmm sorry m8 its all i could find with a quick search

 

[iain]

thor have you phoned the hse they love the sound our their own voice maybe they could post you one of there lovely leaflets

 

[Thor's Hammer]

I mean its the same with chippers...
They make you fit all these poxy bars and cutouts, make the stupid little hoppers even smaller and stupider, make it bloody impossible to actually feed the brash in, but it still does'ent stop some thick **** pushing the brash in with his foot.

for you guys that have only ever used a little brit or european chipper, you would not believe how easy it is to work with a nice big low infeed like the Yank chippers have.

 

[iain]

does'ent stop some thick **** pushing the brash in with his foot.

like you've never done it

 

[blue]

poplar is hardwood
just wet hardwood... makes good matches...

we told a local landscraper poplar was good wood for logs so he took all of it from the tree in the pictures i posted

 

[Ross Turner]

It is when its been dried out for years,lol

 

[Thor's Hammer]

does'ent stop some thick **** pushing the brash in with his foot.

like you've never done it

Got a 250 xp bandit. dont need to

 

[Buzzlightyear]

Nah crane feed it with a forwarder ;o)

 

[Thor's Hammer]

first time we had it i fed it with the timber crane on the wagon...
here it is brand new

 

[Thor's Hammer]

yeah, the XP version really rocks. Great product,crap company

 

[Acer]

Just a few thouhts on machinery safety.

Here is a link to the HSE site on supply of machinery regulations. One of the requirements for a supplier is that you have to put a CE mark and various other things on the machine once they are satisfied it is safe and suitable for work. That probably includes fitting all the guards and interlocks you wee talking about. If the machinery is imported, the importer is legally responsible for complying with supply of machinery regulations, including making sure it's safe and that there's a CE mark on it.

So, most machinery sold in the UK should have a CE mark on it

Now, here's the best bit for anyone buying such machinery, abd I quote...

"15 Can I regard CE marking as a guarantee of safety?

No. CE marking is not a quality mark and affixing it on machinery is only one of the several requirements that the manufacturer has to meet. By affixing CE marking to machinery, the manufacturer is claiming that all relevant legal requirements have been met, but you must still make sure as far as you can that the machinery is safe."

I thought the whole point of the CE mark was to help us choose kit that is safe..yet if anything goes wrong and it's deemed that we haven't checked properly, we'll getdone for it. 7 or 8 years ago I'd have been astounded by that..now, as far as safety and other beaurocracy goes, nothing surprises me.

 

[teressa green]

dont let it bog you down,i dont,do the job get paid and go home,hse etc will send you insane,so my policy is if i think something unsafe then bin it dont use it ,then sell it to a pikey,

 

[jpbeaver]

bigger chippers

thor that chipper looks gooood. makes me feel very inadequate with my ????ty 5" entec with only one feed roller . If only i had more money.

 

[iain]

jpbeaver

we all have too start somewhere or if you've got a shed load of work get finance
n cash in the old one

 

[jamie]

we have a 10" farmi, we have crane fed that a few times, huge long poles dissapear, saves time cutting them,

i was watching another company today leave the poky wee chipper on the roadside and cut everything in the back of the pickup with a wee 141, i really felt for them.....maybe i have been blessed to land on my feet with a boss who likes to buy big bits of kit to save our backs

jamie

 

[ROLLACOSTA]

first time we had it i fed it with the timber crane on the wagon...
here it is brand new

I'll give you 5 grand for that little set-up

 

[ROLLACOSTA]

Ca$h !!!!!!!!!!

 

[Thor's Hammer]

I used to have 2 10 inch farmi's, for what you pay they are a fantastic chipper, much better than most others. not a patch on the bandit though

Hey rolla, your a real funny guy