Nigel H Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Spotted this on my way home from work in Uxbridge last night. Only a few weeks after work started on the long awaited Hindhead tunnel, the ground clearing crew have had a serious accident. The photograph shows a tractor unit used for moving the felled trees, and it is a hefty piece of machinery. I can only presume that nothing will happen to the unit until the Health and Safety Executive have carried out a full investigation. The unit is lying very close to the A3, I presume that the road will have to be closed when the recovery starts to take place - any volunteers? Not a good start for contractors Balfor Beatty who have only been on site for a few weeks. N. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corrode Finger Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Nigel Are you sure it had nothing to do with Mr Shepherds driving, given his reputation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 "Spotted just after Mr Shepherd swerved in front of something large and slow..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 "Spotted just after Mr Shepherd swerved in front of something large and slow..." The real reason is It didnt have enough fuel to get round him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheeppimp Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 ooops, mind you i did that with one of them when i was a student - not a problem hooked up the forestry winch pulled it back up, let the oil settle and restarted. no worries. That was in the middle of a plantation though so noone saw it other than the lecturers - they were quite impressed it went over B) Usually they have a 360 articulation point so if the trailer goes over the cab stays upright but someone had locked mine so it all went. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corrode Finger Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Not a good start for contractors Balfor Beatty who have only been on site for a few weeks. Umm, just read this again, as Balfour's are my employers parent company, no doubt we will have large numbers of directorates about how to drive forestry machines...............like they are common on building sites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel H Posted April 25, 2007 Author Share Posted April 25, 2007 Umm, just read this again, as Balfour's are my employers parent company, no doubt we will have large numbers of directorates about how to drive forestry machines...............like they are common on building sites. They know how to impress... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 They know how to impress... No expence spared on site signage budget I see the marketing dept would do there nut if they saw that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corrode Finger Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 I'll send the piccy on......... oooh on second thoughts!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel H Posted April 26, 2007 Author Share Posted April 26, 2007 I'll send the piccy on......... oooh on second thoughts!!! I didn't have second thoughts... think I may have blown my chances with Balfour though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reads90 Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 I didn't have second thoughts... think I may have blown my chances with Balfour though Hey Nige is that your pic in the paper (the one you took) Nice work, certainly one for the pool room Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel H Posted April 26, 2007 Author Share Posted April 26, 2007 Hey Nige is that your pic in the paper (the one you took)Nice work, certainly one for the pool room Err... yeah, me an' my big spoon Jules is sheeting himself incase should anything go over on our site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reads90 Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Err... yeah, me an' my big spoon Jules is sheeting himself incase should anything go over on our site thats it nige keep him on his toes and his *Umm* puckering, He should be in good hands between you and Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 You media tart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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