Watch out AD maize harvest is about

[Henarar]

one thing with bikers though they don't have many distractions unlike 50k tractor drivers they have to make sure the phone don't fall of there ear and constantly check that both flashing lights are working

 

[76masseyman]

one thing with bikers though they don't have many distractions unlike 50k tractor drivers they have to make sure the phone don't fall of there ear and constantly check that both flashing lights are working

And no number plate, accept the one in the front window with 'wazzo' or some other nickname on it.

 

[Beef farmer]

One issue may be the loading side.
You will always get more weight in the far side, often they have a higher side to catch the crop too.
This combined with the camber on the roundabout will greatly increase the chances of rolling.
There can be no excuse for contractors not training their staff properly. Someone will go to jail soon if there is a fatality.

Ŵith maize, the chopper turns his spout each bout, so should be an even load. Speed is the issue simples.

 

[Beef farmer]

hardly or some would be doing over 200 all the time
I knew a chap that said the bends on the M5 were quite sharp at 180

Cars in front appear very quick as well.

 

[rjs15t]

The police can't go preaching when they don't know the law themselves. The traffic cops around here wouldn't know where to start. They only know the basics such as lights and number plate

Well the law is now 40k , not too difficult surely

 

[Insane Ubolt]

And no number plate, accept the one in the front window with 'wazzo' or some other nickname on it.

'Wazzo'
I think you'll find that's spelt 'w&nker' !!

 

[Slick]

Well the law is now 40k , not too difficult surely

How can the law be 40kph? All speed limits are in mph.

 

[rjs15t]

How can the law be 40kph? All speed limits are in mph.

I was making the point that 40kph or 25mph is the law not 50kph or 30mph.

 

[Grassman]

e, they treat the roads up to the Pennines like their race track. Especially when there is a pack of them together

I'm on the other side of the pennines and the road bikers are a nightmare. They somehow assume that doing a 100 on a very windy road is safe!

 

[holywell farmer]

I'm on the other side of the pennines and the road bikers are a nightmare. They somehow assume that doing a 100 on a very windy road is safe!

some of these drivers just want get from field to pit in quickest time without a care for other road users !

 

[Jfp]

some of these drivers just want get from field to pit in quickest time without a care for other road users !

Is the pit deep?

 

[Ley253]

Then the answer is............ fit tractors with speed limiters, set to 12mph.?

 

[rjs15t]

Then the answer is............ fit tractors with speed limiters, set to 12mph.?

If you're charging by the hour ......

 

[Ley253]

If you're charging by the hour ......

Should have already been done!

 

[holywell farmer]

Is the pit deep?

maybe its far away though !

 

[Lofty1984]

Every area has one we've a bloke around here renowned for it 50k every where until 2 yards before the gate slam on DOUBLE black skids on the road you all know the sort

 

[MickMoor]

Years ago, the quarries always had more dumpers and drivers than were really needed, so the job included a fair bit of waiting to tip or be loaded. Many drivers had a book in the cab, and some were really erudite, often taking an unorthodox view. For example, the conversation usually started with, "So you had a good educatiion? Was Macbeth reallly as bad as he is painted, or just a weak man desperate to please the woman he loved, who was of course the real power hungry tyrant?"
Recently, the technology has been developed that controls the speed of the dumper, so that it arrives to tip or be loaded at just the right time, because it has been proven that the fuel saved is phenominal, and they only need extras for breakdowns or sickness. We in agriculture employ clowns, without the technology to control their actions. Ah but bthey don't ask for much pay. Pity!

 

[BAC]

I'm on the other side of the pennines and the road bikers are a nightmare. They somehow assume that doing a 100 on a very windy road is safe!

Probably both going to the same place!!

 

[Grassman]

Probably both going to the same place!!

Yes Matlock Bath!

 

[MickMoor]

Yes Matlock Bath!

Yes, we call them organ donors. The matter is made a bit worse because they don't realise there is no mobile signal along the Via Gellia, (A5012) and nowhere for the helicopter to land either. It's damned inconvenient when they block the roads with scrap motorbikes.