Watch out AD maize harvest is about

[76masseyman]

A driver phoned our local radio station today warning of a lot of mud on the A16 north of Boston.
Been heavy rain this morning, and a lot of maize in that area.

 

[Brisel]

Lots of vegetables too, harvested all year round.

 

[Robt]

Anyone that says this is generally bullshitting

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

 

[Skimmer]

It's a pity many farmers & contractors don't respect the concessions we have for taking agricultural vehicles on the road, unfortunately there will become a point when we lose them.

 

[Henarar]

Anyone that says this is generally bullshitting

Maybe, maybe not

 

[brynseiri]

Thing I dont understand is how these machinery wreckers stay in the job? There is one around here, slightly different as he is the owners son, but he thinks its clever to break things! Were he my son, he would be elsewhere(if still alive, that is)!

Who else could you get on a self employed basis for £7.00/hour?

 

[Shep]

Who else could you get on a self employed basis for £7.00/hour?

When I was contracting, I had a man who I went to school with helping me for a bit, he was 35 ish. Real cool and steady and never broke anything, he could sort problems, knew where he was going and I don't think he ever rang me about anything. When it came to paying him, he rather sheepishly asked for £6/hr as that what he was getting on tipper work on the motorways! He was a happy bunny when I gave him £10/hr and told him he was the cheapest driver I'd ever had.

 

[brynseiri]

When I was contracting, I had a man who I went to school with helping me for a bit, he was 35 ish. Real cool and steady and never broke anything, he could sort problems, knew where he was going and I don't think he ever rang me about anything. When it came to paying him, he rather sheepishly asked for £6/hr as that what he was getting on tipper work on the motorways! He was a happy bunny when I gave him £10/hr and told him he was the cheapest driver I'd ever had.

You obviously thought logically, round here lads are lucky to see £8.00/hour tops driving for contractors, steady or not. It's cut throat, prices are driven down, and more outfits are popping up from God knows where.

 

[Campbell]

Lane outside tonight full of amber flashing lights, and the thunder of big trailers. Be all gone by bedtime, just a mud slick to make driving more entertaining when it rains tomorrow.

 

[Skimmer]

You obviously thought logically, round here lads are lucky to see £8.00/hour tops driving for contractors, steady or not. It's cut throat, prices are driven down, and more outfits are popping up from God knows where.

Anyone paying that should be utterly ashamed of themselves, if they can't manage to pay a decent wage they don't deserve to be in business. Is there any wonder why we now have a minimum wage & the living wage, Its not cut throat just shear meanness of those who employ them.

 

[brynseiri]

Anyone paying that should be utterly ashamed of themselves, if they can't manage to pay a decent wage they don't deserve to be in business. Is there any wonder why we now have a minimum wage & the living wage, Its not cut throat just shear meanness of those who employ them.

And they wonder why they struggle for staff

 

[Brisel]

Pay peanuts, get monkeys

 

[miniconnect]

You all slag the young fellas, but there's plenty folk in their late 50s and 60 who have been on tractors all their days, with zero mechanical sympathy who when you try to do something different from their last 5 loads just freeze and have no idea what to do. And if you did that for the next 5 loads would still be none the wiser.

Best one I heard was 'can't teach an old dog new tricks, but can't teach a dumb dog f**k all'.

 

[Sid]

Trouble is its nearly always young lads on silage trailers working for contractors that tip them over at roundabouts, of three big contractors around here, two have had young lads tip over trailers in the past 12 months, one contractor fired the lad on the spot I believe as he had already been warned about his driving, the other contractor laughed and said he would have to learn from his mistakes as he wasn't teaching him how to drive!! the latter contractor blokes never indicate at a roundabout, the third contractor's drivers are known to drive flat out on back lanes and refuse to slow down when a car is coming, hence a few cars have been forced off the road/ into ditches etc to miss them...

Years ago a builder working here told Dad every morning an idiot came towards him in the middle of the road causing him to swerve off onto the verge. Dad said "well tomorrow morning when you see him just stop in the road".
The following morning the builder said, wow you should have seen him skidding down the road all over the place and just about squeezed through the gap.
The third morning when he met him it was a much more civalized affair with the oncoming car slowing down long before passing.

Moral is don't get out the way, I don't.


Biggest grip for me with lads hauling trailers is anchoring on the brakes last minute putting undue strain on tractor and trailer and having you foot on the brakes when turning at a junction so having the tractor in 4wd scuffing the tyres. That gets a quiet word then a stronger word if it happens again.

 

[Shep]

Pay peanuts, get monkeys

While I agree, you need to pay a good wage to someone who is worth it. I have had Monkeys in the past and paying them well does not make any difference, they are still monkeys

 

[Brisel]

While I agree, you need to pay a good wage to someone who is worth it. I have had Monkeys in the past and paying them well does not make any difference, they are still monkeys

If you're paying more, don't be afraid to fir the monkeys. If word gets about that you pay more you'll have a queue of those who want to work for you. Keep firing the monkeys until you find better operators. Sounds simple enough but needs a heart of stone to carry it out.

 

[jonnieboy]

If rumours locally are true maize harvesting might be getting a bit dearer up here
Police closed an a road for 2 hrs to get it cleaned up as maize harvest left it unsafe .
Then in a separate incident council sent a sweeper out as a maize team were making a mess and not attempting to clean up

someone could end up with a slapped wrist hopefully