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<blockquote data-quote="Highland Mule" data-source="post: 7008383" data-attributes="member: 33090"><p>Nope. Design better equipment. I think I'm right in saying that the manufacturers will do their own Machinery Directive assessments and CE markings, except they probaby don't and instead contract that out to a consultant who doesn't know how the equipment is operated in the real world. Find that out and get the designs right. How many times do folks come on here and say that the telehandler cutout is dangerous? That can be fixed with proper engineering, not with nanny systems that introduce real world hazards. PTO shafts that need three arms and a dislocated shoulder to lubricate? Chains that can only be tightened whilst the machine is running, or at least are much easier when it is?- there is no need for that at all. Equipment that you can't safely operate whilst driving because you need to have eyes in the back of your head - sort it out. Anything that costs more than a few £k and/or has more than three moving parts should be reviewed by an industrial ergonomics expert - a proper one too, not just a person with a degree in human factors. And all assessments for CE marking should be done by a safety consultant who knows how to operate the machine, not one who spends all day sitting at a desk in another country (it happens, I know). That's a good start that the manufacturers can do right now.</p><p></p><p>Have a look at my post <a href="https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/farm-safety.321121/post-7006402" target="_blank">https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/farm-safety.321121/post-7006402</a> and the quite correct challenge I got for it. Then look here <a href="https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/farm-engineering.108414/post-6977130" target="_blank">https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/farm-engineering.108414/post-6977130</a>. We've seen in this thread that frustration comes from getting on and off tractors to make small adjustments when hitching stuff on and off, and this simple trolley removes that instantly. So petition all 3pl equipment manufacturers to make and sell a frame like this <strong>at cost</strong>, for each piece of equipment they have. Let's be honest a graduate mechanical engineer could CAD that up in a day or two and the workshops would take no time at all to run them through. That would be a major help for many, I'd argue.</p><p></p><p>There's two constructive suggestions for your next council meeting. I'm sure that we can collectively come up with more, if there's any indication they would be received positively.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Highland Mule, post: 7008383, member: 33090"] Nope. Design better equipment. I think I'm right in saying that the manufacturers will do their own Machinery Directive assessments and CE markings, except they probaby don't and instead contract that out to a consultant who doesn't know how the equipment is operated in the real world. Find that out and get the designs right. How many times do folks come on here and say that the telehandler cutout is dangerous? That can be fixed with proper engineering, not with nanny systems that introduce real world hazards. PTO shafts that need three arms and a dislocated shoulder to lubricate? Chains that can only be tightened whilst the machine is running, or at least are much easier when it is?- there is no need for that at all. Equipment that you can't safely operate whilst driving because you need to have eyes in the back of your head - sort it out. Anything that costs more than a few £k and/or has more than three moving parts should be reviewed by an industrial ergonomics expert - a proper one too, not just a person with a degree in human factors. And all assessments for CE marking should be done by a safety consultant who knows how to operate the machine, not one who spends all day sitting at a desk in another country (it happens, I know). That's a good start that the manufacturers can do right now. Have a look at my post [URL]https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/farm-safety.321121/post-7006402[/URL] and the quite correct challenge I got for it. Then look here [URL]https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/farm-engineering.108414/post-6977130[/URL]. We've seen in this thread that frustration comes from getting on and off tractors to make small adjustments when hitching stuff on and off, and this simple trolley removes that instantly. So petition all 3pl equipment manufacturers to make and sell a frame like this [B]at cost[/B], for each piece of equipment they have. Let's be honest a graduate mechanical engineer could CAD that up in a day or two and the workshops would take no time at all to run them through. That would be a major help for many, I'd argue. There's two constructive suggestions for your next council meeting. I'm sure that we can collectively come up with more, if there's any indication they would be received positively. [/QUOTE]
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