A large beech tree had fallen into a lake. Access was difficult, so we set up the pontoons, floated out to it, cut our way in, attached the chains, blocks and then the cable and winched it across and out onto the far bank. The old Scammell is 70 years old but still capable of doing a days work.
This was an old muck based beet pad which had become a chewed up sump hole. They didn't want to concrete it so we dug it out and built it up with chalk, starting with lump chalk then going on down to 3inch and down, finishing with inch to dust. It was levelled, tracked in, cut off, rolled and so on.
Cleaning out a lake.
In order to get started, once it was drained, we had to feel our way in and clear an area. Once this has been done, you can then start making your way through and prepare to slub out.
The bit where the bucket is was over 12 feet deep. We kept the feeder streams live while doing this and had to keep the channel clear.
Once the slub and mud has been stacked to allow the water to drain out it can then be passed back and loaded onto LGP dumpers and carted out.
Reprofiling a ditch which had become blocked. The far side was much worse and took three cuts. It was a mix of clay and sand and the banks would heave in places and bubble out so it needed taking back and then building up.
Some fairly heavy old stuff which lifted like marzipan when dry and skidded like snot when wet.
For short moves when on the same job we cart the plant behind the tractors. when we go any distance we go by HGV low-loader as it is quicker and safer.
