We had a very successful day on Tuesday, with all plates and spikes dropped out to Rifle Range Bridge, all plates inserted under and a few hundred metres drilled and spiked!
We should easily knock this over tomorrow, even if the weather is forecast to be a bit wet in the afternoon.
A keen eye might note the funny coloured wheel on the digger…
We had a crack at using the telehandler’s wide single wheels in place of the diggers’ usual dual wheel set-up. We have had no end of trouble for years with the tyres chewing out prematurely, they just don’t contact enough of the rail head sufficiently, particularly on one side (a slight design issue with the hirail). So we gave this a shot and it worked perfectly, far better, more stable and significantly more grip on the rail head, so we’re now on the search for some spare rims to set the machine up like this permanently – let us know if you’ve got a few in the shed as they’re proving hard to find. It’s just a fortunate fluke the two machines are interchangeable!
Tomorrow’s crew will meet at Maldon at 7.45am them out on site at Boundary Trk from 8.15am.
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