This is very sad news for all concerned at CJ including me as I write the Digger blog for them and have really enjoyed the past 12 months of doing it since Will gave me the opportunity to become a part-time journalist as well as a full time machine operator . The blog has become quite successful and I am deeply saddened by the decision ...

It is well documented that I am a big fan of tiltrotator systems and I find myself in so many positions at work when I think to myself ...if I had a tiltrotator now this job would be so much easier! The biggest problem I find in this country is that a lot of people are so slow to embrace new technology? I have been operating 360 degree ...

Goodluck Janie in all you do in the future!! You will be sorely missed here that's for sure [:'(] Best wishes Iceman

Hi Grease monkey, I have always rated the Case CX range since they teamed up with Sumitomo, I have operated the first series machines on numerous occasions and am currently operating a CX130B which I have had from new last year. I simply cannot fault this machine ....quite simply superb !! Iceman

I agree with everything you have wrote Rock.itt[:'(] Our once great industry is slowly being killed off by the PC brigade and clowns that have been to university and suddenly think they have all the knowledge and skills on how to run jobs! it's a joke !! Then there is the health & safety gestapo who seem to lack ...

Scooby, Can you post up the details for that hotel? Accomodation is proving to be a problem for me !!

So who is definitely going to be meeting up at SED in May then? I for one am looking forward to meeting old and new friends and fellow forum members Would be great if we could get some figures on the number of people who will be showing up.

Amazing ! I can see a television soap opera brewing out of all this!! Over to those guys at ITV...oh I forgot they haven't got any money either! Seriously though are we ever going to find out the truth of what went on here?

Just further evidence of how are industry is going crazy! Is it any wonder that so many of us are thinking about leaving the game! things like this and the constant battle with the health & safety gestapo are enough to put anyone off.[:'(] 

Yeh I hate that one too Daffyd!! I find its usully worse if you are working for a plant hire firm where you are simply on hire to a contractor and not really one of the team so to speak. I have on many occasions had my name on the cab door and yet they still come up to me and say "alright driver" !! I just can't help myself and ...