Lock, Stock and Chitchat a Seacht

pedigree 6 · 12-08-2016 09:23PM

Grueller wrote: »

Best before doesn't necessarily mean bad after. That applies to food also.

Going to be a lot of out of date straps for sale in the car boot sales now.
Some people won't have a clue.

Yea about food there's Bb sale date and use by. Some supermarkets now give the unsold stock to homeless shelters.

Longford Leader · 12-08-2016 10:00PM

Base price wrote: »

OH would replace 2 or 3 every year due to wear and tear let alone labels falling off. Got a good deal for short straps (8 x 10m - 5K daN) delivered for €90 odd euro from a company in Galway. Could do with replacing two 12m so will keep an eye on the site for special offers.

Base any chance of a link/name via pm please

Base price · 12-08-2016 10:04PM

Longford Leader wrote: »

Base any chance of a link/name via pm please

https://www.dhfarmmachinery.com/categories.html?case=specials

Reggie. · 12-08-2016 10:10PM

whelan2 wrote: »

If you are strapping down a load the straps must have the label they come with on them, if you are stopped by the rsa and there are no labels on your straps you can be fined:eek:

Yes and the straps also have out of dates on them too so watch that

Longford Leader · 12-08-2016 10:17PM

Reggie. wrote: »

Yes and the straps also have out of dates on them too so watch that

Is the expiry date on the strap label ??

Reggie. · 12-08-2016 10:18PM

Longford Leader wrote: »

Is the expiry date on the strap label ??

Yeah. Mine out of date by a few years by now :rolleyes:

kollegeknight · 13-08-2016 06:23AM

A lot of safety products have expiry dates. The brother used sell safety equipment and I've a shed full of expired helmets and face masks. Never checked were there dates on the rest of the gear.

kollegeknight · 13-08-2016 06:26AM

Bus mans holiday.- open farm yesterday. Landed into hotel. A big photo of straw bales on the wall the view out the window.

whelan2 · 13-08-2016 08:05AM

Reggie. wrote: »

Yeah. Mine out of date by a few years by now :rolleyes:

Alot of people, myself included never knew about the importance of the label on the strap.... imagine going to pull a cow out of a ditch and saying , sorry daisy the label is out of date you can stay there

Brown Podzol · 13-08-2016 08:48AM

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

I think I'll invest with the day that's in it!

Should be an inspiration during the next difficult calving.;)

Base price · 13-08-2016 09:57AM

whelan2 wrote: »

Alot of people, myself included never knew about the importance of the label on the strap.... imagine going to pull a cow out of a ditch and saying , sorry daisy the label is out of date you can stay there

Knew they had to be certified but didn't know RSA would be onto you if the labels had fallen off and a use by date.

whelan2 · 13-08-2016 11:58AM

Base price wrote: »

Knew they had to be certified but didn't know RSA would be onto you if the labels had fallen off and a use by date.

OH found out at cpc course last week

Nekarsulm · 13-08-2016 12:18PM

whelan2 wrote: »

Alot of people, myself included never knew about the importance of the label on the strap.... imagine going to pull a cow out of a ditch and saying , sorry daisy the label is out of date you can stay there

Today I burst a hose on the digger i have on the outfarm. Original JCB hose from 1973.
Forty three years old.
It got me thinking, if ratchet straps go "out of date" in four or five years , how come there is no requirment to renew hydraulic hoses at a certin age?

whelan2 · 13-08-2016 12:48PM

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Today I burst a hose on the digger i have on the outfarm. Original JCB hose from 1973.
Forty three years old.
It got me thinking, if ratchet straps go "out of date" in four or five years , how come there is no requirment to renew hydraulic hoses at a certin age?

Probably only a matter of time until something comes in.....

cute geoge · 13-08-2016 12:53PM

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Today I burst a hose on the digger i have on the outfarm. Original JCB hose from 1973.
Forty three years old.
It got me thinking, if ratchet straps go "out of date" in four or five years , how come there is no requirment to renew hydraulic hoses at a certin age?

How long do you reckon the new hose will last ?

whelan2 · 13-08-2016 12:55PM

Sure some people could have straps and only use them once a year and others might use them every day. I am all for safety but some things are a bit ott

Nekarsulm · 13-08-2016 01:08PM

cute geoge wrote: »

How long do you reckon the new hose will last ?

If it gets regular use, should be safe for twenty years, if it only gets used a few times a year, a lot less. And as long as the rubber sheath isn't damaged.
Once the rubber starts cracking, time to change.

Bullocks · 13-08-2016 01:19PM

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Today I burst a hose on the digger i have on the outfarm. Original JCB hose from 1973.
Forty three years old.
It got me thinking, if ratchet straps go "out of date" in four or five years , how come there is no requirment to renew hydraulic hoses at a certin age?

I don't think you would even get that long without getting new straps or the old ones checked and certified.
We had to get safety harness for a job awhile back and I think they are meant to be certified every 6 months , I think it was working out almost as cheap to get new harness as getting the old ones certified !

GY A1 · 13-08-2016 01:30PM

whelan2 wrote: »

Sure some people could have straps and only use them once a year and others might use them every day. I am all for safety but some things are a bit ott

Like everything really
Depends how well they are kept and stored.
If kept clean and dry
Or if left dirty and wet they won't keep long

Genghis Cant · 13-08-2016 01:48PM

All this talk of straps and hoses being out of date etc got me thinking.
I wonder when will I be out of date? I mean, is it going to come to pass that we'll all have to go about our business carrying some form of certification.
There's already tickets for this and that, licences for the other.

We mightn't be able to take a p1ss without a permit.
Where will it all end?

Nekarsulm · 13-08-2016 02:16PM

Genghis Cant wrote: »

All this talk of straps and hoses being out of date etc got me thinking.
I wonder when will I be out of date? I mean, is it going to come to pass that we'll all have to go about our business carrying some form of certification.
There's already tickets for this and that, licences for the other.

We mightn't be able to take a p1ss without a permit.
Where will it all end?

When your knees make "cracking" noises when going upstairs, you know your last your peak!
You'll never sneak up on anyone again. (at least, not anyone with normal hearing

)

ganmo · 13-08-2016 02:22PM

Would they prefer if ya didn't use straps?
I managed to get my dad using straps a few years back after years of tying down loads with ropes

davidk1394 · 13-08-2016 03:07PM

Reggie. wrote: »

Yeah. Mine out of date by a few years by now :rolleyes:

Are they taking it a bit far with now with out of date ratchet straps ?

tractorporn · 13-08-2016 03:44PM

Nekarsulm wrote:

When your knees make "cracking" noises when going upstairs, you know your last your peak! You'll never sneak up on anyone again. (at least, not anyone with normal hearing )

I'm 36 and my knees creek going up and down the stairs does that mean I can retire?

charolais0153 · 13-08-2016 04:37PM

tractorporn wrote: »

I'm 36 and my knees creek going up and down the stairs does that mean I can retire?

I'm 20 Yeats younger and mine do aswell

whelan2 · 13-08-2016 04:40PM

One of the kids was asking me who an old woman was today. She was a few years behind me in school! My knees crack too

Shannon757 · 13-08-2016 05:58PM

Some match on in Thurles

visatorro · 13-08-2016 06:29PM

davidk1394 wrote: »

Are they taking it a bit far with now with out of date ratchet straps ?

I don't think it's a matter of age. Just the condition of the strap itself. And God forbid if anything did happen they want a serial number on the strap. To see when it was made and if it's made by approved manufacturers

ganmo · 13-08-2016 07:29PM

Shannon757 wrote: »

Some match on in Thurles

If Austin Gleason doesn't get an all star and young player of the year I'd be shocked!

Base price · 13-08-2016 08:41PM

davidk1394 wrote: »

Are they taking it a bit far with now with out of date ratchet straps ?

visatorro wrote: »

I don't think it's a matter of age. Just the condition of the strap itself. And God forbid if anything did happen they want a serial number on the strap. To see when it was made and if it's made by approved manufacturers

+1

The label on the ratchet and the strap have the date of manufacture, daN rating, must have -BSEN12195-2:2001 certification, not to be used for lifting etc.

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