That is the reallity of doing this kind of job mate.❤ Every day you got to do some of them little tricks you pick up over the time. And yes every day you need to perform as a lot of the process on site depends on your speed and sharp thinking. Some times it isn´t easy too much work and pressure buld up from the trades screeming at you. It is how you teach them really that`s another good tip they need to show respect and appreciation to what you do for them. You will get lots of complains and moaning from phatetic people. Sometimes only as they don´t like you they will run in to the site office. And yes the more you drive the greater forkie you become no doubts about it. You will surprice yourself sometimes how well or quick you did certain job that you thought it might take you longer. For all brothers also doing it you know the romantic side of it : Feeling the vibration , engine revs , power and to be important , watching others getting wet 😂 from the cab when it is pissing and you nice and warm licening your fav tunes on the radio. Sometimes you feel flat out busy and need second to take a breath , but mostly just bored doing it all the same everyday !
Well said buddy.And yes if nobody is complaining about you running to the office your doing a good job.you might even get the odd one complimenting your work to the boss in the office ,but dont hold your breath waiting for your boss to praise you how well your doing,but quietly he knows he has a good operator and hopefully will appreciate you and trust you to run the outside while he runs the inside 😉☘
@@darrenreddy25 Agree with you mate ! And yes I have done a few holiday cover jobs as a site manager as I am qulifed . It ain´t fun at all you need to rely ot that forkie outside who is there every day knows the job outside much better than you do .Especially when you just turn up and they give you all the site problems on the door step to start with. Beeing in the office dealing with paper work talking to clients , project managers , architects and directors can be much more stressful than driving forks. Than you need to spend time outside cheking everybodies work as you can´t trust some people to do it right. Overal I rather beeing a forklift driver than anything more than that! At this stage of my life this job satisfy me and it is a good way to get even more construction experience ! Being qulified to do a job doent mean you can do it right thats why you need experience .My teacher at college use to say : " I can show you the right way , but I can´t teach you the experience you gain this over the years on your own"
@@gme_over8830 yes like you I'm qualified as a site manager ,well I say that but what I have is the S.M.S.T.S ticket to be a sit agent here in the uk.But what I call it is a poison chalice ,sounds fab but like you just said,when one of tge tradesmen let you down it has a knock on effect and like a deck of cards everything comes crashing down.so you have to rely on other people yiu see .But us forklift operators we just rely mostly on ourselves to get the job done,its just us and our machine .and yes like yiu buddy I'm at an age now where I want an uncomplicated life and leave my job at the gate when I'm going home.
Ive just got my NPORS Telehandler Ticket but I cant get on site anywhere as I have no experience. How do I go about getting my foot in the door? Im based in North West England.
@@cathedralImages aww yes I'm on it now.i dont use the bucket myself but have done a long time ago and if my memory serves me right it's just a case of trial and error and if you have a bit of free time to just practice it when your not under any pressure and of course to do it on level ground which makes it much easier 👍
Just passed my a17c tele-handler course,…..any tips on how to get a job without experience?…….i was a labourer so can use and clean the silo and know what most materials are. I also know the ballache of picking up (bricks) dropped pallets aswell 😂
Congratulations on your achievement phil.knowing a bit about the building trade is a good start.was it CPCS test or NPORS card you have phil?The CPCS card is the one most employers look favourably on .a couple of tips would be get in touch with some of the agency's you have worked for and tell them you have the card .secondly ,speak to one of the managers on site you previously worked for a tell them you have the card and eager to get some experience ,its very busy on sites at the moment and are crying out for operators .and last would be to register with an agency and tell them you worked for a brickwork company (make up the name and give them a blag phone number so if they ring for a,reference there is no answer and they might just take the chance on you )and that's when you go out there and prove yourself and get your first reference from your first job ,and if your any way decent they will keep you on.you down south or up north in uk? Money is increasing at moment to £19/£20 pounds an hour. All the best buddy and let me know how you get on.
@@darrenreddy25 thanks Darren, yes it was the CPCS, ……the brickwork company is a genius idea because it shows experience however excuses me for not knowing every aspect of driving the tele-handler on a new build site, so will deffo do that. Also i wasn’t the slowest on the course so may just get away with it. As for the last site i was on, i gave them 5 weeks notice about the course and told them i wanted to gain experience so would come back as a labourer,….(go on the handler during the current drivers breaks) the site manager said i could but then for the 5 weeks he was adamant i wouldn’t come back because there would be work on a tele-handler immediately somewhere else, anyways long story short just as i got my pass result i got a text saying they had someone else to labour, prob cause he knew soon as a higher paid tele job turned up i would disappear. I may just be cheeky though and ask if he can give me a reference anyway 😂😂 Thanks for the help and info and il keep you updated 😊👍 Edit im up north btw
Best goin with agencies first mate get a bit of experience behind you then put in for your blue card. The rate has gone up for wages aswell at the min I’m picking up 20’s long term job close to home aswell getting paid through CIS UTR
@@Liamr2023 yea so update, I got work as a hybrid telehandler/ labourer (through agency) and getting a hybrid wage £15 an hour, the site I’m on has said if I stick with them they will bump it to £20 an hour after 2 months. Also they got me my own telehandler to use when I need it and for when covering the other driver during deliveries. So all in all things are good. 😊👍
@@philwhatever3903 nice mate 💪🏼 things looking up for you. Just stick with it and you’ll soon be a pro 😎. Little tip try and stay active out the machine after work as much as possible because you’ll notice your gut getting bigger 😂👍🏼
Thats very kind of you chris ,Thanks buddy.little tips like this makes the job easier,its how I improved as an operator .Always something to learn on the telehandler .I hope your keeping busy yourself operating the machine.
I passed NPORS Monday gone (🎉😊) Having driven them for years on the farm.. the Gvt decides I need a "ticket" Discussion that leads to! .. (anyone can get a ticket (almost ;)) Now (wrong time of year!!) I'm saying to people, "I'll work morning! Like what you see I'll stay paid!! .. or hopefully youll find someone better :) ANY ticks trips (tips)... I bet youll get views! ..and be helping peoples out Id bet.. (ooo, I'll try THAT tmrw?!! 😅) Funny or Functional, Id find it helpfull :) ..as would many Im sure. Plus your a paddy, thats always comical 😅 *edit for health & safety!! 🧡
Congratulations on passing your N.P.O.R.S ticket buddy ,its a nice achievement to get and a string to your bow😉.as you work on a farm you only have sheep baaing at you where as I have brikies baaing at me 🤣.are you thinking of leaving the farm work and going on the construction?if you have drove the telehandler for a few years then you have an advantage so..the only thing some of the drivers can pick up is there wages 🤣.really dont know who us passing these people but from what I have witnessed there quiet dangerous ,so as long as you have your awareness and rhythm in the machine and just treat the boom as your third arm and get the feel for it you will improve quiet quickly .
I been on em 15 years, I’ll give u some tips mate 1. Make sure you have the ability to say NO to people 2. Don’t let anyone rush you “I need it now or I’m going home” -“okay see you later mate” 🤣 3. Make sure your mirrors are adjusted right so u can see behind you properly especially in tight spaces 4. 4 wheel drive is your best friend and always first gear in tight spaces or bumpy surface, especially when carrying something 5. NEVER take a gate off for a scaffolder, it takes them less than 2 minutes to strip it which is their job, their just been lazy bastards and using you as their personal wheel barrow Sorry to waffle on mate, I just stick to them as my golden rules hope it helps people out, as it certainly helps me out
@@michaelstrong6957 lovely part of the world.. my couisin actually played for Sunderland years ago 😉.I'm in the north west myself. I hope there is lots of work up there for you driving the telehandler buddy.
No most those cowboys scaffolders think they can get the driver to take the gates off and on for them when lifting the scaffold 🤣 NEVER do that for them, they should strip it and reassemble it, it’s their job, it literally takes them 2 minutes if that!
@@peaches963 hi there buddy.well here in the uk you need to apply for a CPCS telescopic handler test or NPORS ticket ,I would go for CPCS personally myself as it's more recognised and the bigger firms tend to ask for that one .if my memory serves me right I think the theory test is 80 questions with a pass mark of about %80 and once you pass that you have a year to do your practical but you can do them both on same day .I think you will have to do your CSCS card aswell I think buddy.the test for telescopic handler will cost roughly £1300 and that's a 5 day course all in.hope this helps.☘
@@peaches963 money talks over here lol..just ring up and book your course ,and I assume you will be novice so the 5 day course for you .and once you pass you will be given a red card which lasts for 2 years and then you can go for your nvq level 2 which you will then get your blue card which will last for 5 years .once you get yiur Ted card you can apply for any job but bare in mind some companies will ask for a blue CPCS operator.its always a little tricky getting your first job on site but just register with lots of agencies and I'm sure you will get your opportunity to shine in a site somewhere buddy.going rate at moment is between £18 upwards per hour 😉☘👍
@@darrenreddy25 tbf bro there’s always a chance summet could happen, I don’t touch the gates that’s not on the driver. Nice technique opening it though, can see u know what your doing in the truck 💯
