BUSY 'COPING WITH SLOPES' EVENT
Day put together by BALI and NCF
Last Thursday (23rd October) BALI and NCF held the 'Coping with Slopes' event hosted by Severn Trent Water who granted access to the embankments at Draycote Water, one of the largest reservoirs in the Midlands.
Simon Richard's SG280 rated to 30 degrees
The sold out event was a health and safety led day, investigating the risks and different methods involved in vegetated embankment management.
Following an informative presentation from the HSE and HSL the 150+ attendees were given the opportunity to speak to the 12 exhibitors who each brought a number of machines designed specifically to maintiain embnankments. One of the exhibitors, Simon Richard, said, "We were kept busy all day fielding questions on the benefits of the 28hp Shibaura SG280 slope mower and 36hp Shibaura CM374 compact tractor, rated to 30 and 20 degrees respectively. We also demonstrated the 50hp Hydrostatic drive Metrac H5X Bank tractor, safe at up to 45 degrees.
Simon Richard takes questions
"In addition to addressing operator health and safety issues these machines also offer contractor and Local authority's year round functionality."
Etesia were also in attendance demonstrating their slope safe machines including the Attila A180.
BALI NCF say they are looking forward to arranging the next Coping with Slopes event soon. To be added to the growing shortlist for the next event contact emily.feeney@bali.org.uk.
Metrac H5X
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