Lanarkshire Baskets

[Guest pigeonboyno1]

This is 1 of the baskets we received out of the transporter tonight and it is a totally disgrace of this condition.

[geordie1234]

I saw one tonight that was tie wrapped together it was a complete joke

[Guest pigeonboyno1]

[Guest Gareth Rankin]

We in Larkhall get all the baskets that have to be repaired before they go to strathaven, 100 every year, it works out that its a 4 year cycle for repairing each basket. 20.00 each time plus materials. Lanarkshire money is getting pissed up against a wall.

[lanarkshire lad]

When are the geraldys coming??

[Guest pigeonboyno1]

Also when i was cleaning out the baskets the amount of leaves and other loose things in the baskets it was terrible what roads does transporter drive on.

[Guest bigda]

i think we should approach alexander's of falkirk to design 2 lift of units, 2 types that would piggy back onto 2 x 7.5 ton flat beds trucks with this design we could hire the 2 trucks for only 6 months of the year not that costly think its about 200 each per week

get the basket designed to suit and make them 13 inch in height as the normal ones are only about 11inch with the 2 bodies that are a solid unit lift of lift on we can put into storage

or they can stay out on the trucks for the 6months if they are made with aluminum no probs and on the day we use them we get then lifted on by a hi ab all buckled down and away we go we could get them made for about £40,000 each there are loads of fabractors out there begging for work

[delboy74]

i think we should approach alexander's of falkirk to design 2 lift of units, 2 types that would piggy back onto 2 x 7.5 ton flat beds trucks with this design we could hire the 2 trucks for only 6 months of the year not that costly think its about 200 each per week

get the basket designed to suit and make them 13 inch in height as the normal ones are only about 11inch with the 2 bodies that are a solid unit lift of lift on we can put into storage

or they can stay out on the trucks for the 6months if they are made with aluminum no probs and on the day we use them we get then lifted on by a hi ab all buckled down and away we go we could get them made for about £40,000 each there are loads of fabractors out there begging for work

So why are you not on the committee ??? And why don't you go to AGM's and put your ideas forward there instead of telling the world and not Lanarkshire federation officials at the proper meetings????

[Guest pigeonboyno1]

More photos of the baskets

 

Another 2 photos, total disgrace

[frank-123]

Hopefully the fed will move forward. It will take some hard work over the winter but am sure they could be up and running for you guys next season. The birds come first you might have to dig deep am sure it would be worth it.

[Guest Gareth Rankin]

Hopefully the fed will move forward. It will take some hard work over the winter but am sure they could be up and running for you guys next season. The birds come first you might have to dig deep am sure it would be worth it.

Dig deep, lol, its amazing that fanciers would rather spend money in purchasing new stock or young birds to race rather than spending money on baskets and transportation that's fit for racing pigeons.

Here's hoping there's a change of heart in time for next season.

[Guest bigda]

at 40k each we do not need to dig deep we have enough in the bank

getting the design done would cost about £300 or free if we gave it out to tender

[Guest bigda]

our lift of trailer could look like this in side, and be much higher 7 -8 baskets high

all aluminium

 

 

http://www.daviswelding.com/pigeon.photos.56crate.bumperpull.htm

[Delboy]

Danny, get on yer transport committee and do something about it.*expletive removed* no use speeling on here.Ive never seen baskets like that in my life, *expletive removed* disgrace, but im sure they will be replaced soon.

[ALF]

I think the last time a transport committee at our AGM Danny was on it but dont know if they ever had any meetings or not????

[Guest bigda]

I think the last time a transport committee at our AGM Danny was on it but dont know if they ever had any meetings or not????

 

 

you are right alf, but the first hurdle that what was placed in front of me was

and i quote hope you are not looking for money as the money is invested in an account that cant be touched for 3 years, there you go heard it here first i don't know if this is still the case but its up to all the members to speak up.

[airdrie2]

is there not a rule in the fed book which states that ex amount at the end of each year gets kept as a runing fund and the rest gets put into a transport fund ?

[Guest bigda]

is there not a rule in the fed book which states that ex amount at the end of each year gets kept as a runing fund and the rest gets put into a transport fund ?

 

 

you ask them have they got the money at hand, and you will be told its invested and the only way we can get it out is to call for it to get canceled, and that could take 30-60- days not sure, but i do know this, this transporter can be getting made just now if we all say we want it, i prefer the lift of lift on type, made to suit and it will not cause us any aggro

and it should be a limited maintenance, as you know we waste over £7 grand each year on Baskets Mots and TYRES.

[Guest bigda]

how many of the lanarkshire men would like the inside of there lift of unit with 7 rows of baskets high crates made 13" in head hight all made with aliminium a rigid unit that can get buckeled down on a large flat bed truck 7.5 this would take 2,600 birds and would cost 40k each to make as i said before just hire 2 flat bed truck each year no worry about mot or anything or insurance

[Delboy]

I think an antibacterial fluid would have to be used in communual drinkers Danny.

[Guest bigda]

I think an antibacterial fluid would have to be used in communual drinkers Danny.

 

 

3 smaller tanks with 1 milton tab in each enough water for 3 feeds

[peter pandy]

You must not use Milton on stainless steel as it has a corrosion affect. Dr Lynch would be able to inform you better than I.

[Guest bigda]

You must not use Milton on stainless steel as it has a corrosion affect. Dr Lynch would be able to inform you better than I.

 

 

what about in aluminium

or make the drinkers out of pvc

[HOMER49]

I think the last time a transport committee at our AGM Danny was on it but dont know if they ever had any meetings or not????

 

Hi Alan

In one word NO

To Vince Hendries credit he tried to move the fed

forward and purchase transporters

But to be truthful the committee could not agree

which type of transport to purchase

Gareth Rankin did a lot of work providing data

on various types but that was as far as it got

Cheers

Homer 49

[Guest bigda]

looks like we will have to stand on there hand to make it open to get at the purse strings do we really want a new transporter, or a fed split there is talk of some members joining the south lanarkshire on a permanent basis