MOVING THE EARTH
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With the plethora of programmes on telly concerning everyday folk, it looks like nearly all of us will get our proverbial chance of fame for 15 minutes. London-based builder Tommy Walsh, for example, has come to prominence as a member of the BBC's Ground Force team. Working alongside presenter Alan Titchmarsh and a rather able young woman called Charlie Dimmock, Tommy sets out with the team to give someone a surprise garden makeover. Just recently he has been supplied by Volvo Trucks with this Mitsubishi Canter 7.5-tonne dropside tipper through Outfields of East Anglia. The vehicle is based on a standard Canter 75 with a 3.76m wheelbase, a 3.5m heavy-duty alloy tipping body and an 800mm steel tool cabinet with integral ladder gantry. Sounds like the business. The Hawk is partial to a bit of recreational gardening, although he favours the trowel and hoe over the shovel and pickaxe.