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A couple of questions about the stone burier, is it just a rotavator with another name? and the auger in the rear roller is that to give it ridgidity? thanks
Not really, the rotor turns the opposite way, bringing some soil along with them, it also has a row of static tines which the soil passes through, leaving the stones to fall below, there is then an adjustable skid before the rear roller which flattens out the stone free soil before the roller compresses it.
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I quite fancy a bit of that work, I have a compact tractor that doesn’t get enough use, maybe a stone burier should be on the list and a bit of diversification.
Could work for you, if the weather is right and the price is good on the job it's nice work. I gave up on lawns, did my last one late last year. Had three attempts at it because of broken weather and made nothing. I don't miss it. Stoney ground, shallow services, buried builders rubble, unrealistic client expectations of what it should cost, fighting weather, revisiting jobs to achieve a decent finish after one heavy shower, lack of availability of competent labour, everyone wanting you the first fine day of the year even though the ground is still wet..
Different climate to you though.
I'm not saying don't do it, just don't think it will be any easier than what you're at!


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The above sums it up, particularily the weather aspect, cos imho, an somewhat limited experience, a stone burrier only works in dry soils.

An dry concrete/dry tarmac, after a brief blink o the Sun, after it has pished doon for weeks,  bes a bit/whole lot different to dry soil!

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Not sure I would want to attempt a farmers  field with it but it certainly does a good job in gardens and around tennis courts. Without it on the job above I would have had to import and spread at least 40 ton of topsoil, in the short time its been used I would have said a slightly moist soil would be the ideal conditions. Its on another job next week so will report back .

 

Bob

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16 hours ago, aspenarb said:

Helped the lads site another one of those sewage treatment plants and a pumped rainwater harvesting tank in my mates garden.

 

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Got one of those Marsh treatment plants to put in for a local builder in the next couple of weeks. They look very basic.

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Helped the lads site another one of those sewage treatment plants and a pumped rainwater harvesting tank in my mates garden.
 
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Nice crane. What reach and height? I'll be going one day a week on this soon with the option to borrow it for my own jobs. 14 mtrs up, 12.5 out with 1.9 tons at max reach. The crane is a joy to use but that pallet fork yoke is the work of the devil.20190722_133138.jpeg
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33 minutes ago, Conor Wright said:

Nice crane. What reach and height? I'll be going one day a week on this soon with the option to borrow it for my own jobs. 14 mtrs up, 12.5 out with 1.9 tons at max reach. The crane is a joy to use but that pallet fork yoke is the work of the devil.

Not sure on reach Connor but its got four extensions , no electrics and can pick up four ton at full stretch. Its 28ton mtr but punches well past whats good for it or the truck, it will pull the truck over if you are not careful. Used it to dismantle a few trees and because it slews 360 degrees you can work it off the front of the lorry which is a lot easier in some cases than trying to get alongside.

 

Bob

 

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