New sub 750kg Forst

[Arborist]

That guy reminds me of jimmy Carr!

[Steve Bullman]

Are there any figures available for fuel running costs compared to a diesel equivelant?

[Mick Dempsey]

That guy reminds me of jimmy Carr!

 

He did a decent job of presenting it tbf.

 

As for fuel, I dunno, he said something about its economy was comparable.

 

Maybe use Aspen 4 mix in it! You can't put a price on your health you know!

[PeteB]

Existing machines exist! But on sites in London, plant and machinery will have to comply. Sub 26hp diesel engines will be exempt but things like the existing range of 35hp engines will become heavier, very complicated and expensive! If we (Inc all manufacturer's) add £5k to the buying price if a dub 750kg machine, would you buy it? We will carry on with our 26hp diesel but have already released our 37hp Petrol EFI sub 750kg platform.

Edited July 18, 2017 by PeteB

[Mick Dempsey]

So assuming (probably erroneously) you are using the same power unit as Forst, what the consumption stats?

[PeteB]

I'm not sure if they use the EFI unit or the carb model. I'm told that the EFI is more fuel efficient.

[Mick Dempsey]

How much fuel does the efi burn? Is that the one GM use?

[SteveA]

He did a decent job of presenting it tbf.

 

As for fuel, I dunno, he said something about its economy was comparable.

 

Maybe use Aspen 4 mix in it! You can't put a price on your health you know!

 

Would be nice if we could buy Aspen red for the price of Diesel red.

[dig-dug-dan]

Existing machines exist! But on sites in London, plant and machinery will have to comply. Sub 26hp diesel engines will be exempt but things like the existing range of 35hp engines will become heavier, very complicated and expensive! If we (Inc all manufacturer's) add £5k to the buying price if a dub 750kg machine, would you buy it? We will carry on with our 26hp diesel but have already released our 37hp Petrol EFI sub 750kg platform.

 

Not arguing, but says who, and who is enforcing it? Its like the chainsaw and sprayer licence, we are all told we have to have them, but no one enforces it

[PeteB]

I read somewhere that it will hit those that employ people to work for them and as a pre-qualification for contracts etc. Cars and trucks have their reg scanned as they enter the city and that info is stored at DVLA and is checked live, with penalties issued by post. If it is a site machine then it is up to the site Forman to police with penalties issued by the LA.