Loading big wood..Domestic arb..

[Matthew Storrs]

1 hour ago, Chris Day said:

Right that's my welding job for Christmas sorted. I will post photos of my creation! 

I was lazy and just bolted a towball to the blade- it works but hinders bucket to blade clean up operations. I think the best way would be to cut a square out of the blade then weld a bit of box section behind the blade so that it’s flush at the front- then have a smaller bit of box with the ball on that can slide into the blade secured with a drop pin in the back- if that makes any sense!

[Domino]

4 hours ago, benedmonds said:

I don't see that. The ones I have seen would not fit in most gardens, are not great for feeding chippers, and are very expensive.. If you need a yard machine then yes they will also fill that role but if you have a proper tractor you don't need that..

As you asked for opinions - that is mine.  I have experience of most setups/machines and wouldn't even consider arb without one .  As for urban type work with tight access, the arb trolley always comes up trumps. 

 

Personally I don't think there is 'a gap in the market'.  A machine that would be small enough to use in tight back gardens with alleyways/steps/slabs/grass/general fiddly, sensitive areas will not outweigh what a couple of good blokes can do with an arb trolley. 

 

A digger is no doubt an amazing tool, but just going by the title of this thread I wouldn't say it's the best thing for loading big wood i.e. running from one spot to another to collect wood/brash and load it.

[benedmonds]

9 minutes ago, Domino said:

Personally I don't think there is 'a gap in the market'.  A machine that would be small enough to use in tight back gardens with alleyways/steps/slabs/grass/general fiddly, sensitive areas will not outweigh what a couple of good blokes can do with an arb trolley. 

 

This has been the conclusion I generally come to after considering the options....   

[tree-fancier123]

wont help next week, but these exoskeletons in development look promising for heavy manual handling

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSo6C_gE4w8

[timbernut]

They don't look much good for narrow access though

[tree-fancier123]

maybe a bit cumbersome down the garden path, but the technology is getting there

 

 

“Workers will soon be effortlessly carrying around ship parts that weigh more than they do”

https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22329803-900-robotic-suit-gives-shipyard-workers-super-strength/

[Gray git]

All my gear and it's back to old faithful today

[benedmonds]

34 minutes ago, Gray git said:

All my gear and it's back to old faithful today

But how did you get it on the truck..?

[Chrissy]

53 minutes ago, Gray git said:

All my gear and it's back to old faithful today

How much of a beating do these take?  How long have you had yours?

[Woodworks]

Just a quick question from the perspective of a log seller who occasionally does some labouring for arborists. What do you guys do with these big lumps back in the yard? If they are going for logs one day why not ring them up to length there and then? I can see it makes the day longer and more mess but the wood is now easy to move by hand and cutting it up is a job that would need doing sooner or later anyway.