Considering the addition of an arb digger

[LGP Eddie]

Guessing the Head will be approaching or in the teens, but Mecanil kit gets a massive thumbs up from me, and I’ve taken the larger head way outside it’s comfort zone for extended working periods.

Don’t look at anything but the Radio Remote version, the control this brings is incredible.

 

A Fixed Head Grapple Saw on an Excavator is the most frustrating piece of kit ever! Westtech cs580 and cs780 Heads are a fantastic piece of engineering from guys who clearly understood the issues they bring, and built in features needed to try and eliminate them.

 

As for the Carrier, something small, reduced tail and the twin dual acting auxiliary circuits. 

Kubota U27 or Volvo Ecr25 would be a starting point that would handle the Head, but loads of options as you work up the weights.

Brackets to suit a dangle mount would be negligible cost anyway if you needed to change.

 

Unbelievably I would consider those Self Drive rates just posted as Expensive! Absolutely crazy what machines can be hired for considering their actual purchase price.

 

 

 

Eddie.

[Matthew Storrs]

Are you set on a saw head for a digger J? Or would a grab simply for timber handling make life more efficient. Even a digger with a grab like this would be good for restricted access. 2.8t machines I think is a great size- towable, can sneak into small areas still, in the right hands you can operate one on more or less any ground short of the engine drying up. Just work with the ground and use the blade to your advantage.  A 300kg log can be tossed around no bother even at reach (although care needs to be taken on slopes of course) 500kg would still be obtainable closer in.

 

[LGP Eddie]

Lovely to see a machine properly guarded for once, but when it comes to Grab only, you’d go Fixed mount on an Excavator every time if funds allow.

 

 

Eddie.