Quads

[Charlieh]

still after a flail, think i can get extra work with it cutting heather fire breaks etc and also work in some new blocks of woodland that have been planted locally, not sure i would want to use it on lawns

[Andy Collins]

Haha flail was for footpath clearance thru farmland, and ride management, but seeing as most farmers have pto flails/toppers this was not a viable option.

[Andy Collins]

Had a madcap scheme for lifting things, from the back of the quad!!

[squisher]

You make that? Ingenious:icon14:

[Jay]

  Big A said:

Had a madcap scheme for lifting things, from the back of the quad!!

 

 

nice to see it worked looks awesome. im desperate for a quad now just not sure if i can justify it. i want it more for fun than anything else.

[Jay]

does it turn from side to side? to put into trailers, trucks?

[Andy Collins]

  Jay said:

does it turn from side to side? to put into trailers, trucks?

No, it doesnt, I'd sorted an agricultural swivel plate to allow for this but had concerns over the stability/wringing the chassis. However it is manouverable and I think it should reverse under a truck to allow it to load from there. The main idea of this is to lift trees for planting, then lower them into the treepits in a controlled manner. I just loaded it with a couple of items to check stability, and ensure that I could reverse it accurately to another position. I plan to add a winch to it also.....soon.... to speed up the lift operation. Tho the crane is capable of a 2ton lift, this is to over-compensate, so I should never be anywhere near its limit. The bucket in the last pick is only just manhandleable, yet it can easily move that!

[Lee Winger]

will you reverse under the pits Andy? not trying to find fault, but will the container/ root ball pass through the v/shaped chasis?

 

Bloody good invention though...

[Andy Collins]

The idea is to reverse to the pits, with the tree suspended above pit. There is plenty of width at the rear to allow for lowering thru the frame. I did consider adding a strut across the legs, but that would compromise the above. Its all "suck it and see", will make any necessary alterations as I find fault with it.

[Lee Winger]

cool....