Farmers get it wrong

[Mark Bolam]

Agree there Difflock, most of my mates are pretty handy at a vast variety of jobs.

 

These lads purely f'd up though.

 

Why he had the pallet forks on I don't know. Inexperience probably.

 

There's a fine line between a 'can do' attitude and being out your depth, mind.

[dave fox]

yes bit unfair some of the ignorant comments directed at farmers, i pushed over 200 50 ft alder last year the same way accidents happen!!

[andy26]

yes bit unfair some of the ignorant comments directed at farmers, i pushed over 200 50 ft alder last year the same way accidents happen!!

 

I think a chainsaw was involved in the video here though?

 

The error was perhaps not the Loadall driver, but an insufficient hinge.

 

It looked like the tree had a natural lean?

 

I also don't see the need to push the tree, when it was apparent its natural felling direction had no obstacles to felling it in that direction.

[dave fox]

I think a chainsaw was involved in the video here though?

 

The error was perhaps not the Loadall driver, but an insufficient hinge.

 

It looked like the tree had a natural lean?

 

I also don't see the need to push the tree, when it was apparent its natural felling direction had no obstacles to felling it in that direction.

agreed mate think the man on the saw wasnt up to it?

[Ross Macneil]

Agree there Difflock, most of my mates are pretty handy at a vast variety of jobs.

 

These lads purely f'd up though.

 

Why he had the pallet forks on I don't know. Inexperience probably.

 

There's a fine line between a 'can do' attitude and being out your depth, mind.

 

WHO was it mark?

[Mark Bolam]

No naming and shaming on here Ross!

 

I'll tell you when I'm up next!

[John Russell]

Haha bet you do there horrible little things I don't want to drive anything less than 22 tonnes now

 

I had a Bobcat 320 (1.5 ton) for ten years and never came close to falling over. The simple rule is, on soft ground, never lift a full bucket more than about four feet off the ground; then if you tip -- which it does at least 5 times a day -- all it can do is drop onto the bucket. Even on hard, level ground, if you have a full bucket and slew round, you're going to go over.

 

Of course the most important thing is always keep your brain in gear. They're wonderful tools and will do an amazing amount of work on a few litres of red.

 

I've traded it in for a nice new Kubota U25 now. What a dream machine!

 

Best wishes,

 

John Russell