Show us your Arb Diggers please.

[David Humphries]

Not really an Arb digger, but thought you'd appreciate this set up Stevie.

 

Contractors we have in at the noo, de silting one of the ponds

 

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[Stephen Blair]

Wow, cool job!

[porky]

What happens to the dredged silt out of interest?

[David Humphries]

What happens to the dredged silt out of interest?

 

Being dried out then redeployed across the site to refill holes where cley has been excavated to help rebuild the dams on all the ponds on the site.

 

 

https://hampsteadheathpondsproject.wordpress.com

 

 

 

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Edited July 7, 2016 by David Humphries

[Tom at Heartwood]

That's an impressive operation. I guess the IBCs on the main raft are as counter-weights. Is the big yellow trailed thing on the bank (with the black hopper behind it) a pump to remove water from the silt and how does that fit into the scheme of things? Tom.

[csservices]

Got a quote through on a new cat 1.5ton other day didn't seem to bad but don't think figures are going to stack up for me did email for prices on the Sany 1.5 ton as well but had no response, think I'm going to be looking secondhand I'm erring towards a kubota although I do like the bobcat machines seem to get more for your money and more choice in the kubotas

[David Humphries]

That's an impressive operation. I guess the IBCs on the main raft are as counter-weights. Is the big yellow trailed thing on the bank (with the black hopper behind it) a pump to remove water from the silt and how does that fit into the scheme of things? Tom.

 

Yep IBC's are just counterweights.

 

Yep, water is being drained via a centrifuge type gig at the other end of a long pipe.

Water goes back to the pond chain and the dried silt is used else where.

 

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[Tom at Heartwood]

Ive had diggers before but never set up right for woodland working.

I want a 3 tonner, with Forestery guarding round the cab and a hydraulic winch mounted on it.

I know LPG Eddie has his lovely Kibuto , but that's way out my budget.

At pics or advise would be great

Thanks

 

Stephen,

 

Did you put a hydraulic winch on your digger and if so where did you mount it and how is it working out?

 

Cheers,

 

Tom.

[Stephen Blair]

Happy Birthday David!

That looks like a huge project!

 

Tom I never got round to putting a winch on the machine.

[Breezeblock]

Got a quote through on a new cat 1.5ton other day didn't seem to bad but don't think figures are going to stack up for me did email for prices on the Sany 1.5 ton as well but had no response, think I'm going to be looking secondhand I'm erring towards a kubota although I do like the bobcat machines seem to get more for your money and more choice in the kubotas

 

the sales reps must be dragging their heels heres a number for you 07809495264 this is lyle sibbalds phone number he will point you in the right direction or sort you out with prices for sany