Show us your Arb Diggers please.

[doobin]

Bloody good point Eddie. I've been cursing my rotator every time I try to put it back on. I was about to buy one of those pipe coupling tools, but this looks handy and I've used them on loaders as you say.

 

Any idea on price, and do they do them in DN08? Could only find DN10 online. Or does it not really matter?

Edited September 14, 2019 by doobin

[LGP Eddie]

They do loads of sizes/options, and even electrical kits.

 

Personally I’d be doing a bit of legwork and seeing who’s doing them in Scandinavia, as they really do utilise these an almost every install.

They’re readily available and I’ve seen stands full at the shows in Sweden.

 

Been a bit of behind the scenes push back going on in terms of the current ridiculous pricing of parts from Tiltrotator manufacturers, what a bit of Google, e mail and a few calls can achieve is staggering!

 

Multi-X Range | CEJN

WWW.CEJN.COM

 

 

Eddie.

 

 

 

Edited September 14, 2019 by LGP Eddie

[Gray git]

It’s all in the details and despite this being the most popular way of installs in Scandinavia and seen over here on Loader Tractors for some time they haven’t really caught on yet.
 
However with the cost of fully automatic quick couplers like Ec-Oil and Oil Quick plus the ridiculous price of parts for them, this Multi-X coupler offers a real alternative to getting your Tiltrotator unit off in seconds with no drama.
 
It was able to be disconnected and connected with the machine running, only the electrical plug above to complete the task.
 
It did set me thinking what a difference this could make to the usual Arb/De-Veg setups, where residual pressures in pipes and leaking fittings can produce all sorts of hassles.
Going from Shear to Grab could be seconds of a job with no hassle whatsoever.
 
Shaun is absolutely delighted with the upgrade and it’s made a real difference.
 

 
 
Eddie.

That would be a godsend as I'm always having a fight when swapping from grab to shear to flail even when I've made sure to drop the pressure before changing

[LGP Eddie]

According to Shaun Rototilt UK are Dealers for the Multi-X range.

The setup shown is around £500, and it sold well into double figures of couplers at the Demo which shows what people are thinking of it.

 

I know from bitter experience one single screw in 3/4 port in my Ec-Oil connection block is £300 a pop to replace!

 

 

Eddie.

[richy_B]

Minor contribution to the conversation - Its the same hyd couplings as the Multione loader.

[LGP Eddie]

Stumbled upon this and thought I might book myself in, could be an interesting day.

 

Anyone ever seen a scrap of Industry or HSE guidance on using a Tree Shear?

 

Anyone else ever seen any Training Courses for one?

 

 

 

Eddie.

 

[john meehan]

Stumbled upon this and thought I might book myself in, could be an interesting day.
 
Anyone ever seen a scrap of Industry or HSE guidance on using a Tree Shear?
 
Anyone else ever seen any Training Courses for one?
 

 
 
Eddie.
 

Never seen a thing but think I might go to.

John

[LGP Eddie]

5 minutes ago, john meehan said:

Never seen a thing but think I might go to.

John

I wonder if they do on site training, they can come out to my Liebherr!

 

Joking apart it’ll come, but based on and benchmarked against what?

 

You fit a Shear, if the machine can lift it then it’s good to go, open the roof hatch, front window and door, grab something, if it cuts it great, if not wiggle until it breaks off anyway, if you can hold it good, if you can’t throw it before the machine tips over and repeat.?

 

 

Eddie.

[monkeybusiness]

22 minutes ago, LGP Eddie said:

Stumbled upon this and thought I might book myself in, could be an interesting day.

 

Anyone ever seen a scrap of Industry or HSE guidance on using a Tree Shear?

 

Anyone else ever seen any Training Courses for one?

 

 

 

Eddie.

 

I wonder who came up with the course content? 

 

It’d be very interesting to hear your thoughts on what is delivered Eddie, as you obviously have a good deal of experience in using tree shears on sites that already require a lot of ‘hoop-jumping!’.

 

If nothing else it is an extra piece of paper to stick in front of a difficult site manager to show competence - it would be good to know whether the course is actually fit for purpose in the real world (and not just a training-provider exploiting a gap in the market). 

[arbwork]

be  Interesting to see what certificate / qualification is offered, am chasing similar training and assessment at the mo , we are looking at FMOC based to try to get recognised and acceptable  for clients