Show us your Arb Diggers please.

[LGP Eddie]

11 hours ago, LGP Eddie said:

A couple of shots of a good mates setup now fully guarded up for a bit of Roadside Tree Work.

 

He’s put serious time into this machine with so many little mods to make life easier.

Should really take it to the standard 14 tonne tracked units on rubber blocks on the Roadside work with the right attachment on the end.

 

The short radius, mobility, speed, ability to carry a range of attachments in the blade carrier and switch them in seconds, plus drive off to safe parking at the end of the shift are some of the benefits I see.

Throw in the huge lifting capacity advantage if you drop them legs/blade, the geometry of that two piece boom, and the fact it’s all setup with the box ticking stuff and it should go well.

 

The fact he’s none too shabby at pulling the levers on it too should help, and he will brush up after himself too!?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eddie.

 

 

The main debate we’ve been having is what’s best to equip it with as the main weapon, considering it’s already a 300mm cut basic shear under the Tiltrotator, grab etc.

 

c350 Westtech with no Tiltrotator, as most Roadside guys are using?

 

Go with a 350 to 400mm cut range Shear with cut and hold specifically built for under the Tiltrotator?

 

Or lastly go with a Grapple Saw and the can of worms that can bring?

 

Been some conversations I can tell you!!

 

Eddie.

[Stephen Blair]

Little Yanmar has had a busy start to the year, the Steading is built on boulders and rocks, luckily the fields weren’t as bad.

[Matthew Storrs]

53 minutes ago, Stephen Blair said:

Little Yanmar has had a busy start to the year, the Steading is built on boulders and rocks, luckily the fields weren’t as bad.

Happy with the performance of the Yanmar?

[Stephen Blair]

Hasn’t missed a beat, could do with more power to the tracks though, I’ve raised the question with dealer.

[Matthew Storrs]

I’m trying to fit a tilting grading bucket to my Takeuchi TB125. Trouble is the controls for the tilt are on buttons on the joystick and no flow control- just max flow when it’s pressed which is obviously hopeless for this application, I’ve tried fitting those inline flow control valves. But the pump is still trying to push max fluid through a now restricted line and the pump just screeches and sounds like it’s dead ending. Is it just a case that this setup simply isn going to be able to work on this machine or does anyone have any other ideas?

cheers 

Edited February 7, 2020 by Matthew Storrs

[doobin]

You need a restricter  that also allows the flow back to the other side of the circuit. An adjustable relief valve, but for flow not pressure. 

 

A pair of these should do it? Ask on PlantTalk forum to make sure.

 

https://www.flowfitonline.com/hydraulic-valves/flow-control-and-flow-divider-valves/flowfit-hydraulic-3-port-adjustable-flow-control-valve-cw-relief-valve-12-bsp-ports

Edited February 7, 2020 by doobin

[michael_cullum]

On 07/02/2020 at 16:47, Matthew Storrs said:

I’m trying to fit a tilting grading bucket to my Takeuchi TB125. Trouble is the controls for the tilt are on buttons on the joystick and no flow control- just max flow when it’s pressed which is obviously hopeless for this application, I’ve tried fitting those inline flow control valves. But the pump is still trying to push max fluid through a now restricted line and the pump just screeches and sounds like it’s dead ending. Is it just a case that this setup simply isn going to be able to work on this machine or does anyone have any other ideas?

cheers 

Easiest way to do this is to put an electrically controlled diverter in one of your other circuits and have a changeover button, we've done this by sacrificing a horn button on the end of the stick before. Ie, thumb on "horn" button = rotate, "horn" button released = tree shear.

[doobin]

55 minutes ago, michael_cullum said:

Easiest way to do this is to put an electrically controlled diverter in one of your other circuits and have a changeover button, we've done this by sacrificing a horn button on the end of the stick before. Ie, thumb on "horn" button = rotate, "horn" button released = tree shear.

read the question again....

 

This soloution could have merit if he was to run a second line from something like the offset, the diverter giving him a second proportional aux off the foot pedal. However he should be able to get a smooth controlled flow with the right valves, and he only needs one aux.

[michael_cullum]

Agreed, flow restrictors would certainly work as long as you'd be happy having a non-proportional control

 

I'm suggesting that rather than trying to modify this supply it might be easier and give smoother operation to split another service. More than one way to skin a cat and all that...

[John Shutler]

My new machine arrived today, JCB 65r1 with steel tracks and engcon tiltrotator with gripper. need to sort out guarding and getting the case drain fitted for the flail tomorrow and it’ll be straight out to work practically moving from one site to the next for the next couple of months with a bit of sub contracting thrown in for good measure