Show us your Arb Diggers please.

[Stephen Blair]

That's a perfect set up for me!!!

  Impressive!

[LGP Eddie]

Just back from Scotland and going through the last bits and pieces of the latest additions to my JCB JS145 Long Reach.

 

It’s been all about a boom mounted wheel motor winch this time, but perhaps a bit typical of me now, I didn’t just want to do it how everyone else has, as they didn’t fit my requirements.

 

Basically the winch is on the wrong side as many will see it, but doing that enables it to go further back because it’s not fouling the cab, and it actually then goes beyond the boom rams and takes most of any load it was imposing.

 

Being on the wrong side it’s fitted with a full auto stop setup, that just allows the cable to nip up nice and tight for stowage before cutting the winch dead.

I specifically wanted this as it’s operable from the cab or via full radio remote, so guys on the ground can use it without fear of damaging it.

 

It’s all easily detachable when not required, and being on a long reach will give great abilities especially over fences/barriers or slope work.

It’s two speed and fully proportional, and serious quick if you give it some.

The length of boom from the snatch block to the drum helps significantly with tidy spooling.

 

I’ve done an 8 tonne class Grapple Saw to go under the Engcon with the brilliant GMT 035 Saw Box, which should help with processing, stacking and loading, and hopefully the towbar will come in handy.

 

Looking forward to getting it back, and hopefully it may just help a few out on head scratching jobs.

 

 

Eddie.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 2, 2022 by LGP Eddie

[doobin]

Thats a seriously useful winch setup- particularly the remote control.

[LGP Eddie]

5 minutes ago, doobin said:

Thats a seriously useful winch setup- particularly the remote control.

Thanks, there’s a lot of thought and past experience gone into it.

The radio remote is essential for the team on the ground to be able to utilise it themselves.

I’m looking at getting the fastest portable capstan winch I can, so they can rig up their own haul back setup very easily and safely, which if you’re working a long slope will save someone’s legs or ideal for going back  over a watercourse etc.

 

The speed is the one, as these are fast enough to go with the tree when felling and not have that silent moment as the winch goes slack and the tree sits!

 

Should clear most fences!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Spruce Pirate]

Was that in at JCC the other week?  Saw it in passing and noticed the winch but didn't get a chance to get a proper nose at it.

[LGP Eddie]

18 minutes ago, Spruce Pirate said:

Was that in at JCC the other week?  Saw it in passing and noticed the winch but didn't get a chance to get a proper nose at it.

Yes, it’s been up a while now, hopefully back later this week or early next.

 

 

[Stephen Blair]

Mate needed some good fill and top soil for projects and fed up with his banking he had to strim as it was too steep to cut and full of boulders.

[BunyipBen]

A video from last weeks job, better to watch in HD

Edited September 1, 2022 by BunyipBen

[doobin]

There is a special place in hell reserved for ‘tree surgeons’ who take on clearance jobs. They love it of course- lots of lovely day rate for a bunch of unskilled brash/knuckle draggers 🙄

 

Whole trees are easy with a digger and a fire. Little bits, cut up and chucked onto a chestnut stool cut far too high not only make for shit chestnut regrowth, but also make it hell to clear- you can only fit three lengths of that diameter in a grab, so when the lengths are short it’s far more work. Luckily the loader was on site and can just about cope with the hills. 

Edited September 1, 2022 by doobin

[IronMike]

9 hours ago, doobin said:

There is a special place in hell reserved for ‘tree surgeons’ who take on clearance jobs. 

 

 

I was going to add a similar statement to the “biggest issues facing our industry” thread. 
 

I can’t stand arbs doing forestry! 🤣