Show us your Arb Diggers please.

[monkeybusiness]

EEzz Underwater excavator: http://youtu.be/f8X3SWnyoxg

So when it's gets too wet for Eddie to use his digger get this guy in :eek:

 

One of my neighbours is a commercial diver involved in the oil industry, and has worked a lot in the middle east. He told me that he'd been involved in that type of excavator set up (oil company buys a new machine, takes out the engine and removes the cab, plumbs it in via an umbilical to a big hydraulic powerpack on a vessel on the surface etc) and I was convinced it was a tall tale! I'll have to eat my words!

[Gray git]

At least it'll be quiet to opperata ;-)

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

TCD, it was plumbed up for the Kesla Stroke Head from the start, but it's certainly not the normal setup??

 

I looked at the work I do and what I was aiming for, and like yourself know that you simply can't get near a roller head setup in terms of productivity, so never began to try.

I did however learn what a step up the Stroke Processor was from nothing, and having learnt a huge amount from the experience decided to take things to the next level.

 

The Kesla was purchased used through Wilson's, and I was truly delighted when I collected it, as it really is a nice unit.

It was then sent up to John Craig at JCC Engcon to be incorporated into the Kubota build, but here's where it starts to differ from the norm?

 

The Kubota is blessed with a very trick SVAB control unit for the Engcon, which in real terms is able to be expanded many many times adding more and more functions as you go.

How John Craig managed it is beyond me, but in simple terms the Kesla is mounted via the Engcon EC-Oil quick hitch system including electrics.

This means basically I can go from say the Engcon or FAE Mulching Head to a fully functioning Harvesting Head in around 15 seconds without leaving the cab!

 

However it was always my intention not to have any form of measuring system, I simply don't want the complexity or have any need for the accuracy in my applications.

This allows me to have the Stroke Head running through my Engcon Joysticks, via rollers and buttons in pretty much any order I want via the SVAB.

 

It really is some setup John has done, as basically I've got all the main functions on fully proportional rollers, with buttons for the stroke and saw.

 

We have proved it works perfectly and the Kubota throws it around as though it's not there, but I've simply not had time to finish everything off.

By finish I mean having time to myself to practice enough to get consistent with it, and once I'm happy I'll get the Head fully gone through to make certain it's in A1 order.

 

i have exactly the place coming up, so I'll let you know how I get on.

 

The Nisula roller head has really caught my eye though!

325H

 

Eddie.

 

Yes, those Nisula heads look really nice. Didn't go down the excavator route in the end as you know but I still have a warm feeling for the small tracked base and roller head venture. One thing we are deffo going to do is get a small forwarding trailer to use with the digger and grab.

 

Can you send me a picture or two of the site please Ste to see what it'll be tackling?

 

A couple of pics of them Eddie, probably average 6-8". There are a couple of bigger one but I think I'll probably leave them standing.

 

What do you think mate?

 

Ste

 

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Beautiful wood, dreamy little job.

[Allterrainmanx]

Just thought I would pop a few pictures of an Arb digger that is a bit different to the normal run of things she is a very productive tool.

I think LGP Eddie has put a few up in the past but thought you may like a few more

[Allterrainmanx]

Just a few more showing a bit of treeshear work those of you who went to APF 2014 may have seen it or met me on the Exc@v8 stand

[LGP Eddie]

Totally upstaged now Sean has arrived with the Menzi!!

 

Not Digger related but a bit of Tractor porn? I have a similar setup with the Engcon EC-Oil which connects all my digger attachments from the cab, but this is really trick?

 

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Eddie.

[Allterrainmanx]

Up stage you Eddie I don't think so I have no rotate on my tilty and no big fat tracks

I can walk on water though:001_tt2:

[Fairmer]

An under water/subsea digger/excavator that I have been involved with in the past. Google search for Scanmudring if anyone is interested.

 

[AntTheFarmer]

Totally upstaged now Sean has arrived with the Menzi!!

 

 

 

Not Digger related but a bit of Tractor porn? I have a similar setup with the Engcon EC-Oil which connects all my digger attachments from the cab, but this is really trick?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eddie.

 

 

I've always thought the applications for this were a bit limited for Agriculture. Handy but are farmers really going to pay the extra for it and to have all implements plumbed to match?! Hoping to see it at LAMMA if it's being shown there. John Deere also developed their electricity generator system to power implements with low power requirements such as fertiliser spreaders- that doesn't seem to have taken off much either.

 

Ant

[Stephen Blair]

Sean the Menzi is emense! Keep the pics coming!