What yard machine

[Big J]

Love the old Atkinson, Borderer I assume or perhaps a Searcher if a rigid. Looks on good nick as well.

 

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Sadly I can't claim it's mine - the photo was just a stock Google photo. Haven't actually got any pictures of mine yet.

[Mortimer Firewood]

We got a matbro 4o4 tele old but it's had an easy life and does us proud.

 

Zetor tractor for running the processor and splitters again old but ideal for what we want

[gensetsteve]

I am looking for a jcb 527 67 . In your position I would keep the David brown for the pto and get a tele handler. One machine to run kit and load is a pain. You can never have enough forklifts.

[Big J]

You can never have enough forklifts.

 

I've recently discovered this. I got the second one to run the shovel (mud build up is the bain of my life) and tackle the upper yard (which is soft, ie a no go for the counterbalance). First week of using it, we've been using both simultaneously quite often. I've always said that a forklift is more useful than a sawmill at a sawmill!

[Hardyspicer]

personally i would go for a machine without any electronics so there easier to fix especially if they are in the middle a wood for example

[mendiplogs]

personally i would go for a machine without any electronics so there easier to fix especially if they are in the middle a wood for example

 

HI MATE thats the way to go mate easy fix to like you say thanks jon

[simonm]

I am looking for a jcb 527 67 . In your position I would keep the David brown for the pto and get a tele handler. One machine to run kit and load is a pain. You can never have enough forklifts.

 

I am going to keep it, it only cost me £1000 including tipping trailer, had to put a new hydraulic pump on and service it. its paid for its self with the logs its split already just not very versatile, i just think that a telehandler would be tied to the yard and of no use in many other situations! tractor and loader on the other hand...i can borrow a big tipping trailer as and when which would be handy on big jobs with lots of chip/log 1 load instead of 6 van loads!

[simonm]

HI MATE thats the way to go mate easy fix to like you say thanks jon

 

1 good thing about good old david brown no electrics everything is mechanical and can be fixed with any1 with common sense.

[swinny]

Best machine i ever bought for yard

 

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Edited January 2, 2015 by swinny

[gensetsteve]

I am going to keep it, it only cost me £1000 including tipping trailer, had to put a new hydraulic pump on and service it. its paid for its self with the logs its split already just not very versatile, i just think that a telehandler would be tied to the yard and of no use in many other situations! tractor and loader on the other hand...i can borrow a big tipping trailer as and when which would be handy on big jobs with lots of chip/log 1 load instead of 6 van loads!

 

I have three scruffy bits of kit that can have log grab on one bucket on another forks on the tele all working together makes the job. I found the cost of road insurance for the tele to high. I never got on with tractor and loader too slow and can't see after a tele loaders can be a bit annoying especially with the speed of a large bobcat.