Thinning with an 8t excavator and head

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Caledonian forestry services at Auchterarder has got an 8ton JCB for sale just now

 

Those 8080's were hated in the construction industry; the later 8085 was much better.

 

Can the OP clarify whether he's thinking stroke or roller head? Stroke needs less oil and is better in rough timber but is slower and not much cheaper.

[briquette_seller]

Those 8080's were hated in the construction industry; the later 8085 was much better.

 

Can the OP clarify whether he's thinking stroke or roller head? Stroke needs less oil and is better in rough timber but is slower and not much cheaper.

 

Roller head.

 

I have a Neuson 75z3 machine

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Roller head.

 

I have a Neuson 75z3 machine

 

New or used head?

[briquette_seller]

Rather buy new

[rovers90]

Attended a meeting in early December re grants and ended up on a local estate where they demonstrated the head they had received a grant for. It was on a 6 ton machine which the estate already owned. Cannot remember the manufacturer of the head, they reckoned this was the first in the country but it was £60,000 and if you ask me too heavy for a 6 ton as the machine kept tilting forward with the rear of the tracks off the ground when it was handling the timber. They estimated total investment was £130k!

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Rather buy new

 

Nisula then; kesla aint that well regarded in roller heads. Had prices some time ago; competitive I thought. 400/425H or 500; acprice are the agents I think.

 

What you cutting?

 

[briquette_seller]

Mainly spruce, some larch and pine.

Hopefully a bit of birch and sycamore aswell, if iam able

[Wood wasp]

What about a hypro and felling head combo?

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Attended a meeting in early December re grants and ended up on a local estate where they demonstrated the head they had received a grant for. It was on a 6 ton machine which the estate already owned. Cannot remember the manufacturer of the head, they reckoned this was the first in the country but it was £60,000 and if you ask me too heavy for a 6 ton as the machine kept tilting forward with the rear of the tracks off the ground when it was handling the timber. They estimated total investment was £130k!

 

Yep, 6 tonne not really weighty enough; as per above vid of Doosan; you can see it lift about on very small wood. 8 Tonne minimum imo. Best standard hydraulic flow is from Terex TC125; cracking long tracked 12 tonner in a compact package. Komatsu also do an 11 tonner but not as gutsy as the Terex.

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Mainly spruce, some larch and pine.

Hopefully a bit of birch and sycamore aswell, if iam able

 

Spruce and larch will be alright; pine will be hard of the head; birch nice, no exp with sycamore but plantation grown must be ok as beech is do-able if nice and straight.