Thinning with an 8t excavator and head

[Stephen Blair]

Very slow

 

it was obviously a guy haveing a go at a demo or the usual salesman trying to sell his product rather than get an operator in to show it of:001_rolleyes:

[s o c]

Anyone used a Vimek?

 

which vimek?

[briquette_seller]

which vimek?

 

The harvester, for thinning.....?

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Are you utterly sure you'll only ever cut small material and never get near even 20 cm plus?

 

Cos you'll seriously regret going down the micro machine route once some rougher edge trees come up or someone asks you to do some later thinning in a nice wood, you'll have to walk away because you spent months agonising over which tiddler to go for and for £50k you could have a tidy low houred 1070d which has had in easy life and never been out of the cover and is purpose-built for first thinning to light regen. Get a good backup service from the likes of Richard Court and you'll far better off; suggest you have a chat with him actually.

Edited February 6, 2015 by TimberCutterDartmoor

[briquette_seller]

Are you utterly sure you'll only ever cut small material and never get near even 20 cm plus?

 

Cos you'll seriously regret going down the micro machine route once some rougher edge trees come up or someone asks you to do some later thinning in a nice wood, you'll have to walk away because you spent months agonising over which tiddler to go for and for £50k you could have a tidy low houred 1070d which has had in easy life and never been out of the cover and is purpose-built for first thinning to light regen. Get a good backup service from the likes of Richard Court and you'll far better off; suggest you have a chat with him actually.

 

Fair comment.

 

I think I will stick with the plan to put a head on the 8 tonner, then I have more scope and hopefully less chance of regrets.

[renewablejohn]

Are you utterly sure you'll only ever cut small material and never get near even 20 cm plus?

 

Cos you'll seriously regret going down the micro machine route once some rougher edge trees come up or someone asks you to do some later thinning in a nice wood, you'll have to walk away because you spent months agonising over which tiddler to go for and for £50k you could have a tidy low houred 1070d which has had in easy life and never been out of the cover and is purpose-built for first thinning to light regen. Get a good backup service from the likes of Richard Court and you'll far better off; suggest you have a chat with him actually.

 

Nice if you can afford 50k on the off chance you can use it. I thought I was being extravagant having a 4k shear head just to make life easier.

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Nice if you can afford 50k on the off chance you can use it. I thought I was being extravagant having a 4k shear head just to make life easier.

 

The thread hasn't stated full / part time, expected volumes p/a, that would be a start and justify asset finance if suitable etc.

[briquette_seller]

Nice if you can afford 50k on the off chance you can use it. I thought I was being extravagant having a 4k shear head just to make life easier.

 

Iam not buying on the off chance

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Iam not buying on the off chance

 

Deffo speak to FMS and/or Richard Court; 8 tonner will just run a Keto 100 but if you're wanting that new head, the Nisula picks up where the Arbro/Dinoma never qualified. The weight and oil flow requirements of the Nisula should be spot on; runs really sweet on this 13t.

 

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PS your oil flow specs will be at pump, not at the end of the stick; good idea to get em measured.

Edited February 6, 2015 by TimberCutterDartmoor

[briquette_seller]

Deffo speak to FMS and/or Richard Court; 8 tonner will just run a Keto 100 but if you're wanting that new head, the Nisula picks up where the Arbro/Dinoma never qualified. The weight and oil flow requirements of the Nisula should be spot on; runs really sweet on this 13t.

 

 

PS your oil flow specs will be at pump, not at the end of the stick; good idea to get em measured.

 

Meant to be running @ 209 litres per minute