Peter
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It's does that very well, plus you can push logs with it, and put it down to manoeuvre the machine. The stick in the photo is a 12 metre length 0.9 midpoint diameter.....
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I built this live heel for a 20 tonner, works very nicely.
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I've murdered a few Yorkie bars, not sure if I've ever eaten a prostitute though.
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Or this one on eBay. https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/272138883895 Bigger trucks are much better value than 3.5 tonners, cheaper per kilo too.
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There's a 55 plate three tipper with crane piped for grab on auto trader, also a seddon three way tipper for £4750, just cut the body down and get a crane fitted on the back.
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This ought to be in budget Bob 30m reach.... 2000 MERCEDES-BENZ ACTROS in Eastrington | Auto Trader Trucks
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IT was a flat when I bought it, I bought a three way tipper body with the subframe and ram from a breaker, and built my chip box on that. If I was going to do it again I'd build the whole subframe and body from scratch, decent three way tip bodies are like hens teeth.
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I wonder if that's a difference in testing method or a difference spec? The 880 is listed as 8.9 L and R on the UK site though
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661 is 5.5 both L and R according to manufacturers spec. http://www.stihl.com/p/media/download/en-com/ms661-brochure-gb.pdf Are your figures from your own testing?
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Yes, fairly straightforward. If you want a side tip, then if you can find a three way tipper with a front mount crane you just turn the whole thing round on its subframe.
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What about the Timbersaw? Under £3k. http://timbersaw.co.uk
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How much is the Norwood in the UK?
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Have you tried rapeseed oil instead of diesel Jon? It certainly runs like diesel, don't know if it would prevent staining.
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Depends on your sharpening and maintenance, 0.2 kW can easily be lost with a dull chain and clogged air filter. I run 2 660, both slightly modded, so probably on a par with a 661 power wise, but I'll have no hesitation trading them in for 661 when the time comes. I tend to avoid the first batches of any new model, but once the beta testing on paying users is complete the new models are at least as good as the old ones. My 201TCM is absolutely fine, but the early 201 were dogs.
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Have you considered the Norwood LM29? Personally wouldn't buy a brand new machine and then start replacing bits, but that's just me.
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660 7.3 kg and 5.2kW 661 7.4 kg and 5.4kW More power and better power to weight ratio for the 661.
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Yes, he built a similar machine a few years back.
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661 for me, I've never felt the need to run anything bigger and we've dealt with some big trees over the years I run a 42" bar with full chisel skip chain for the big stuff.
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It would throw the chips right over the cab given a chance.
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1800kg, not much behind 18 tonnes of lorry really.
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Really must take some more pics.
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It is indeed a farmi, it's got an 85hp Perkins engine, and it's on a turntable. Works very nicely.
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Sure! The kingpost is off centre, and depending where the chipper chute is you have to kink it slightly.
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Pretty sure all parts of laburnum are toxic, but then again eating logs of any species isn't going to go down too well.
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Check out the local dealers for each machine, see who you would be happy dealing with long term.
