Peter
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I would try NJ Aluminium for the tool box.
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mini digger operating weight. oh and bateson trailers
Peter replied to Matthew Storrs's topic in Large equipment
The only way to know for sure is to weigh the machine. What are you towing with? Can you put the buckets etc in the towing vehicle? Bateson trailers are excellent, used to work a few miles from the factory and ran about 5 Bateson trailers. They do make a model with a longer draw bar anyway,but if you wanted one with a bucket rest they will make you one, they make a lot of custom trailers. Alternatively with a shorter drawbar could you load the machine facing the ramps and put the boom between the ramps? -
I use a stiff plastic bristled brush and a combi spanner on site, save the compressed air cleaning for the workshop. Alternatively have you looked at aerosols of compressed air?
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Oh sure, it's great for getting you out to work when your feeling grotty. Just don't try to buy too much in one go because you might get a dawn raid from the narcotics police. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
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You can get into trouble buying that stuff in bulk....... Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
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Here ya go. Master Link - Chain Components - Lifting Chains
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Sounds like a plan! Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
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No idea what your on about. Got a link? So to speak!
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If that was anyone else posting I would assume it was a typo..... :lol:b
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Looks like it's been parked up there a wee while, do you run a scrapyard on the side?
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Think that counts as instant karma, he gets fed and your arteries heave a big sigh of relief! Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
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Does a free McDonalds count as kindness?
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I paid for the car behind me on the Dartford crossing, thinking the wife was right behind me, pulled away to see her vanishing into the distance having gone through a different lane… Did wonder if the person behind me paid for the person behind them, and if so how long it went for before someone just said thanks and drove away.
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Depends what you go for, the bigger 7.5 tonne tippers aren't the best IMO, 3 tonne ish payload but a big body, so easy to overload. A 10 tonner is a better machine, same size but nearer 5 tonne payload.
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The Iveco 6.5 tonne chassis cabs have about 4 tonne payload, so subtract the weight of your body etc and I'm guessing you'll end up with about 2.5?
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Yeah, it wouldn't suit everyone but it works for me. I only run one team, and I'm always on site, I think everything runs much better that way. I only have one lad working with me most days, but we get through the work efficiently. I'm only doing tree work because I enjoy climbing and cutting, seems a bit pointless to send a crew out doing what I enjoy while I sit in the office wishing I was outside.
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Getting an O licence will cost you about £700 in fees and ads etc. I wouldn't pay for anyone else to do their HGV tests, but having the lorry means I only need one vehicle and one driver, so that saves me money in running costs and insurance.
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I'd quite like a 50" double ended bar for a pair of 660s?
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It would be slightly over 3.5 tonnes if you brimmed it, but I allowed a bit of extra volume so you don't need to fill it right to the top. The truck in the pic is a navara, but I only tow it fully loaded with the lorry. I did all the fabrication myself, but there is about £1k in materials there.
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It's a two way tipper, no point having the option of rear tip. Just as easy to build as any other tipper really, you just need the right fittings to make the hinges on both sides. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
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Chip box is a recent addition. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
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Yeah I'm pretty happy with it. The lorry can get in some surprisingly tight spaces too, the turning circle is excellent.
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If you want a full size 2 axle lorry get an 18 tonner, the footprint and turning circle will be the same from 14-18 tonnes, you just get more payload. If you want a crane then definitely get an 18 tonner. If you want something smaller but more useful than a 7.5 tonne then look at 10-12 tonne, similar size but more payload. I run 18 tonne with rear mount palfinger crane and rotating grapple, and side tip chip box that holds 20 cubic metres. I rarely need to tip off during the day. As for getting the truck to the tree, I park on the road and use the mini loader to bring the tree to the chipper.
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On a TT105 your sides would need to be 2 metres high to get 9 cubic metres in. Standard Ifor high sides are about 1.5 metres with the drop sides so that gives you 7 cubic metres at the most. My TT126 with high sides on holds 9 cubic metres comfortably.
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Sena SMH-10, other versions are available on Ebay now for about £30.
