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  1. Peter
    Nonsense, they can easily get 50mpg. (Metres per gallon)
  2. Peter
    I think it means you enunciate each word clearly and individually.
  3. Peter
    9.3 m3 if you brimmed it.
  4. Peter
    Finished this one today, TT126 trailer converted into a cavernous chip carrying monster.
  5. Peter
    Not yet, but it wouldn't be a problem.
  6. Peter
    You can reach it from the side steps if you have reasonably long arms, and most climbers I know do!
  7. Peter
    Probably this one, 85" across the stump.
  8. Peter
    Finished another Arb Truck today, this one has a split headboard for rear view chipper reversing.
  9. Peter
    As the sections get bigger and heavier you need to tension the line more, but as you get further down the stem there is less leverage so it shouldnt be a problem. You are always going to reach a point where you run out of headroom though. Actually since he had the speedline in another tree, it would be possible to block the section down onto a untensioned speed line, then hold it on the lowering device while the speedline was tensioned and the cut section lifted, and then release it. Seems like a bit of a faff though, probably easier to dump the logs and move them on the ground.
  10. Peter
    Do you mean the stem? He shows how to do that with the top at 1.55. Nice vid, love a bit of rigging.
  11. Peter
    Not sure on the sharpening issue, I do know if you plow through rocks with it you'll be wanting to change teeth before you've finished the first stump. It is a good tool, but dont treat it like a big grinder, it requires a slightly different way of working.
  12. Peter
    I have test driven the auto d max, on road and round an off road course, but havent towed with it. If I was buying new tomorrow it would probably be my first choice, mainly because of the 3.5 tonne towing capacity.
  13. Peter
    They don't make a 3 litre d max, that's the rodeo.
  14. Peter
    The alpine is a good machine, does rely on keeping the teeth really sharp, they dont like grinding through stones etc. Well worth cleaning around the stump as much as possible rather than just burying the cutting head in the ground. You can either run the Husky 3120 power head, or the Stihl TS disc cutter power head, most people seem to opt for the Husky.
  15. Peter
    I have down staged fells, advised the client it was pointless and time wasting and would cost more in the long run. They went for it anyway.
  16. Peter
    Staged removal is a waste of time IMO, if its coming out then bosh it over and cash the cheque.
  17. Peter
    Unlikely in my experience of festivals.
  18. Peter
    Or if the pad was n soft ground, as the boom slewed round the loading pressed it into the ground, once the pressure was released it would easily slide off.
  19. Peter
    To be fair, they have solved some of the issues, however there are still some flaws I think. For instance, the tailgate will conflict with the bumper on tipping, and the tip angle is restricted by the bumper. You could remove the bumper, but then the tailgate will scrape on the back of the body instead. Also I would have concerns about the loading on the chassis rails, once the buck's subframe has been separated from the chassis it will be taking a load it was never designed to take.
  20. Peter
    I prefer my tipper thanks.
  21. Peter
    Another way of looking at it is that specifying the wrong mewp is dangerous, but that doesnt mean that a different mewp wouldnt be an appropriate choice, and still preferable under the WAH risk hierarchy. I do totally agree with your point that just specifying a mewp without considering whether it is the right choice is a lazy and dangerous habit.
  22. Peter
    I just purchased several items from this company, on arrival I eagerly opened the box only to find them tightly packed in a solid block of tangerine jelly.....
  23. Peter
    I can see a jelly encased 020 arriving on Spud's bench very soon....
  24. Peter
    There is no factor of interpretation Kevin, the hierarchy of risk for work at height is first avoidance, ie can the work be done from ground level, then mewp then rope access. Good point raised by hse regarding training though, nearly all ipaf type training happens in a nice Tarmac car park, they really should be getting out on site and doing the job properly. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
  25. Peter
    It would be a bloody long commute to steal any of my conifer topping jobs.

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