Jonny69
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I think it does Dean. The 65 I had was modified by a local fabricator and it does make a massive difference to chip containment. There is a thread with both mine and Dean Lofthouses modified chutes.
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Those knives are done, probably the anvil is miles out as well. Also the flipper looks different the 75 I have. It is quite aggressive so does spray well. But not as bad as you are describing.
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A.M and MJ Harper, Arbwork on here. Jeremy will sort you out. Pretty sure he is only about 1hour in the tractor away
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Quick video of my 75
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I cant tell if you are serious?? A fall onto a static line is very bad, even short distances. Obviously jumping off a chair your knees absorb the load and a bungee the very stretchy line absorbs the load. I feel Jack Kenyon may have been trying to send a message to the students. However the consequences are normally broken pelvis, back whiplash etc. I could work out the shock loadings per metre fallen. But I would guess a true 1-2m drop would cause a serious injury. In a tree you are much more likely to swing down and across, hitting the stem but also lowering the impact from however much slack you have created. Saying that I climb above my anchor whenever its required and just try not to fall!
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ST 27 FSI - VERMEER S800 TX - YouTube Just seen this, which looks like stump grinder aids to me. I could chew that faster. + my Bandit HB20, which fits through a doorway and cost £7k would make that look very silly in a race. However, it looks like it would be easy to scratch build/borrow from another machine a head and rams to run a 30-40hp ish powerpack and the ability to slow the slew speed. I assume that would lift up an engine of that size without much bother. Would then be a pretty good tool and very much multi purpose. Would be even better if you could tap into the machines hydraulics and make it remote control. Though that may get expensive.
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Is that not a standard Sandvik tooth?
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Maybe ideal for Sequoia or other thick bark trees
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Any idea how long you get for a killing a cat? Does running them over count as man slaughter, dangerous driving or murder? If I was to club a cat to death with a spade, is that more, or less bad than running it over? Sorry for all the questions.
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Pretty sure you want one of these. Light, compact, definitely not. But it does chip well.
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Both the sales and service team at Global are some of the best guys you will ever deal with. Their customer service is second to none and have always, all gone out of there way to help me for the 4-5 years I have known them. I would suggest your opinion of poor customer service based on your experience, which you do not describe is delusional.
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They really aren't that big, this is the little one and its a nice machine. I though we would have to be towed back up this bank as there was some sliding on the way down. But she went up with a bit of persuasion over some slippy roots that got scuffed off. Very impressive. And a bit of what its been used for Imageshack is being annoying and only giving me thumbnails, sorry
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If an AG mechanic cant fix it in 30 mins I will be amazed. Do you not have a hydraulic override so you can move it if the engine fails or a problem like this happens? The Bandits do. Sounds pointless at the time but apparently may be quite useful!!!! How many hours on your 4012?
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On a side not has anyone used/seen one of these?
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I am currently speccing my new takeuchi 23r/Hyundai 25 with the dealer (2650kg) They will run the flails but you want plenty of grunt. An Avant of equivalent cost and half the weight will have 1.5 the horsepower and lpm on the auxillary for running implements. There are quite a few videos of them running, most on 4.5ton + machines. Though you can use them on smaller diggers I imagine you would want to be pretty steady on the controls. Looks pretty cool in the right situation, though I don't see any reason why you can convert a compact tractor flail to run on an Avant fairly easily
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I've never understood this mentality. Every job is worth X amount regardless of how it is done or who does it. Smarter/faster workers turnover more than you in a day. People with more equipment and overheads turnover more than you in a day. Simple. However there is no point being better or owning better kit if you are not getting paid for it. If you had quoted 375 a day X4 days and they were at 750 a day x2. You both still want £1500 for the work. More than likely, they wanted to use the other contractor for whatever reason and you would have to have been significantly cheaper to change their minds.
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It is a bugger. Thing is I can put the stump grinder or the little chipper and the digger on a trailer together if I stay at around 2tons. Which may actually end up more productive and result in me using the digger a lot more. Because it doesn't have to go out on a dedicated trailer. Plus when there are a lot of stumps on one site my HB20 is hard work. Having a digger there aswell with a driver to dig round and clear up will make to day seem a lot easier, and my biceps will thank me. EDIT: In fact, just thought. chipper on the pickup bed. Grinder and digger in the trailer. Will mean I can legally take all three to site and still have the tipper trailer to run stuff away.
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Yeah, I know quite a few who runs 3s and 4s as tow vehicles. They do seem to have an unfortunate amount of costly trouble. Though I did 20.000 miles in mine and it is now owned by Dean @ Global Recycling. Pretty sure he is happy with it too. My uncle has a 3 at about 65,000 miles. Clutch is going, handbrake failed, ecu replaced, air suspension issues, bushes and joints on the suspension etc etc. Just a massive, costly pain. Genesetsteve: That is why if I was going to have a disco4 I would buy brand new and only run it for two years. But you are looking at losing 8k a year in depreciation. Which is unjustifiable for a work truck (for me anyway)
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Hmmm, not sure. Currently debating between running overweight towing every time I go out. Or to buy a Takeuchi 219/Cat 302.4 to try and stay legal, narrow but still have quite a bit of performance.
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Would be a poor show without photos, though they are a bit crap. The only couple I have of it
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I reckon they are the best (nicest) pickup to tow with on the market. Near as good as the disco3 I had. Better than the LWB Shogun after that. I will say that the Disco4 is the best tow vehicle i have used. But the Amarok is not far behind I think. If it was on air all round would be excellent. But remember mine was 10-11k cheaper than a disco commercial. Has a pickup bed and will not lose anywhere near as much cash as a discovery. I just hope its going to be reliable. Only stories I have heard is the back axles having trouble if you beast them. But they gave the guy in that story I heard his money back after the 3rd axle was replaced. Oh and I get 35-38mpg without the trailer! 23-28mpg with it on.
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I reckon it must turn off the road going traction control in 4low and give you off road traction control? As for it being smoother, the TCS will not have any effect on the ride. Other that you will be going slower in low. So should feel smoother.
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Hi, It is the 2.0twin turbo 8 speed auto. Top of the range jobbie with all the toys. Nice motor. Pulls that no trouble, nice long wheelbase, low 1st gear and although it only has 180hp the gearbox is so good I never feel I need more. Regularly has over 3.5 ton on the back. As my trailer brimmed with chip will be nearing 4tons. Though it can only pull 3200kg legally.
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Does anyone know anything about these? Was working for a contractor last week who has several Hyundai excavators 8-30ton, all brand new. The drivers rate them highly. Which got me googling and found this. http://www.notjusttractors.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/R25z-Flyer-April-20131.pdf
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Hmmm, are you sure the light is not wrong?? and the diff is engaged when you are in low? If that is the case driving any distance on tarmac in low is a bad idea. This i why I bought an Amarok, wanted a pickup with full time 4x4 and the centre diff only engaged when it needs to. I have found it to be an excellent system so far. Only got 4000 miles on mine, probably about 50% towing, but my trailer goes out in the morning at 1.5ton so I am usually pretty heavy on the way home.
