Jonny69
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Sounds about right to me. £125-150 per team, ie truck and chipper. The extra to run the grinder when that goes out (assuming it is not every day) I reckon I am at £130-140 (more if the grinder goes out) + wages, but that includes major purchases. Though I don't pay for a yard which saves 2-3k a year for me.
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At that money a 130 tipper could be bit of a gamble. Stay away from the navaras at that money unless they have receipts for a new engine. I would have thought a transit is the most reliable option on that budget but 30mpg may be a bit optimistic.
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I dont know anything about treesltd or his truck, but is looks tidy enough to me and Santanas are well regarded. Though going on the stated weights can only pull 3ton, which may rule it out. Have you mentioned a budget in this thread?
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Cheers for your input and honesty Nick, I have considered running a HGV a couple of times and always end up thinking it is not practical or economical for my situation (which is tree work, not timber hauling) You have confirmed that I am probably right. Without getting in to hauling other products, like you do, I think there are too many negatives for me.
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I would just grind through the tarmac and allow a few sets of teeth for the job, will be far less messy and time consuming than digging them out.
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Do you do a lot of motorway mileage Harry?
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How many slabs have you bust pulling that back out?
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Another quick video from the end of a Lime pollard this morning. Remainder of the chip is from Wednesdays job. Still got near on 6m3 capacity with the chipper in there. I tip it with the chipper still strapped in. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuBzbsTSJqU]Bandit 490 xp - YouTube[/ame]
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Oi, what are you doing posting that on a public forum! Giving the game away. The best thing is I can take the grinder, big steps for some hedges, pole pruner etc in the trailer. + Enough gear to take down pretty much any tree in the truck which stays nice and dry. Perfect for the "Oh, can you just............" jobs. How much fuel does the CS 100 drink? are they the same engine? B&S 18hp?
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[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPLxQrg9-Ew]Bandit 490 XP - YouTube[/ame] Just finished uploading this video from last week, not sure why the cameraman chopped the footage where he did. It had the last piece fine. Also that is being made to look like hard work as I am short at 5'6. It is 10x easier to load on the floor.
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Yeah they are, wish I could afford a chinese one. The ones on ebay look like they are really well made! Not at all a cheap lash up. Yee haa Should give your literally minutes of quality chipping power.
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What sort of time scale are you looking at?
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Unfortunately that is not true, there is no such thing as interest free finance. You just happen to pay for the interest on the total. If you see interest free finance it is a good bargaining tool if you are paying cash. Assume you can get near on 10% discount on anything if you see interest free finance is available on the price.
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Its a good job Bandit make chippers and not sports cars then.
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He was not being pulled, I don't think! I quite often get someone to belay me up a stem when I am spiking after lunch. Perfectly safe, go to your local rock climbing centre and get a lesson in top rope belaying if you do not know what I am talking about.
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Rayco rs814 chipper any one got an opinion or experience of using 1?
Jonny69 replied to arbwork's topic in Large equipment
I tried looking for info but struggled too. Had a quick chat with someone on the stand. It sounds like there are less than a handful in the UK. He did give me the name of a business that owns one. PM me if you want the name to ring them. It would almost certainly be a write off second hand too.A real struggle to sell on. If you do buy one please let me know how you rate it. Cheers -
Rayco rs814 chipper any one got an opinion or experience of using 1?
Jonny69 replied to arbwork's topic in Large equipment
Were you at Saltex? I am still mulling over the one with 63 hours on it. Very tempting at that money. I thought it looked quite good. Never used it though. However the feed table is very long and the safety bar looks like it may be a pain; the way it wraps under the feed table. The rest of it looks pretty solid. -
The red bit is wrong It is exactly a reflection on his company. The people who owned the tree were paying your boss, not you to carry out the work. You sound like a nice bloke, offering to pay is is a nice gesture. However trivial accidents like that happen occasionally and your boss should sort it (I assume he did?). He runs the business and all of these things are charged into his day rate, or if not they should be.
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Nice video Ian. What is the song? Cheers
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Blimey the weather looks good in Newark!
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Was not supposed to be a clever remark. Just offering advice on a machine as it can be very costly if you make a mistake. As SOC says above, buying cheaper machines can (mostly will) be a false economy. Unfortunately Timberwolf chippers are simply not as good as some other brands. However they are cheaper and therefore fill a gap in the market. If I was to spend £5k on a chipper. I would rather a Jensen or similar than a Timberwolf because I believe they are better chippers and are built better. However everyone's experience will differ.
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I am pretty sure IC trees already highlighted the right parts. Mainly about Timberwolf being a a great chipper and you get what you pay for. Timberwolf are at the cheaper end of the market for a reason, you do get what you pay for. Back on the topic Woodchipper schliesing mx200 6" | eBay Jensen A530 Woodchipper Wood Chipper | eBay I would wait and stretch your budget. I dont know either seller, neither have I seen either machine but I would be pretty sure these will be twice the chipper a 5k Timberwolf is. Also you wont be getting greasy replacing bearing once a year. The Jensen will not cost much to repaint to make it look good too. Cheers
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I don't see any emoticons but I assume that is a joke?
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I have a 57 plate commercial and it is a great vehicle. Had no problems in about 20,000 miles (it has almost 60,000 on it now) Tows very well. I have a manual and average 26.4, that is 2/3 of the mileage towing with a heavy tipper trailer on. If there is no trailer on I get over 30mpg. Though I do drive like an old man and refuse to put the air con on because it drinks too much fuel. Off road it is great too, as good as if not better than anything on the road. I am running General Grabber AT2's. I know early ones had a few problems with the suspension and other issues but I think anything past 06 is fine.
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Flail it right up to the stock fence and then put a buzz bar on instead of the flail head and run it up the inside of the fence line. Most of the stuff should fall out. If not, pull it out.
