Jonny69
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[ame= ][/ame] I would consider that mildy moist by British standards. No shortage of other videos on there. This pretty much my experience with wheeled skids. Of course he is getting it stuck for a demo/bit of fun but if you put 500kg of log in the grapple it isn't going to get any better.
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Wheeled skidsteers are completely useless on any sort of grass or mud. They have no traction and sink very quickly if it's even slightly damp, I've seen them stuck in deep gravel as well. If you look on instagram everyone has tracked skid or articulating wheeled. There's a reason for that. However, you can put bands over the wheels on them. There is one about with a mulcher on a wheeled Case but i'm not sure how effective they are or how long they last.
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Plus that 20% increase is clean profit. As you have no extra overheads, so you can afford to work 20% less. Which is a lovely thought.
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That's reassuring. I thought it was just me that got those calls! Anyone booking in work months in advance is underskilled or undermachined or understaffed or underpriced. pick away Probably a bit blunt, everyone I speak to who is "flat out, busy till September" always seems to be in the pub by 4pm.
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If the people selling the house originally were even half sharp they would have had the trees out and filled/painted the cracks in the house/pointing before photos and marketing the property. This would mean the first time you viewed the property there would have been no question of the tree, cracks, subsidence, etc etc. Which would leave you in exactly the same position you are in now. If you like it, buy it. Make the vendor pay for a survey if you are worried about it, sounds like they are struggling to sell it which leaves you in quite a nice position really.
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Hi Nick, How do you get on with the control system for the tracking and movements? Was the machine supplied in the UK or did you order it direct from America? I currently have a Vermeer 725 and love the control system, it is so easy to use and I can let anyone jump on it. I gather the older Boxers are not so intuitive. Thanks Jonathan
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I'm a bit worried about what that ratchet strap round the headstock is doing.
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I paid about £7000 for a HB20 roughly 3-4 years ago. Done about 300hours. Dean has recently offered me the same to trade it back against a new one. So roughly a 3500 cost to change to a brand new machine. Or another way to look at it is 11.66 per clock hour depreciation. An assets cost is inconsequential, the value when you want to sell is the issue. A Deutz and a fendt have wildly different new costs but they both cost about the same in depreciation per clock hour.
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Are you a Mountain biker? If you haven't already left, you need to go here for dinner. You can thank me later https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g194761-d2309287-Reviews-Bastian_Contrario-Finale_Ligure_Italian_Riviera_Liguria.html
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R.e the original question. It sounds as if you aren't paying enough money to keep good lads. What good bloke(or lady) is going to sweat and get mucky for the suggested salary of 385 per week? That might work for a while but its not sustainable. All well and good a suggesting love of the job. But you can earn that money doing a nice easy job and not be knackered every evening with bad knees and elbows. People that make the work flow smoothly, efficiently and increase production are worth good money. That or buy more kit and try and lose some staff where possible.
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"As the company is free to pay its directors whatever they want (directors’ income is not subject to minimum wage legislation), it makes sense to maximise the amount paid by dividend and therefore avoid paying employees and employers NI."
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Income tax is the same Joe, Employers of full time employees are required to pay pension contributions, National insurance contributions on behalf of the employee + all the other hassle of employing full time regarding sickpay, holidays, maternity etc. Employees cost a business about 20% more than their salary. Self employed cost exactly whats written on the invoice. Income tax is the same whether employed, self employed, director. Edit, forgot to say. You will pay 0 national insurance if you are the director of a LTD company. But accountancy fees will go up. Something to consider.
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If you had to cut the bearings off, there is a good chance you'll need a new shaft because the shaft will be scored where its turned inside the knackered bearing.
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That is right, just google how to remove a taperlock pulley. It will become obvious when you start. You can normally remove the grubs and tap the outer part of the pulley with a mallet which will pop it. Then just slide off the key.
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Have you been paid? If so what you do is pretty obvious.
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Not on that truck, 6ton gtw. That truck and chipper combo must weight 3ton with gear and people + 1.3-1.4 for the trailer. Which gives about 1.7ish on the trailer. More like 5 cube. If it was done with a defender 110 or 130 the weights would work out better.
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Pretty sure Global have a used one in at the moment. 235 / 300 MXRS | Schliesing
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Schliesing?
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To misquote Stihl for show, pfanner for a pro
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Forgot to say there is a tracked 90 floating about that just came in under 3500kg on a dedicated trailer and would be a fair tool. Maybe Dean could make you another one.
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Yeah, that is a situation I never find myself in. But of course everyone runs differently. I have never used the 8inch forst, would be interested to see whether the bandit or the forst fills my trailer faster. From the videos, I doubt there would be much in it. The 75 may crush more forks, but have a slightly slower infeed. Also, a road tow 75 is to much of an in between machine. For a road tow may as well have the 90 or bigger. 75 is to heavy for 750kg limit and if going bigger, you may as well go a lot bigger.
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The problem is that you can shove so much brash in its what causes the stress control to kick in. Rather than putting one branch in at a time a whole armful will feed, which is why people that are used to timberwolfs and the like think they feel slow on the infeed. The proof is of course how quickly does it fill your tipper body. I think that with the reduced amount of snedding and the crushing power of the infeed they are faster is almost every situation. But they are also big, ugly and heavy. saying that I have yet to find somewhere mine won't track to.
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With American machines there is no such thing as a part you have to buy from the main dealer. Within 10 miles of miles of me there are 2 engineering companies capable of making any part of an American grinder or chipper. The rest of the bits are all from other manufacturers, belts, clutch etc etc. You can also bend and weld the rest of it back together because all the steel is so thick. Regarding the original question. Under 3ft wide. Proper high speed tracking, 60hp, really good stability. proportional radio remote, belt drive, chunky bearings, oversize clutch, as short as possible, hydraulic dozer blade, detachable blade that fits over the head so you can blade backwards and forwards. Some way of attaching a hydraulic drive mulcher on the back for light scrub clearing.
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To add to the list. Video 3 I would not have bothered rigging the fell of that stem. But, if you are going to do it make a really wide facecut to stop the fibres breaking on the hinge. If the guy on the line doesn't drop it before the hinge breaks then the butt will come off the stump and the whole piece ends up flailing around. Normally round in a circle.
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Cut them down to 20 days holiday and make them start the next job when the first one is done. Should get your pensions contributions back that way.
