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low buy price sometimes isn't the best choice
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You need the right MEWP.You blokes complain when it gets to 30 degrees .Try climbing every day in the Wet 40 degree plus and 90% humidity .Even the most stubborn will then look for a better way. I did after a few years climbing here Original MEWP was a Nifty 17 metre trailerlift .Slow,not enough up and over reach but did the job Current MEWP is a Cela DT24 spider.very fast on the ascent and all movements .12 metres outreach.14 metre up and over.24 metre working height .About 850mm wide less than 2000mm high Not many jobs you Can't get to with this
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my hj47 just went up in value:lol:
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Carlton or Rayco is another option
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No i am not going to buy any grinder again.this one's going to last another five years (i hope)then i am retiring i suggest sticking to an American brand preferable with a remote control
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the price and the screen is what attracted me too. about the same in aussie dollars
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i bought one sight unseen back in 2006-7.Bought it because it had a screen. still got it but it has been heavily modified.Works very well Now.hopefully Terex has done a bit more than just stick its badge on In its stock form not suitable for Australian conditions List of modifications required in the order they occurred Change screen to Lexan (rocks will go through safety glass) Change pulleys on cutter wheel to three B belts(couldn't stop them slipping) Change guard to suit Change cutter wheel to Multi tip (original bolts would break too easily requiring a rattle gun to get them off) Rebuild center pivot joint (after several years use) Replace underpowered 27hp motor with a 35hp B&S Re build valve block 4 times re place valve block Good points. Excellent drive system and diff lock will go any where and have never come close to putting it on its side
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vermeer 1800xl 170hp and a articulated loader to feed it:thumbup1:
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a BMG would be my choice on any small articulated loader excellent for loading logs and pulling branches to the chipper
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not sure about Avant but my schaffer has done nearly 2000 hours in 6 years and is still going strong have changed to a new set of tyres recently and have replaced the seat once
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it not an 18'' only 17'' and weighs about 3700kg single axle is fine my chipper is on a single and weighs around 4250 kg tyres are extremely heavy duty though
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thats the dealers page plenty of examples on there ive run one for 6 years on a schaffer 2026. a great tool i have my own version of the rake its a bit brutal not really suited to delicate lawns but excellent for debris piling prior to hand raking] i take the BMG and a 4 in 1 bucket to most sites that's all that is needed and of course the chipper
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these small loaders are better off with a branch manager grapple or similar. All of the wood and brash in the picture could have been easily and quickly handled with a BMG
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this sounds like there is a broken wire somewhere in the loom
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Escapers are good for hot temps too .Not as tough as bags though
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what sort of chipper is it
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After doing a bit of research on chipper deaths in the USA it appears that there have been more lawsuits relating to deaths in Morbark chippers then other brands of chippers. Most of the lawsuits relate to Morbark not having a bottom/knee bar or a faulty stop/reverse/go bar Morbark is now promoting 'chip safe' gloves and leg bands which activate and stop the feed wheels when in side the chipper hopper. a system that has been around for a while but has not been cost effective to fit to chippers until now( maybe it is now cheaper to install rather than keeping paying out on lawsuits ) Getting the operators to wear these all the time might prove to be the next problem It might be considered to be a PITA by some but a bottom safety bar is a better idea i think
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i ve got a vermeer 1800xl which has a bottom safety bar which neither Morbark or bandit have on their chippers,maybe Vermeer has the patent on that design i wouldnt know. it would be very hard for some one to go though the 1800xl without tripping the bar long before they got to the killing end i feed my machine mostly with the loader and the safety bar does get tripped alot a bit annoying but better than the possibility of going into the chipper
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see if you can get one with a branch manage grapple on it
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you could try a Cela dt15 only 800 mm wide
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each to his own i suppose.i nearly did buy an avant but at the dealer got too greedy.Schaffer came up with a great package deal nearly 15000 less than avant.ive had this loader over 6 years now and it is still going great.its had a few minor glitches on the way but the back up from the oz dealer has been fantastic. Proberly could say that it is the best machine i have ever bought if i bought another one i would get the 2033 model as its shaft drive and apparently has alot more pushing power the biggest problem i can see with front seated machines is that when you do a sharp turn the turning circle is much more than a rear seat loader which just follows the front round and you dont have to worry about hitting something with the back of the seat mount not an issue in an open field i know, but one in a tight spot
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All of the schaffer articulated loaders oscillate as well.Most mainstream loader manufactuer's have the driver sitting on the back part only avant/multione seem to have kept the front seat
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the two that got smashed were the leading teeth the others stick out less .I have noticed that multi tip dont like rocks much.i have at least 50 teeth that have had their carbide smashed off if the seat damage isnt too bad you can sweat the old off and braze another tip on
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the aussies arnt keen on the name though.they have rebranded it as Artemis
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if you have the means to carry a larger machine articulated is the way to go.less ground damage and more payload a BMG branch manager grapple is a great tool when paired with a articulated or skid steer loader as well
