PeteB
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Would Morbark really change how they build machinery for a dozen units sold per year throughout Europe? Would they get away from the hundreds that they sell a year in the Americas etc just to suit a few biddy little buyers in Europe? I'd pin your hopes on the bigger stuff and try to meet Vermeer and Bandit head on.
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3000HR Service of a dpf if used hard with decent fuel would be good but small chippers average a hour a day in short bursts. The local LA contractor recently did some stuff on the green space behind my house - they started that thing 8 times and did a total of 30 minutes of chipping which would shorten the life of any dpf! Even if it lasted 3000 hours, a grand on a ten year old machine would be hard to swallow......My local MOT tester has been instructed to look for tampered devices and fail if they show signs of interference - he has been told that it will not be long before the dpf in your car/van will need to be changed at £1,000plus every couple of years and that is not for environmental considerations but margins for dealers/manufacturers.
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Don't forget folks that emission regs mean that many diesel engines will become a lot more expensive and include DPF filters which will become a service item. They will become heavier and more complicated. All machines will be subject to these changes.
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I'm surprised that you seem to know so little about the market place, your competitors and what you are up against! Everything has it's place in a market but most Yank stuff just doesn't fit in the mass market of Europe. No doubt you will sell a couple of units but, I wouldn't advise trying to break in to the sub 10" market with the offering - it doesn't appear to suit our markets. Good luck, concentrate on the skid steer stuff.
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Ford paid for our engine when it are the turbo, if my memory serves, if was 3 yo and approx 100k miles. Get hold of the Ford relationship centre in Essex.
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Halfords stuff like trays and sets was on serious offer when I went in last week.
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True enough, we have lost and gained ground as the river path deviates over the years. It regularly rises and fall quite a bit. Some years ago when the area suffered with big floods in the Avon and Severn, the Arrow did flood and we had about 5cm of water going through that factory! But, as it was the summer shut down and the plan was to paint the floor and move some departments around, everything was put on pallets so it could be moved so apart from silt, nowt was damaged!
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Some more panorama pictures.
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Internal work is going on to split the building into two industrial units with offices on the mezzanine floor. Wiring being put in for the units and still doors and outside to be done. We had to drop some log lengths into the river, hoping that they grow and provide a bank to stop the river from undercutting the building too!
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A good local Ag Engineer friend of mine used to make 'C' hooks out of axle shafts as the steel was very resilient. Never saw one break or stretch but the risk assessment on using un tested fixings like that would never allow it nowadays!
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Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week is the Royal Cornwall Show. Julian Cullis, GreenMech's southern area representative will be on the showground with a representation of the GreenMech Range with Vincent Tractors from St Columb, our dealer for Cornwall.
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I understand that Jase sorted out the deal for you!
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Blimey, that rings bells! Looked around their runway site in the 80's, some fascinating kit parked up there! Vintage and veteran plethora abounds!
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I saw some redundant kit at Bardney Sawmills east of Lincoln. Could be worth a call.
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Good post John. Very best wishes to his family and friends for the future!
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Might look like a mini artic but still a Leyland Daf underneath! ooof!
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Sweet day then!
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Steady on Ian!?! I'm not the only tool at GreenMech!:sneaky2:
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One of the best tools I invested in for the workshop was a compressor! With care, everything can get a clean easily, radiators in chippers, chainsaws, floor of the van, workshop floor and even yourself before taking chip and dust into the house!
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I haven't seen this type of rig about before - the only mini artics that I have seen were for delivering cherry pickers etc. That fact that it isn't a common sight may mean that it doesn't work well?
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Spotted this for sale in the Newbury Area in an upcoming farm sale. https://www.i-bidder.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/cheffinsov/catalogue-id-cheffi1-10058/lot-89348c21-a37e-497b-8b43-a76e0124d514 Type of thing that would be good on a power arm of a hedgeflail or maybe a digger?
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It is called Glebe Green and the RAL code is 6018.
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Tigers and Wasps was a cracker too! Shame we lost by that one point. Good last match for Burns mind!
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I got a small amount of block paving out front. I'm at the bottom of a hill and the ineffectual drains mean that not only does it get flooded with every rain shower but that water brings all the grass seed and that gets dumped and then grows! Anyone got some good recommendations for killing the grass and killing the weeds. The stuff which is available at the likes of B&Q just doesn't seem to work!
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It looks like it was a Baromix but he wasn't involved with mixers in those days! That bit of ground was dug out and back filled to make decent hard standing and they think that bulk delivery cement took over from mixing your own on that scale!
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