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Thanks Grant, nice try with the blades, even the great Mr Blair didn't get free blades! Welcome to the club.

Could not hit a cows bum with a banjo me but would enjoy the walk.

Nice one Robert, welcome to the club!

3 tonnes light I'll add!

Some grasses can be tough stuff to do. Our combi does a good enough job tho.

Hey I know it is tiresome getting pulled but at least they were checking for stolen kit. Good job that it wasn't VOSA! Taco, manual records, vehicle check, trailor check!

Why not work responsibly and keep your limbs out of it! Simples

The post about a sensor or such device is an interesting thought. Anyone know how he is doing?

Best wishes for the future, thanks for the past!

I've read all the posts on this subject, I still really misunderstand how the poor chap could be in such a state of mind that he could intentionally risk his limbs and his families livelihood to chip an awkward price of wood that demanded that he take such an unnecessary risk! Having damaged a finger, thumb, elbows and a knee taking a gamble as a 20-30 year old for such a small profit, perhaps I'm a share wiser. Perhaps being older and maybe wiser than a few younger members and having been around and having paid for machinery for the past 27 years I'm less tolerant of "accidents". I feel sorry for the lads family but I feel no remorse for my previous rant. I'm sorry if my views offend, but if they prevent 1 similar occurrence - then I'm happy even though I may have lost a few friends.

As Nige has said, there may be a misalignment of the mechanism and the positions of the spool valve which need to be be checked. A slight misalignment may mean that the rollers are not getting the full flow of oil thus making them appear weak and easy to halt. Another thing to check is the hydraulic pressure. Assuming that the above is okay, check the pressure that the blow off valve is activated. If the spring has gone weak then it may be blowing off at a reduced pressure - thus the rollers stopping and the noise in the system as oil is squeezing past the blow off. I'm not sure of the pressure on a TS, but if it has dropped half of its original setting then the rollers will seem weak and effective and a simple adjustment may be all that is required to get it back to A1 again.

The two machines are too different to compare! One is £8k the other £24k, one is tracked for a reason, the other is wheeled for a reason. I would not buy the GreenMech if I did backyard stuff all day and everyday and I would not buy the TS if I did overheads or railway work! The TS is unique in that it is a disc style chipper with infeed rollers and a no stress device whereas the JoBeau powered machine does have either but it is a fair bit cheaper. The Eliet self propelled machine is a shredder and not a chipper. The CS100 is not powered etc. Make your choice, pay the money and enjoy yourself.

I think I'm right in saying that you have an expensive issue looming. Metal bits in the hydraulic circuit is terminal! Not only does that oil go around both tracks but it also goes around the chipper infeed. If you have metal frags then ALL pumps, motors, hoses, tanks valves in fact everything needs to be replaced/surgically cleaned before terminal damage occurs. Every time you turn the engine on - more damage is being done. STOP NOW!

Whilst I would not wish this type of incident on anyone - we have all seen a lump of hard oak go through a chipper, why risk your own limbs? If I'm showing someone around a chipper I always, always point out the danger zones, crush zones and the likely trip/slip hazards associated with the infeed area. I always point out that reaching into a chipper which is feeding in is dangerous and foolhardy, I always bang on about the use of a "push stick" too. YOU DO NOT GROW BACK! Why do it, why reach in? Was this fellow after a Darwin Award?

If you are unhappy then change make.

How Do You Define Handsome? A test at an Durham City High school in North Carolina, required students to use "handsome" in a sentence. The girl named Lateshia says, "Sometimes when I be suckin' Jamal's snake, my jaw gets sore and I hafta use my handsome." The quality of our educational system sometimes brings a tear to your eye!

This was passed to me by some "Grumpies" down in the South West - true, and then some! **_Grumpies of the World Unite_** **Let's put the pensioners in jail and the criminals in a nursing home. ** **This way the pensioners would have access to showers, hobbies and walks. ** **They'd receive unlimited free prescriptions, dental and medical treatment, wheel chairs etc and they'd receive money instead of paying it out. ** **They would have constant video monitoring, so they could be helped instantly, if they fell, or needed assistance. ** **Bedding would be washed twice a week, and all clothing would be ironed and returned to them. ** **A guard would check on them every 20 minutes and bring their meals and snacks to their cell. ** **They would have family visits in a suite built for that purpose. ** **They would have access to a library, weight room, spiritual counselling, pool and education. ** **Simple clothing, shoes, slippers, PJ's and legal aid would be free, on request. ** **Private, secure rooms for all, with an exercise outdoor yard, with gardens. ** **Each senior could have a PC a TV radio and daily phone calls. ** **There would be a board of directors to hear complaints, and the guards would have a code of conduct that would be strictly adhered to. *** **The criminals would get cold food, be left all alone and unsupervised. Lights off at 8pm, and showers once a week. Live in a tiny room and pay £600.00 per week and have no hope of ever getting out. ** **** **Think about this (more points of contention): ** **------------------------------------------------------------------------ ** **COWS ** **Is it just me, or does anyone else find it amazing that during the mad cow epidemic our government could track a single cow, born in Appleby almost three years ago, right to the stall where she slept in the county of Cumbria? ** **And, they even tracked her calves to their stalls. But they are unable to locate 125,000 illegal immigrants wandering around our country. Maybe we should give each of them a cow. ** **------------------------------------------------------------------------ ** **THE BRITISH CONSTITUTION ** **They keep talking about drafting a Constitution for Iraq ... Why don't we just give them ours? *** **It was drawn up by a lot of really smart guys, it has worked for centuries and we're not using it anymore. *** **------------------------------------------------------------------------ ** **THE 10 COMMANDMENTS ** **The real reason that we can't have the Ten Commandments posted in a courthouse or Parliament, is this -******* **You cannot post 'Thou Shalt Not Steal', 'Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery' and 'Thou Shall Not Lie' in a building full of lawyers, judges and politicians ..... It creates a hostile work environment. *** **------------------------------------------------------------------------ ** **Also;******* **Think about this ... If you don't want to forward this for fear of offending someone -- YOU ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM! It is time for us grumpy old folk of ****Britain****to speak up**!

If you've had a branch twixt motor and block then the solenoid may have took a knock. When you go tomorrow, take some leads, another battery and tools to get it off and see if the bending pops the starter out and it spins with torque. If it is okay then it should pop and spin smartly! Otherwise, solenoid and or starter could have gone duff or even the battery or leads might not be good. Cheers.

I would respectfully ask for a site meeting with the LA tree and Hedge person to clarify what they want doing and why, pointing out that it will look a real eyesore forever more rather than the well kept example that it is now! If they still want it done - then I'd do it! safe in the knowledge that codit was ignored and Dr Alex is not recognized locally! and I would be eating meat at the weekend.

be reet helpful if you put up the location! Go on, give everyone a chance -don't be shy! Good luck with it and post some pictures.

Jeremy told me the price the other day - they aren't as dear as we all thought!

I found that employing people who were friends before they came on board can get very messy if you have to part. Never employ friends or relatives!

Sorry for your loss, hope the insurance is not tooo horrid over the claim. What is so valuable to nick in a Y reg L200?

This is a slight derail, and I apologize to the original poster, on the subject of oil changes, use the manufacturers recommendations as a "maximum". When I ran Barrowcliff's, everything got serviced ahead of schedule, when time allowed. Oil and filters are cheap enough so why wait until the clock says "Now!", when it might not be available. Air filters got blown out weekly, tyre pressure was checked weekly, washed and cleaned weekly, etc. Why spend all that money and then not care for it properly! My pet hate is seeing a clean truck and a dirty chipper.

What price did Lucy or her Dad, Michael suggest?