PeteB
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Bin the tractor and get something that works?
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We have done a couple which had their own pump and tank before and I have kitted a tractor out with a return to tank via the filler and just used the tipper circuit before now!
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I had a County Transit. Live axles and twin wheels on the back. Half decent to get across wet grass but got bogged too easy elsewhere! Slows as a slow thing on the road and bloody noisy in the cab. Utility people I used to work alongside with had had these and the later units with single rear and working with IFS. They had smaller diameter wheels and tyres which help it get stuck quicker!
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60hp at the engine in a 165 is closer to 50 at the shaft i would think. Probably best to stay to 6" or so. Otherwise, getting a heavy rotor to start may be a little taxing and once going, it will slow down quite quickly, the 'No Stress' will cut in often and quickly and it may take a little longer to spin up to speed again. But with a 6" machine, you could conceivably run it in 1000 speed and reduce the rpm - less noise, less fuel and less hassle!
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You've seen the factory Wayne, the infrastructure a d sheer amount of stuff needed I the supply chain to turn out a chipper gives the base line cost to base the price on. With regards to the OP. Quite often, the roadside works (include rail and Utility tree work) produce too much brash and timber to leave in habitat piles. These piles are quite often a fire or other safety risk. They tried a number of different ways of leaving habitat piles on smaller projects on the M5 some 15years ago, they artistically laid brash in lines but again, these meant problems later as they could not mulch down quick enough for the mowing that the original programme promoted!
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Dean got out of tree work some years ago. He is still contacted now and again and doing well in life.
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Rental of large saw (and maybe operator) - Potters Bar
PeteB replied to Mike F's topic in General chat
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He does a bit of social media and stuff - I did see the big Jensen on ebay.co.uk
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Alan Oldfield is saying that he has a handful of Jensen tracked units for sale at bargain prices. Not sure if they are 540 or 530 units. He also has a big, site clearance/crane fed unit for close to £60k. Some of these are new or have a handful of hours only. Alan is on 01759 372552 or 07976 825420 and they are at Stamford Bridge, by York.
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I just notified the Facebook group for GreenMech Owners just asking them to report any sightings to the Police.
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Ash is setting up a network of worthy, recommended and suitably interested and qualified folk to service and repair machines in regions local to you whilst maintaining the good the good reputation that he and the rest of his team have built up in the last few years.
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Yup, he covers there too!
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Nope. We still got tier 3a engines to use, both in our Arb200 range and the Evo165 Limited Edition. We are also looking at Tier 5 Diesel engines and petrol engines to go in the Arb200.
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Can you turn it by hand? If you can then it isn't siezed! Oil warning may be low pressure from dead oil pump, or faulty sensor.
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Best to maintain a chain of responsibilities IMO.
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Well spotted Wayne! I'm sure Jase will tell to the bottom 9f the job!
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Jase’s pictures!
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My accountant used to say, "if it lasted, then buy it! If you lease it, then watch out for the additional costs...
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I never had a problem getting CS100 blade blots out as long as you take care to clean out the grunge for good Allen key engagement, give them a sharp hit with a good Hammer, use and impact driver if you have to even. My son goosed one several years ago in error and as you say, clean it up, puddle weld a nut to it a bosh! Job done.
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5Shires' new 165 with the inverted paint job, red SafeTrac, QuadChip petrol and the sub 750 Evo 165 demo unit.
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The stories that we get to hear about the circumstances of stuff being pinched is long and sorrowful. Even had stuff stolen and not reported to us! As so little gets recovered, we would still think that most of it leaves the country quite quickly. Some is sold or brought by legitimate people but that is rare. For those who are offered anything 'right cheap', there is usually a reason behind that price, and that could be because it is knackered, not theirs to sell or not a genuine product. There is no thing as a 'steal' - it has been stolen! The people who feed the flames of this crime are as guilty as those that did the act. Do not buy stolen equipment without checking the provenance first.
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To be honest, while we do the 'round robin', I doubt it will be found as is probably far away by now. I can only recall 6 or 8 that have been recovered/discovered, identified and or returned in 2dozen years! I can recall some 20 years back of one being buried in the South East as too hot! One of our staff saw one on the side of road in Mexico while on holiday. It had been an uninsured loss at the turn of the century! The other year, a traveller brought an old one off of a mobile based selling platform, I was suspicious and discovered that the theft had not been reported to us. They went to the nick, no record on the PNC or with the regional force so it stayed with them!
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Not sure, a call to Col or message through Facebook might reveal the location. We have done a Round Robin email to our dealers and their Service/Parts people but it is a vain hope!
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This very distinctive Safetrac was stolen off of a Network Rail site in Aylesbury last night. Please contact Col Bachman at Chipper Hire South West on 01404 598283 or 07581 050441 if you have any information.
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My people don't. They checked mine and decide on how long I need to go before next one. Maybe a year, maybe two. Just depends on the degradation forecast. They think my one eye is actually getting better too! But yes, go to an optician, the cheap reading glasses can make your situation worse! Besides, they can forecast other things health wise by looking into the back of the eye!
