PeteB

We were talking about this a while ago. It leaves the manufacturer with a CE plate which forms it's identity. Once the identity changes, the CE plate is invalid. All a load of tosh I know.....but that is what stands. We aren't allowed to tow those not fitted with the CE plate on the road - even though it is the same spec etc as the one with the plate! Yonks back, I had a County Transit, I got it second hand from a dealer. As part of the deal, I got them to swap the smoky 2ltr petrol for a diesel. I got a producer one day and the Police noticed that the V5 still stated Petrol and advised me that the identity was then not as stated so all insurance was invalid. Similar situation in a way.

Ooof! That last statement.... It should be stated in changing the Tier 5 settings on the Kubota 1505 to the previous tier 4 ratings is against Kubota's warranty policy and could also render the whole machine policy invalid. Same goes for any make of machine so altered. I know that we have all worked very hard at applying the Tier 5 regs but it has been mooted that a supplier could back away if their power units are being changed and the manufacturer or any of their agents is quilty of this 'crime. I know that it is being pernickety but, if they are altered, in theory, the CE Pkate is then invalid and could void your motor or plant insurance too.

All Defenders are "left hand drive", you cannot move your right hand but can hold the wheel while your left changes gear!

Can you turn it freely? I'm not aware of a hole in the drum casing to push it through. Ask @Jase hutch when he pops on here....

message @Jase hutch , he quite often looks in here.

I'm not too sure but....I'm going for the 'axle' for the pulley has some thread on it and possibly some loctite?

I got this from both side being retired but objecting to car noise as son goes off to work occasionally at 3am. Plus I got a hot rod I start several times a year. I'm close to asking them to buy me out as I don't live in a retirement village! The have been ace over the years but hell, we still work for a living!

Wished I could say yes! To be fair,Jensen are a well made bit of kit. In my opinion, a drum machine and backed up with a swing shovel with a straight grab or grip n snip would have been a better option for a site job. That Jensen would be best suited to rail with a flat ground and easy access to site with no real thick timber greater than say 8". As Ash says, probably well more than you estimate but that adds to the flavour and yes, in excess of 4000kgs which is tractor trailer or big truck!

At a G per shift,, it may take 60 shifts to pay for it, maybe a load more! But that doesn't include transport for a 4000kg item, diesel, man power, servicing costs, huge spares package, breakages etc.....plus the cutting prior!

The drive motors have an internal brake. Ordinarily, you would need flow to unlock the brake. I would suggest that an internal seal has broken and the brakes are gradually getting pressurised by the leak and effectively getting took off. Quite dangerous, would suggest that you put a block in front of each track to prevent a run away.

I'd warrant that the price is spicy enough to make you weep! I see as many downsides to this as to wonder why it happened and only a few upsides - feeding thorny stuff in along a row for one, but not over efficient in doing bigger timber. But the cost/benefit analysis doesn't work for me. Well done to Jensen and the customer for having the stones to do it mind!

Tacho units are a necessary evil based on haulage being your main job. It is advisable to get used to, and always doing, the paper version to back up the card. We are all guilty of not doing so as the percentages are on our side by and large! On my GreenMech Ranger tow tug, you can press driver one button for drive, work or rest and it automatically will always revert to drive once the truck moves, returning to the previous setting when you stop... Remembering to set it to 'out of scope' is another thing I have a habit of forgetting. I too have left the card in for a few days, even when someone else has jumped in! I have only been had for one tacho infringement in 20 odd years and that was for being in scope, not having a card(disc) in place and not keeping daily, manual records. Boom! £200 for the one offence of not keeping manual records. At that time, I didn't know you had to! I just make a note in the diary if I remember now....

They have to have massively strong gearboxes driving the infeed/cutters, I would think that over a period the blades on the rollers would blunt but they should be changeable. I did wonder how you could 'log' into hessian bags and throw the whole bag into something like a Farm2000 enclosed burner. But you would need some space to store enough bags to dry or keep dry. They certainly fill bags quickly enough! Still look bloody dangerous though!

Couldn't watch a film of someone getting dragged in! Seems that some do appear to have bars or stop button but the very thought of what could go wrong makes me shudder! Log quality ain't good neither tbh!

Have a look at any YouTube video of them, like chipper but no control over the infeed rollers! No emergency stop to speak of, no reverse and a short chute! You'd get chopped into 4 inch lumps!

What about the importer? Can they help? I must admit, when I first saw them, I was amazed at how quick they could produce 'logettes'. Then looked at the apparent lack of control and the damage that they could do in seconds! I cringed.... Good luck with your search.

This 'transition ' is something I got to face at some point and absolutely dread it. Dementia seems to run in mums side while dads side live long. Already got an Aunt in her early 90's whose mind is super, super sharp but body is no good - brilliant person but I'm no good at coping with stuff. I'm dreading Mum or Dad starting the next bit, they in their 80's and are in storage 4 hours away....Uncle died of cancer really and couldn't watch the live link to the funeral, I go to pieces!

I got talking to a chap who knows his transmission stuff. He reports that when getting anything like a VW dsg box or Haldex transfer box, check for honest service receipts and history of expensive oil purchase. Good, strong units but cheap people tend to economise and then they go wrong!

I drove from top of Leicestershire down to Cardiff via the Ross spur and back home via the GreenMech factory. ADB seems to be affecting vast amount of stock! Loads of DED spotted and a large number of distressed, leafless Silver Birch too. Have they got an issue too?

Good to meet you the other day Nick, hope you found something to do on the way home! Have you found the knack starting her yet?

You've always been a tad coy over your AT name too Stuart Lee, what's the reasoning there?

I had a Haarken from Bergen ring me, it was from him and Gantic, our dealer, that had heard of the misinformation campaign started by someone.

For a fee we would have a good go at different colours (there is a thread called "United colours of GreenMech", which I'll add to later. QTS decided to have there STC1928 fleet in a dark green to blend in but we have done others in pink, blue, red blah blah blah.... I got a deal on the go for 2 x 165 units in a yellow main colour at the moment. I think we have done two in the Glebe Green and Grey combo too. Thanks for your kind words too Les.

As a yoof, I spent a fair bit of one summer on an archaeology dig and still find finding stuff fascinating! It was hard graft, really interesting, fun and entertaining being with a bunch of like minded volunteers. Mostly quite well balanced and educated people and I'm still in to that kind of thing now. We shifted mountains of spoil over the period on a roman site near to Oundle. Long days with little or no breaks, 7 days per week as volunteers but with all the learning and help you needed on the subject. Really surprised at how much stuff came out of the ground - bones of animals from ritualistic burials, skeletons, pots, coins, jewelry etc and at some depth too! I had a chap working for me years ago who was the other end of the scale in that he was a treasure digger, not interested in the context, only the value. He had pots and pots of finds at home, mostly of little value but I would not have trusted him with any gold etc - he did not see the point of getting permission either. He was the sort to give detectorists a bad name.

supply and demand! I got it and you want it! "Bish, bash, bosh, gimme your dosh!"