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I think It will carry 1 ton.

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All this may be true and my business partner Steve is pretty handy welding and could certainly do the job. We even have a steel fabricator in one unit and hydraulic engineer in another at our yard, both who are always happy to help. But Steve is busy as is and if he had to do that then all the other stuff he has to do would not get done... We are not engineers and while I admit it would be nice to have the time to do these sort of build things yourself, if you take into account the cost of your labour it's better value to pay a professional most of the time. The designs appear to have changed considerably, even over the last 2 years, presumably that is down to ongoing development and feedback learnt from previous builds..

Multione £1,900 for free swivel. £2,850 for hydraulic rotator, both plus VAT. We can take the Multione hydraulic connector off and deduct £150 + VAT. Is the rotator worth a £800-£1000 odd quid? Could I add that later? The avant one is a fair bit cheaper.. and it looks it to be honest...But if it is good enough does it matter?

Hywel has quoted me £2,550 + VAT Avant: Timber Grab – Freely Rotating RRP £1,790 – Our Price £1615 Timber Grab – Hydraulic Rotating* RRP £2,500 - Our Price £2,250 (* The optional attachment control switch pack is recommended on this model) (optional extra Arborist kit £250)

Machine should be delivered next week.. We have 10 inch chippers so I am sure they would be possible to load but concerned about lazy operators accidently smashing stuff.. It is physically much easier to sit on a machine and feed it like that but that is likely to result in accidents either to the chipper or loader.. Especially when the operator does not have a financial stake in either... Using the loader to get the branches to the chipper and then hand feeding might even be quicker in many instances. Certainly some you tube vids I have seen.

This is what I am worried about.. Dean at bandit has already been telling me replacement plastic panels are £500

Hywel Evans seems to have been the place to go in the past, designs seem to have moved on since last discussed here 2 years ago.. Does it need a heel? It's going to be used by employees (less careful then owner operators) will a rotator be more likely to cause accidental damage? Do we need any alterations to make the rotator work? or is it just plug and go? http://www.avantequipment.co.uk/avant-loader-attachments-timber-grab.html

Ok so I have just (hopefully) joined the mini articulated loader club brought an avant 520. Fist thing I need is the log grab/timber grapple. Is knock about ok or do I need a rotator..? Recommendations please.

It is on the boundary between a farm and a static caravan. I would have left alone if I could but it's next to a neighbours static caravan... The plan is to try and keep the roost by heavily reducing/topparding the tree, but not sure if the owls will still use the roost.

I have a client with a knackered tree that we need to make safe, but the neighbour has informed me that a barn owl has been using the tree for the past 4 years.. Is there any protection for nesting sites that are used year after year? It could be argued that it is "in use.." Barn Owls don't lay their eggs until april/may so we won't be disturbing any nesting birds and I am going to try and retain the cavity if we can. Being a schedule 1 bird I want to ensure I have not missed anything...

It is currently a 'natural' landscape and is likely to remain that way. The clients ideas felt very disconnected.. I am going to steer towards a block of trees/spinney to act as the screen from the footpath and for the wind break screen I am going to push for a willow fedge, possibly incorporating changing rooms also made out willow..

Recommendations please, I went to the Ifor site and was confused by the choice. Everyday use will be for the stump grinder but I can hire 2.6 ton diggers very reasonably so want the option of using it for that. Always amazed at price of used ifors which seem to depreciate so slowly....

Looking for some ideas for a client, he has a lake next to a river. He has already planted a hawthorn hedge but wants a second higher evergreen layer. At present it is rough pasture, oak, ash hawthorn etc.. Not manicured and native.. He wants a meadow, orchard, a spinney of pines, (which I an not sure about but can live with there is a block across the river) Some walnuts, which would not be my first choice but as chalara and global warming continues could be good. He also wants to screen of several areas to provide seclusion from a footpath and to act as a wind break. He suggested laurel, rhododendron and bamboo.. I think these are all bad ideas and would look out of place and potentially be invasive exotics.. Any ideas. It is decent rich soil, I like natives/native looking trees. But think it is worth considering future changes in climate..

We have had the hb20 8 years.. it is a good machine. But even bandits don't last forever...

What do people think, we have had the HB20 for many years now and it has been a good machine that was head and shoulders above the rest when we brought it.. It has had a few issues recently and it is now only firing on one cylinder. Should we get another HB20 or HB20n or has something come along that is now much better. Bearing in mind we have a bigger grinder so access is paramount..

my wife got a 3310, did not like it. txting was a pain after your used to a smart phone. What is wrong with having a smart phone? You don't need a top end one and they can be pretty robust.. my samsung s7 is even waterproof apparently.

Did you use the big bandit for chipping.. surely that eats everything easily...

It's pretty difficult to be sure when buying used it's not stolen. I got it originally off ebay in 2004.. pretty impressed it's still going..

I asked for engine serial number.. still waiting... But to be honest I don't want to be involved. I have been paid by insurance company so there is no benifit to me.. The police were useless and not willing to investigate.. I guess you can't blame them as they don't have the resources..

Anyone used the Tundra, looks like allot of pickup.. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TOYOTA-TUNDRA-4-7-I-FORCE-2008-57-REG-SINGLE-CAB-IN-METALLIC-BLUE/123617335597?hash=item1cc82ad92d:g:3CEAAOSw4F9cTzqf:rk:1:pf:0

I can't be sure it's mine but it does look like it and it was not a very common machine. It is possible that the modifications made are a coincidence. Pic's of our machine are easy to find on the web so they could have even copied taken the mods from the internet.... The extended spout is the obvious trigger, but also pretty sure the lombardini engine is not the original one and the one we put in. The unmodified original had a turbo and an air filter sticking out of the side as shown in the photo, ours did not when it was stolen.. Ours was also at a trailer place at the time as the hitch was broken and they craned it onto a truck when they nicked it. So that fits with the sticking it on to the trailer. The current owner is also quite probably NOT the thief as he states he has had it 5 years and it was back in 2011 it was stolen. I am sure we could probably dig out engine numbers to ID, I called Manchester police on 101 and apparently they are "an emergency service" and not interested in investigating it.. So if you are selling it your free to get on with it.. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Kwik-Chip-222-turbo-Wood-Chipper-mounted-on-an-Ifor-Williams-trailer/303037590270?hash=item468e72aafe:g:x8wAAOSwFlJcJzVh:rk:1:pf:0#shpCntId

Our chipper was stolen 6 or 7 years ago. 90 percent sure it has just come up on ebay.. Is it worth reporting? Who would I report it too? I guess it would belong to the insurance company.. It looks like a piece of rubbish now and I don't want it back..

Thats high praise.

Maple on tour....?