Brushcutter

Got an IBC full of water? Lift it up then do two so on so forth till it wont lift the back end comes up too high or you trash the front axle. Either way simple way to find the limit.

Good bits of kit. Had an older one cut quality wasn't great but it was used and abused. I often wondered if a push strimmer would of done a lot of the jobs i used it for better than the mower. DR also make a push strimmer too, best tool i ever had till someone bugger nicked it.

Oh i forgot those things that's how you label all the bits you disconnect at either end. Oh and a camera phone to take pictures of it before you take it to bits.....

You'd only really need the student one i think. Pop into a Deere dealership and ask to have a look at one if they have them. That would take it down to about $50 a book which is about £32. Ag engineering books may also be worth a look as they will cover compression ignition, hydraulics and electronics. As for a good collection of tools to start doing machine repairs. Spanners 6-32mm and you really want two of each but at least 2 of 13 15 17 19 22 24 27. Sockets good 1/4 drive kit good 1/2 drive set If your doing big stuff like tractors then a 3/4 set it worth having too. Torque wrench - chipper bolts & wheel nuts Hex & Torxs bits on 1/2 drive 24" scaffold pole Ball pein hammer Lump hammer Assorted screw drivers from little one to big ones. Pry bar Chisels & punches Pliers - needle and regular nose and side cutters Circlip pliers -need 3 types Mole grips - good set in two sizes Adjustable spanners - good quality 10" Multi meter - good one good LED work light 10 Tonne bearing puller set Axle stands x2 Bottle jacks Filter wrench Bleed kit Trailer plug tester ( Worth every penny) I think that is most of the stuff in my tool box. Obviously the deeper you get into it the more you get. I think that would cover most chipper/mower stuff though. I've taught myself a lot through breaking things and putting them right. The more you know about how each bit works the easier it is to fault find whats wrong.

Its taken nearly 2 days to do that. Whats worse is the parts have now changed so I'm waiting on the new bits. There is no grease point on either end of the UJ. There is one on the shaft but the clearance is about the size of grease gun also it only lines up once in a blue moon with the sides. Yea the giant lump of Alder axle stands available in many sizes and shapes and capacities. Even once its broken people still pay good money for them:lol:

Case Puma 4wd shaft went. You'd think changing a UJ would be easy but no..... the guard is part of the front axle so you have to drop the whole axle out.

Tuesday broken Discarator. Whole leg support was bent out on both the frame mount and the leg holder. Gas out jacks out to get the chassis bit straight then two gas sets to bend the leg holder into shape. That needed pulling with tractor and chain. Its not the worlds prettiest repair but it runs true.

Fundamentals of service from JD. https://www.deere.com/en_US/services_and_support/manuals/john-deere-publishing.page I've got the set......but mine are from the 70s. They're a good starting point on the basics of everything. This is a page from the Oils, coolants and lubricants book.

As Charlie says i'm sure there will be a few trainers around who can give you a good training session on using a tractor winch around London. If you want to do the full FMO winching & line skidding one then you'll be having to get someone in from far away.

What are they going for? Few look like saw logs but there are a few <150mm tops in there.

Me too. If your putting saws or chains into storage make sure you wash it off with petrol or it goes very very gunky.

You may have 6' of root plate that has dumped all of its loose soil over the bark and it blunts saws like the chains are free. The spade is digging out where the tree touches the ground. Just makes it easier to get the saw and set up your step cuts.

Is that the storm damaged trees one rather than full windblow. One you need 32 for the other you dont. Basically look up look down make loads of room for escape routes Have a good winch ready. Take a spade with you and a stiff dust pan brush. Other than that its a fairly easy days training if your doing nice single blown stems. If your walking into a tangled mess with no tractor winch your going to have a very hard but be it realistic training day.

We had that on the harvester crane. Downside is that you do have to check they work and not just over grease one part because the line is blocked or broken. Oh and the fun of the big tub of grease which always makes a mess changing it.

I grease every 8-10 hours. It takes minuets, like all pre start checks. I just dont understand the mentality of not doing it. I like JCB HP grease which is blue, also some Clake graphite grease which is sticky for grapple pins.

No. You need a clearing saw guard that they only make from the 545 upwards from memory. Clearing saw work on the full length brushcutters is also a real pain. The extra 8" out of the length makes a real difference when your using it properly.

Wasn't that up for sale a few years ago. Owner found some work for it and kept it?

That picture is truly horrific. I was at Duxford when the Skyraider collided with Mustang. Skyraider lost a wingtip and the Mustang went down. Pilot did a fantastic job he bailed out at tree top hight putting the plane into an empty field. Been too many accidents of late....Spitfire, Hunter, Gnat i wonder what changes will be made to stop them happening again.

Got a load at 54p a liter.

Is that a Nufield your extracting with? Nice felling and extraction too. Dont often see a nice stack of skidded logs now.

Very jealous of all of that kit. How do you find the Kronos trailer and crane? Did you get it on the axle bracket Y hitch or just regular drawbar ring?

Do IPAF as its the most recognised. I looked into hiring a big tracked MEWP but they would only accept IPAF didn't want to know about NPTC.

Thinning or clear fell?

Very true. Hoewever i do too many miles for a Landy and i know somebody who has two and something is always broken or breaking on one of those. I'll be looking at a Hilux next.

Yes i do. Got mine at 50k 55k needed the front propshaft UJs doing. 70k it needed doing again and gear box seals 80k 4wd sensors packed up and gear box seals again 90k 4wd sensors gone again 100k wheel bearing 110k new turbo. Not to mention the constant brakes that it seems to eat through. No other vehicle i've had has gone through front brakes like this. Had my old Navara 5 years and i think the brakes were done once! Its been looked after too. 95% of its life is on the motorway and A roads the rest on estate tracks. So its never really off roaded or loaded up with more than a few chainsaws. Serviced once a year too. Whats worse is the thing is a very comfortable drive and it's all laid out very well inside. Doesn't do too bad on fuel either. More grumbles from an angry navara owner. I hope you get yours fixed with no issues.