Tom D
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The uniforest is ok, I prefer the tajfun though..
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Another site clearance job.
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I bought a TP of them a few weeks back, can't fault them.
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Ditto that.
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Its a BCS valiant 650 with a Tajfun 4.5 ton winch..
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I have wondered the same, its a complicated shape to allow for the pedals to be depressed... its not too bad as all the linkages are really strong, I have broken the handbrake switch though..
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I agree, plus you'r putting some weird stresses on the 3PL. Either weld a suitable attachment to the winch itself or use an adjacent object...
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Not by much.. but you definitely need it, you'll take out the sump for sure without it.
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Nice job Matty, how deep was that gulley? is that a chog in the bottom?
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I hope you weren't sitting in the back of the chipper when you typed that Mark.
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Any hydraulic experts- slight issue with tractor/loader
Tom D replied to Matthew Storrs's topic in Large equipment
I don't believe thats the case, certainly on my crane if you lift a heavy load close in and then boom out the relief valve will allow the main boom ram to lower as the pressure rises.. Maybe some systems are piped differently...... -
I have one the same if anyone wants to make an offer...
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Nothing wrong with a high revving saw, my old 254 is a screamer and its 20 years old!
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Any hydraulic experts- slight issue with tractor/loader
Tom D replied to Matthew Storrs's topic in Large equipment
I meant the one on the valve block and the one on the tractor itself. I know that on my loader the valve will blow off if you dig too hard into a heap, allowing the bucket to fold back... -
Kilworths, made it, I don't think BCS offer it. They are good engineers so I think they would make whatever you want..
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One other thing I went for was 260/70-20 Agricultural wheels and tyres in lieu of the 280/70-18, this gives you a wee but more ground clearance, and a slightly wider footprint.
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Yes Josh theres an electro hydraulic splitter on the tilt circuit and a button on the joystick, press the button and tilt becomes grab. Go for the guarding, and I would advise you ask for guarding under the mid section too, I have already knocked out the handbrake warning switch, plus if you get caught up on a stump or log it can stop you being able to press the clutch or brake... I was chatting to a guy on thurdsay who had the pasquali version, without the auto reverse fan, he does a lot of flail work and ended up seizing his after it had been overheated a few times, so I'd recommend the reverse fan.. Anything else you want to know just ask.
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Whats with the cab on the one on the right, looks like its been crossed with an american school bus.
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Are you local? I had always assumed you were down south for some reason?
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Any hydraulic experts- slight issue with tractor/loader
Tom D replied to Matthew Storrs's topic in Large equipment
Sounds like the pressure relief valve to me, the rams on the lift will be a wider bore and so will lift more at a lower pressure. The thinner rams on the bucket will be far more susceptible to low pressure. If its the valve block leaking then you would expect the bucket to relax over time even when not in use. If its the pressure relief valve it will only happen under load. You will have two pressure relief valves, one on the tractor itself and one on the loader valve block. they can sometimes stick slightly open if a bit of dirt gets in, even a half millimetre gap could cause a pressure drop. I'd remove the valve and check carefully. -
We have a 261, it has been an awful saw, loads of clutch problems. I'd go for the 550. although personally I'd find a second hand 346xp and get spud to port it.
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Depends on the council Dave, for us borders council go cheapest, if they bother to get quotes at all, there's been some shocking work done recently. Edinburgh have a framework which took into account quality as well as price so the standard there is high (because we are doing it). Procurement rules are changing and It would be worth contacting your LA's procurement teams and asking why they don't use a "best value" approach which takes into account training, qualifications, and experience. It is depressing when they only look at price though.
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Simple answer is don't use ebay. Use Arbtrader instead, I have sold a few things on there now and although you're selling to a smaller market every buyer is going to be an arb related business. plus its cheaper too....
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Sure is, I have some more stuff to take out of the river in a few weeks time, Im going to take some more video and make a proper promo for the website. There are so many jobs where the narrow access make the alpine invaluable. Doing a job like that with a tirfor fills me with dread, we have had an alpine so long that we take it for granted now.
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Any thing more than 30% profit is very good, 60-70% is awesome! I would suspect that you are including you own "wage" in that? We manage about 25% which I am quite happy with, but thats on a decent turnover of around £350-400k. Usually its re-invested into new kit etc. This year has been a strange one, we had a very slow start, and now its gone mental, not really sure what it will average out to this time. on the first 6 months of the year we will have made a big loss, the last quarter of the financial year will be well over 130k which pro rata would have given us and annual turnover over the 1/2 million, however given that we only managed about 50k in the first quarter we'll probably end up somewhere like last year. As far as cost cutting goes, its best to look at your biggest costs as these are where the biggest savings can be had.
