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  1. Tom D
    er no. but it has the advantage of being able to shift the timber too.....
  2. Tom D
    I have a crane fed heizohack that will chip in an hour what a TW150 will do in a day, based in the borders, its towed behind a tractor if thats any good for your site.....
  3. Tom D
    I have the KO2's in 265/75 16.....
  4. Tom D
    Just put the BFG AT 2's on mine today, they are so quiet compared to the muds, Glad I got them. I won't be if I get stuck though lol. I think they'll be a lot better stopping in the wet too..
  5. Tom D
    Tested our new one today. Definitely saved us time, took some big lumps out with it too.
  6. Tom D
    If they are growing in a stand and you open it up too much you will loose loads more to the wind...
  7. Tom D
    People didn't go out and buy stoves because oil and gas were cheap, they did it because its the "in" thing to do.... A change in fashion would do far more harm to the log business.
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    The bigger wheels will foul the bottom of the trailer so you will need to put a spacer between the spring hangers and the chassis. Hardly sounds worth the bother to be honest. what are you pulling it with because most 4x4's are crap off road once you put a heavy trailer behind them, whatever tyres they have on....
  9. Tom D
    I used to drive an L200 with the track edge, they were a good tyre...
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    Funnily enough I am thinking of changing mine to a less aggressive all terrain pattern, I reckon if I got an extra 30 miles per tank that would have saved me around £900 over the lifetime of the tyre. I can always take the tirfor if I think I am going to get stuck. I do so many motorway miles these days that I can't really justify the noise and poor economy of mud terrains for the od occasion that I go off road. IME in a lot of off road conditions all terrains are just as good as muds.... Discuss... any suggestions. I have always like the BFG all terrain....
  11. Tom D
    Check there isn't a bit of the discharge chute bending over on the inside, if you get a burr on the inside, even a surprisingly small one can cause blockages.
  12. Tom D
    I don't think you can link to a mail account, try cutting and pasting into a reply..
  13. Tom D

    Arb trolleys

    Tom D replied to bumble B's topic in General chat

    Just bought one actually, we'll see how it goes, does look handy..
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    Always flaked into a bag, although we have recently started using these for some of our ropes.. cheap and cheerful and nice and solid / waterproof. Downside is don't put wet ropes in as they will sweat and moulder. I find the cheap rope bags disintegrate pretty quickly and the good ones are pretty expensive, I bought the barrels as an experiment and they are doing ok so far...
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    I waved good bye to mine today, sad to see it go its been a good machine, the first 'big' thing I bought new. Hopefully have the new one by the end of the week though, that will probably shake me out of my sentimentality. Edit: for anyone looking for a second hand one, Kilworths will probably have it for sale soon..
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    Price drop!

    Tom D posted a topic in Arb-Trucks

    Mitsubishi Canter x reg. ArbTrader Arborists Classifieds The canter that I have for sale on Arbtrader is now at £1300, Its just siting in the shed getting in the way now and I want it gone soon so please get in touch if you are interested, I'll look at sensible offers. The box section on the greedy boards looks a little rusty but don't be put off, its only because we sprayed it in white hamerite and it would have been better with a proper 2 pac paint. its not a big job to put right.... Any questions: ask away.. ITS LOCATED IN BERWICKSHIRE TD113HS.
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    I have a Bargam one and its been great, its one of the heavier ones that they do though.. Not sure what the lighter ones would be like, that said I can't fault the build quality.
  18. Tom D
    I recognise that Sitka, wasn't there a cool looking elephants footed monkey puzzle near by?
  19. Tom D
    Never heard anything bad about Deutz.
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    I went for another BCS Valliant, the new one is 56 hp compared to the old one at 46, I had the old one seven years, it has made me a lot of money in that time, I wouldn't be without one now. I'd be interested to know what sort of production figures you get with yours in terms of tonnage rates etc. I have toyed with the idea of a wee timber trailer for mine a few times.
  21. Tom D
    Nice! I just bought a new one too, px'ed the old one against it.. Should be here at the end of next week. That lot must have set you back a few quid. How are you moving it all around?
  22. Tom D
    I can't believe what a sh1t sandwich this thread turned into. Exemplified by the post above. Authors don't get "paid" they get royalties proportional to the books they sell. I can't believe you think this is unfair! Surely it's the most fair system of all if you write a crap book that no one wants to read then you don't make as much as popular author. If you want to make more money sell more books. Simples. Fwiw JK will have paid huge Amounts in tax over the last few years as she is a UK resident and incredibly rich in fact I'll bet she has paid more to the exchequer than all us arbtalkers put together. What a sad bunch we are for holding her success against her.
  23. Tom D
    We've cut that hedge before. Don't know where they get 4 days from. It's a 2 day job max. But then I never believe anything I read In the daily mail anyway. The neighbours all seem to hate her, which is a sad reflection of British society really, we just hate to see anyone do well. The works to the house and garden did take a long time though so some of the close neighbours got the hump over that.
  24. Tom D
    It doesn't matter wether its mobile plant like a big crane or agricultural. It can be run on red between sites. It's the haulage of goods that's the problem. And even the agricultural argument doesn't apply here, lots of farmers have been done for hauling grain to merchants and dealers. You can technically only haul back to your own farm. Or the farm you are working for if you're a contractor.
  25. Tom D
    I like the parsons. Lovely dogs.

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