Gray git
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John Mason of Mason chippers has a really tidy low hrs machine in at moment, I demoed it with the view to getting a lighter machine to run on smaller jobs but ended up buying a digger instead.
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Just followed you on insta after seeing some of your f2 milling and your good comments back about it. [emoji106][emoji106]
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A bit different on tracked machines as they have run for that long but not necessarily chipped for that long as can spend a fair amount of time just getting themselves to site, downside is a worn trackbase can become very expensive very quickly if your unlucky!
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I'd go 661 for that length bar, if you were thinking 22 so you could fell and sned and climb then the 500 as a fast all rounder, for running a big bar and sinking into big timber there's no replacement for displacement!
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Have you spoken to John Mason yet? Hate to say it but for that money which is basically 5.5k for the chipper if you want a safe legal trailer your going to get a very high hr machine with worn tracks and probably need constant help to keep being safely usable nevermind productive. Few about in budget but be prepared to spend more on it and the trailer especially if your around the a66 a19 junctions a lot as dvsa are pulling a lot of trailers for inspection in that area and if it looks old your instantly a target.
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Just need to find one that's rated enough for the chipper then, time to hit Google at lunch time then [emoji106]
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It's 2.2ton of mettle, sod that when have you ever had a tesco trolly go where you wanted it to with just a loaf of bread in! we just give it a gentle nudge with the digger blade if I'm struggling to get perfection. Going to fabricate some sort of A frame so you can get near as dam it and nudge back to line up and just lift to slot the two halves together.
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No unfortunately it's rear tip but dropping the chipper is only a few min, putting it back on is a little more tricky but once I fit the camaras this week it should be a lot easier but as long as you have a spotter it wasn't bad doing it last week.
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Yeh she works a treat, taken a lot more development than expected to get it fit for work but there now and the schliesing 550 is perfect to grab feed or hand feed.
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Little bobcat getting worked hard last week feeding nearly 100 ton into the chipper and stacking a estimated 50ton of timber on a clearance job, love this machine for taking so much work out of the job.
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Where abouts in Yorkshire, its a big place.
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When chopping raw chillies always wash your hands twice before taking a piss, if you forget refer to previous posts about prep h
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Need some advice with forwarding trailer hydraulics
Gray git replied to FraserForestry's topic in Large equipment
Idealy you want the return pipe for the crane into a free flow return which if memory serves me will be the bottom one on the arch but in 1st picture it looks like one pipe is plugged into one on far left, as said your blue top lever is primary and will take all flow so secondary won't have anything till its turned off unless you adjust the little thumb wheel next to it to split the flow. -
That's same one I've had for about 2 years and been very robust with a very clear dot. Definitely saved a lot of time when clients are trying to explain what they want.
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Not yet, will put her across the scales next week at some point
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Exactly, if I know access is tight it gets taken off.
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Been carrying the winch on the nose for at least 2 years now with very little issue and it's there if needed and adds a bit weight to the front which calms a bit of bounce and helps clear cars out of our way [emoji6] odd junctions become interesting but again if you slowly edge out cars generally give way rather than hitting a huge lump of mettle
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Baby beast?
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Stihl Photo Competition - Win a Model Stihl MS500i
Gray git replied to Steve Bullman's topic in General chat
This is discrimination against those of us who chose to walk a more orange path [emoji39][emoji24] -
28m³ at moment, lid to make so might lift that a bit to gain another 2 or 3 m³ Really depends what's being chipped, if the chipper is working to full capacity being grab fed with a plentiful supply of material probably only a couple of hrs at best. The big advantage of this is its a high capacity unit in carrying and chipping but with everything in line and rear feed so only takes up a single carriageway for roadside works or clearing narrow country roads on a closure rather than having to get two tractors nd trailer linedup side by side. Like we used to
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Unfortunately yes it has to have the chipper dropped to tip but camaras going on tomorrow and a quick hitch A frame is getting fabricated to make it easier. That's where I got the idea from Yes it's a 12" 550 wispere It's lowered onto the transport chains in picture and lifts a bit higher for on site and I hope to gain a bit more with the A frame. That's exactly why one of the camaras will be recording at all times to catch the buggers running into me and you never know might get a payout from you've been framed [emoji6]
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5 actually [emoji16] Shafts run right through under the trailer on massive carrier bairings to support them and reduce gyroscopic wobble
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It's been a long time coming but eventually got this project all fitted together and fired up yesterday. Had to have a bit of nose weight added to counter the chipper when empty but rides smooth as owt when I fetched it back last night Put this together with our little arb digger to feed it and it's going to be quite a formidable setup
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Anyone aware of this, a 2013 hilux that has been uprated to being able to tow 3.5ton and have a max train of 7ton, picture of plate inside door. Could be interesting to see how dsva react to this should we get it and get pulled and questiond. Opinions welcome.
