Gray git
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Big bolt through the bracket and into the recess for the top link till I can have time to make up something better.
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The massy and botex combo out in the woods earning a crust for a few days, we recon about 300ton of mostly sycamore thinnings to extract, 4m stuff is lovely but the 2.5 m stuff we cut early on in the job has been a pain today as hard to get two bays on, going to need some heat on the bolts to help loosen them so I can shove the back bunch out a bit to give a little more room, Mondays problem now!
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Fitted and working fantastically really has improved the crane performance at low rpm on the tractor.
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Like it! So believable 👍
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Not so much broke as needing fixing, fitting this lot to the botex to improve performance from a pto high flow pump instead of off the spools, no instructions made it a bit fun.
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Hate to think what that costs a day and cost of transport! Impressive machine!
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Problem is most of us who are on it all the time avoid weekends unless absolutely necessary or if I am working it tends to be out pricing domestic work to catch people in Keep at it nd good luck.
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Multiplat, ahhh I've gon all nostalgic, still got a hank of it hung up with a big Swedish strop and a willens t22 all blue full body harness from when I started, I keep it to show the lads how it was not that long ago when they mone about gear. -
Luckily most don't last Ian and are just irritating for a while then disappear just to be replaced by another keen clueless sole. Getting quals is essential and fairly easy to sort but expensive, getting the experience that an employer wants and needs to be able to pay you a decent wage is a whole other ball game, you'll either have to work for minimum wage till you prove yourself or sell your sole to the Dark Side (utility company) for a few year's. I know we all sound negative but if you have stuck planting on piece work you've obviously got some drive to work and I hope you the best and enjoy the journey.
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Stop posting pictures of delicious health food, Sunday lunch was a long time ago and I'm getting hungry again 😇
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^^^^^^^ What he said but the 300 gomtaro is a bit easier to put in it unless your 6ft + as it won't be longer than your leg. Also the new one's click into the scabbard so a lot less chance of it falling out and beheading your ground staff 😜
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TPO application refusal - liability
Gray git replied to kevinjohnsonmbe's topic in Trees and the Law
I'm going to follow this and opinions on it with interest as I have had a few refused recently for what in my opinion are necessary works on safety grounds but in the opinion of the council planning representative who hold only basic at best tree hazard qualifications are unnecessary. -
Second what Steve said, years ago I got myself a little rg13 while I was still employed and did stumps on a night and weekend which made decent money for the outlay involved, was especially good as no-one else around here had one that could handle restricted access so ended up grinding for other local company's.
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Well done bud, just asked you that on tube before I'd seen your post on here, are the helpers guys you normally work for and are friendly enough to help out on your own jobs?
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Bet that wallowed a bit!
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If it's built like the splitters it'll have plenty of mettle holding it together, keep us posted if you do get 1 as I'm looking for a decent pto winch as well for a upcoming job and want to avoid the over priced iglands!
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Seen them even around our town, funny video Steve.
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As a 1 off item worth over 20k yes it sounds about right. I've got mine covered as part of a combined policy with arborisk covering my liabilities, my plant, hired in plant, and small tools which works out hundreds less than having individual policy's. Worth giving them a call.
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Had two old blokes on motor bikes come through our road closure last week using the excuse that if they could fit between the cones they could get past the work, to say I had words would be slightly understated as years ago had a bloke do the same and dropped 60kg + lump of beech from 30ft onto the headlights of his bike, 10" more and that'd have been his neck and dead! Sparked him out but he was OK in the end. So I'm quite sensitive about these things. Like said postys and ups vans are realy bad for it and old blokes on rubber band push irons in stupid color tight tops just think they are above it all and much harder to stop than a vehicle.
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Best 7 or 8 ton excavator for forestry work ??
Gray git replied to njtimber's topic in Large equipment
No body mentioned bobcat, any reason why? Just been using a 8 ton with my grab on stacking large hardwood thinnings before extraction and found it a very nice smooth stable machine for this job. -
Good to see the battery saw getting a good workout 👍 Amazing how capable they are even on a dismantle. Subscribed for more.
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Slight twist on this but I feel might be relevant in a way is iv just had to realy justify myself to the council today as I wanted to take my mewp onto council land to aid in deadwooding a large private oak that over hangs the footpath and playing field, the council have instructed the owner to have the work done or they will appoint someone and rebill her. All the dead is on the very branch ends mostly less than 2cm diameter so almost impossible to climb and get it all yet they didn't want me on their land, got permission in the end but had to climb the foodchain and argue the point quoting icop and HSE best practice etc to get it! Madness!!
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Had a Starbucks last week and all I can say is nasty! Costa I'm sure used to be nicer before going as big as it is now but I still endure a cup when the need arises , grumpy mule blend for me at home, very nice!
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Like jla said it's down to training and experience, just look at how long it takes to become ticketed and deemed combatant to climb and dismantle a tree not to mention the progression of difficulty level you'll be asked to undertake by an employer... Mewp-ipaf- 1day if your lucky 2 and crack on, normally with a git of a tree. Working efficiency with 1 takes time like climbing you have to learn good work position and a sequence of doing things which is often different to when climbing. I tend to find the people who hate mewps either don't use them often so find it harder to change working methods or have been presented with the wrong machine and thus had a difficult time with it. Yes I agree they are not the right thing in every situation be it location or even cost but definitely not the wrong thing to use in every situation.
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Just picked up a 2nd hand quadtech back for my 130 as going to get rid of the HC tub nd fit this on as a gear carrier and call out vehicle, new doors ordered and a few more bits to revive the old girl, going to repaint her as well to hopefully, eventually look a little like this picture, any advice on spraying or painting the plastic of the back body?
