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  1. Scott Farmborough
    We tryed lifting one today with an 8 ton JCB loader with 8ft pallet forks but the rails under the container got bent! ploughing up the field is not an option as i dont think Girl Guides UK would be very happy.
  2. Scott Farmborough
    Sounds a bit risky for my liking. The answer is to wait for a hard frost and get a hiab lorry in their, but the trouble is i need the container like yesterday!!! Does anyone know anybody with a 4wd hiab capable of lifting it?
  3. Scott Farmborough
    Thanks for all your input guys....very helpful! Now i have another problem!!! The container i am buying is located in the middle of a field....and no hiab company will shift it unless i can get it to hard standing....which is two fields away. Now i have access to two large tractors that will lift them but not high enough or safe enough to get onto a trailer. I was thinking about using some dollies but cant find anywhere that hires them out . Any ideas guys?
  4. Scott Farmborough
    Cheers Josh, i have not tried it but when you put it like that it sounds simples:thumbup1:
  5. Scott Farmborough
    Cheers Robert i knew it was stairing me in the face.
  6. Scott Farmborough
    Obvious answer:001_tongue:, only problem is i am sometimes on my own and i cant see a dam thing at the back of my truck
  7. Scott Farmborough
    Hi, Just wondering how you guys put your chippers to bed at night....in a shipping container. I am soon to be moving yards and i am concerned with the weight issue! Moving my machine up a slight incline is a back breaker....i was thinking of mounting a small electic winch onto the chipper, has anyone done this? is it effective? and does anyone have any better ideas? The machine is a Jensen 528 at about 1100kg.
  8. Scott Farmborough

    Hi Steve, just wanted to change my user name to my real name [scott Farmborough]

    Can you help? as i dont seem to be able to do it. cheers Scott

  9. Scott Farmborough
    I am hoping is hasn't done any other damage other than the chassis....luckily at the time i was only doing 20mph and managed to pull over quickly.
  10. Scott Farmborough
    Hi steve, no its a 528....why have you heard if its a common problem?
  11. Scott Farmborough
    On our way to a job in Oxted this morn....and their was a nasty scraping sound coming from the chipper, pulled over and sure enough the chipper chassis had snapped in half with the hopper dragging behind:thumbdown:....the only thing holding it together was the belts and mud guards. We managed to limp to the job holding the whole lot together with a couple of ratchet straps. To be fair i had noticed last weekend a very small hairline crack within the chassis which was on my to do list. I guess what i am saying is dont ignore or put off any machine defects however small. Hopefully Charles at Arbrep sevices will fix it tomorrow, who by the way i can recommend to anyone needing work done on your chippers.....fast reliable service.
  12. Scott Farmborough
    Yes mate, Paddington Motor Springs LTD, Wembley. 020 8795 3300. Mob 07710 98 66 88.
  13. Scott Farmborough
    Just had my leaf springs uprated on an Iveco tipper, i went from the standard 6 leafs to 9. She now looks like a dragster but i have no problems with looking over loaded. Cost me £300. they made them on site and was done in two hours, well worth the money in my opinion.
  14. Scott Farmborough
    I like your thinking Mike, to be honest i have had 15 years experience with chippers all makes and models......also manufacturers blades and copies and this is the first time i have had a failure. For the reasons you have spelt out i feel i am quite happy using pattern blades. Thanks for your input.
  15. Scott Farmborough
    I would also recommend Redwood for the bolts i brought some new bolts a couple of months ago and cost peanuts!
  16. Scott Farmborough
    The anvil appears to be ok. Do you mean the torque settings on the blade? Because the bolts were still in place
  17. Scott Farmborough
    Hi Dean, i always make a point of cleaning the the area with a wire brush before replacing the blade. I know there were no foreign objects went throgh the machine as i am a bit of a tart in that.... no rakings and no hedge cuttings go through so i cannot understand how they failed.
  18. Scott Farmborough
    Chipping up some hazel stems the other day and it happened, ting ting ting ......then bang in the back of the truck! I then turned the machine off and proceeded to walk to the back of the truck and to my horror there in the middle of the chips lay a quarter of one 6inch blade. Expecting the worse i opened up to reveil the fly wheel and sure enough the blade had failed on the outside edge running to one side of the bolt hole, the force of the blade failing had also bent back the lip which the blade sits on. Thankfully that was all the damage done and i duly had the flywheel welded back up and it seems ok. My worry is that could it happen again? the blades had been sharpened twice and were in good condition and were purchased a couple of months ago from those well known chipper blade people up north. Do i tell them whats happened and try for a refund or just count my losses and use original Jensen blades? at twice the cost. I welcome your thoughts
  19. Scott Farmborough
    That was a close call, kinda wished i never mentioned using a ratchet strap for lowering. Personally never experienced anything like that and will think twice in the future. I guess thats what this forum is all about you may of avoided me a major accident.
  20. Scott Farmborough
    I guess i would be able to get alot more done but its getting that across to the customers. Who 9 times out of 10 are motivated by price.
  21. Scott Farmborough
    I find it hard to get £300 for climber, groundsman, truck & chipper. There are so many (have ago tree surgeons) in my area you have to put a low price in to get a look in. Gets to the point when you wonder why you get out of bed...... enjoyment of the job i guess.
  22. Scott Farmborough
    I just use a D shackle behind the strap, the great thing about the ratchet strap is their is zero movement (i find it a pain when the port a wrap flies in the air under load) with the rachet it stays in a fixed position.
  23. Scott Farmborough
    A simple large ratchet strap does the job for me!

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