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  1. josharb87
    Out of interest, how’d you work out 7m3? Just curious as i work it out at less than 6m3 if same height sides as mine valid point though, the 3621 is a good size, but only the same width as a Toyota dyna twin wheel tipper. Sweden is far more spacious than the UK so I’ve never had a problem with the size, the m3 capacity is perfect for my work, smaller just wouldn’t work.
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    Yeah it's the new style 12x6, TT3621 I think it's now called. Mines about 1300kg with the sides I think (they're actually the mesh sides with 3mm chequre plate bolted inside so weigh a little extra. And the steel ramps weigh a ton! The ally ones are far far better for regular use. I think it's great, no problems with build quality or performance. I put a small dent on the ally floor when I loaded a 3.5m long ash stem with the avant and dropped it maybe 10-20cm so it's still pretty tough even if ally! 8m3 capacity is really useful too @swinny
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    My two, the van arrived today
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    Bet you never forget the handbrake now! Nice one on the purchase! Whats the HP?
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    It could have quite easily been a branch that could have been cut n dropped for all we know, the climber could have screwed his cuts up, not cut fast enough etc. Im all for chucking a new climber in on a standard job (doesn't sound too tricky to me) seeing what they're made of. how else are they going to develop if only doing easy stuff? When subbing i've worked with newbies, got them straight up big trees with me (pruning) and thought they had potential, only to see them then regress over the months/years due to never being pushed.
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    Neither of us would consider ourselves big, but last week me+any of the other climbers, or Johan+any of the other climbers could be in the MEWP together. Me and Johan together and Beep Beep Beep said the MEWP Stretching is probably more important long term than training. Yoga is great.
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    Thinking about traffic lights Mick, we had hired a set of lights, done the job, Pete packed them up on the little light trailer with the signs, and off we went home in convoy, pete with the lights last. On the M1, cars were going crazy, some were undertaking us, some were overtaking, cars were backed up behind us....was only when we got to the yard we realised pete hadn't turned the lights off! He'd even put the blue and white arrows pointing either side of the truck under the respective lights!
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    The stumpgrinders powered by host machine are pretty poor IME but do as a once in a blue moon machine. IMO tracked machines are for moving an implement to a place of work- a digger to a hole to dig, a chipper to a tree to chip, a grinder to a stump etc, not for tracking back and forth all day carrying heavy loads changing the balance on the tracks increasing wear. But then, smaller machines are more useable day to day, the Giant skid steer pictured above will fit sideways on a tipping trailer. Then again, up to the 4 series avants (subject to wheel size) will fit side by side with a tracked chipper with the tracks sucked in. The biggest plus with the larger wheeled loaders imo is the telescopic boom for ease of loading/stacking. And you're sat down
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    an impressive fleet!
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    Its sitting in the garden, i'll chop it up for brekkie tomorrow!
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    A biggie!
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    Out of curiosity, whats the total cost of your work here spud?
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    Just ordered the Stien ones, will see what they're like, hopefully easier to use than taking the metal sides off the trailer!
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    @Phil_G Your current job sounds very interesting with a good, varied career path ahead of you. Id think twice about leaving it for arb, especially the UK arb scene.
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    First of all it should not have needed a new carburetor after just one winter idle. Was it a new saw when you purchased it?
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    If it’s still in warranty I wouldn’t be paying anything. They should be fixing it so it looks like it should or replacing it. their “good will gesture” or pay 500 quid is what you’d expect outside of the warranty period.
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    Thanks for the responses. Got a bit more info on it, 990kg load capacity, quite good for its size! 2,1l engine-sounds a bit small and seems prone to problems 2800kg towing capacity, same as hilux and would like more tbh The engine size and tow capability seem a bit weak. A 3.0l engine and 3.5t tow capacity and I’d be very tempted. Think I’ll stick with the super reliable (touch wood) hilux for now.
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    Anyone any experience of a 2012 model 316cdi 4x4 sprinters? Reliability. fuel consumption, cruising speed, towing ability etc Im loosely thinking about this one pictured. I drive a lot, towing a 12ft tipping for and tracked jensen about 40% of the time currently with a hilux, but the extra load space on this would be a big bonus. 4x4 is (unfortunately) essential, for towing in the snow and ice, and even just reversing up a gravel hill into my drive.
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    The new bandit! 38hp tracked zt1844
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    A loan machine unfortunately, my new one arrives in December hopefully!
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    Heavy reduction on a lime
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    Because then you need a tracked chipper (lots more £££) to save taking two vehicles, and its a right ball-ache when you can't get the chipper and the chip on the trailer and you have to make a return trip just for the chipper. Trust me, Ive a double cab hilux, towing a 12ft (8m3) trailer with a tracked chipper, more than a 3rd full of chip and theres no space for the chipper. A single cab 4x4 pickup with 4-5m3 chip capacity and standard 6" chipper would be better for a lot of small works, lighter rig to tow (less fuel) smaller rig etc. Even if you had to tip twice in a day, its still the same km driven as my setup. They've got their place in the market imo
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    How are you getting on with the Dolmar's (?) that you brought Steve?
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    His own Silky golden star mini secataurs

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