josharb87

This is the one like yours I used to drive

The cranes too small for dismantles tbh. You'll be on max reach then need to lift higher which you don't have the capacity to do, if you do need to strop something you can still do that with the grab on. The grab makes loading and unloading so quick and easy especially if on your own. You can also do things like grabbing whole hawthorn trees to take to the yard and burn rather than mess about chipping them. As long as the boom is leaven when loaded you shouldn't have a problem as it won't be any higher (I had it pointing a bit up when it sat on a big load and clipped a petrol station roof once!) You'll find so many advantages to having a grab and rotator

Nice truck billy! I used to drive one near identical to that, get a grab and rotator and you'll never understand how you managed without! Looks like it's pipped for it too

So having a discussion on a discussion forum is unbelievable? Or should arbtalk be called Arbfacts? Here's a statement, don't question it!

The winners maximum bid was 25.69, otherwise the next bid after eagleyes maximum bid of 25.67 would be 26.67-1 pound higher Assuming there's only 2bidders I guess? Would that make a difference?

I think he meant the increments are 1 pound a go, so a winning bid 2p higher than his maximum means the winners highest bid was only 2p higher

Haha, seen the sellers name? (Axmen)

Are you looking at brand new or used paul? The older transit connects are good vans to drive, highish driving position, but fuel economy is pretty poor (i got low 20s towing a 500kg grinder) avg 35-40 mixed driving heavy right foot. cheaper build quality means ime things went wrong quicker than expected. the last one i used regularly had 120k miles and was soon scrapped, despite being one owner from new. the new ones however i heard are top of their class in mpg. older vauxhall combo 1.3diesel was pretty good on fuel, especially if driven sensibly, not as much room in the cabin as the transit and low driving position. cheap and economical. older caddys, well its vw, you pay significantly more even 2nd hand but you get what you pay for, don't like the interiors much, very bland, the life edition is useful with rear seats, and if black with heavily tinted windows, still looks like a caddy van, pretty useful. think it was a 1.6petrol a previous company had. old partner/berlingo, dated, can't remember/diddnt take notice of mpg, don't like them. the new versions defiantly worth a look, 3 seats upfront on some models, quite crampt unless theres just 1 passenger then its roomy. the newer caddy and berlingo/partner is on my shortlist of next work vehicle if i can ever decide what suits my needs, them or a hilux which is more of a want than a need!

Wow only 68! Nicely done Tom!

Excellent sounds very efficient peter

Ive seen basic alaskan milled coffee tables go for more than 200! To the right buyer the first one over a grand imo That style is hugely popular in the states

That's a fair sized tree!

It was a multi stem, where the split is marks the union of the lowest of the 4stems. Which was also the stem I left on after dismantling the other 3 then felled it from the ground

Gunpowder and cherry blossom green tea with a spoon of sugar

Couple more today

If you're being paid as a Uk subby its ok. It breaks down to 25quid an hour, which 'top of the game' subby climbers can achieve in the UK too. (200quid on an 8hour day) If you're a swedish tax paying subby, own kit, own van, if thats +VAT, 250sek is very low, inc VAT its shocking! (25%VAT, 51%tax) :lol: Yeah, who in the UK will work 14 hours a day 6 days a week? Quick way to save a fair whack!

Theres a bit of a knack/skill to grabbing and moving brash with the muck grab efficiently, having it flat on the ground and driving in is useless. i find it best to boom out half way, grab open, tines pointing down between horizontal and vertical, almost scratching the floor, then as you drive side on into the branches you kind of roll them up, up with the boom a little, pointing the tines down as you drive until they're all the way back which is actually down and a little towards the undercarriage. then pretty much stop, push down with the boom to crunch things up and grab. maybe a little more of a brash roll up if you can. If that pine stem on the deck was snedded out and not moved i reckon id have taken 2 grabs to get the main brash out, unsure on grabs on the timber, then boom out, tines down, and backed over the remaining mess to rake up the worst of the small stuff

And as I did, if over 21 you might as well do the C (any weight rigid) as it's pretty much the same test/cost

The 3.5 tonne variant without chip box has something pitiful like 500kg payload I believe that the point of +3.5t sub 7.5t is that the pre 97 licence holders can drive up to a combined vehicle and trailer weight of 8.25t, vehicle max 7.5t, trailer max 3.5t. so if driving a plated 7.5tonner, the maximum trailer allowed would be one plated at 750kgs. but if the truck was for example a 5.5t iveco daily, the trailer could be 2.75t-allowing a payload of about 2-5t on the truck and tow a big bandit chipper for example. going over 8.25t would need a C1+E as i understand Just found this, on certain old licences Vehicles between 3,500kg and 7,500kg carrying no more than 8 passengers plus driver with trailer over 750kg if combined vehicle and trailer weight isn’t more than 8.250kg

The west coast is beautiful, but a little damp at times....

Cheers The bottom cut is a snipe. Makes the spar slide off the stump a bit more softly Yes Stevie, hydraulic winch too!

Toothpaste won't help your crab bites mate. Sprinkle some sugar down there....doesn't kill them but rots their teeth out

Cheers Adam

Cheers tom and steve A fair bit big j, i had an idea about loading containers up with elm and oak and shipping them to the uk mills but that idea never took off, no one wanted to give me an idea of price they'd offer so couldn't figure out if it would be worth it

Had some fun with this old girl today. Dutch elm disease. Had a 6 story underground library archive under the tree, so had to be a bit careful with the size of chogs. Decorative stone work around (as seen in last pic) and a few up lighters to avoid. Not my job, Just hired in. Less than 2 hours later time for a water break, 34c... 88 with a 4ft bar... Got a timelapse filmed, will add to the thread when I've edited it