josharb87

in that case, get the 880 my 460 has a 25", and the 880 36", the 460 does the bulk of the work, and felling on spikes, 880 for big stems only (rarely in the tree) and milling. i wouldnt want a 660 on 36" full time

Get a 660 with 25" and 36" bar, much more user friendly, will be used weekly rather than monthly/every other month like an 880 with 36"bar.

but like the OP i have my HGV, the O-licence isnt as much trouble as people make out. trouble with a transit is once the tippers a foot deep in chip, its overloaded, IMO, if creating an ideal setup from scratch, a transits not ideal

Ive thought about this alot if i returned to the uk, if staying under 7.5 tonne, this for the truck, add high sides, handles weight well, not much bigger than a transit, but more volume capacity and more weight legally (3tonne iirc) 2006 Iveco/ Seddon Eurocargo 130942mi 3920cc | eBay towing something like this (used its smaller brother, which punched well above its weight, vari trac system is brilliant) USED Wood Chippers, GREEN-MECH 19-28 offered for sale £12900.00 or 7-9" jensen/schliesling. chosen for build quality. no point in having a 5-6"chipper if you're licence allows you to tow bigger imo

Few months back had a customer with one in his garage awaiting restoration, 1 owner, low kms, brought it new when he was 18, said it was a real hit with the ladies, but not much room inside...

A guy i worked with told the boss he wouldn't be coming to work tomorrow, as it was forecast snow

Cheaper to buy a new one!

What relevance does that really have though? You can't weigh a peice before sending it in the speed line You can't measure the structural interegraty of the tree in every area the differencing forces are being applied, all you can do is judge. A true professional will be able to accurately judge what is a safe load and stay within the limits of his gear and the condition of the tree, and as he's working, adjust his judgement and equipment accordingly, will adjust his cuts to limit shock loading. To the op, a simple speed line can be a rope tied of in the tree, tied off on a suitable anchor on the ground, sling/strop on the branch, and a carabiner to attach it to the line. Gravity does the rest. Even send it down on a stub if real simple You can then add pulleys instead of the crab running on the line 3-1 to tension the line Simple tag line to control the decent down the line Conventional lowering system to control the decent of the peice down the line Winches to pre tension The list is endless with a bit of imagination!

Computer programs and weeks of revision, you on crack?! Keep it sensible and you'll be fine

I think it was an 811 I used, about m reg, flat fronted. Handled weight well although wallowed around a lot when loaded. Beyond useless offroad (i.e playing fields) seemed front heavy and liked to sink. I believe it's the same engine as in some unimogs. Only towed small chippers and no hills but don't remember it really struggling. In my opinion and experience, I'd say 11tonner is the lightest for a decent hiab and tipper on one vehicle.

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Me too! Won't use it though!

Echoing everyone else, great job!

Damn it! Only just seen this, we'll done al though

That's an awesome truck! Is it hgv or ag registered?

Tempted to buy more tickets just for this prize! That combo is about 800quid over here!

What spikes have you tried? What boots have you got? I work with 3 very slight/small built/small feet climbers who get on best with carbon geckos. If its the feet straps that are loose, try strapping you're boot only rather than going round the shaft, if the calf try type c trousers I you don't already to pad you're leg out a biy

why not stick a plough on the ranger?

Cool!

Screw the rails onto a plank as advised, make the beam a few inches longer than needed, fix the plank at the ends of the beam only, mill, remove plank with rails, trim off he ends of the beam with the screw marks in

Is that a home build or a manufactured trailer Mitch/matt? Looks great!

David, would you cover the exposed and broken roots with a bit of soil or leave be?

Slack line!

Speedline