monkeybusiness
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Can’t they be buried in a bund at the end of the driving range?
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Can you get hold of the rack with needle nosed pliers and pull it gently?
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There are a few sheltered generations fortunate enough to have grown up with absolutely no exposure to fear, threat or sacrifice nowadays (including my own) - I don’t think it hurts one bit to keep this front and centre to hopefully instil some sort of recognition of what came before and what might be. I don’t see any sort of one-upmanship where I live for what it’s worth, and really don’t think it has become more of an ‘event’ than it ever used to be (I was actually thinking it had become quite the opposite which I find rather sad).
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THIS ADVERT HAS EXPIRED!
- FOR SALE
- USED
Bobcat E27 mini excavator. 2019 with only 954 hours. Please note! - This is not an E27z (which are very common hire-fleet spec machines) it is the much rarer higher-spec E27 (non-zero, but still only minimal rear overhang) with bigger engine and more powerful hydraulics. These are great arb-diggers due to their power, stability and ability to still legally tow them! This digger has two sets of joystick-operated proportional-controlled dual-acting hydraulics, so is plumbed up ready-to-go on a 4-hose tilt-rotator or selector/timber grab. Additionally, it has the heavier factory rear counterweight (it is very stable for its size), a direct-to-tank case-drain line, hydraulic quickhitch plumbing/electrics, keypad start, radio, suspension seat, blade float, lights, auto-idle, and tracking pedals (which fold away). And it can still be towed legally on a plant trailer… I have owned this machine from new and it has been regularly greased and serviced (including final drive oil changes). Some of the paint is failing and a couple of bonnet panels would benefit from a respray - I’d rather sell it as-is so any potential buyers can see exactly what they are looking at (instead of hiding anything under a 5 gallon refurb…). The paint on the boom and dipper is good though. It is being sold for £23000 plus vat bare-stick (ie WITHOUT the quickhitch or any buckets/attachments) - the quickhitch plumbing and controls will remain fitted though. For £24500 plus vat I would include the Engcon S40 hydraulic quickhitch and 2 lightly used Engcon S40 buckets (600mm toothed digging bucket and 300mm toothless cable bucket). For £25500 plus vat I would also include the Intermercato Tigergrip TG-16 PRO SR5 timber grab with S40 pickup - this grab would bolt straight to a rotator to make an already useful attachment even better (we ran it under a Rototilt but that isn’t available for sale). Machine is located near Nantwich, Cheshire. Viewing/driving welcome by appointment. Machine to be sold with full VAT invoice. Machine can be held for upto a week with a £1000 deposit - it will otherwise remain for sale until I am in possession of funds I’m afraid. Please feel free to ask any questions! All the best, Dan£23,000
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****************whittery of the highest order, what a pair of weapons.
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That puts everything into perspective, with all of the crocodile and lion attacks that take place every year in the UK… How do they compare to chav-dog attacks out of interest?
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Wishing to pick yer brains re a "new-to-me" tractor.
monkeybusiness replied to difflock's topic in Large equipment
This doesn’t look a bad buy for your job imo. -
I remember reading about this at the time - what a lovely thing!
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Burn as many tyres/caravans/chemical containers/thieves as possible that have accumulated over the last 12 months….
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Wrexham Radiators will repair yours or can also build you another one if you can’t get one off the shelf. Wrexham Radiators – Car Radiator Repairs North Wales WWW.WREXHAMRADIATORS.COM
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Watch for rust pretty much everywhere in the cab (under the seats, in the footwells and up the rear panel are typical spots). Later engines with DPFs don’t do well if idled for any periods of time or used for short journeys - they need regular long runs.
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Branch logger on brash
monkeybusiness replied to spandit's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Why would you put anything with nails through it, surely you’ll just damage the blades? -
I’d avoid anything Husky battery driven - we have had problems with chargers and tools themselves, they are totally Micky Mouse. They make good petrol engined kit but I won’t spend another penny on their battery range.
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I wondered what had happened to that weapon? Makes sense now!… xx
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Bigger machinery hire companies tend to insist upon it in order to set up an account - as we have the policy in place for these it just seemed to make sense to use it. I never suspected we would end up with a damage claim, and had zero concern regarding theft or vandalism as it’s a very secure rural location. I’ve put it into my insurers and have had a very disconcerting email this afternoon suggesting they may refuse the claim because of the amount of time that has elapsed(!) so I’m really fed up with the whole situation now. And yes, the damage was very obvious!
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We run 1.6mm Stihl chain on 1.5mm Husky’s (but only once the bars are worn a bit) without any issue, I can’t see another 0.1mm making much/any difference.
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It’s absolutely ridiculous to even need to contemplate it - we live in one of the wettest places on earth! We have an amazing existing water infrastructure but it has not been maintained or had any increase in capacity for the last couple of decades as the privatised water companies have prioritised paying dividends (unchecked by successive governments) over inward investment. There is no excuse for water shortages in the UK - it only occurs as a direct result of greed and mismanagement.
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I suspect that will be the outcome sadly!
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It’ll be on my own hired-in-plant insurance, I don’t actually think the hire company offer it (if they do I wouldn’t have bothered as have HIP attached to my own plant insurance).
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It happened in May - we actually also do a bit of work for the truck firm and I spoke to the director on the evening it happened and he told me it would be sorted. I sent a couple of emails to their ‘compliance’ department putting them in touch with the hire company and thought it was all sorted. The hire company had given me a repair estimate of £12500 for them to get the parts and sort it in-house - they got back in touch last week to say the machine was having to be sent back to the manufacturer as something needs reprogramming now. It was only at that point that I found out the truck insurers are refusing the claim… Farkinell!!!
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I can’t prove it was or wasn’t the truck or was or wasn’t the farmer, but I know it was one of them (and all the evidence the farmer provided to me and I subsequently witnessed first hand points towards the truck). The farmer told me about the damage and said the truck did it. However it happened we were working under the farmer’s instruction, parked the machine where he told us to, and the job wasn’t quoted and hasn’t yet been invoiced. I’m not sure that it’s not something I can bill on, in the same way that the hire company are billing it in to me. But that’s a situation I’d obviously rather avoid!
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I’m certain the farmer didn’t do it - he’s not like that. My other angle is where do I stand billing the farmer for the damage? It happened on his job in his yard, and the damage was caused by his supplier (who he apparently spends £250k a year with across a couple of farms(!). He is a very nice bloke and is as frustrated as I am about the situation.
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I’d appreciate some hive-mind thoughts on the following situation please all! We reduced a large conifer hedge on a chicken farm with a hired in access platform (genie-type self-propelled boom jobby). One Friday afternoon after we had packed up and gone home the farmer called to say the local biomass company had reversed a wagon into the machine whilst delivering woodchip (within an hour and a half window after we had left site) and caused significant (circa £15k) damage to said MEWP. It was the only vehicle into and out of the yard within the timeframe, there were wagon skidmarks on the floor, and a freshly tipped load of chip. The wagon left without the driver alerting anyone to the incident. I contacted the firm who acknowledged their truck made the delivery within the timeframe, but their driver has denied anything happened and they reckoned they couldn’t find any damage on their truck. They subsequently passed it on to their insurers who have stated that the onus is on us to prove they did it - we have provided photos and times but they are refusing the claim. I have yet to speak to my insurers as would rather avoid a hired-in-plant claim (or any claim for that matter!). Can anyone shed any light upon where I stand? The truck driver has left the scene of an accident (even though it was on private land) - is that an angle I should consider?
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Yes - exactly that. Don’t disconnect any hydraulic fittings with the bed raised unless you have it properly supported…..
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I had a great time on the Friday, caught up with loads of old suppliers, drank gallons of free beer, came home with a pocket full of business cards, spent zero money!!!
