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  1. monkeybusiness
    I love the Navaras, have had 4 from new and would have had a 5th if the dealers weren’t so flaky. I prefer them to the Hilux I’ve ordered tbh!
  2. monkeybusiness
    I’ll confirm ASAP if the first pass can be done with a flail. The final pass will be no problem I’m sure.
  3. monkeybusiness
    Does anybody in Bournemouth fancy approx 10 days work stripping a site under instruction from an ecologist? There is quite a bit of gorse to fell and remove (can be done mechanically providing arisings are removed) and also a load of brush-cutting (two passes in phases, down to 100mm to allow ecology inspection followed by a final ground-level pass). Ideally I’m looking for a team/firm to take the whole job on - I’m after a day-rate price please. Cheers, Dan (07970188050).
  4. monkeybusiness
    Is that for a stand at a Gardeners’ World trade show, where you sell to the public? Surely not the tv programme?
  5. monkeybusiness
    I’d press the LPA for a definitive answer then personally. But that might force their hand into applying TPOs possibly...
  6. monkeybusiness
    What exactly have the LPA said to you in relation to any proposed works? Unless they give you written confirmation of their reason for preventing any works, it’s not a CA and there aren’t any TPOs then I can’t see how you could get into any trouble by cracking on tbh. The house is built/I assume was signed off so no contravention of any planning permission. Fire up the 660 and crack on...
  7. monkeybusiness
    What was the planning permission for?
  8. monkeybusiness
    As far as I’m aware the planning conditions only last until the development they are conditions of is completed.
  9. monkeybusiness
    Mine was ordered before all of that - still December delivery! Yet I still get Hilux adverts all over my internet browsing....
  10. monkeybusiness
    I ordered the Invincible X a few weeks ago, delivery December apparently. 19% is maximum discount (I got that through NFU, spoke to a couple of dealers who both told me there is nothing more they can do), I don’t think you will get any more off it anywhere tbh. I had a decent test drive and it seems a good truck - I’m not convinced it’s any better than my old Navara it is replacing though. The Hilux feels a bit cheap-and-nasty inside, the doors don’t have any weight to them, there is no front camera etc etc. Truth be told I prefer the Nissan but I couldn’t get any sense out of the dealers I spoke to and also fancied a change so Taliban taxi it is this time!
  11. monkeybusiness
    I’d use that personally - you’ll know straight away if the chain is running dry.
  12. monkeybusiness
    Anything will work as chain oil - the only time you might have issues is on really big bars (particularly if running hot because not sharp). Bar oil is flung to waste, I don’t understand people who pay big money for it. All mineral oils are produced from the same ‘base’ oil - various additives turn it into different grades/types. Hydraulic oil has relatively few additives compared to other specs (which is why it is comparatively cheap) - chain oil has tackifier (if that’s a word!) which makes it sticky but in reality it isn’t essential IME. £1 a litre is what I aim to pay (but might struggle at present as all oil is expensive right now) - I tend to buy in bulk though (1000l at a time).
  13. monkeybusiness
    If there is 100 tonnes with decent access and you don’t want/need the chip then you should be able to sell it. If you are chipping for your own use then obviously it’ll cost money, but will definitely be cheaper than the overall cost of dealing with it by hand. Oliver Lord would be my first phonecall - he will give you rates etc. Google Peter Lord Forestry.
  14. monkeybusiness
    Is the brash all in a pile in one location? Is the access decent? For that quantity I’d be looking at getting a biomass chipper in personally - an Albach would get through that in less than 2 hours if it could load the material fast enough.
  15. monkeybusiness
    Changing soil levels around trees (ie adding 2 foot of topsoil) is a no-no for a start. Did you have a BS5837 survey and an Arboriculture Method Statement drawn up, included and accepted within your planning application (I assume not as you are now in contravention of planning by the sounds of it). Appoint an Arboricultural consultant would be my advice - post up your location on here and I’m sure someone will point you in the right direction.
  16. monkeybusiness
    Pleached hornbeam would be my recommendation - looks much the same as beech, tends to be cheaper, tolerates poor ground, grows quite a bit faster than beech so will fill your hole more quickly. I’d agree with the comment regarding planting directly against the wall - watch you don’t create an issue with a neighbour on the other side of the wall by inflicting your tree upon them....
  17. monkeybusiness
    Any more pics of your mum?...
  18. monkeybusiness
    I’d try Digbits
  19. monkeybusiness
    £200/hr for a skilled team (of at least 2, but quite possibly 3) to come to your house as a one-time one-off job with a couple of vehicles, a chipper, a stump grinder and a van-full of climbing kit/saws/blowers etc, taking all of the arisings away with them seems expensive? In London? Really?!...
  20. monkeybusiness
    If most of your work is relatively local then get a decent tractor and forwarding trailer - you’ll be amazed how it changes the way you approach jobs!
  21. monkeybusiness
    GB Oils is owned by Morris I believe, so the oil is the same in different barrels.
  22. monkeybusiness
    The only way the crane would be more powerful off the PTO pump is if it delivers higher pressure than the tractor - tractors tend to run at 180 Bar, excavators are 200-250 Bar for example. It would be worth finding out the pressure of both when ordering to see if it makes a difference. The pump may provide more oil flow but that just gives you a bit more crane-speed (rarely necessary with a tractor forwarding setup IMO). In terms of contamination - a burst hose won’t allow contamination into the system - the only chance of introducing dirt is when changing hoses or when initially plugging the crane into the tractor. I’m surprised you’ve ever had to replace the pump tbh - can it get damaged during shunting etc when on full lock?
  23. monkeybusiness
    Is it already road registered? I spoke to Witham a few years ago about a big ex-military crane truck that seemed cheap and they said they are very difficult to get on the road in the uk once demobbed...
  24. monkeybusiness
    Can you not do away with the pto pump etc and run it from a spool with a free-flow return? That’s how my KTS runs and it’s fine tbh. That Valtra should have a decent pump built in I’d have thought.
  25. monkeybusiness
    A 1928 Safetrak is probably the single most useful chipper ever built - get one and you’ll wonder how you managed as a business before. However, they are heavy (not far off 2 tonnes) and obviously also need a trailer. You won’t confuse one of these with a 750kg machine when towing it about/trying to push the loaded trailer into a garage etc... They are a lot more complicated than the 1928 roadtow - that’s not to say they aren’t reliable (I’ve got one from 2005 with way over 3000hrs on it) but you need to stay on top of the maintenance. Parts are dear, but you shouldn’t need many if you start with a good machine and look after it.

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