monkeybusiness
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That must have been bloody scary! Buying it back off the insurers would definitely be worth exploring IMO.
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TPO work permission granted but with a "note"
monkeybusiness replied to Andrew L's topic in Trees and the Law
Exactly right! All the best ones tend to be... -
Supposed to be good diggers, I didn’t know they were offering 0% (a mate is looking at machines at the moment). What sort of lead time for delivery?
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TPO work permission granted but with a "note"
monkeybusiness replied to Andrew L's topic in Trees and the Law
You keep harping on about the caravan solution being yours - I think if you look closely at that thread you will find that I suggested it first... -
Definitely looks the simplest method to me but wanted to check. That machine has a big valve near the tank that you physically turn (with a spanner) to change between single way with open return (ie hammer) and dual-acting hydraulics. My little Bobcat has a separate case-drain as it was available from new as an option, and I’m not aware that there is the option of an open return-to-tank on the hi-flow circuit on my Bobcat.
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Hoses have been tidied but this is the plumbing. Make sure you open to tank though!!!!
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My Takeuchi is set up exactly as you describe (tee’d in to the open return to tank line) and has never been an issue, but make sure you have it open to tank as it will blow the motor if you cut the feed in a 2-way line... Approved Hydraulics said it was fine/normal/what they would recommend when I bought the flail from them.
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Where the green arrow is pointing and the green marker all looks like a dog’s dinner - I think that flywheel needs to go to someone who knows how to build them up and balance them personally.
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Ventbrook are excellent!
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I’d personally get a 3pl adapter and then you can pick up and operate any tractor mounted hydraulic splitter you choose with your Avant.
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Agri then
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The new ones with the more aggressive sidewall seem better (KO2 I think) - they must have changed the compound. The earlier ones were rock hard but lethal on wet roads!
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Dunno - skinny bar-grips. Look like wide tractor tyres to me.
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The Avant we use is on Agri tread and makes zero mess on lawns - it is like some sort of magic, I really don’t understand how it doesn’t tear the place up!
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If bfgoodrich all terrains are available in that size (or similar, you might be able to jam other sizes under the arches even if you have to buy smaller/larger rims) then they are excellent for your requirements, and last seemingly forever (60k miles plus on everything I’ve nailed them to). Stick the proposed specs into this to see if it’s worth changing sizes (but make sure a smaller wheel will clear any brake calipers etc and the offset is correct for your van if changing rim size) - https://www.willtheyfit.com/
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I’ve used the hydraulic rotate version a bit on a machine we hire in and it is very good (the controls aren’t very intuitive/are crap though tbh!). I would imagine the free-rotate would be far more limited in operation.
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I got my tree reduced has it been done well?
monkeybusiness replied to Margaret1963's topic in Picture Forum
The price is fine, you haven’t paid over the odds (assuming they took everything away). The regrowth is likely to be extremely vigorous and you will have a far denser canopy than you started with by the end of the summer. Expect it to put on 6 feet of top growth this year... -
Why and for how long do you need to close the road? To set up the truck (too wide for 1 lane)? If so, cars can’t get past for the duration of the job so a diversion has to be planned/signed etc. It won’t be cheap however you do it I’m afraid... Can you not dismantle into the road with a climber (or MEWP) working out of one lane - hold reds for the pieces over both carriageways and drag them into your closed-off work area ASAP. Should be far less disruptive (and subsequently cheaper) than a road closure. And not bother with the truck/crane - this might be adding complications and expense to your job.
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Unless you live near Stubby! It sounds like he might not want to part with the steam off his piss unless significantly recompensed...
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Sounds like an interesting project! Where are you based? I’d imagine there will be local tree surgeons happy to get rid of lumps of willow for very little/no return...
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Salix is willow, not poplar. What do you need it for out of interest? I’d have thought it would be crap for a carver.
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Is it still attached to the root plate? If so please leave it alone and at least get someone experienced to sever it.
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I got my tree reduced has it been done well?
monkeybusiness replied to Margaret1963's topic in Picture Forum
The customer is always right - if they absolutely want a certain spec then we will deliver, no problem. I’m just saying that I’d explain the benefits/negatives of their spec (and be very clear about how minimal a benefit they will achieve if reducing properly) before undertaking any work. A large tree properly reduced by 30% is still a large tree - if it starts at 100 feet tall it is unlikely to be anywhere near 70 feet once complete (more like 85-90 feet finished height). I’ve used 100 feet to simplify the maths). I’ll stand by my convictions that proper reductions are very often (not always) a waste of time. -
I got my tree reduced has it been done well?
monkeybusiness replied to Margaret1963's topic in Picture Forum
So talk them out of spending the money then - it’s protected for a reason and such a tiny reduction benefits nobody, does nothing for the health of the tree and is spec’d by the TO to get it off their desk and be seen to have allowed some pruning work. -
Distance a Tree Can be safely growing to a house
monkeybusiness replied to Dan27's topic in Trees and the Law
I’d say that example is definitely something you should accept. Why should the farm be restricted in their business activities because the new bloke next door has his own ‘Good Life’ ideology and doesn’t like the smell? A mate bought and reopened a lovely rural pub that had been closed for a couple of years. A neighbour who had moved in during the closed period constantly complained (to no avail fortunately) to the local authority about noise and cooking smells (yet had chosen to buy a house next to a pub!). What a plum!
