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Magnificent! How did you connect drive to the pump? Any videos of it in action?

When I bought my Bobcat I was also looking at Kubotas. I asked the salesman if they Cb oils supply me a 3 tonner badged as a 2.7 for exactly that reason. He refused!

Might not be any other options when it comes to part exchanging - I’m not sure how much other dealers would offer as a trade in...

Yes!!! Video of it throwing the arisings into next week please - it certainly does a bit of ‘broadcasting‘ at the end of the oak clip!!!

I’m certainly no oil guru but have heard from someone with a lot more knowledge than me that the Rock Oil Groundsman oil is apparently very good/high spec, better than the stihl gear.

Awesome looking setup! Not as fast as I hoped though, but very very kool!

Red Stihl oil isn’t recommended for 4-mix engines as it carbons them up. We used to have issues but moved to the green oil and have been fine since.

Don’t run them on the red Stihl oil either.

You’re very defensive about how powerful your tools are - it’s frankly a meaningless and ridiculous thing to get your knickers in a twist over. This guy seems to know it flicks your switch and uses it against you (I’d imagine he keeps stating it to get you to try and prove him wrong and do the job quicker/cheaper). He is definitely smarter than you are - try and learn from this episode.

This is the heavy counterweight on the E27 @doobin - I know it is as the original one didn’t stick out like this.

Will do in the morning. Mine was already somewhere in the dealer network, not built to order (I wish it had of been for the time I ended up waiting for it though) so they nailed my options to it before delivery.

I don’t think it is standard mate, mine came without and it took ages for the heavier counterweight I ordered it with to get to the dealer’s.

I’ve got an E27 (non-Z) bobcat with additional counterweight and it is well planted, and has only minimal rear overhang. Might be worth a look Steven.

Have you tried one? You can lose quite a bit of stability (and they sometimes supply them with smaller front ends and less power to compensate).

Same size again or something different altogether?!

Exactly.

Hey up - does anyone have (or know anyone who has) a tractor and flail-mower that could top 3 hectares of overgrown grass this week in Bedford? The site is clean and can accommodate big kit. Please reply here or give me a call on 07970188050. Cheers, Dan

Great, thanks.

Wadkin Bursgreen. Can’t currently run it up as no 3-phase yet (but it does work fine).

12’’ x 7’’

3 phase. Where do you measure from/to?

What sort of money would this be worth?

Yeah, mine’s an Explorer 95. Definitely the same tractor in different clothes. I don’t blame you re the loader - really handy thing to have. I wish I owned a Lambo though!!!

I think that Lambo is pretty much the same as this SAME I’ve recently acquired... I’d possibly be interested in your loader if you ended up selling it (and it fits this little orange beasty!).

Self-serving was perhaps a bit strong (apologies if any consultants (self-serving or not) were offended). Obviously the incredibly important knowledge contained within the enormous brains of arboricultural consultants (and their mates who specialise in soil, and their other mates who specialise in structures) is required on many, many occasions to help guide and direct those poor souls whose limited knowledge and understanding of a particular subject may otherwise lead them into unfavourable predicaments. This in my opinion is not one of those occasions however. I cannot in any way see a house-insurance policy refusing to pay out for heave claims if such an event occurred in the future following removal (which is absolute worst-case-scenario). There is no history of subsidence, the trees are younger than the house, the owner in no way could be seen as reckless (and subsequently liable) if they removed their trees from their garden. Get it felled is still my advice - I’m certain that the cost of any consultancy involvement will be significantly more than the actual cost of removal.