monkeybusiness

Winchmax are very good if you go electric.

Parbuckle the logs up ramps off the side as F2F says - you can roll really big timber up that way. You'll need a redirect for your winch off the opposite side of the trailer - then take the cable over the top of the log and back under it and secure the hook to the trailer near the redirect. It is amazing how big a piece you will roll.

Can be easier to load/balance to get the nose weight right, theoretically more stable on road, the tyres aren’t working as near to their rated capacities so less likely to puncture, a single puncture is less likely to have detrimental effects on stability, they impress less load onto the tow vehicle (which can make them harder to drag across a field), the load is spread over a greater contact area so they sink in less off road and brake better in slippery conditions, harder to manoeuvre due to tyre scrubbing. Pros and cons for twin and tri axle - if you are going to be running fully loaded a lot a tri axle is definitely worth considering imo.

I wouldn’t entertain a plant style trailer with fixed sides for your proposed use either - massively more difficult to unload/load just about anything (other than plant of course!).

Tipper bed is about 4 inches higher than the flatbed (Ifor Williams 12x6 trailers).

We had no end of problems with the 362 after they went to the electronic carb, I’d personally steer well clear. I think you are probably asking a bit too much with both saws on a 24 inch bar - I’m sure they will pull it but not sure for how long...

Iveco Daily and Nissan Cabstar are the only two AFAIK - the 3.0L engined Daily will pull a house down in pretty much any state of tune (fantastic tow vehicle).

Remove the belts and try to find movement

Collapsed bearing? Get a bar and see if you can move the flywheel up/down/side to side.

So basically what you are saying is that nobody should buy anything off you unless there is a trade show on, as they will be paying 15% more than you will be selling the same product for next Friday/week/month (delete as applicable). Understood, cheers!

Would be the perfect machine for you TVI - still good value IMO.

Struggling to find any pics of the vans I painted. Both these were done at the same time, both bare ali (the Dyna was aluminium planks that were a couple of years old when painted, the Iveco had brand new aluminium sheets). As said, etch primer followed by blue 2-pack, then yellow vinyl straight on top. This pic was after 5 years or so, and they weren’t looked after. The paint never lifted/bubbled - it worked brilliantly.

I’ve etch primed (some mad expensive green stuff) and 2-packed brand new plain aluminium sides (with no rubbing down/prep etc other than a degrease) as per your top picture, and subsequently vinyl sign written straight on top once dry. Still all in place now 7 or 8 years later. Had a few flies and dandelion seeds in it though as I sprayed it outside on a day like today... (You could only notice if up very close!).

Go vat registered and save 20% straight away.

Better to be looking at it than looking for it surely? Why not?

I bet you’ll need at least another £10k for that though...

Looks cheap at that money!

Is it a hollow shaft on the drawbar that it bolts to Mark? Could you take that hitch off and fit a new shaft inside bolted in place with the bolts that currently hold the hitch on? Then get a beefier towing head to fit to your slightly extended but smaller outside diameter tube if that makes sense (or get an adapter piece turned to step the size up/down)?

Who bills the customer? They need EL.

God I’m handsome!

I’ve just ordered the T9 105 REV forestal (from what I understand T9 is the new model number but is essentially the same machine l as John’s TE). I had a demo with a TE100 and my 6 tonne Takeuchi handled it fine so I went for the slightly wider rotor. Following a post of Eddie’s I’ve ordered it with a piston motor (extra £1300 so it better be good!). They haven’t built one of this model with that motor before and are having to redesign part of the housing apparently, so I’ve got to wait for it. I’ll report back when it’s here!...

A decent tirfor combined with digging tools and a lot of sweat will pull roots out all day every day, but is not efficient. Get a digger in if access will allow - even the smallest micro-digger will do a lot more work than an equivalently costed human being!

We’ve historically done loads of utility arb, the job’s been knackered in our area (Cheshire/Staffs border for both Scottish Power and WPD) by contracts being won on price by inexperienced and/or incompetent main contractors depressing the rates paid to the actual cutters to such an extent that in my view there hasn’t been any point fielding teams in this area for the last couple of years. I feel very sorry for the lads who rely on this work for their bread and butter... If you do jump in I’d just say that you need to be confident that whoever you work for is going to pay you (firms go bump for fun in this game). Make sure you can afford to operate on whatever payment terms they insist on, as you can end up waiting ages for your money. It’s a very fickle industry - my utmost advice would be to avoid putting all your eggs in one basket - work can dry up overnight which is ok if you have plenty of other stuff to drop onto but a bit of a disaster if that’s all you do (I’ve seen numerous companies run out of work and subsequently dump their lads with no notice). But it might be all pots of gold and free money in your neck of the woods - I don’t have any personal experience over there I’m afraid.

Just make sure you have enough cover for all of your tools (not just the ones stolen). The loss adjuster will potentially come out all nicey nicey and get you to list everything you own. If it adds up to more than your insurance cover they (as in any insurance company) can (and probably will) pro-rata your payout down by the percentage you are underinsured by.

I’d defo swap the hitch, the pressed steel ones are crap imo.