monkeybusiness
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I’m not sniping - genuinely interested. Is there anything taught on the ROLO course that an NPTC qualified arb who has passed the CIS health and safety test wouldn’t know before attending, or is it largely a box-ticking exercise?
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I cut/undo the hessian once everything is in place and leave in the hole under the tree - if you remove it you will lose more of what soil there is left around the roots. Leave the wire to rust away. I have seen a 20 year old pine fail where the ‘hessian’ (although it obviously wasn’t biodegradable) had been left tied around the root - it ended up strangling/constricting the tree at ground level where it eventually snapped in a storm.
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We put a couple of new rotatech bars and chains on a couple of saws I was going to chuck on eBay (but have ended up carrying on using for the time being). They pull all over the place - it is weird to be honest, as they ‘look’ straight but are obviously just dog toffee...
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Trailertek used to supply axles to your own spec for reasonable money - not sure if they still do but worth investigating. Spec it heavier than the chipper...
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660/661 etc with a 36’’ bar will do just about anything you’ll need in the UK. 880 and equivalent are only necessary for trees big enough to warrant their purchase (you won’t get many of them in this country).
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She was very very stupid, never mind lucky!!
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Not true - my sister wrote her car off when drunk (arrested at the scene and prosecuted). The insurers paid her out for her car. There were no third parties involved fortunately. It seems bonkers, but that’s what happens. She had valid insurance therefore she was covered. I think it’s been challenging/expensive to find car insurance since she got her licence back to be fair....
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I’m pretty sure that an insurance company will pay out for a 3rd party (ie public liability) or an employee claim whether the company/individual are qualified/operating to best practice or not. The fact that the insurance is in place and paid for means that the insurance company are obliged to protect the affected parties. It may be that the insurers subsequently seek to reclaim damages from the insured if they haven’t met their obligations (ie weren’t actually qualified etc) but how likely is it that the cowboy in question will have anything worth chasing?
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I’d like to see their lift plan...
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I’ve got a cracking 2015 Quadchip for sale at the moment if you’re interested? We run the bigger Greenmech 1928 machines (which I rate very highly), and was offered this Quadchip along with a second hand 1928 as part of a package. I have no prior experience of operating Quadchips but what a revelation it is - fantastic machine that I might end up keeping to be honest! The turntable is brilliant (it allows you to set jobs up more efficiently, which is something you don’t even tend to consider with a normal tow-behind) and the whole design is very well thought out. Give me a shout any time if you fancy coming to kick some tyres/chuck some brash through it. I’m up in Cheshire, near Nantwich - 07970188050. Cheers, Dan
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Best 100ish HP tractor from the 90s era
monkeybusiness replied to Matthew Storrs's topic in Large equipment
Aren’t all the old Fords really really slow on the road? Nothing like 40k. -
Just hit it really really hard with a punch/chisel - don’t be shy, commit to it!!!
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My Stein arb trolley is one of the most home-made looking badly finished products I’ve ever bought tbh. I think that galvanised jobby looks a lot better (even if it is a blatant copy!).
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If you’ve got hydraulics working in one direction it is definitely electrical I’m afraid (unless it is linkage controlled spook block, which I’m sure it probably isn’t although I’m not personally familiar with the Forsts).
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I’d say electrics too - is there any chance something got fried when the welder was out? Did you disconnect the battery before welding? Hydraulic systems run at huge pressure and air locks don’t tend to be an issue (providing the pump gets oil). Check all the wiring would be my first port of call.
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Karl - we are near Burnley wc 19th Feb doing some roadside works if you fancy joining the party. Nobody works for me for free though - pm me your availability and the back story as this sounds a bit odd/like a potential sales pitch TBH!
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I’d agree - Winchmax are excellent. Very powerful, very reliable and amazing value for money. Any electric winch working hard and for long periods of time will soon show you any issues you have with your battery though.
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As you pull the cord out does it feel like it’s turning the engine over or is it just taking the slack out of the pull-cord mechanism (ie the engine is completely seized). I’ve managed to free of a seized (water in the cylinder and left to rust) Honda GX engine before now by pouring a load of wd40 down the plug hole and leaving for a couple of days then cracking it over with a bar on the end of the crank - it still runs perfectly on our jetwash 5 years later but it was a lucky save (and I only attempted it as a last resort before binning the engine).
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We’ve had issues with glyphosate translocating through grafted roots of poplar and beech before, with other nearby trees dieing off. I wouldn’t personally ecoplug if you have same species being retained within the same potential rooting area.
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They manufacture Hardlife equipment so those shears are what you’d pay a fair whack more for if bought through the Bucket Warehouse. I’ve yet to hear from anyone who’s actually used one or seen one in operation though!
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Oil syphoning pump to drain hydraulic oil...
monkeybusiness replied to Matthew Storrs's topic in Maintenance help
Why don’t you crack a hose off the machine and let the digger pump it’s own oil out into empty drums? If it holds 75 litres pump out 65 and then faff about getting the rest out however you see fit. You can’t spill as much then. -
Oil syphoning pump to drain hydraulic oil...
monkeybusiness replied to Matthew Storrs's topic in Maintenance help
Get a cheap sacrificial paddling pool to park the digger on before you start - burn the evidence once done... -
CS38 is aerial rescue - they are advertising for a groundsman then.
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Try Lycetts too - they are a decent outfit.
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I’d use them again - I believe their level of cover is very good. Just watch that you don’t give them any wiggle room!
