LGP Eddie

That’s a good question, I’ve never been in one to even think about how it’s controlled, or things like can you just release the brake and have them freewheel. I’ll see what I can find out. I’ve never seen a setup in action either, would be great to witness a good team in full flow. Eddie.

John Craig and his team have been busy in the workshop at A&B Services (Scotland). Doosan DX300 Skyline setup, it looks built like a tank! Someone getting a nice setup there, no I didn’t ask the price! Eddie.

Not often you see something else with a roofmount? Please don’t take the time to tell me it’s only worth 50p and a balloon ?! I just thought it a nice compact setup, straightforward mechanically, that someone should be able to keep running for many years to come. https://www.mascus.co.uk/agriculture/used-tractors/massey-ferguson-390-t/nhqfthni.html Eddie.

Spotted this on Digger Man Blog, might do someone here? Eddie.

Has to be worth a go, modding them jaws isn’t going to be a big job, they’re pin on, and you could try many mods before getting a proper set machined by an engineering company. You could end up selling them and newly designed pin on jaws to suit the task. Eddie

Bought for one specific project where both came into their own, and then did a few more small jobs after before I moved them on. Not huge hours, it was all priced work at the time on a big property in Oxfordshire, narrow access stuff and saved a huge amount of work between the pair of them. Yes you had to rock the Hinowa a bit to tip properly, and if you look closely you can see an additional silencer box from a Mini exhaust I added to reduce the racket it made. It absolutely transformed it to be honest, and made the pair of them ideal on domestic work. Absolute classic when I sold it, as a very well respected guy in the Plant game came to view it. He phoned his brother and literally said f@@k me it’s all like brand new and it goes on this Ifor Tipper that’s like new too. How much for the lot and the trailer, which wasn’t for sale, but a quick reckon up had a price had a figure for the package. Cheque Book straight on the Defender bonnet and done! Sometimes it pays to look after kit. As I said before it would still be a good outfit and earner today. Eddie.

Brilliant machines, I purchased mine in 2001 and sold it here in 2003. I was light years ahead back then with this setup, combining the Kubota with the brilliant Hinowa Hi Tip Dumper and both fitted perfectly on a 10ft Ifor tipper behind my 300tdi 90. It would still be a great setup even today. This was just before I sold it, yes I used to paint every scratch!? Eddie.

6 tonne class with a full tail are such capable units.? Great job. Eddie.

A real nice bit of innovation from Engcon shown in prototype form at the recent Bauma show. Basically it uses the Detachable Gripper mounting point to fix a variety of attachments, but the Saw Cassette was of most interest. Obviously this isn’t the correct grab setup for it, but I can envisage if they can get this right, it’ll be a great addition working with an Intermercato Grab or the like. A few seconds and one turn of a spanner removes it, no hoses or connectors required. They also had a form of Hedgecutter available. Eddie.

Just wanted to give a quick heads up, as many on here know I help a lot of guys behind the scenes to spec their own machine setups, and have built/sold a few, with the oldest Kubota still out there front line nearly 10 years since it was built. I’ve been selling quite a few attachments without really pushing things, guys normally find me and I do my best to help them out, but I’m now ramping things up to a position where I’m able to offer ready to go full spec machines or sit down and commission one to your exact requirements. The Liebherr Big Feller is staying, I really don’t want to lose touch with doing the job front line, with a couple more setups going together to take that hopefully to the next level in the pipeline. An unashamed plug, I’ve currently got the incredible JCB JS145 Long Reach setup available as a full ready to go package advertised. I’ll advertise the JCB through the proper channels here with full spec, but I hope to help guys into machines that are specced right for their business and provide solutions that I’d be happy to take to work myself. Eddie.

So how are four separate Auxiliary circuits controlled? Rockers in each joystick will obviously do two, but do you have changeover switches or pedal for the others? Eddie.

So how are four separate Auxiliary circuits controlled? Rockers in each joystick will obviously do two, but do you have changeover switches or pedal for the others? Eddie.

Never going to happen, the demise of the Foreman on sites has seen to that. The rise of the ‘arm out the pickup window’ men in the job have done for any sort of structure or standards on sites. Machines are seen as just another toy in the box to use, and no thought that they can make you as much collateral damage as safe productive work. Eddie.

Loads of stuff coming through from various sources at the massive Bauma show. Someone here may be handy at German, I’ve not a clue how it works, but this new Kx019-4 Kubota is supposed to have 4 yes Four Auxiliary circuits? Used to be impossible to get a second one, but manufacturers are waking up fast that guys don’t just dig and use a breaker on them now. Powertilt and Grab on this little beast! Eddie.

Could do someone? https://www.mascus.co.uk/construction/used-construction-other/boughton-1-n-hl-3-point-linkage-hydraulic-winch-st4493/yfucvn0j.html Eddie.

Femac do some VT motors on their heads. I wouldn’t say the FAE has any excess bulk? They’re built for the job and well proven, not the cheapest that’s for certain! Eddie.

Not as simple as that unfortunately. All depends on what pressure the return lines can spike to and what the rating of the motor seal is. Eddie.

Returning down the main returns, plenty of options with a case drain if you know what you’re doing. Eddie.

I took a look over this getting its head bracket made/installed, these are going to be a game changer. Priced right, light and straightforward hold then big cut. It’s under an Engcon here but no need to be. Exactly what many are after to just stick on a Hired 13 tonner, hit them at the bottom and job done. Eddie.

Lovely Hydradig showing off some impressive stability handling this Dipper Extension setup. Despite the floatation tyres it looks just soft enough where it’s working. Massive Arb machine potential in these, I’d love to do one full spec. Eddie.

That Kubota was setup different to most with what John and myself would call a full fat install. Basically the two single auxiliary circuits are actually plumbed up to be combined into a single circuit running through two pipes each side of the Dipper for maximum flow, and return. You can do this because it now has a control system and only needs a single flow/return to the Engcon valve block, where the control system will decide how it’s utilised. That means the flow goes into the Ec-Oil Blocks via two 1/2” pipes which matches the twin 1/2” fittings in them and returns the same. This makes for a very tidy install and is easily capable of handling the 100ltr/min the Kubota puts out. Back then you’d not get the full 100ltr/min through the Ec209 Unit by some margin to run a Mulcher underneath the unit, but further developments have meant if you specced it right and John worked a bit of his magic I’d expect it could be done now. If you’re prepared to go Direct Mount only on an 8 tonner, you can go with the Ec214 for more flow through the Unit than you can possibly achieve with the machine at 140 plus ltr/min. You offset having the bigger unit by not having a top quick hitch, and you’d be fine with some of the lighter Mulchers. The FAE there in 1.25m width would simply be too heavy under a unit on an 8 tonner. The latest generation of Engcon coming this year will finally have a circuit that bypasses the valve block and will give around 200 ltr/min through the Unit, which should finally be enough for almost any applications. Some still massively confuse flow with pressure, but basically flow gives you the speed and pressure gives you the power. Guys who fit Shears to any machines under 8 tonne, get your Pressure checked and in many instances a small tweak is all that’s required up to the Shear suppliers recommended pressure for an incredible increase in cut capacity. Generally 8 tonne and up they’re pushing enough out. Eddie.

Plenty of room for improvement, but a great start. The real test will come at Bauma show next week, three years on from it’s launch. It’ll be interesting to see if anyone goes down the same route of everything down below construction on another Wheeled Excavator and takes it to them head on. Eddie.

Some images of a superb JCB Hydradig setup and this really demonstrates the ridiculous situation we have in the UK at present, being one of the few markets that can’t legally tow a Trailer behind Wheeled Excavator. It’s a tiny piece of legislation that’s genuinely holding back progress. Full Tiltrotator equipped Wheeled Excavators are ultra versatile, and need their attachments with them. As for braking, couplings etc, it’s all there for other markets, tested and proven, ready to go. They should be allowed to carry attachments only, and materials whilst within the confines of a site or closure. Towing fixed axle Plant like a Compressor or even Powered Chipper should be included, but not Plant on Trailers to keep things simple and prevent abuse. Lovely setup. Eddie.

For those that haven’t seen the Denis Cimaf Head, what actual sharps can do, or see some great footage of how a VT Motor simply holds in longer and spins back up instantaneously, even on standard carrier machines, this is a great video. The simple fact is it’s not going to like ploughing in the ground or smashing the back out of Rhodie roots you’ve turned over. It is however the closest to having a chipper on the end as you’ll get. We figured, one of these in first to clear the way to just above ground, making a very easy job for a Tracked Skidsteer following which hate standing trees, would be a really productive team. The FAE, with sharps is as close as you can get whilst still able to do a reasonable amount of ground engagement for an all round machine. Oh and that Petrol Grinder they give you!?? Eddie.

Simplest answer is the Variable Torque Motor is always trying to get the maximum from the flow available itself, no settings to make, just give it what you’ve got in terms of oil from the carrier machine. The bit to be concerned with is it holds on an awful lot longer when in material by producing more torque, and this translates into the ability to almost eliminate a stall situation when operating. However if you do pull the head speed right down, the recovery time is literally instantaneous, which all put together over the course of a shift make a huge difference. I waited a couple of weeks to get my version and had to put a very good client who I was part way through a large Rhodie clearance on hold. However once the new Head was Installed with VT Motor they came to me after around three days and said if we didn’t actually know you’d switched the head on the machine, we could accuse you of tossing it off on your last visit, such is the production increase! This was actually install day, first time this had ever been done through Ec-Oil with no hoses or wires to connect. It had doubters but went on and is still performing perfectly to this day. The doors are controlled by the rollers in the Joysticks that normally do the Tilt and Rotate, with the actual Mulcher activated via a latching on/off button on the Joystick. Its actually only being fed here from a tiny bit of flow that’s coming from the feeder valve for the Engcon unit to activate the door, but you can see/hear how crisp it is. Totally different when you turn her up flat out and press the actual joystick button for full flow, it really flew then! Still be a good setup today.? Playing for the camera!? Eddie.