richy_B
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I am going to be pretty heavy so I might switch them out to be safe. Midland springs for a heavy duty 5+1 with all the bits for £240. Appreciate everyone's thoughts.
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Yeah. They are level at best.
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It's a dropside body with the spare wheel off for a better view. I can't tell. It's not obviously f*cked but just doesn't look right. I am going to put 1000kg in it this afternoon and see what it looks like.
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Yes. Down turned. They look like leaf springs when they are under heavy load.
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L200 Mk5 (2006 onwards) pickup. The rear leaf springs on it are slightly negative (bending the wrong way for want of a better term) with hardly any weight on (maybe 100kg). This doesn't seem right to me and I think they must have been worked hard and need replacing (none snapped from what I can tell). Can anyone confirm that the rear leaf springs shouldn't be negative without any load?
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Strange that they have upgraded the machine protection but taken away any ROPS to protect the operator. I am going to try and work on guarding for the MO for flail work. Mainly cab/operator protection against flying debris.
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It's does seem sensible that trailers over 750kg to 350kg used on the public highway should have some element of regular, independent testing.
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A lot of what has been said in the thread I agree with. To play devil's advocate though - the options are there already. If you need to carry more or tow more, you go up a weight class to C1+E and 7.5t vehicles. It comes at at a not insignificant cost but it's benefits may outweigh (no pun intended) the costs over the medium term. In regards tractors/agri - it is crazy the sizes and weights that can be legally towed without any specialist training or certification.
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Looks great. I remember seeing it on ebay a while back and thinking how unused it seemed.
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Never heard of it but I am going to say you'll get nothing out of it or at best it'll be a race to the bottom price wise.
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My concerns are same as Kevin has highlighted. I have seen the youtube video but we all know reality can be very different. Seeing it in person would be great. I work on small meadows. We cut and clear longer growth with a sickle bar and rake but sometimes it's too short to be effective. We take the material away in tipper trailer. Obviously the aim is to cut and clear to reduce nutrient so something like the tornado appeals to me. Being able to tip into a ifor with high sides would be a real benefit. Wet ground or material isn't such an issue as we do it late summer and can pick to do it on a dry couple of days. It's capacity and trips back to the van which are more of an issue.
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How much does it hold? I'd be interested to see it in action. Will there be any on demo in the next 6 months?
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We have an infamous tale of finding a 'brown carrot' whilst cutting a 'popular' layby.
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I'll get the popcorn, i forsee an argument!
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Certainly won't! As of next week I'll have 3 grapples for the MO. I think I might sell the HD silage grab as it will be the least used.
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Got the MO log grab ordered. With me next week. The muck grab was just for today. Appreciate the info though. I am mainly going to use it for shifting brash piles.
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Today I'm lifting and shifting. The new 900l bucket is a treat on the chip pile.
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Ah, just checked. I thought the sides were 1.45 tall, they aren't their 1.2 (my transit is 1.45 sides). Still about right weight wise. 6 cubes of woodchip at roughly 350kg a cube is 2100kg and the trailer is about 1200kg empty. Gives you a bit of wiggle room. I tend to use the 3017 for stems/rings so I want to avoid overloading, which I Could easily do with the bigger trailer.
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Ticks a few self employed boxes but I doubt it would stand up to scrutiny. Namely, can they send someone in their place to do the works? Can they choose thier own hours? Are they acting under direction? Its all too common but I think its dodgy that its for a large govt organisation.
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These two attachments appeared in my message but they aren't from me?!? Bit weird.
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Someone far more knowledgeable than me will be along shortly but my tuppence worth: 2. You need a double acting if you want a tilt bucket. Make sure your machine has that or you will only be able to tilt one way and not return. Hammer lines are often one way I believe. 3. What is you flow rate for the aux circuit. You might not have enough pressure or flow to run that splitter. 4. Sounds like not enough hydraulic oil to me. I had a hose leak and had to 'limp' back to the trailer and it was struggling as you described. Once the oil was topped up it was fine again. No idea on the rest, good luck!
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Agreed. I have a 3017 as its the same width as a pickup, with the standard high sides it holds 7m3 which is about right weight wise for chip (approx 2-2.5t) and is still wide enough internally for most mini diggers/grinders/tracked chippers.
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Yeah, 900 litre but heaped I reckon it'll be 1200. I have the 4 in 1 and a HD digging bucket. Should be pretty sorted now.
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I hadn't either till I tried to take it out the first time. I assumed 'it'll be alright' !?! Annoyingly the flail is a bit too bit to go in the back of a pickup (can't get it in my l200). The bed is just ok but the lip all the way round is just too tight and with all those hoses to damage it's not worse the risk. I am looking to get a single cab L200 and have a dropside conversion as it will be good for this and other bits of equipment. The transit is a fine tow vehicle but I find it some much easier have a pickup and a 1.75m plant trailer for London.
