richy_B

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?

We have an infamous tale of finding a 'brown carrot' whilst cutting a 'popular' layby.

I'll get the popcorn, i forsee an argument!

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.

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.

Today I'm lifting and shifting. The new 900l bucket is a treat on the chip pile.

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.

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.

These two attachments appeared in my message but they aren't from me?!? Bit weird.

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!

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.

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.

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.

It's all pretty new to me but so far it is really useful. Cutting one channel 'blind' then switch to offset and go up and you own clearing is a massive benefit for me. In London there is so much junk in the undergrowth so having that diagonal view is great. This seems pretty good fo neck strain too. I find the flail sits nicely to my right side where I can just look slightly down. I imagine with the inline you are going to be leaning forward a bit more and it could be uncomfortable after a few hours Using it as a side flail opens up a whole world of opportunities. You can cut hedge rows, rights of way, etc. It doesn't compete with a full size flail arm but will do the work of ten guys with hedge cutters. The side shift is a chunk of money but if you have the right sort of work it's a really amazing bit of kit. The downsides are the weight and how far it sticks out in front. It feels sure footed enough and if you drive down your own clearing you should see what's in front of you but I could see how you could easily get yourself in trouble with all that weight up and stretched. Even when it's 'closed' it's probably 80cm further out than the standard flail. This means more adjustments on undulating terrain. I can't transport it with the flail on. Can't get the weight distribution right even on my largest trailer - lm126. What works well is having the MO in the small plant trailer and towing it behind the transit t350, which can hold 4 attachments in the back. Dropside down, quick change and you are off me with a new tool. I found that pretty useful when switching between the hedge cutter and muck forks for collecting.

Ok. I had a 35m on a agt 835 and it looked a lot smaller than that. Agreed on the pto angle, can be a bit worrying in certain situations. It's par for the course with alpines. I had a flail that when set on offset looked really iffy.

Is that a u 45m? Looks like a nice fit.

This is what I had in mind. Perfect fit. Should shovel a whole lot of chip.

Had the flail out again this morning. Getting the hang of it now, quicker on the fine adjustments. Could have done with a cab and heater first though - quite wintery.

Really pisses me off in London. Every fecker seems to use one.

Difficulty being that with your qualifications and experience you are competing against 19 years olds who will be very happy with £95 a day. It's a tough situation but in until you have 2 years of good experience the pay will be low.

Got to love a worker who doesn't know when to keep their mouth shut! We were planting some street trees and a resident came out. 'These don't grow too large do they?' , labourer said told them they ones are huge, 50 metres or so he thought. Queue an onslaught of angry residents. We were planting a row of prunus nigra on a verge on a wide road. I have no idea where the wally got 50 metres. The answer to all questions is - my boss is over there, I'll get him for you.

Agreed. It gives a very poor comparison/expectation. Yes, good genuine contract climber should be £150-200 a day but you are not going to find PAYE climbers on more than £32k, maybe £35k if they are leading larger teams/other responsibilities. That is the glass ceiling for the role in the UK in my opinion. At the lowest end of the scale though you have to consider minimum wage is steadily increasing and the so called 'living wage' is pretty high. In the South east you are expected to pay £10 an hour plus for completely unskilled labour. At a direct effect an experienced groundworker will want £100-120 PAYE.

The industry is juxtaposed in terms of expected and actual pay. An employers view of a 'fair' days pay is seemingly very different to an employees. The issue of 'freelance' or self employed basis which is grossly misused in the arb industry. The arb industry is an exciting concept so attracts a lot of people. They all do a short course then are battling for starter roles but have a perceived pay rate in mind.

Great videos. Really well shot and informative.