richy_B
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Local roads or motorway? The first I'd do. The second I'd be uber cautious about. I used to put my mini digger (1700kg) on my old tt85 and it was really top heavy amd wallowed even at low speeds. A motorway ride would be a squeaky bum journey to say the least!
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That only centres it on one axis though unfortunately.
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I see it as two choices - increase your capacity (more workers/teams) or expand your services. Pardon the pun but branching into different fields can be the biggest challenge. What works for domestic tree work is not necessarily the same for commercial tree work. If you jump into grounds maintenance then it can be night and day. Kit helps but for me GM is all about lots of guys working for cheap and you make your money on the volume. Some of the GM companies I work with have 150 guys a day going round. Very easy to come unstuck. If you are good tree surgeons concentrate on that. Invest in kit. Get a term contract for a council and run 5 or 6 teams then look at revisit.
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Never heard of it personally. If you are getting a snake on a 7.5tonner you are probably is some serious trouble!
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I agree. I've never experience snaking on plant trailers. Our accident was a lm166. On a 16ft + trailer it does make getting load dead centre harder as there is so much room.
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I thought the same as you. My own terminology might confuse this further but the 'axle steering' ones have a horizontal pivot allowing it to 'adjust to uneven terrain. Articulated steer have a vertical pivot allowing it to turn (and often a horizontal as well). I was discussing it on here recently in relation to heavy implements (1000kg lift) on the 3pl as a potential weakspot. I can definitely see why a pivot would be a weak point for a tractor loader. That said though most shovels/ wheeled loaders are artic steer so i maybe talking nonsense!
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Yes. Had a go on a fleming agri hydraulic one - Scooping woodchip and spreading on paths. Fantastic bit of kit. If was about £800 for a metre and half one. On the wish list for the moment....
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A good link box might be handy on soft ground too. I've been looking at one for my little AGT but not quote got round to it.
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As goat says, totally dependent on your material size. I have a zanon flail that goes on my 37hp AGT and it's great on brambles and light woody brash (upto maybe 20mm). Biggerstuff it's bogs down very quickly and you'd end up bugger it it. On a 50hp you might have better results.
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balfor pro 13t or thor majic 13t petrol engine?
richy_B replied to shillo's topic in Large equipment
I have the thor 13t petrol splitter. Does the job and hasn't let me down. You get 3 or 4 hours from a tank of fuel. Solidly built. It struggles on big stuff with the 4 way head and is quicker just to use the standard split twice. I imagine struggle with 4 way at this tonnage though. It's a heavy unit, you can wheel it about but you won't get far using man power alone. I might be selling mine as I've started using an excavator to load so I'm switching to horizontal. PM if you are interested. Edit - I've switch from vertical to horizontal is what I meant to say. -
I could do with some help on ground level pruning job. Nothing too strenuous but quite repetitive. Ealing, West London. Immediate start, likely to run 6-8 weeks. £9 per hour PAYE. PM if interested.
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Depends on budget. A well position bill board ad can grab huge amounts of attention. Can run to several hundred pounds a week plus the sign cost. I don't mind leaflets but blanket leafletting doesn't seem very effective. I would leaflet ten houses either side of the house you are working on in the morning.
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As a London outfit, we get quite a lot. Good stuff in my opinion.
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A stump borer could work (auger torque do one). It's about 200mm diameter.
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I could see how accelerating out of it on going up hill would work but not on the flat or downhill. You don't want to turn a 50mph snaking trailer into a 60+mph snaking trailer.
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I agree with Matthew. Second hand diggers really hold their value (often unwarranted in my opinion). I bought my machine at 2 years old and 500 hours for £10k. I expect it'll still be worth £6k in 5 years. Buy new or nearly new if you can. It came with a grader bucket. In addition I bought a tooth digging bucket, a narrow digging bucket, a fixed grab and a auger torque head with two flights. You can clear brambles and scrub, fencing, feeding chippers, drainage, etc, etc. As Matthew says one machine can do so much work.
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I have a komatsu pc14 and really rate it. Expanding tracks, double acting aux circuit as standard.
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Sweeping generalisation but X5 or range rover sport towing a speed boat on a weekend! I see then all the time doing 80 down the M3. Crazy.
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I thinks it's only Pickups that are pre 2002 (either no modification) that are an issue (all makes and models). 2002 onwards is ok as long as it's under 3499kg.
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I agree with big J. Pickups have a big overhang, couple this with a long trailer (lm166 in our case) and you have a serious pivot point. It's also very easy to just 'bung it on the trailer, it'll be ok'. Spend time loading properly and have loads of ratchets. We were carrying a bit of plant (around 1600kg) and it snapped 5 X 5 ton ratchet straps when we crashed. Luckily the cargo went a different direction to us. Somewhat ironically I am a very cautious tow'er and am constantly on guard. I'm the annoying person who sits at 50 on the motorway with a trailer but my saying is - better to delay 10,000 people than kill one. As soon as I feel/see it step out of line I drop a gear and slow it all down. I have heard people say about accelerating out of it but I would never follow that advice personally. If you are likely to crash, more momentum is not what I want.
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I wasn't driving but the front passenger. Heavy trailer, downhill stretch of the A303, about 55mph. 'Tramlines' in the slow lane caused a sudden jolt and pulled the pickup towards the verge. Driver tried to correct but once the snake was happening there didn't seem like much would stop it. No hard shoulder either, just gravel - which as soon as we put a tyre into, it was all over. Up a steep bank and back on our roof. Skidded along for what felt like 2 minutes. Amazingly no one hurt. The ranger had seen better days though!
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I have some first hand experience of a snaking trailer....
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With the blades so close together - What would you use that for? I've seen multi blade Posch bench saws set at 25cm for chopping billets.
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I've got an Exeter retort. It's 1.6 cubic metre charge. This usually produces 90-100kg per burn. I couldn't see how big that one's was in the picture but it looked quite 'stumpy' .
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You have their address - send an registered post invoice stating you'll put it to small claims court in 7 days. Bids are binding (the hassle of chasing depends in the seller though).
