richy_B
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The weight is the same but processing time it will be quite a bit different and this is going to be the largest cost. Obviously dependent on your set up but a 3 metre length is going to yield more cut logs per hour than 2.5 metre lengths. Ultinately the longer the length (straight helps!) The more effixient you will be. Less loading time and more cutting/splitting. All you can do now is not make the same mistake again. Be specific. Ask for 3 metre lengths. Reject anything less than 2.7m.
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I'm just going by this https://www.gov.uk/roadside-vehicle-checks-for-commercial-drivers/fixed-penalties Either way it's not good.
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I agree. More than 30% (450kg in a transit) is a courts summons. No on the spot fine. Plus you are likely to be moving into the territory of dangerous driving etc which will add the points to the mix. Maybe as a one off but i can't understand people who do this day in, day out.
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Connecting a choker chain to a tirfor cable hook?
richy_B replied to SteveA's topic in Large equipment
I've never seen this but if you find something ease post it up here. I tend to use a round sling on the hook. -
What a loon. What crazy risk to take.
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On pickup based tipper conversion I think it makes sense to put a tool box on the cabin roof.
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Perhaps it's where you keep your baguettes!
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You might find with working in the sea the risk assessment is going to take longer than the job!
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There are in line heaters for machines running on biodiesel (to account for reduced viscosity in the cold). From what I've seen it's a very simple 12v heating sleeve. What kind of temperatures are we talking about? Ifs only a few C's below zero I'd be quite concerned.
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Sounds interesting. I bet visually (and perhaps metaphorically) we just spend our lives going in small circles!
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I wonder if someone like the Royal Yachting Assocation (RYA) might have something you could borrow some text from. I did a course to do with small boats a few years back and there was a RA element to it covering submerged items, jelly fish, what maritime warning signs meant, etc.
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The finance issue might complicate it slightly bit when I've had to reject items I have always followed a set protocol and stuck to my resolve. Return the item to them. Directly hand a letter for ally rejecting the machine. No 'repair this or I want my money back'. Simply I am rejecting this item and the legal reasons why. In your case item not fit for purpose/intend. List the opportunities you have return the item for repair. Give a reasonable time frame for your refund (14 days) and provide details for a BACS payment. They might still refuse. If so launch legal proceedings. Under £10k you can do small claims. Larger them instruct a solicitor.
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Perhaps just reference your PPE a lot. Drysuit instead of waders to avoid filling up and drowning. Safety line attached to you life jacket, held by competant person on the bank and tether to fixed point, etc, etc.
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There are Rospa course relating to this. Working on banks, working on inland waterways, working on coastal waterways. You name it, they got it.
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I'd be considering something similar. At 18 months old I am not sure you'd get a full refund but arguably a chipper should have a 10 year life span so I'd be expecting 85% of the value paid. The challenge with the courts is its all based on 'what's reasonable'. If you have had a few hundeds hours use over the last 18 months then i doubt you could justify a full refund. I'd have thought going directly to Forst and asking for a replacement machine could be a good move.
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I'm sure many of us have thought that. Unless there is some huge hidden cost in the process there seems to be a good mark up on them.
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You'd get a decent mk4 L200 for that money.
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Cheers guys. This might up being too ambitious. Often the simplest option is the best. Perhaps just mounting a petrol one would be best.
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Most are pto driven but as something I am going to put together myself I'm not sure I could make the articulation work. Obviously there are chippers than work on a 3pl that can then have a trailer attached but they are going to be much bigger than I need. The hope was trailer hitch to tractor. Two hydraulic lines running between. Quick to disconnect, not a lot to go wrong!
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Is anyone aware of any small hydraulic chippers? I am looking at putting together a small set up specifically for working on basal growth work on streets. My plan was to use a compact tractor and small-ish tipping trailer (1-1.5t) with a lightweight box built onto it. I was thinking about fitting a jo beau m200 or similar on the front of the trailer, blowing the chip into the box. The main aim of the set up being a narrow (<1.3m wide) unit that could happily be used for stop start work on streets and would not cause traffic issues. We wouldn't be chipping anything bigger than 20mm. Obviously something like a jo beau m200 would be fine but if something similar could be run off the tractor hydraulics it would be a more economical set up. I have not idea if such a small chipper exists though! Any ideas?
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Half that and people start panic buying milk and bread!
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Ferrirotor Rotor S Stump Drill / Grinder - wanted
richy_B replied to Morris's topic in Large equipment
I agree. A tracked grinder or a big 360 with a grinder head. -
The new customers you turn away could be your future regulars though...
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First come, first serve. Turning away paying customers incase regulars come back is a risky strategy.
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Paid 48.77ppl for 500 litres today. London.
