Gareth Dalzell
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Tree Planting Machine?? Sales or hire
Gareth Dalzell replied to Tony Banner's topic in Large equipment
A. Y. Morton Try these guys - a guy local to us has one on the back of a 50hp Alpine tractor great job. Think they're in Scotland. We tried to get a second hand one - hens teeth! -
Looks like a bit of fun , lighter day than contracting and a few quid in pocket. Nice one.
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There's load of information on this site. Not sure the pictures do you justice - but the videos are excellent. It must have taken a while to get it all on. Nice one:001_smile:
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I think you're sorted now, but anyhow. We have both Schliesling chipper and Saelen Cougar Shredder. We use the chippers for tree work and clean material The shredder is great for volume reduction especially hedge cutting and landscape prunings as it starts to chop with a flail first before the blades get involved. We tend leave most of this material on sites. The chip quality with the shredder is not nearly as good initially as a chipper. But as it rots down the stringy bits rot away. Also as it has hammered the living daylights out of the material in the process, they rot pretty quickly. We're looking for another chipper at the moment, don't see us getting another shredder for a while. One last point - the shredder we have is very very noisey - much louder than the chipper!
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Just wondering - is it made this high so you can get into the back and shovel it off - perhaps he's not intending it to completely fill up, just catch/direct the chip. Maybe there's method in his madness!
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That's em...er...ah......... quite on the high side!
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I know two landscapers that use them. What they can lift depends on the model ranges from 400kg to over 1 ton. They both swear by them - best bit of kit they've bought for moving pallets of plants around and lighter pallets of bark and compost and moving soil and bulk mulch - coupled with being easy to transport around on a trailer. With a grab attachment on the front they'd be perfect for tree work. There's an excellent dealer over here who may be able to help your source one either second hand or new - Rodney Slane at Essener Equipment Co 028 867 37181. The range of attachments is incredible. One would be high up on my wish list this year for kit probably a 600 range one.
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Ah right. It's looking like if we get 750kg payload out of a crew cab we'll be doing well. Thanks for the info
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We're looking at a Transit crew cab tipper - is that what your one is weighing at 2445kg or is it a standard Transit tipper(not a crew cab) ? Thanks
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I guess it's one of those business decisions you have to make - and you probably already know the answer. If something goes wrong or you get stopped a few times getting your license upgraded may be the best option.
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We've had a few issues with our newer Stihl 4mix blowers (BR550/600) From what our local dealer has told us, I think stihl are recommending using their Stihl HP (not sure if he meant the Ultra or the Super must check) Wonder if FR Jones know or have been advised?
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Does anyone know how much chip weighs roughly?
Gareth Dalzell replied to mikecotterill's topic in General chat
We weighed composted woodchip on the telescopic weighbridge and it's coming in around 380-420kg per m3 Wouldn't have been too damp - middle of the pile - stored outside -
There was another post on this a while back. Yes it is an extra bank holiday, but you can take it out of the other paid holiday pool so there isn't actually any extra days holiday over the year - still 5.6 weeks per year paid. And yes you're right you dont have to take/or give it off, but hey the sun is shinning its May Day on Monday and it'll make a nice long weekend. And yes I have already forgotten how many days we lost over the winter but I'm beyond caring.
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That's interesting. I got a new Stihl 460 last month as a new mid saw. We were cutting along 3ft diameter beech and ash with it to reduce the weight of the rings and it was flying through them at full depth with a 20" guide bar. I was wondering about putting our Alaskan onto it - but now I'm, not sure. Surely it would handle a 20" bar for milling?
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Bacho bowsaw 21" TTBHH33121 A small handy bow saw for all-round use. The pointed nose makes the saw well suited for use in tight spaces and is ideal for pruning. The preferred weapon of choice on most occassions. Silky if it's a fiddly job:001_smile:
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I guess if it doesn't work out you could always rent somewhere else until you can get back into your own house. The heating part might need more investigation as to the real costs. Are there any other options to get other permises for a yard to buy or rent on a more businesslike arrangement. Having said that, the thought of more time with the family, a better living environment and more space is very appealing. Long term (not knowing what age you are) what happens when you retire, down size - the future. Is this a long term proposition? You're right, there is lots to think about.
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Don't cut those locks - plat them and splice the end. Inbuilt safety line in the making
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few piccys of the last few days work !
Gareth Dalzell replied to defenderjack's topic in General chat
Picture 4 you missed a chance at the "rate my hinge" thread. Tidy chipper - Greenmech? Not much paint worn from the infeed shoot. Loving the shoreside pictures - location location location - it makes all the difference:thumbup: -
Homemade timber grab and stand for crosscutting
Gareth Dalzell replied to the crafty weasel's topic in Large equipment
That's a clever bit of kit. Like a hydraulic saw horse - never seen any like that before. Nice one How about a picture of it "logged-up" -
Stem injection every time Japanese Knotweed - Northern Ireland Control Methods
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While there is little substitute for experience in tree work, some underpinning knowledge can help along the way. The NPTC tickets are fair bench mark for safe working practice - although some would dispute this. They don't tend to give you much tree theory/ biology or mechanics etc. A combination of both is often good. However if you have a passion for a subject, your knowledge and experience will build quickly, and your ability will shine beyond any bit of paper or ticket. To answer your question, I have an HND in Amenity Hort and a bunch of NPTC competency and assessor tickets. As for shinning ability - I'd say the polish is somewhat lacking when I'm on site now
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It's funny, we also run an NPTC assessment centre, and train and assess in pesticides. The training rooms have one of each type and I'd say if I am assessing and ask the candidate to get a sprayer ready they nearly always choose the older Classic!
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Take a look at Jonsies site here. The Classic ones are the original type with the broad base available in Classic CP3 and Classic CP15 forms. Then there is the "new" one which is the Series 2000 CP3 and Series 2000 CP15 The tall skinny ones are the Series 2000 From what we were told they had intended to phase out the original (Classic) model but due to user feed back they ended up having to keep it and call it the Classic Chemical sprayers | F R Jones and Son
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Meant to say, you can still by the Classic CP15 - as far I know they are still in production:thumbup:
