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Show us your Arb Diggers please.
armchairarborist replied to Stephen Blair's topic in Large equipment
Here's my mini digger, it's old, slow, shakes you to death, chokes and deafens you, but puts in a good days work on just a sip of red. Had it maybe 18mths and it's paid for itself a few times over. Not really an arb digger but I do roll logs onto the trailer (and bigger ones off it) load chip etc. -
What sort of fuel economy for defender 90 towing.
armchairarborist replied to Woodworks's topic in Arb-Trucks
Hi Woodworks, what engine is in the 90? I had an old H-reg hi cap with the 2.5td 'thirsty-slug' engine, it was abominable on fuel, the 200tdi one i'm currently running is so much better. -
I think the sunken forest is at Borth, thats the south side of the estuary with Tywyn north of the estuary, I did some felling work at plas pantiedal about half a mile from there. The ancient stumps were a bit disappointing, stunk like bad crap and were really soft. Still cool as they had been there so long.
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I regularly get oyster fungus growing out of an old wagon body in the yard, here it is on the inside just next to the roller shutter, more grows outside where there is another crack in the body and the wood is exposed.
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Don't forget to allow extra time for dismantling and building the chipper at either side of the narrow bit, with Robs chipper I think it was over an hour dismantling and carrying every heavy bit up a few flights of narrow winding stairs then building it back up, that was about two hours extra on the job and although exhausting was worth it to be able to leave chip onsite.
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There's a motorcycle training instructor round here who wears one of these black ones. it might be visible at night but does nothing during the day.( Supertouch Mens Hi Vis Polo Shirt in Black 39271-7 | 39271-7) apart from matching his black bike
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no, two of the guys are dogs
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I needed a tipper with room for three guys, two dogs, a full suite of saws, trimmers, blowers, climbing / rigging kits etc.. and had a budget of 2k. found a transit 2.5di engined LDV convoy with 12mths test and six new tyres. all the cab space i need and an 8ft tipping body. It rarely carries much weight as we take the landy tipper with us on most jobs.
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does this count?
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if you take the keyring off, stick it into a log and stand someone 20ft away...
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Hadn't used mine for a while so dusted it off, new battery and been out chasing deers ...I mean surveying trees haha. Just ordered some tyres as it keeps trying to throw me off on wet grass
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Found an owl in a cherry tree last week
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Testing, just downloaded Arbtalk app, trying to upload pics
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if its the kubota v1505 engine, its Kubota15221-43170. available from universal engine power by post. phone 01371 875331.
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I was in the LDV with tw190 behind so yes haha:lol:
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saw one of them at a set of lights two weeks ago, there was three of us laughing at it so hard the poor bloke driving the thing actually went bright red and looked away:biggrin:
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advice on buying landrover need one soon
armchairarborist replied to d-raittuk's topic in Arb-Trucks
Getting pulled backwards downhill is proper scary! I would only tow heavy loads uphill with some weight in the truck, last time it happened to me was due to missing gear change from 2nd to 1st, now I plan ahead and pop her in low box way before the steep bit. -
if a new chassis was available for the brava i'd still have mine now. I'm also glad it was the kick up the backside i needed to get a landy.
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I had two vauxhall bravas and their predecessor the bedford brava, good truck, simple enough 4wd system when you have stripped it down a few times. they were eaten by the rust worm to the point the ladder rack would knock on the back of the cab with a load in. I started running landys when I realised I couldn't get a new chassis for the brava. oh smashed a front diff dragging a wagon out of a ditch in low range on tarmac. ...get a landy:thumbup: never did find where the front springs were hiding:lol:
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Traditionally called a sexton, my great great grandad was one for a local church, I never met him but remember my great great granny lived in an ancient house next to that church he wouldn't have had a long commute.
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What softwoods do people sell for firewood?
armchairarborist replied to farmer_ben's topic in Firewood forum
I sell leylandii stems unprocessed as cheap firewood if they want to cut and split them themselves, never had a complaint. £60 a tipper load delivered locally. leaves me plenty of room in the yard for decent hardwood:thumbup: -
Ordered cut and climb from Clark's weds night last week, delivered Friday! Didn't want to get it mucky yet so got soaked this week, (wringing jumpers out soaked!). Wore it yesterday and it's easily the best jacket. Comfy, warm dry, did get a bit sweaty but was running back from chipper so to be expected.
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its back on again and smelling fishy
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You don't want the driver to slam his door and the passenger fall out. Or the groundy threatening sexual harassment every time you change gear.
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Had same problem at local coop fuel rip off garage. I now just leave cans in back of truck and fuel them over the tailgate hoping they can't see that I'm not fuelling the vehicle. Could understand being refused if I wanted a pop bottle full but not a proper combican with correct markings.
