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We have inherited a large site that has being neglected in the past and will need to re edge the borders, i don't fancy doing it by hand! is there a machine out there that can cut the edge and chamfer the soil to create a nice finish?. I know of lots that will cut the edge but you still have to chuck the soil back by hand!

On 9/3/2017 at 18:35, Gray git said:

We have upgraded our machines a bit recently and thanks to Dean we now have 2 shiny new bandit machines to play I mean work with.

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That looks like a right chipper.

21 hours ago, roseyweb said:

The digger is 2.8 tonne it's barely legal towing behind my ranger. I put it on my lorry if towing multiple implements, 

i have a flail as well, and 2/3 grapple for raking out

 

Whats the Bobcat like running the flail? is it mostly used for bramble etc? its the way i wanna go...got my class 1 booked so it will be digger & big chipper time.

Another day spent felling trees & chipping up...little Vermeer is excellent for moving logs, makes life easier feeding the chipper.

There will no doubt be jobs where man power wins,maybe a digger & big chipper would be better 

12 hours ago, roseyweb said:

This is my rig, 

its towable, its crane feedable, I can remove chip, I can also stick the digger in the lorry for one complete unit 

the only downside is that the chipper is a bit sinky in winter and you need a bloke to operate chipper controls, i could get this automated for about £1.5k

How much does the digger weigh? do you just use it for loading brash?

http://fletcherstewart.com/

25 minutes ago, arbwork said:

you can go independent crane fed chip as here Richard Blakey's one but the tractor option gives a lot of options, I would suggest perhaps 100 to 200 hp tractor could power10 to 12'' chipper   

Something like that looks ideal...would do the job of 10 men! Wont ring in sick or moan about how shit the job is...

11 minutes ago, arbwork said:

how tidy do you have to leave the sites could you mulch them? if not   crane fed medium size as here http://www.jaspwilson.co.uk/en/tp-chipper-320-tractor-pto-crane-fed-uk   can be effective or crane mounted on tractor enabling you to forward/load without the chipper attached,  remote control of chipper is advisable, cable or wireless, and some models are only crane fed,  Jensen, TP, Schliesing,  Junkkari, bandit,  hiezohack among some of the potential

Never thought about a tractor...would be very versatile, could stick a loader on to move timber for the clean up. What size machine can you hang off a tractor? i guess it depends on the horse power.

Rigid...no problem...but why shell out for 2 machines that need 2 men to operate when 1 man with 1 machine could do.

But why have 2 vehicles? if its site work & chip is staying, 32 t beaver tail with hiab, track chipper onto back with loader & away u go, crane timber on, drop it off go back & pick tackle up 

It then means 2 vehicles to take what 1 machine could do, a digger would be more versatile.

I rang Fletcher Stewart when i had mine and they put me in touch with somebody else, not sure who it was!

We seem to be doing more & more jobs where having a bigger chipper on site with some sort of crane would be a god send, we have a tw 280 & skid steer which isnt ideal crane feeding but on the right stuff its so effective its unreal...

Its got me thinking throwing bodies at the job is not always the best way, 2 men feeding a chipper is enough any more and your in each others way.

Would a bigger chipper with 360 be even better? Or a purpose built chipper  & crane combo be even better?

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3 hours ago, Harry_L said:

 

Hi, has anyone ever winched a chipper(similar size to timberwolf 230) into a trailer??

 

Thanks

 

 

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Broke down?

21 hours ago, digaholedumper said:

Have a look at Wacker Neuson, they do a 8.3 & 9.5 ton machine with double hyd lines allready fitted, the oil flow is also very good, their old model 8003 ( 8.5 ton ) had high flow aux hydraulics as standard giving well over 100 lpm, oil flow & system pressure are linked on that sized machine & the more pressure you require the more flow you will lose , it is worth speaking to a specialist

21 hours ago, digaholedumper said:

Have a look at Wacker Neuson, they do a 8.3 & 9.5 ton machine with double hyd lines allready fitted, the oil flow is also very good, their old model 8003 ( 8.5 ton ) had high flow aux hydraulics as standard giving well over 100 lpm, oil flow & system pressure are linked on that sized machine & the more pressure you require the more flow you will lose , it is worth speaking to a specialist dealer before you do anything, just for the record we have a new 6ft hammer flail for sale & it would suit a 8 - 9 ton digger, it requires 80 - 90 lpm .

 

dealer before you do anything, just for the record we have a new 6ft hammer flail for sale & it would suit a 8 - 9 ton digger, it requires 80 - 90 lpm .

 

What machine are you running? do you keep it busy?

2 hours ago, LGP Eddie said:

I think you perhaps need to rewind a bit and give some idea what you're looking for in terms of a base carrier? 

You looking to go new or used? Reduced tailswing or full size machine?

 

You use Mulching Head and Flail together in your question, are you looking to Mulch standing material down to the floor and incorporate it or simply Flail scrub and vegetation.

 

Regarding manufacturers, all will do the task in mind and pretty much without exception they will all come with the pipework required these days as manufacturers are catching up to the requirements of end users.

 

10 tonne is more of an emerging class led by manufacturers simply having to beef up 8 tonne machines to cope with user demands.

They have eaten a huge slice of what used to be 13 tonne machine class, and 13 tonne machines have jumped to 15 tonne plus in a similar fashion.

 

You would probably be stunned what one of the latest 6 tonne class machines can achieve now, such is progress.

 

There's an awful lot to consider when making the purchase of the carrier machine and most come back to who is local that gives good service?

 

 

Eddie.

Hi Eddie

As you can guess i am a bit green when it comes to diggers, & to be honest i am not sure what i want in a machine! as a start up i was hoping the machine to be a jack of all trades as in flailing brambles etc a shear to bring smallish - medium sized trees down & mulcher to smash it up either standing or on the ground.

Would a reduced swing machine be a better option for working in tighter spaces? or would this restrict what the machine could grip when reaching out? i am working on the basis that a reduced swing wouldn't have as much to counterbalance the head, is this wrong??

11 hours ago, justinkingwell said:

Hyundai or Takeuchi are your two makes with the oil and pressure required. They also have all the pipework that you need - already fitted and this will save you money when you fit your attachments. Here is Matt Bell's machine, that we recently supplied a Serrat head for. It is a very productive unit. 

Why do some have higher flow rates than others? Is there no modifications required at all with regards to running implements?

We had a large site to clear of self set trees bramble & other nasties, the ground was heavily contaminated with stone.

After speaking to Justin he advised me on what type of machine would be best, he had a machine on site working in less than a week with a top notch operator, anybody looking for help with site clearance projects I would strongly urge you to contact kingswell holdings they have a first class attitude & machines to match. 

Looking at excavators around 10 ton mark that would be capable of running a mulching head, flail, shear etc, are the mulching heads just plug & play or do different machines have higher flow rates for various attachments? 

After recently hiring a 360 with a flail for a site clearance job it has got me thinking about the amount of work these things can potentially bring in. I am thinking along the lines of a 10 toner on rubber tracks so it can go roadside too, with a tree shear flail & mulcher. I already have my tickets & hgv so own transport to and from site could be done with a cheap beaver tail, is their any owner operators out there that runs a similar set up?

Has anyone made a new pipe & re routed it? Is it the same on all machines?

It is yes, its in a really vulnerable place i know it will 100% get smashed on a log or something. it wants diverting inside the chassis 

Does anyone own a 280tftr? Is there a dirty great hydraulic pipe hanging down as in the picture? 

Hand cutting is not a viable option as the site is so big! cutting with clearing saws would be ok but the actual clean up would be too time consuming. There must be other options?