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Cheers Matty, I’ll have a gander [emoji106]
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Are there any other processors known to be good for dealing with arb arisings in the similar class or is the farmi in a class of it’s own? I don’t mind pto so long as it folds up well for road travel
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I’m umming and arring about whether to take the plunge and join the processor club. 3 years ago I bought a 22tonne rock splitter to replace my fiskars x27 and never regretted it. I sell fairly small quantities of logs which all come from my arb arisings so rings and short lengths. I like the look of the farmi wp36 but I noticed on the riko brochure their comby processor. Marketed as budget and looks basic. Anyone had any experience? It would take me a couple of years if log sales to recoup a £7-8k investment on a processor and I’m not sure if it’s worth it
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My fleet: A 1950s TEF 20, a Pasquali Eos 6.6 and a Mc Cormick C85 Max. I’ve only recently acquired the McCormick, I have an old Fergy 3 Tonne tipping trailer but wondered what people’s thoughts are on the largest sensible and useful size trailer I could tow for transporting arb waste and general use. It is 85hp and has a hyd trailer braking port
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I can vouch for the Greenmech 130. Awesome little chipper, very well thought out design. I like having a hand brake too for when you’re pushing it around on a sloping driveway. Disc blades seem to last for ages. Honda engine. As Ty says the folding chute is great too especially if storing in a low shed or garage. I hear what you’re saying about dealers and I’m fortunate to have a great dealer (though also over an hour away) but I’d seriously consider the GM.
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Looking for advice on purchasing a wood chipper
jonnygurkha replied to Stu33J's topic in Large equipment
My first chipper was a very old entec/Timberwolf 125. It was around £3k. It served me well though because of its age it did break down a lot. Eventually I got fed up of wondering if it was going to let me down in the middle of a job so I sold it for the same money I bought it for. Then I bought with the help of finance a new Greenmech 130. I’m now on my second and tbh I think I’ll hold onto this one a while. You’ll hear good and bad about every brand of chipper but for me Greenmech is superb and Ashley of GA Groundcare is my local dealer and has gone out of his way as far as after sales backup. -
Chalara fraxinea - Generic thread
jonnygurkha replied to David Humphries's topic in Tree health care
Yesterday I had to fell a reasonable sized Ash tree that was showing advanced signs of ADB. I had heard that the disease shortens the wood fibres and makes them weaker. When I looked at the hinge I would normally expect on a healthy Ash to see menacing looking pointy needles of fibre sticking up but on this one the fibres were indeed shorter and blunter. I certainly wouldn’t want to fell one with a significant lean in the wrong direction. -
I have the same trimmer but my problem is on full revs it seems to go past the limiter and revs it’s nuts off. Dealer replaced a carb which sorted problem initially but now 4 months down the line same problem. Only happens irregularly. Any ideas?
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I have the same on my 48” stihl duromatic bar. The tab fell out early on. It doesn’t really affect performance but it can be a pain pulling the bar out of a cut as you get a lump of saw dust caught in the hole wedging it in the cut.
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Really like the look of that grab Eddie. My only reservation for my tb016 is that does the grab and rotator weigh a lot more than a bucket and thumb? Will a 1.5 tonne machine with this setup still have enough lift capacity to be useful?
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It’s an ex hire machine, pins and bushes all remarkably good. No idea how much breaker use it’s had but for the money I am very pleased.
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It’s an ex hire machine, pins and bushes all remarkably good. No idea how much breaker use it’s had but for the money I am very pleased.
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[emoji23]yes I can hear the ‘could you just’ requests coming in already! Thanks for all the good advice
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I joined the club today. After the advice on this thread I have taken the plunge and bought my first arb digger, a 2008 Takeuchi TB016 with 2900 hours. Collecting next week[emoji3]
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That’s interesting, I had in my mind kubota/yanmar/tak. Would it potentially be possible to pipe a tb016 to take a rotating grab?
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That’s exactly the sort of thing I had in mind William. Nice machine
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Consequently I now want to join the club. Looking to buy a 1.5 tonne machine to play around with in my field but also to start using for a bit of tree work here and there. I don’t think I’ll use it huge amounts initially but enough to warrant buying rather than hiring. I’ll have about £6-7k. Is this enough to get a reasonable 2nd hand or do I use it as a deposit to get a newer 2nd hand. Makes and models? I’d like under 2t to make it easily towable. TIA
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My first job with an arb digger and what a machine! Turned a 2 week job into a 2 day job. Top class operator behind the controls. Machine was a 13 tonne Case with approved hydraulics tree shears. I was blown away by it!
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I’ve had an Echo 360 for 4 years and it’s great. It replaced a stihl 200t which frankly was a pain in the arse with carb issues. The echo comfortably handles the 14” bar it comes with. I run it alongside a stihl 150 for smaller stuff which will be replaced by an echo 2511 eventually. Downsides are stupid small filler caps and a rattley exhaust. It is boringly reliable!
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I have a Mk6 HL2 which is the lowest spec model equivalent to icon I guess. For me having less frills is definitely a bonus as it means it gets used as a tool and I’m not forever worrying about scratching the leather interior etc etc. Does everything an invincible does. I have kids seats in the back, my wife uses it time to time and it tows a twin axle on a regular basis. Decent mud terrain tyres and it’s the equal of my Landy off-road.
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trees growing in strangest places
jonnygurkha replied to Darrin Turnbull's topic in Tree health care
Birch tree growing out of the plaster of a pub in Wells. Talk about pioneer! -
trees growing in strangest places
jonnygurkha replied to Darrin Turnbull's topic in Tree health care
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Thumbs up for the venom. Can’t fault it
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I’ve got a few jobs coming up where a pto chipper will be useful. I like the look of the woodland mills 6 or 8” chipper. Give or take its £3k new and delivered as opposed to £10-12k for a leading brand. Wondered how other people’s are holding out? They seem to be a similar concept to Rock machinery in that although they’re made in China they are designed in Canada and QC is quite strict. 3 year warranty too. I realise second hand value will be peanuts but I reckon a brand new Forst/TW/TP would devalue by that much at least. My tractor is a 50hp pasquali alpine. Cheers!
