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Yup something similar on a bandit chipper here with a small drip on roller motor seal. Seal kits gonenupnto 250 quid plus vat 😬 just keep sticking the tray under at the moment till I decide what I'm doing

A first and a funny one I had this last year was someone owed me short of 300 quid for a small job.... started paying in dribs and drabbs! So a 300 quid job from start of Nov lastly year still owes 100 quid 😮 Some folk will be majorly struggling. I just can't understand why my customer above even bothered getting me to do the works if they couldn't afford it

That is true but it still amazes me when you go to look at a job and they start reeling a list off..... I want this and this and this and that and that aswell and ohh yes cut all that up whilst here for firewood and do this and that and this and that..... And im thinking ffs, slow down and suggest maybe doing stuff in stages..... But nope, send a quote through and those that wanted the world on a plate suddenly go all quiet 🤫🙃

It's good of you to be forwards and honest with this info. The way I see it though is that's a hell of a wage bill..... and running costs. Can you not cut back somewhere with out compromise part of the business. If I stood back and looked at the figures though.... 24k running costs, you must technically be turning over a hell of a lot of brass and I would hope be earning a good lot of brass for yourself. If so I'd like to think your taking 60k a year easily Because in all fairness the chap in your example at 40k will have a hell of a lot less wages and running costs. Most likely finish early and goes to the pub more 😀 I know which model.of business I would prefer. Also to note a lot of tree folk seem only to look in one direction and that's just tree work, never think of other forms of income to compliment tree work brass. Eg, stocks and shares, property etc Hope you can keep it going. I know around near me it's gone quiet, but not overly worried. Also that the council work, people are just going in to cover wages so I leave them to that

Old thread but I think it was due to the auto grind function, didn't like the look of the machine.... also they were 14k when they came out and then sky is now the limit on price..... Funnily enough I ended up with a predator 26/28 in the end, various track base, deep grind, built in uk and can get petrol or diesel version and even remote control

14k it was up for Your miles out monkey, need to go Rob another bank or two first 🤔 😀

If you put a (realistic) price up I'm sure it will sell but guessing games get folk no where Seem a lot of used landys 8-10k

Is that a winch I spy?

Just waiting for that one pigeon to piss on your chips there Bob 🙄 bastard things

Ohhh dear

How is everyone finding parts availability at the moment? Still pretty shocking I think considering we are past corvid. I've had good experiences with a few firms, Kubota is easy enough to get things for, vermeer has always been good and Greenmech has been awesome. Predator has been good. Bloody yanks ( I know vermeer are) seem bloody useless... I still think they are asleep.... have to wait weeks for parts if not months and then prices are just shooting up. Currently run a old bandit and like it, but not sure if I want to buy another due to parts How do folk get on running these bandits when going for parts etc? How have others got on with other manufacturors?

I run one, had it for over 7 years now very reliable. I do often think about changing it but everything's dpf and regen nowadays. Does all I need it to

There was a arb firm also that is arb approved that a lad felled a tree ****************ed up and paralysed himself.... wonder how that was commented on in the risk ass and method statement. Don't forget arb ass did nowt for the 2 rope job and probability still haven't a clue which colour diesel to use 🤔 Also I remember asking ages ago to the Aa... are your assessors nptc qualified assessors..... No they are not. So who the hell are they to say about work practices etc if they don't know the criteria we passed with via nptc to say we see doing it correctly or not? Then the firms bombing around with their logo on their vans but not an actually AA contractor lol 😆 it's a joke

Seen a few of these for sale at very handy money. Been really tempted to get one to do me whilst having my bandit sorted. Really happy with the safetrac I got off you 18month or so ago 👍 😎

I bought a predator 26/28 last year and been using that. Then bought a big road tow grinder for fun and big stumps 😀 beast

Great machines are the 252.... I ran mine for years and its done all sorts for me. Time for it to find a new home after April 6th though 😆 I've moved on a little now to a diesel machine

Just looked at one this morning. Be glad to see it through the chipper if we get it 😆

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I bought one from ebay. Guys called Kurt over in the USA thinknits an led display not one of the crappy lcd ones..... Still a lot of brass though

RIP 😞 Such a nice guy

Always the case with pictures. Never show just how it is on site....

Cheers what grinder do you run?

@aspenarb where did you get yours from?

Don't know if the h after the numbers means anything but this was aft a quick google

Does anyone know whereni can get some cutter wheel bearings for a rayco rg1642? Bearings are link belt pb 22 432-0 A shocking 480 quid each from a quick browse online.... Think rayco down south is also closed down now. These are just pillow block bearings.... shaft measured 50.74/50.68mm with a cheapo digi vernia.... bolt hole spacings are roughly 160mm or 6 1/4" ish I thought they'd be enough but 500 nicker each 😆 🤣 I had to cut one off too 💥