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10 hours ago, allseasons said:

Brash Cart - TCF ENGINEERING

WWW.TCFENGINEERING.CO.UK

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Our Brash Cart is ideal for tree surgeons, gardeners and foresters to move brash, logs, timber and chip.

we have this it’s awesome built like a tank and the guy is brilliant. We have both sets of wheels. 

yep i bought a TCF brash cart too with both set of wheels (normal width and the wider floatation type), the additional weldmesh sides and the draw bar/hitch attachment so it can be towed by a lawn tractor/quad/pickup truck etc.  Tim is brilliant to deal with. I prefer the galvanised finish over regular paint or powder coat. I could have had a mate fab one up for me but i'm glad i bought the TCF as it's been well tried and tested.

had my arb body done to my spec. in Tiverton,  cost me £2,100 including VAT

i recently bought a nice 11 plate Transit crew cab tipper with 71k on it.  I was lucky to buy it from an independent Transit specialist who is based 30 mins. away.  I wanted the older 2.4 TDCI engine rather than the later 2.2.  I was lucky to find a good one locally. 

i believe some MK8 Transits really suffer with adblue issues. 

yes i noticed a time lag when blipping the throttle on my old Echo 360TES,  i just wind her right up.  Ya get used to it. 

yep my local Echo dealer messaged me to say he had a 7310sx in and i shud take it on an extended test drive. 

these are good too.  seen them years ago at the Loopallu Festival in Ullapool.

1 hour ago, woody paul said:

That cutter on compact has some reach by the look of that boom. 

rear doubles to aid stability i guess as it must be very unwieldy at full stretch

4 hours ago, woody paul said:

Timberwolf 18/100 if brash is straight and very robust. 

looks like this is the chosen machine. 

55 minutes ago, woodwizzard said:

Can he not tidy it up by creating habitat piles and the like?

Hi Jim,  it's actually matey at Black Lake where we did that clearance job last year with the tracked chipper.  He is keen to buy a chipper to tidy up the woodland but i reckon a compact tratter and a pto chipper wood be better as he cud also run a log splitter off its hydraulics.  A Landy would be ok but they are only good at towing offroad and have no PTO or hydraulic services (before Khriss jumps in and says they can be fitted with a PTO shaft!)

I have a customer who has his own woodland and wants to tow a chipper behind a Landy to tidy the place up a bit.  He only want a 4 inch machine though so what would ya recommend?

On 31/01/2021 at 21:08, Ty Korrigan said:

Bit stunned, this just popped up in my Facebook memories.

My short lived 7t Iveco Daily.

How on earth did FB know it was on my mind?

   Stuart

loved the look of that,  tons of power and twin hydraulic rams. 

noice gaff and lake but look at dem sheds!

Those DUKW were going to be partially remanufactured here in Tiverton Devon a few years ago as my mate works for the engineering company that was involved at the time (he has just fabricated a chip box for my MK7 Transit) but the deal went sour and i think the Devon company got stung financially.  I'll interrogate him some more about it this week. 

On 28/01/2021 at 03:27, paddyvero said:

Yeh Im in BC, Canada. Its a 7.3 powerstroke. Van is a crappy old petrol, theres a F250 6.0 behind it though. 

Paddy,   did you used to work in Devon 4 or 5 years ago?

GCW 8250kg?  Odd, i assumed it could tow 3500kg seeing as the 3500kg Isuzu Grafters can. 

6 hours ago, Rough Hewn said:

 

what vehicle ya driving Rough Hewn?

my Praxis grinder is old skool and u have to engage a handbrake on one of the wheels and manually sweep the machine from left to right,  it is hard work but it gets the job done. central pivot will be much better no doubt. 

6 minutes ago, Piston Skirt said:

I’ve never tried it with a Panther bar or chain but at least I know Stihl’s pitch is slightly off 1/4”. You can hear it when you first put on 2500 but later the sprocket wears in and the noise decreases.

Anyway, my point (and that video too) is pruning - for average branches there’s barelly any difference. As for battery usage there is also a lot of saving if you dont push it into the cut - the motor control has an adaptive battery saving function and you can easily save 10-20% of energy without notably sacrificing cutting speed. Just feel the sweet spot with using the least effort.

yes it does take time to learn how to use the 2500.

i run two 2511's. 1 on an 8 inch c&b and the udder on a 10 inch c&b.  I reckon 12 inch c&b will really sap the power.

23 minutes ago, Piston Skirt said:

2500 has slightly more torque but at lower revs and does not have a clutch. Therefore it has to be controlled differenty and for some cutting styles it may not work.

Maximum cutting speed and control (“forgiveness” or “balls”) are different parameters.

Also what most of the tests do not show is cutting speeds at different thicknesses (hence what you say in your post). At the jobs for which both the 25cc saws are made (pruning) they will work like in the video.

BTW, does your 2500T come with .043 Sugihara chain/bar set? Asking for a friend

as a pruning saw the DCS2500Li is amazing.  Mine came with a 10 inch Panther Chain and Bar (.43) but i prefer an 8 inch panther bar with the .43 stihl chain as it's super smooth and feels safer. 

5 hours ago, Piston Skirt said:

Well, stock vs stock 2500/2511 is in the beginning of the video:

 

in reality the 2511 simply has much bigger balls regardless of what is on that video.  I run two 2511T's and 1 DCS2500T.  I love the Li climbing saw but for pruning and small'ish dismantles it's very good  but when it starts to struggle the 2511T comes out and bosses the job. 

3 hours ago, stewmo said:

 

Some insider knowledge?

 

nah i just get tired of heavy handed lads breaking their own kit and then slating it. I use identical kit and don't seem to smash it up. 

On 26/10/2020 at 21:25, Cut4fun said:

He hit it right on 2nd try.

Mitch = Recipe #2. 28" in seasoned Ash. It's the fastest 70cc class saw I own now.

 

 

Is that You in the video Cut4fun?

pony.  I'd want to stack it properly.