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I'm sure you could fabricate such a thing Ken? Yes another manufacturer had done just that, but it means swapping out the axle too which takes about 3 mins with the socket set. I specified the standard width axle with the skinny puncture proof tyres but i also bought the other optional axle that takes the wider tyres which is ideal if the ground conditions are soft (well we have had a bit of rain/snow the last few months and the land is still retaining that moisture). As @Old Mill Tree Care says it won't fit through a standard garden gate with the wider tyres fitted but i simply revert back to the skinny tyres when access is an issue. I loike having the option of skinny versus wider tyres (though it did add to the final cost as i got a bit carried away and specced every available extra). I also opted for the tow hitch which means i can tow it with a quad or pickup truck when the need arises. No matter what brand you opt for these Arb Trolly tings are awesome.

just a shame they don't offer a wide wheeled option.

which one did u opt for?

if u thumb through the owners handbook u will find the part number for the 'felling spikes'

Ring Radmore n' Tucker as they may have some stock left over after they fell out with the area rep for Echo/Ariens and gave up selling Echo kit. There will be a new Echo dealer near Tiverton in sept.

How ya Jimmer, It'd be the Echo fir me as i have a few now.

are these full time 4x4 or can you isolate the front axle for highway work?

The latest model Hilux has rear suicide doors on the extended cab.

bought some of this and it worked brilliantly.

Pete can ya reserve 2 places please as i'll be coming with another Greenmech owner from Devon. K

This.

well JP yer Iveco MEWP is a gem compared to 'mine' !

jeez louise!

I use pukka rope bags but if ya want a cheap option you can use those 'bags' that young trees are delivered in. You have to carefully tease them off the root ball. They are probably 15 or 20 litre in capacity and are ideal for a rigging rope etc.

Pete, but 23rd of april is a Monday, do yew mean weds 25th perhaps?

@Scottie88 what ya tink lad?

@Mark Bolam In that second from last photo, is the climber still attached to that stem as the crane picks it out?!

Hi TF, cud ya post up a link to that YouTube video please. Regards, Ken

You broke up my old GMR100 as that's the enjun with the Fuel on/off instructions written in tip ex!!! What ya gonna do with the GMR chassis?

I had this problem on me old Greenmech GMR 100 (very similar to a CS100). As Jase says the pet cock is buried beneath the fuel tank and is remotely rotated on/off via a wire (similar gauge to a coat hanger) and is a bit cack in my opinion, but if yew are aware of it's foibles it will not be a problem. Even if we were stopping at 10.30am fir the breakfast (and Pop Master) i would make sure the pet cock was turned to the 'Off' position as it would sometimes leak down and flood the forward most cylinder and i would hafta remove the spark plug and pull the machine over to expel the petrol. This would happen if the fuel tank was brimmed and the sun was shining on it, fuel expanded and forced it's way down the carb and into the bore. The oil level never increased or smelt of petrol though as i kept an eye on it. I oft wondered if my machine had been electric start and the cylinder was hydrolocked and i pressed the starter key would it bend a con rod or smash the starter motor gear!? Thankfully it was recoil start only. My old GM had done a huge amount of work before it came to me and i did a lot of tree work with it so i was pretty adept at stripping the ting down for routine maintenance etc. It's pretty involving when the carb needs to be removed for ultrasonic cleaning but it's a good learning process. I really liked the heavy duty build quality and the chassis never looked as though it would buckle when it was being ratchet strapped down onto my Ifor Williams Trailer. As for a tracked version, i reckon there is a place in the market for a cheaper one like the Peruzzo. If i need a tracked machine i will rent a full fat one, if i ever needed a tiny tracked one i'd find alternative ways of working without one. Personally for me a tracked 4 inch machine wouldn't cut it.

it'll make good money no doubt.

love the way he escapes and the saw just keeps idling loike nothing has happened.

80 kmh? I doubt they'd be much fun over 65mph.

i like the way ya kept yer climbing ropes safely out of harms way when the sticks were being lifted clear by the crane. Good work.

Bought a Quadchip last week, i wouldn't mind a nose around the factory at some point.