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  1. doobin
    You're looking at mega lead times, especially if speccing options. I've been waiting since March for a special order Bobcat E19- could have had one in standard UK spec from stock back then but I doubt you can now. Hopefully it lands this coming week! If you use a digger a lot then new on finance makes a lot of sense. My E19 with canopy was 19k with all the extras- hydraulic hitch, twin aux, extra counterweight, uprated track motors, joystick rollers etc. Standard spec canopy around 16.5k. What have you been quoted for pump repair? Even if you repair it I'd still move it on. If a bad failure then bits of metal will be all around the system waiting to cause havoc.
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    I love my 10x6 tipper trailer, but only occasionally. When I have a lot of weight to shift a fair distance. Every other day I'd rather jump in the Iveco Daily tipper. So much easier.
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    Not run that chipper or the GH49BT, had a GX84 and far prefer the new GH style personally. Forgot to mention, I'd never go back to individual ramps. Just chuck the full width ramp down and away you go, no messing around. The GH ramps have a slightly bevelled edge which is nice to keep you aiming straight with larger kit like the E27
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    Really rate my GH105 with full width ramp. Everything is perfectly ergonomic. Tie downs right where you want them, breakover angle nice with the beavertail bit, spring assisted ramp that stays up even with no catches screwed tight (!), lightweight. The GH105 has the beavertail bit as standard. It makes a real difference loading. It's a good bit narrower than most other 3.5t plant trailers I've used. My Bobcat E27 has an inch each side, and my 1.8t tracked dumper (must be similar to yours?) is a comfortable fit. You might be able to squeeze the dumper on the 2.6t GH model if you never take it anywhere loaded etc. But if you go this route I'd recommend speccing the beavertail bit.
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    You’ll want more than you think. They are very heavy, and you need enough clean planings for them to bind into a layer else you may as well not bother.
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    Is that all it cost to get rid of them? Don’t have any personally.
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    It’s the way of the beast with a drum chipper. All you can do is learn to hold the stringy stuff back as you feed it.
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    Explain to the customer. Then the plastic waste can be a stain on their conscience rather than yours...
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    Some are. I used to run old 4x4 tyres on the front axle of an international loader tractor and had to make sure they were rated for it.
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    There is a school of thought that says a single wheel is better off-road, especially on mud tyres.
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    Might be cheaper to bung the other landowners a drink?
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    Keep it as backup. I have two forklifts because one is only worth £1.5k and we're screwed without being able to move pallets.
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    What happens if you really don’t agree, especially a non fault claim? Can you take them to an ombudsman?
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    It may well be doomed due to ash dieback anyway. That’s an English opinion on an English disease affecting most ash currently. Where in the country are you? You would be better to see if it recovers over the next year or two. I appreciate it’s an eyesore of a bodge but there’s no point throwing good money after bad and then potentially worse (ash dieback). it’s decimated ash here. Barely anything left and it was probably our most common tree locally. I can’t see the rest of the country escaping sadly.
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    Those German trailers look OK, but they don't hold any money secondhand for some reason. I bet they're quieter to tow than an Ifor.
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    Change the wheel out for a CBN one and you will never look back. Only thing with the Tormek is that it's so slow- will probably take an age to do a blade. There are some Chinese blade grinders on eBay that come with CBN wheels fitted- might be worth a look. You can run CBN much faster than wetstone and it still cuts cooler and sharper.
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    Trouble with this is twofold- one, you will readily abrade the metal, and this on the mating face is not ideal. Two, flap discs clog very easily, and this would be as bad as millscale for clogging. Give one of these a go, I reckon it would be much better suited. We use them a lot for cleaning and polishing up cement trowels, which is a similar application. Abracs Poly Abrasive Disc 115 x 22mm WWW.TOOLSTATION.COM For effective removal of rust, paint, thermal blueing and other contaminants with minimal risk of scratching the workpiece...
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    2.2t payload would be on a 4.5t Transit anyhow.
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    I still don’t think he’s making any sense at all.
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    Stihl ms881

    doobin replied to Rough Hewn's topic in Chainsaws

    I'm getting like you even earlier. I'd recommend hydraulics for anyone.
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    No it's not, it's no different than a hydroelectric pumped storage station. Basic physics.
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    It doesn't mean they are viable for anything more than inner city multi drop deliveries (which they are ideal for)
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    Every time I’ve mauled myself during work the hospital didn’t care how it happened. No notes on the accident taken or anything.
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    Both of those technologies require an huge amount more energy than the biggest petrol chainsaw. There really isn’t a much more efficient way to remove green wood in a controlled manner than a chainsaw chain. And the battery technology really isn’t good enough to run them in a forest scenario. Hence my original assertion that petrol saws for forestry will not be going anywhere soon. For firewood in the yard though, a mains saw is perfect. However- they have topped out at a kw lower than required to match even something like a 362 because most domestic properties and a good amount of commercial ones do not have three phase. Then you get into the weight- three phase saws get very heavy. I reckon a petrol engine has them beat on this front too. So they are limited really to machine mounted cross cut saws in sawmills.
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    Thanks for taking the time to put sone figures on it. This is what so many don’t understand. It’s also why the idea of battery lorries etc is laughable. we could, however, have a mains powered lorry! Linked back to the mains by the wheels. That would work. We could link many of them together and call it a goods train!

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