doobin
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It will always sound reasonable until they give you the proper quote. ‘Representative apr’ is bullshit and just to sucker you in. it also always sounds reasonable (I imagine) until you miss a payment or two. Generally speaking, finance is cheap/subsidised on new plant that manufacturers wish to sell. This also doesn’t depreciate nearly so fast. Asset finance on a second hand vehicle is a money spinner for the finance company, and as the asset devalues faster than plant they charge more as there is more risk for them.
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That’s how I look at diggers, and it works for me too. I just don’t travel far enough or have enough need for one specific type of vehicle to do this with a truck. I’d also be careful of advising someone just starting out to commit that much on a vehicle, rather than a machine such as a digger that earns its own money. Yes you need a truck, but it just gets you from a to b. It doesn’t earn you extra money once there.
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If you think that’s good, wait till you get a proper grab! You’ve got the Arb digger bug now...
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Deano at flails direct really knows his shit. Highly recommended.
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How far do you travel? I’ve always found it better to have multiple older vehicles, and save the finance and income for brand new machines that earn the money. I have four old vehicles, but three pretty new diggers. A truck is just a truck to me, but I am handy at keeping them going. my 57 plate ranger passed it’s mot today. Cost me 4K four years ago, still gotta be worth 2.5 to 3k. Had to do a clutch, but I do tow a lot.
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It'll work just fine. I used to use an FS70 engine to run a proper polesaw with an extending shaft.
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Yes no bother, just unscrew the two bolts holding the head on and screw a polesaw one on.
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Based upon my experiences with a Kohler engined lawnmower (different I know) and the dozen or so Loncin engines I have, I'd go Loncin every time. Although that looks value for money for sure.
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The roots are making the Hyundai work!
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It's going well. This little E10 just wants to work, it's a great machine. Makes cutting the bamboo so much easier- clamp it into a sort of 'trunk' that you can actually attack properly, without it falling everywhere. A little upward tension, a cut both sides and as you cut the last stem, up she rises! Then lay it down, add a second bundle, grab it in the middle, cut it in half, stack them together and off you go
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Really? Consistently? Would be interested in a video.
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All the tyre guys I know have a petrol engined compressor with auto stop/start of the engine dependant upon air levels in the reservoir.
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That would be hopelessley inneficient. If indeed it could even start an electric compressor- they take a big surge to get going. Hence why a basic 6HP/3KVA genny will only run a 1.5HP compressor. I bought a petrol compressor for around £300+VAT off eBay, it does the job fine. Used it yesterday. It's the only option for this sort of thing really. Can't use normal extension leads with air compressors due to voltage drop either.
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You dont need anything like as much CFM as you'd get from a road tow compressor or a JCB one. Air spade in this thread refers to the Lidl gadget, not the thing for blasting soil away from roots. You only real options are running a 1.5HP compressor off a genny, or a petrol compressor. Nothing else will give you the CFM required.
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Flails are not great for long grass- it just wraps round the rotor and chokes it up. I have a Scag 36 flail. Were I doing a lot of long grass I'd buy a rotary deck for it.
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I have the same thing but in a more Chinky branding. It's pretty good for the price. My one criticism is that it can sometimes struggle to throw the chip that far, but I'd imagine that this is common to all 15-18hp drum chippers? I sure hope you didn't pay RRP of £2899 for it! Mine was sub 1k before VAT.
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What Eddie said. Press that left roller and see if the engine loads up. Fingers crossed.
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Thanks Bob but I have a Tigergrip that will do that with or without a rotator on my 3 tonner. Just wanted something strong but light for a micro. Turns out it's a bit much to ask of the laws of physics i think, will manage with the TigerGrip for this one job and then back to using the grapple which is light and keeps the weight under the jib.
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Good job. That's exactly what I would have done. Running hydraulic oil as a chain lubricant is just plain retarded- no way it'll lubricate as well as proper chain oil, and as you found out, it's not hard to have a proper chain oil tank? So why don't the manufacturer fit one?
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That hammer is OK for the money, but I'd take this every time just due to the anti vibration being sooo much better. Ran he Titan type above for years but no going back now. Also feels much more solid in use. Erbauer EBR1750 15.4kg Hex Shank Electric Breaker 220-240V | Breakers & Demolition | Screwfix.com WWW.SCREWFIX.COM Order online at Screwfix.com. Versatile tool with anti-vibration technology, an electric brake and adjustable...
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Veganism isn’t the future, less people are.
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I have that too mate but the air spade is very useful. Often goes out with the E10 for tricky footings where we have to hand dig a bit in heavy clay.
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Have you a link to where VOSA say tree surgery is the same as horticultural? Surely all gardeners should be allowed to run around on red in 10 ton trucks then too?
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The boom to dipper ram/pivot point is designed primarily to bring the boom back in or rather down below the machine. So with that adaptor being used, the geometry is shit. No other word for it. It forces you to have the boom right up high just to achieve an acceptable crowd angle. This could probably be sorted with better adaptor with multiple pin holes, however this would make it more of a manual changeover.
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Tree surgery is NOT forestry.
