doobin
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That's a great idea.
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It probably seemed ample during the days of hand loading, drum brakes and single leaf springs. I'd say it was due an upgrade. Say 5t with six monthly checks but car license OK and no O-license rubbish so long as only for own goods.
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The outer ones will stop the inner ones sinking enough to bite. You should be able to find offroad tyres that will suit. The only way they would not be rated would be the load capacity, but all the tyres I've put on my pickup have been rated plenty sufficient for 1.5t per axle. Dual wheels you'd have no problems with load rating but you'd have to have a play to see what would fit together without the sidewalls touching.
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Stockboard all the way, it’s all you need for a mini skid. I’d leave a whole board for turning though. It’s not just the room needed for the wheels, it’s having enough that the whole board doesn’t slide
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What use are bigger cutters? That’s making extra work for the sake of it.
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Yes. As mentioned I used to use my 3/4” Makita a lot, since buying the Milwaukee 1/2” mid torque (and the 3/4 variant) I hardly ever reach for the 3/4”
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Yup, next step up from an Arb digger for mechanisation 👍🏻
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I hate to tell you this mate but a lot of what you’ve done uou may struggle with on the loader. These little loaders can’t handle any kind of leverage- they overload straight away. Their lift capacities are tiny to begin with. The towball needs to be straight on the backplate - if you have a trailer with any sort of nose weight a ball on the forks is a non starter. Even if it does manage to lift it the leverage of the forks will amplify a feedback loop and it won’t turn either due to the distance from the skid steer turning centre and the ball mount on the forks. Same with the auger cradle- the leverage combined with the swing of the auger (even just the motor) will make it a right handful. Sorry to be bearer of bad news etc.
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How can you effectively advertise your business?
doobin replied to CharonWest's topic in Business Management
Bark is absolute dross, the worst customers and by and large, the worst tradesmen. My neighbours went against my advice/recommendations recently and got some roofers in off Bark. Shit job and still leaks. -
that would have been great but as you relied to the wrong person I didn’t get the memo 🤣 I’ve probably (but I live in hope) got a problem with a sewage pumping system to sort tomorrow morning, but we should hopefully be back in the yard processing some logs in the afternoon? Gives ya time to sort the hangover out
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Nice tractor, but I can’t see folks wanting to pay you hourly for that rig in a production scenario, you need a tractor at the top of the input hp range for the chipper if your focus is biomass etc. For site work it could be a handy rig, nimble enough to sneak in.
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There's a sweet spot for extra counterweights with whatever you run. Both my MultiOne and Sherpa will wheelie easily with no attachment on. With the Multione you can boom out to counteract this as you nip across the yard to pick up the next attachment, with the Sherpa you just go very carefully- you're usually putting one attachment down right next to the one you want to pick up with this anyhow. Both machines will ground out on the rear rather than flip completely, so it's not really a problem. On one job we were pulling scaffold poles out of the ground on a slight uphill. Stopped and removed the side weights lest it wheelie backwards when the poles pop out and of course the boom is right up in the air. All part of being a good machine operator.
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The m12 right angle impact wrench is handy on the right job but rarely sufficient if working on heavy gear. I can’t see the attraction of a battery ratchet over a right angle impact wrench personally, unless working on cars maybe. Just naff all torque but handy to save wrist cramp once it’s loosened. Sounds more like she needs the 3/4” gun plus some decent sockets and impact UJ?
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Same will all brands. Milwaukee ’Fuel’ tools are the top end and worth every penny. come down my yard for a coffee, I’ve got probably 30 different Milwaukee tools.
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Or take a crap wheel and put it on the savero trailer and see if it sticks out
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I was blown away when I bought that. It easily handled bolts that I'd have to switch to the 3/4" for with the Makita guns. I'd say Milwaukee are currently around 40% better than Makita for impact kit, like for like (comparing only top end models). Same with grinders. I've almost entirely switched. What else were you thinking of getting? The M12 system has some nifty kit, but certain things you'll want to stick with M18 for.
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If you’re gonna switch, for the reasons outlined, switch to these. You can get them prebuilt onto rims too. 185 70 R13 GT SAVERO 106/104 TRAILER TYRE HEAVY DUTY 950Kg EACH Ifor Williams x4 WWW.EBAY.CO.UK Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 185 70 R13 GT SAVERO 106/104 TRAILER... @monkeybusiness
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If Kirkland supplied it I’m sure a mechanic there can talk you through what the levers do
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I tried the Sherpa 13hp and the Cast 13hp and found the Sherpa to be dated in design but lift more and have more pushing power when tried side by side. I foudn both equally good in build quality- I reckon you could push either off a cliff and pick it up at the bottom and she'd be away! Didn't try the 22hp models as wanted to go narrow. At least you won't be borrowing my attachments all the time 🤣 With regards to flow- that's dependant upon the engine. There is only X litres a minute available at Y pressure from Z horsepower at the end of the day, and these simple loaders aren't like mini diggers with variable displacement pumps and drives.
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Just asked her indoors. Not Andy who did a fly post job this morning. Apparently he would Never do that!
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Nah, they’re all old, it’s a wonder they know what WhatsApp is. plus, this is mid Lavant, so Stubby and his neighbours can’t join 🤣🤣
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Yup, looking forward to paying all mine off for this reason. Luckily so far it’s more than covered it’s cost each month.
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The village WhatsApp group suggests that ‘Andy’ is off long term sick? Not sure what’s happening.
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I've never had an issue with financing all manner of kit that earns a day rate, but I have never been able to bring myself to finance a new vehicle that I would barely do 10,000 miles a year. Recent years excepted, the depreciation from new unless you are doing starship mileage has been a killer. Trust me, I value my kit on finance. I'm still paying new price, just over a longer time period! So I keep it well maintained. Trucks don't earn the money (by which I mean you have to have one, everyone in this game does). Stuff like grinders, diggers and loaders earn the money.
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It's technically pro quality and I like the two year pro warranty but unforunately it's just rubbish in so many other ways. Mine kept dropping bits. Spares availability for basic parts of the chainbrake assembly was awful. I wanted to like it, I really did, but it's just not a patch on the equivalent Stihl. It's still on rubbers rather than springs FFS- a pro level saw! The captive nuts are a shite workaround on the Stihl patent. The chain tensioning/bar fitting is a nightmare. The felling lines are useless. The handles feel sharp. The fuel caps aren't tool-less. Other stuff I've forgotten. Started not wanting to start first pull from warm after six months use. I'm back to an MS241 and MS261 now and they are so much nice to use. Despite the arrogance of Stihl and their naff attitude to warranty. OP- where are you based?
