doobin
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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?
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Now you've done it. Jinxed.
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I agree. People like to read off the computer and claim to get 40mpg towing but you just don't. Modern diesel engine 'improvements' are all about emmissions. EGR, addblue, DPF, all the stuff that gives you trouble does absoloutely nothing for economy. Common rail technology was the last big leap foward and genuinely did lead to considerably better economy by being able to vary the fuel pressure and timings on the fly.
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They're still on half strike round here. Missus just text to say that postie stuck all the mail for the house at the bottom of the lane through our letterbox along with ours to save themselves the walk!
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Kirkland UK. They are the main importers for AC and incredibly helpful, parts for my 4400 were not silly money either and readily available. They emailed me over a manual and parts manual for it. Ask for Michael, he’s a great guy to deal with.
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What symptoms do you have? My EDC someones flashes and the engine hunts at idle. Only gone into limp once.
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What year is it? Was it easy enough to get to?
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Sounds like a (useful) job for blockchain technology…
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I’ve never known anyone to physically come and read the meter.
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Please vote for the 5top twats who spoil arbtalk for you
doobin replied to Welsh cleaning services's topic in General chat
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Don’t go cheap because they are heavy. Intermecatto are all you should really look at. Incredibly strong and light. Think the tg12sr5 is around £1500 plus vat, they hold their money well and will last. Here it is under a rotator, but it’s great sans rotator on a smaller machine.
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Johnboz is that you?
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The broom is great for stuff like sweeping stumps off as you grind them so you can see where you’re going. I mainly use it to keep the concrete yard tidy. here’s the grab
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RIP Maxi Jazz - the third great singer to pass in as many weeks
doobin replied to rapalaman's topic in General chat
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Yeah they are a common size, used on muck truck etc. mine are the ‘cheaper’ alternative ones that compact loaders uk throw in- they do the job, but in a hot day you can see them wearing down as the clock ticks!
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I have that. It’s great for the larger, ‘branchy’ stuff. Once that’s outta the way, you will find that the .4-in-1 does a great job on the rest. Especially on stuff like dead ash where there’s lots of little bits. A springtine take and possibly a broom for the pallet forks are a great help too. Trouble is, where do you stop?
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Some great pics there Stephen. Looks like my kind of job- a decent amount of trees sorted with minimal effort and maximum profit by towable kit with the right attachments 👍🏻
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Royal Mail has the universal service obligation. No other courier company is lumbered with that. Royal Mail bosses simply want to cream off the parcel business and lumber the taxpayer with the loss making bit. Same old Tories. Privatise the profits and socialise the losses.
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A grab is brilliant on any machine but you have to be realistic. I’ve a tiger grip under a fixed (not swinging) rotator that can go on my e19 (I ordered it with double aux). Even with the short dipper option you run out of lift height quickly due to the stack height of the combo. A grapple might be a better bet, although a tiger grip type grab without rotator can be handy. Advantage here is that it’s more flexible than a grapple and you can set the headstock so it closes vertically (as here) or horizontally like a grapple. williams point about a thumb holding more weight (due to the load being under the dipper) is a good one, although I’d have a grapple with adjustable stay any day over a thumb. See here- as you adjust the ram, the load shifts to under the arm.
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Headstock.
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Sherpa did have some cheap ones from a UK supplier rather than genuine. Hence how they were doing deals throwing narrow tyres in, etc. What were you quoted?
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Then they are the same as Cast, they and MutiOne use the Avant type also.
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Double check on the brackets, you may be surprised. My Sherpa fits perfectly with the bucket tipped down into a little 750kg trailer. You barely know it’s behind the truck. Perfect when you need to take the Sherpa to load the truck and then bring it back.
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Here you go
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I wouldn't use fork pockets. Just weld the bracket plate directly to the splitter (or weld on a bolt-on backplate to use between multiple machines as I have). You want a fairly solid connection when using the machine to hold it sat on a log for height, and depending upon the splitter you will be close to the limit of the lift capacity anyhow. I'll try to find a photo of mine. The Intermecatto grab in the photos in this thread is a TG12SR5, but it's acumbersome thing on the Sherpa. I've since bought one of their little grabs designed for quad timber trailers. Had to replace the rotator mount point with a welded bolt plate (voiding any warranty as not designed for direct mounting) but it's been fine and you won't get lighter. It's ideal for the Sherpa or Micro for handling large strainers for example.
