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Generally the spool block will be fed from the steering column, which in turn is fed from an engine driven pump. So that’s two pipes into the valve block. Two more will go to the linkage, probably via the accumulator. so follow the others to reveal all!!
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You can't stick arb chip through a boiler!
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You'll be competing as a greenhorn (aged 45!!) with basic tickets and no experience, against a thousand fit, keen young lads with basic tickets fresh out of college- many with some experience having just been laid off from their first job as the recession starts to bite. Can I have some of what you're smoking?
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What would your business be like if you had regular commercial clients?
doobin replied to HRG's topic in Business Management
Give it a rest mate. -
Your local fencing merchant will often have Stokbord.
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A very strong case for a micro chipper here. It’s a different way of working, yet often far far more efficient. The time savings from feeding the brash into the chipper at the base of the tree rather than dragging far outweigh having to sned up a little more. Couple that with a an electric wheelbarrow with high sides and a decent ramp into the tipper body and you have a very effective setup for narrow alley jobs. Too many are blinded thinking big chipper = efficiency, or mini loader dragging to big loader is the ultimate. The lack of mess from a mini chipper can’t be overstated, and Lord knows I love my loaders. It’s not an either or scenario either. Mini chippers are very cheap, no harm in having one sitting at the yard for the odd job like this.
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How much a day should I charge for the hire of my firewood processor ?
doobin replied to cessna's topic in Firewood forum
You'd have to frame it as 'first day is operated hire only whilst your bloke gets to grips with the machine'. -
Are there spools hidden under the front nose of the tractor? The lever block on my Carraro does linkage on one, double acting spool on another (and had an outlet at the front for this too) and single acting spool on the third. like dumper says, we need clear pictures of the whole tractor from multiple angles.
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How much a day should I charge for the hire of my firewood processor ?
doobin replied to cessna's topic in Firewood forum
I’d want £500 a day for me and a jappa 355+ on the back of a compact tractor. that woodland mills looks a similar spec- not seen them before. Don’t sell yourself short- £300 is micro digger rate. -
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.
