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Ok, how did I manage without it? Just been out on site with it. Cleft chestnut fencing on a bit of a slope but piss easy sandy ground, although with a few lumps of iron ore and plenty of tree roots. We used the Kelfri log grab to pick up the bundles of posts and rails and drop them out, as well as moving bundles of old fencing. Then the pallet forks to carry our hydraulic powerpack and breaker gun to the middle of each run (used for tamping round posts). Then stuck the 12" auger on and let her rip. Took a bit of getting used to (too much downforce and you'll lift the front enough for it to skip over, which is very disconcerting on a slope!) But man it's quick. High flow was brilliant. 46 bays with two men in under 7 hours. 134m of cleft chestnut installed. Previously we'd do it all with a digger plus auger, and marvel about how quick we were compared to the old boys doing it by hand. But this is a huge leap forward again. It's being able to handle piles of materials quickly that makes the most difference- no more handballing into a dumper or pickup. No need to empty everything out of the truck to use it to carry materials, or make a seperate trip with a dumper. There wasn't a mark in the field either. Very very impressed. Being a ton lighter than the E27 also makes for a nicer towing experience.

I'm with Rob on this. Can see the spikes possiblly curving it off somewhat, can't see it creating all that heat. I reckon there's something wrong with the bar, chain or sprocket if the oiler is 100% OK. Waiting with interest to find you, I don't mind being proved wrong.

Yes but the flail is half the price of the tractor! 😂 for the amount I do I’ll keep the tractor, the flail collecting is the main thing.

Had considered that but there’s not really any benefit to doing so. More complication. Tractor almost cost less than some loader attachments!

I have a lot of pto powered equipment such as flail collectors. The tractor was bought for that really, it just come with a loader.

If it hadn't been for the sudden influx of cheap European labour, lorry drivers wages would be much more likely to still reflect the responsibility they undertake. Who'd have thought it? You suddenly allow in to live and work tens of thousands of people for whom £50 a day is a kings ramsome, enough to buy a house back home after working here for two years, driving a lorry like they do back home. Furthermore, you also allow European firms an exemption to do a few jobs in Britain whilst they are over here delivering, all the while whilst running under much more lax Polish lorry standards with belly tanks full of half price diesel purchased back home. And you wonder why the **************** lorry drivers are paid so little? All you who blame Brexit for the current driver shortage are so blind you can't see the wood for the trees. The seeds of this shortage were sown by adopting freedom of movement. wihtout taking into account the vastly differing standards in countries who shoudl never have been thrust together under one banner ipn the first place. How ironic that Brexit should be the thing that causes a shortage again. No temporary UK visas for EU lorry drivers, urges Unite | Workpermit.com WORKPERMIT.COM Trade union, Unite, has urged the UK government not to issue temporary UK visas to EU lorry drivers. Full story, here.

I'm already the master of back-saving equipment (three diggers, two forklifts and a compact tractor with loader), but this is hopefully a big step forward in efficiency, replacing a dumper on many jobs and being much quicker than a digger for a lot of others.

All depends upon how much timber you are talking about and how long the drag is? Full lengths or rounds/chopped timber? I presume you are just taking out the odd tree here and there. Little tracked dumpers are handy for all sorts and not too much money, however load capacity is limited.

Made up a euro adaptor and got the kelfri grab working. Whilst we had the euro hitch on we pulled a broken bale grab out of the nettles and welded it up too. Also tidied up the farm bonfire with the 4 in 1. She’s very efficient for tasks like that.

Don't tell me that now I've just bought one Mick! What's gone wrong with them?

How many of these adverts are just for extra staff to try to capitalise upon the current boom? Some of these positions might end up being fairly short term if the economy heads south in any way, however small.

Can I join the club now, @kevinjohnsonmbe?

I’ve seen yew hedges turn brown and then recover.

At least it's distinctive. Daft vehicle to steal really.

The council will shut you down faster than you can say 'transfer station'. Burning green waste on any site other than the one it was produced is totally illegal also. Complete non starter mate, sorry. Unless you have a semi industrial site and many tens of thousands to throw at planning.

Make sure you get a rear wheel drive version.

Let’s see a pic of this hedgerow? if it’s roadside just cut it all off at the base and call a green waste grab lorry.

Hazel burns no bother.

The smaller drum chippers (like all hire shops hire) can struggle with things like hazel- they take it in too fast and the leaves block the chute up.

'Particles could get into the bloodstream and airways easily, eating away at organ tissue' What the actual ****************? This is written like some badly scripted horror movie. You should be ashamed of publishing such drivel. You've only suggested 'they could', and haven't given any citations as to how they 'eat away at organ tissue'. White Horse Energy are clearly just jumping on the bandwagon and shamelessly promoting themselves. I can't stand companies like that.

You'll get three feet back next season. Laurel is one of those things that creeps higher every year even when cut, as it's prolific growth means that the new unions are often too thick for a jobbing gardener to get through, with the result that he trims it slightly higher every year. If it's not been cut for a few years then it will have gotten a lot higher. 8ft high still sounds like a fair bit of privacy to me.

Airbags on my ranger really improve it and are cheap.

Abtech are good and know their stuff. We buy ceramic grinding pads and cbn wheels from them.

They are pretty superflous in British hardwoods, I'd agree.

On a tangent I know, but if Westcoast do a bark box for the 400 it would be well worth getting. I fitted one to my 462 and it was a noticeable difference. Pulls a 28" happily in hardwood. I'd love to try a 400, but I fear it would sit 'too between' my Echo 501SX and the MS462. The Echo is on 16" picco and really flies. Anything much larger I'm happy to swing the greater weight of the MS462. Might buy one anyway though.... can never have enough saws.