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s o c

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  1. Very wet and very windy here
  2. Well spotted! flipped over letting down last branch over river
  3. s o c

    Merry Xmas

    Happy Christmas everyone 👍👍👍 and thanks to site for easing the cabin fever this year.
  4. Mini chippers are great for the odd hard to get at tree but the labour cost of chipping is going to be much higher. would much rather pay for a machine that will save on man hours day in day out.
  5. I also used skylotec for a long time, Changed to a Notch harness last year and liked it straight away.
  6. Same here. did look at Greenmech but no comparison in the way 230 can pull in branches.
  7. Came in handy again this week.
  8. Yes. Tom D,s old one. yes ,serious flow. Canal was built in the 1850s (famine relief project) to link two large lakes but area is a maze of caves and underground rivers so there’s stretches with no water and stretches like this one.
  9. Few fallen trees to pull out of canal. I think the method statement took longer than the job on this one.
  10. No. Property that fell into disrepair, family tragedy and ownership issues I think ,don’t know full story.
  11. No need for tag , priced them for removal over ten years ago. Amazing that they survived this long tbh
  12. Nice truck and nice mewp, not so sure about the Bee Gees Christmas photo 😎
  13. Yeah. Thankfully, big saws were sharp and ready to roll.
  14. council call-out 2.40 on Friday, strong north gusts were last straw for huge old beech. it broke at base and brought down adjacent huge beech with it across busy national road. Very very lucky nobody killed . we were about 40 minutes away so no time to bring Valtra. We just about got the tricky stuff and one lane open before dark. Road fully cleared and open around 6.30. Jcb with 4in1 bucket and helpful sensible driver took most of the hardship out it.
  15. We invented this for pushing over trees about 25 years ago . lightweight , 2 handles on one end, other end fitted nicely around stem. had to shelve it though, people kept misusing it for other stuff 😃
  16. There was one for sale over here a couple of years ago . supposed to have all hi-lux running gear.
  17. Bigger bar nose = bigger risk of kickback
  18. Yes. I just used threaded bar, might weld bits of flat on top. you could also tap the holes in machine and countersink Allen bolts, then you’d have nothing protruding up or down
  19. 40mm solid and 20mm plate. on and off in a few minutes
  20. 57kgs. Could probably get away with a lighter log type grab but I prefer brash grab. We fitted extra ballast which makes a difference, operator is standing around 8 inches further back so his weight is more effective, also a more comfortable standing position especially in high speed tracking.
  21. Bit of handballing
  22. s o c

    Jokes???

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  23. Thanks. that’s pretty much what seller said. went to see this evening, built like a tank.
  24. I’ve heard several people say bandit disc chippers not so good at conifers. I’m interested in a 150ld that I’ve come across, but a lot of our work is leylandi removals and large maccys and monterey pines. Any opinions? thanks

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