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Bit of handballing
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Thanks. that’s pretty much what seller said. went to see this evening, built like a tank.
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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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Only had to do that driving in empty. after that he backed in/drove out, no need for lift. its 55m in , 2 ash trees plus grindings to come out. at least it’s ash?
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Very tight access today.
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I think it stokboard expands a fair bit with sun so maybe not ideal for trailer floor.
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3mm would be too light. we used 6mm stokboard, fine for small skid steer or mini digger but not stiff enough for tractor or mewp. also they tended to move when steering and fly back with wheelspin. i thought about upgrading to 9mm but decided to go for proper ground mats. They have been a very good investment. The 9mm weren’t working out that much cheaper and having grips on both sides is a huge advantage. a few 6mm sheets are very handy for near and under chipper and where you need to take tight turns with mini skidsteer
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I don’t know if you are in Uk will you need to import before end of year. Most problems you will have with mewps will be electrical/electro hydraulic. Do you have somebody local that can diagnose problems if you can’t yourself ? worth finding out which make has a decent back up locally and if they are ok to fix a machine they haven’t sold. sometimes its worth paying a bit extra for something with local back up , over a few years the price difference might be more than offset by less downtime.
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Forest Arborcut was where I bought my tracked Jensen. They had a lot of used Jensens at the time.
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YR is good here also and Windguru fir wind speeds etc
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I would agree that mewp with poor outreach is not much use on dismantles. if you’ve got decent outreach it’s a different story. we often bring the mewp just for access into huge trees, do the bits it can reach then climb in and get groundy to take it away. thats probably the main advantage for me of owning over hiring .
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Nice. is the teleporter running the trailer?
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I hope things turn out ok for your wife and you. what model are you selling?
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Yeah. I fitted a piece of mesh over it to be on the safe side
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Nice !!! Did you cover oil cooler?
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Link not working (for me anyway)
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I’ve never done hedgelaying but from using them pruning I’d say battery saw would be great up to 3 inch stuff. Very controllable for partial cuts and no pulling to start every few minutes.
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If you are lucky , head gasket and get head skimmed this time if no hairline cracks in head. might not be that lucky though. Sorry.
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We put guard on ours. ok so far. also fitted brash grab with rotator.
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Any videos of Stumpgrinder in operation?
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Isn’t that a Navara? that extra axle might help prevent it from breaking in half.?
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If it’s a proper chipper you want, TW230 diesel . if it costs more , you’ll save it back on less snedding.
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We’ve used a ‘Weedball’ for similar jobs. its a sponge roller with a 4foot hollow handle that you pour the pesticide into. costs around €40
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Digger Assisted Felling
s o c replied to Haironyourchest's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Interesting thread . Fast easy method so long as both sawman and digger driver have a good understanding of what they are doing and the judgement and discipline to leave the dodgy trees for winching. There have been a couple of incidents doing this on Irish forestry sites In recent years. one where the tree ended up on cab of machine, another where no safety pin in digger bucket, bucket fell off , narrowly missing sawman.
