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  1. Matthew Storrs
    They seem totally fit for purpose, shame they don't look quite as cool as a mog tho!
  2. Matthew Storrs
    sure, but a 180 a day climber is only as quick as his groundcrew, so if your groundies arn't used to his ways he won't be able to be any quicker then a 120 a dayer. id happily pay 180 for a top notch climber- but id expect a bit more then 6hours TBH!
  3. Matthew Storrs
    Yeah i know the model, that should do you fine for your needs and it will sink strainers in fine, its a bit of a fiddle on the intermediates because you have to back up to each one as its not a side mounted hammer- but if its your own time that won't be a problem, actually- thinking about it if your dividing up fields there wont be a hedgebank in the way so you could drive down the line in the middle if you know what i mean so you wont have to back up to each post after all:001_smile:
  4. Matthew Storrs
    anything above 180kg weight should comfortably knock strainers into reasonable ground. why not get a contractor to come and knock the posts in and you could then do all the struts and wirework. a tractor and decent postdriver would cost around £250- £300 for the day with a driver but you could probably knock 200- 300 meters worth of posts in. might work out quite a bit cheaper then buying a machine which might struggle with big posts. just a thought. where in cornwall are you?
  5. Matthew Storrs
    Also if you try to get away with paying them as little as possible they will try and get away with working as little as poss- pay peanuts, get monkeys.
  6. Matthew Storrs
    I pay £100 for a SE groundie and hes worth every bit of it as I don't have to tell him what to do- just gets on with it. Any less for anyone whos good on the ground and at overall work procedures is a bit tight IMO.
  7. Matthew Storrs
    Iv never used either model on anything less than 90hp but unless its one of their postdriver models aimed at compact tractors then i would be concerned about the weight on the back of a 35. Im about to fit one to a zetor 70hp 4x4 and im a bit bothered theier larger models will end up too heavy for that so i think it depends on how big a hammer you want. As long as you don't have to knock many strainers in a small postdriver and 35 would probably be quite a handy setup for awkward areas in particular.
  8. Matthew Storrs
    cheers for that mate. Il post some some pics up of it shortly in action!
  9. Matthew Storrs
    ha ha, iv seen some pretty good videos on youtube of them being abused in the woods by the Polish so i don't underestimate it but i don't want to tip it either! although this one has wheel spacers on it which add nearly a foot in width which im quite pleased about!
  10. Matthew Storrs
    good info cheers guys! A tool box made of 12mm steel would probs be a weight in itself! I could get it made to take more add ons. may be a crazy idea but a tool box with a bar purtruding from each side where i could add 20kg cast iron weighlifting discs. 4 on each side plus the toolbox would come to well over 200kg (more than enough for my wee zetor i think)! Garden Kit- you seem to have alot of zetor knowledge- do you think a 7045 would be ok with a 1ton postknocker on the back around the devon hills?
  11. Matthew Storrs
    because its a Zetor? or just because they are hard to get hold of in general?
  12. Matthew Storrs
    ah yes- this was the other thought i had- front wheel weights- i don't suppose you can get as much weight on as the front mounted ones can you?
  13. Matthew Storrs
    thats a clever idea!
  14. Matthew Storrs
    its sad, i agree will they should do more but i don't really see what they can do TBH. raising insurance for youngsters will put a few off but also serves to punish the more responsible younger drivers which is unfair. I think in general they should be more strict with speeding. if you speeding over 10 mph over the limit take away their license for a few years- there are too many drivers on the road anyway so to lose the iresponsible ones through bans would only be a good thing. And its not just youngsters who can be wreckless on the roads.
  15. Matthew Storrs
    Just brought myself an zetor 4x4 7045 (70hp), for which im going to use with a post knocker (1 ton) on the back amongst other things. Heres the thing- it needs new front tyres so im wondering whilst im at it is it worth having them water ballasted to give a bit more weight up front. I know nothing about this so some pros and cons would be good. Of course i could put some standard front weights on but im planning on having a largish steel tool box made up to carry saws and fencing tools etc. this will hang on the front so the weights will get in the way. So any info/experiance on water weight would be great! Thanks, Matt
  16. Matthew Storrs
    I have the above model on my landrover and its a real asset but is there a better way to stop the cable crisscrossing as it reels in onto the drum, I understand this damages/weakens the cable. I can't see anyway round it but wondered if there was some sort of device to enable the cable to reel in nicely. I know this problem applies to all winches and unless its pulling in a dead straight line its always going to crisscross. Any ideas anyone? thanks
  17. Matthew Storrs
    nor can I, they have every model bar this one. however im going on the specs for the lesser powered 6945 to allow for the fact that the 7045 is 30 years old and will have lost some of its power anyway:001_smile:
  18. Matthew Storrs
    cheers for feedback chaps, im definiately set on zetor for the reason that my dad has always had them and they seem decent solid tractors and very good value. There is one selling locally to me at the mo a 7045 old Y reg. As I understand it a big postdriver may be a bit weighty for it on slopes but It will mainly be used for pulling a 3 ton digger with postdriver on the digger so probs not more then 4 ton in total. Unfortunatly it doesn't have a loader at the mo. but shouldnt be too hard to fit one at a later date?
  19. Matthew Storrs
    Im hoping someone with experiance in tractors can set me straight. im considering purchasing a 70hp 4x4 tractor (zetor). How would this cope pulling 4 ton and running a post driver weighting 900kg on the rear linkage. these are the two main tasks it would be assigned to do. Im quite keen on this size tractor as its better on diesel and will work well with the narrow devon lanes and gateways we get around here. Just be keen to know how capable it is of the above? thanks, Matt
  20. Matthew Storrs
    yeah makes perfect sense, the holes where the spockets go are mostly filled with rubber but i thought the weight of the machine would puncture it but then again there isn't much weight on the sprocket is there? what should i do cut it clear with a knife or just weight for it to do it over time? maybe if there tighter theyd puncture easily anyway.
  21. Matthew Storrs
    I wondered this but the numbers are the same and the dealer was selling them specifically for this model digger so im sure they are the rigt ones. Perhaps they are just stretching at the moment as theyre new, they do seem a bit more flimsy then the originals regardless tho:sneaky2:
  22. Matthew Storrs
    well i did think maybe if the tracks are tight its less likely to get grit and stones in there anyway. i was just following the digger manual but i will try to keep them tight and see how it goes. a fair bit of cursing went on today!
  23. Matthew Storrs
    i agree, this is way over the top considering he didn't actually harm himself or anyone one, im with genset steve, they should have enforced him in a more constructive manner ie tickets before fining him like this. Neighbour was a grass but then it is irritating to see cowboys at work and he wasn't the one who gave the fine.
  24. Matthew Storrs
    pretty good still, in the manual it says the track should 'hang' around 3 inches from the center bottom of the track frame, im having to really crank the tension up to stop them coming of, they are very tight and they don't hang at all now but i think that will increase sprocket/idler wear over time
  25. Matthew Storrs
    The other day i put some new tracks (rubber) on my digger and i put some cheap ones (£170 per track) on. Today (first use) they came of 4 times in 2 hours and i caught them before they came of a few more times too. Anyone else find cheap tracks tend to come of alot. I have fairly cheap ones on my chipper and they don't seem as bad as this. The old digger tracks were the original good quality ones which came new with the machine and they came of about 5 times in 3 years.

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