Matthew Storrs
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As long as my landy is still allowed on the road I will never give up on it. the way i see it you could put a reconditioned engine and gearbox plus a new galvanised chassis in a landrover and it would still be cheaper then buying some junk of ebay that you don't know the history of.
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I would have thought a boxer would be fine assuming its only grass/turfs covering the ballast, a tractor and loader might be quicker tho.
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Ha funny Iv just come in from dealing with this very situation, I have a speacial t50 star bit which is more like a giant allen key as opposed to the socketry set, you can do the bolts easily without having to lift the rollers. it is far more slim so can get into the corner easily. Whilst on the subject is there a 'correct' way to stop the flywheel spinning when undoing the bolts, I just wedge a stick inbetween the blade and the thick plate which the blade access covers bolt to. Didn't know if there was a better way?
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I would say your boxer sounds the best machine for the job, a digger with a grading bucket would be quite alot slower unless the ingress gets quite thick in place in which case it might be quicker to dig it out and cast it to one side
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should add I don't tend to use it for a great deal of arb work because It needs another vehicle towing so would only use it on big tree surgery jobs, I mainly use mine for hedgelaying scrubclearance and general woodland work. been very impressed with it so far il post some pictures of what it can lift tomorrow.
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I have a standard fixed grab on a mini digger (rotating grabs are heavier so you lift less wood) I did a job on sunday with it clearing up a massive windblown beech over a leat and in boggy ground, I had it cleared up in half a day on my own, would have taken two of us 2 days and been a regular arse of a job The mini will lift about the same as 8blokes could I worked out and doesn't get sore back either. Not sure I would recommend a rotating grab on such a small machine but certainly the fixed arm grab would pay for itself in a matter of a few jobs.
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Top job- well done mate! Nice p30 too. How do you find it on the Holder. Box strainers are definiately the right choice in those ground conditions:laugh1: Still on my big fencing job- similar size to yours but standard sheep netting- ill post pictures when Im done.
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Oxdale and Riko both make good spitters the oxdale is british built too. Not sure how it compares pricewise to the US/canadian manufacturers.
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Tracked stump grinder and operator hire
Matthew Storrs replied to Tree Care South West's topic in General chat
How much is a tracked stumpy new like the one for hire? I agree 160 is too low but some of these other prices people are throwing around seem very high. I have a minidigger and tracked woodchipper both machines cost 20k new yet i only can charge £200 a day for either machine operated. not great but it still pays. i can only dream of £300plus -
A backactor on a compact is pathetic IMO compared to the real deal and far less manourevable. But it depends what your work mostly, from your name I guess you do alot of fencing in which case an auger is also much better on a digger then a tractor. Also digger can be fitted with grabs etc for brash and timber. (I wouldn't go for a small digger without expanding tracks personally). However 1.5t diggers can't run flails. I also have a post knocker on my digger which is awesome, can get a post in almost anywhere (on banks, over ditches streams etc tight corners.)
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Tracked stump grinder and operator hire
Matthew Storrs replied to Tree Care South West's topic in General chat
Blimey thats very cheap- even for devon. I saw you in Tavy the other day actually with your chipper on the back. -
well if you can dig quite narrow holes 2 bags might just fill a 2ft hole if you have to dig out stones etc the hole obviously ends up quite a bit wider say 15 inches accross you would probably need 3 if you wanted to completely fill the hole. I have found i fill the first 18 inches with post crete then tamp soil and turf around the top 6 inches.
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I must admit, concrete feels more reassuring but with regards to cost wouldn't you say your labour to mix all the concrete plus more time on the job would be more than the postcrete?
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What do you do with your chip?
Matthew Storrs replied to Kev Stephenson's topic in Business Management
I give it to the farmer where I keep my machinery, he uses it for cattle. Iv only once managed to sell a load ( for £40) To be honest the customer usually keeps it especially if i offer a small discount- very small mind! -
ah well, autumn and winter are round the corner if the last ones are anything to go by they will be better then the current summer. I swear we had more dry days in january then June
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you can tell this is a british forum, how many weather related threads are running at the mo!
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Where can I get a massive tarp?!
Matthew Storrs replied to TimberCutterDartmoor's topic in General chat
Yes Iv heard this term thrown about too, i think its an urban legend. -
yeah i agree with what you are saying, its less mess and general fathing around then mixing. Although its more expensive to buy its cheaper to use (from the customers point of view) for small-medium runs as there is next to no labour involved or using a mixer etc
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Been doing a few domestic fencing jobs recently where Iv used postcrete. I feel like its cheating a bit and you need a minimum of 2 bags per post which would make it expensive for long runs. But I got the posts and rail/featheredge up in the same day so it saved a day or two waiting for concrete to harden. Does anyone have any bad experiances of postcrete over the long term. I don't mean with posts only a foot in the ground with a spadefull of the stuff because any post would fail like that but i dig mine 2ft deep with two bags. Heard nasty stories about it cracking up with the windrock but im guessing thats because people only use 1 bag which IMO isn't nearly enough. So who uses it and who uses old school concrete?
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:blushing:Ha yes. I must admit im eating my words about not raining now- its chucking it down and at 45 degrees too- damn barometer told me it was going to be drizzly:sneaky2: looks to be sunny the rest of the country tho??
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ruddy met office, billions pumped into the system and their forecasts are worse then me reading my barometer. They are totally inaccurate and IMO a waste of time. turns out that the torrential heavy rain forecast for devon is barely drizzle. In a twitchy mood now keep looking out the window wishing I hadn't canceled this morning.
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I think us south westners are going to get a drenching today. not me though Iv canceled todays job, climbing some bendy ash trees on a bank. I always find if i cancel a job it brightens up instead:thumbdown:
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yep, starter cord is quite good for this, just make sure the piston is above the exhaust port before putting the string in else the piston will slice it off as it comes up.
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stuff some string into the piston then using a srew driver as a drift, place the screw driver on the indents on the clutch and give it a few sharp blows with a mallet untill it spins of. Can't remember whether the 395 can be undone with a socket or not.
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Greenmech 6" 150 eco, ebay to cheap to be true??
Matthew Storrs replied to jnoon's topic in Large equipment
It could be a cracker but IMO it looks too shiny ie new paint job. might be a cover up for a multitude of sins. Best go and look it.
