Matthew Storrs
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I use a fixed grab myself- as I mine is for more general use- rocks/scrub clearance etc. But for pure timber handling a rotating grab is far more efficient.
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Which Budget 1/2" Impact Gun - Cordless?
Matthew Storrs replied to PeteB's topic in Maintenance help
That’s what I found too- got the same Makita as Monkeys, but the 1/2” drive was similar price and physical size so made sense to just have an adaptor on the 3/4” -
Which Budget 1/2" Impact Gun - Cordless?
Matthew Storrs replied to PeteB's topic in Maintenance help
Middle of Lidl! -
Which Budget 1/2" Impact Gun - Cordless?
Matthew Storrs replied to PeteB's topic in Maintenance help
Yeah as Doobin says- they all seem to have different deals on at different times so it pays to look around regardless of their stereotypes. Are you suggesting Drills are also better for driving screws too doobin? I can see your sustained torque logic when the drill has a really positive connection like a hex head- but can never seem to get drills to stop slipping in a pozidrive head for example. -
Any JCB anoraks out there? Could you tell me whether this is project 12 or project 21? It’s a 4 speed power shift gear box and year 2002 which was the changeover from project 12-21...
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Which Budget 1/2" Impact Gun - Cordless?
Matthew Storrs replied to PeteB's topic in Maintenance help
That’s my thinking too- can’t see how grease that has been expelled from the bushes would ever go back in so irrelevant if it gets dirt on it. You could argue that by having a thick rim of sacrifificial expelled grease around a bush prevents dirt ingress into the bush itself- particularly if they have started to get worn. Obviously I can see the perils of over greasing a bearing with seals for sure. -
Which Budget 1/2" Impact Gun - Cordless?
Matthew Storrs replied to PeteB's topic in Maintenance help
Does that not depend whether it’s a bearing or bush? I was under the impression that pins and bushes like a digger arm can be greased all you like whereas a bearing can blow out the seal by overgreasing? -
This is exactly my thinking too. Have run all sorts but hitachi and Makita IMO feel the best quality and are value for money, with Makita lasting the longest of the two. Milwaukee used to be excellent but not sure it isn’t really just overpriced now and actually lesser quality than Makita. you can actually get parts for Makita so even though initial purchase price may be slightly more they do last and with DIY use the LXT range would probably last a lifetime
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Steady there- you don’t want to break out in to a sweat!
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Cold- and about half an inch of snow on the ground... aside from that it feels like we haven’t had a dry day since September- or at least not far off.
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Definitely a re-occurring theme. Usually the same culprits too I’ve noticed!
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Fairly sure it’s only the British who find dreadful puns funny!
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Hmm, I had a similar thing once, the solenoid had failed for the dead mans handle so couldn’t activate the hydraulics. However on that machine the handle didn’t have to be dis- engaged to start the machine... funnily enough machine was same age and hrs as yours at the time...
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I want to put a hydraulic thumb grab on my TB125, however the auxiliary control buttons are an all or nothing affair- which clearly is not going to lead to finesse on the thumb! If I fit some flow restrictors on the thumb line- won’t the pump still be trying to force the same fluid through a smaller diameter and therefore lead to overstraining of the pump and that groaning noise you hear when it does? Is there a better solution? I also have this problem on my other digger with the tilt hitch- it’s controlled by a footpedal- but you have to get the restricting screws set mega accurate for it to work nice and smoothly....
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There certainly doesn’t seem to be a SERPless of them....
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Yeah there is a ‘buzz’ (sorry) to be had when you get them all setup up nice. I’ve always been a bit weary of Adjusting truss Rods myself but happy to fiddle around with the bridge and nuts etc.
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I was ditching with my digger last year and unknowingly scooped an added out of the ditch- fortunately it was unharmed and slithered away. but a few years ago I was doing a fencing job on the moors- adders literally everywhere. Had to keep the dog kept in the truck all day! It was a remote location on a hot summers day and the bracken had been mowed so lots of dry material for them to hide under...
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If you had to give up the CAT or the 3cx which would it be!?
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The digger that started a 335 page thread!
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Protech P18 for me with 180kg weight works well with my little chain modification on the post cap to do away with the awful leg. Robust and reasonably priced. the browns one does look very well made BUT at 450kg it’s going pretty heavy on a sub 3 ton machine. Protech is 350kg with same size hammer but no side tilt- which I’ve never really needed on a digger just use blade to level- a good operator will get them in pukka!
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Agree, and same when your digging out a banking and want to swing it round into a dumper etc- but I guess you just have to think r he job out differently. Plus having a 3 tonner already kind of gives you best of both worlds when coupled with Backhoe. 3 tonner for intricate space restricted stuff- fast and nimble, backhoe for brute force speed moving material accross sites etc.
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It’s a hard one for sure- I can see real advantages of the backhoe route for all the reasons you mention. I’ve just sold my tractor and it’s not really a route I want to go down again simply to move a machine from A to B. Tracked machine would be splendid for jobs longer than a week or two. But to add £300 or so in haulage for a few days work I can see will kill many of the smaller jobs off... and that is a fair proportion of my workload. Is it greedy to have both! The backhoe as well has hellish lift power on the front bucket Plus pallet forks etc which will come in handy a lot I reckon plus will save hiring small dumpers in on many jobs... If only my thought process wasn’t 360 I’d have made a decision by now! how many hrs is your JCB on Stephen? I have a budget of around £25-30k but most backhoes have done over 5000hrs at this price range if I want servo controls..
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Yeah- the TB216 does need quite high revs to get the best from it I’ve found. When I jump on it going from my TB125 I don’t like it but after an hour or so I get used to it’s idiosyncratic s! It’s mainly the slew I have issue with- very easy to overswing. But it lifts up the same post knocker as the TB016 did without any difference and it has better reach so cant be any lesser machine in that department.
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I’m in a real dilemma at the moment. Money is useless in the bank and I want to invest in another machine- my choices as it stands are between a Kubota KX080-3 very tidy on 600mm steels OR a Case 590 Super backhoe in servo controls. Obviously totally different machine but that’s half the trouble. I’d sooner the Kubota any day on the job- but no getting away that the logistics and expense of getting it moved to a job which may only be a few days work whereas backhoe just turns up under its own steam but limited when it’s gets there. main works is dry stone walking with big rocks, erosion/bridleways, ditching and usual rural groundwork’s like ponds, landscaping, scrub clearance etc... can’t make my mind up!
