Matthew Storrs
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19k??? Think they’re taking the piss mate- yanmar dealer near me was asking nearer 12.5k plus vat. 19 will buy you a fully cabbed 1.8tonner... Yanmar are great machines though.
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I wouldn’t have a problem with that- too many cars on the road so must as well ban the ones who can’t adhere to the basic Highway Code, should be the same for anyone caught using mobile phone whilst driving IMO.
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£39k, a bit of undercover investigations uncovered that piece of info!
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Chap near me runs a TB145. I mean honestly I’ve never seen a machine in such a state- no windows- the steel on the blade has been ripped off. Gets thrashed- amazingly it has something like 12000 hrs on it- it’s like a cockroach!
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Steel grip better in slime- rubber on a greasy bank isn’t so great. However finding a sub 5 tonner on steels will limit your option as not many around. TBH I have rubber tracks- always on granite/peat and very little I have a problem with. Probably kinder to roots too!
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5 ton would do all that comfortably whilst still not being too big. Don’t think I’d want to go any bigger really. Even a 3 ton would be fine but may struggle a bit with larger timber (2ft plus dia). Somewhere in between the 2 if you can find one.
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Engineering solution for wall, being pushed over by tree.
Matthew Storrs replied to benedmonds's topic in General chat
I was going to suggest rebuilding wall on RSJ built in just above the root plate- of course if tree ever went then it’d pull up the wall with it. -
A little digger won’t touch that! It might be able to dig a trench around it with combo of axes and old blunt chains to sever roots but prising it out and lifting the thing will be another matter!
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Swings and roundabouts I think for a job like that- 360 and dumper means the soil only needs to be in a bucket once. Whereas backhoe is just one machine in the job- no trailers to get it there and could pretty much do the whole job without getting out of the seat, this appeals to me- My knees are getting pretty bad these days from 14 years working on my own jumping on and off machines etc. When I used to do a lot of fencing I’d be in and out the tractor 300 times a day sometimes-it’s a killer!
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I reckon I’d use a wheeled digger a lot- my only reservations are I do a lot of stone walling- big lumps of granite so all needs a digger to do it- 3 tonner struggles with a lot of the rocks but is easy to jump on and off- which needs doing for almost every large rock placed,a wheeled digger- got to swing the seat around- climb down the steps and then get back in again! I guess soft ground could be a problem too- but then it’s just a case of putting the right machine on the job and id still have a tracked digger anyway.
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Lovely- looks like the kind of job you can get stuck into. Reckon you’ve got a good combo there- backhoe for the grunt, 3 tonner for the finesse- and no lowloader in site. Did you have a dumper there or move all the material with the 4in1?
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Grapple definitely, nice secure hold on it. screw splitter would be a nightmare trying to get into smaller diameter stuff enough to hold it whilst you saw. My grapple is 2ft wide which always means I’m left with a 2ft log at the end which is a bit of a pain!
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Most machines from the hire co will have a quick hitch- so you don’t have to physically remove pins to change a bucket. However the grab you buy will need pins in its hitch for the quick hitch to couple onto. If the pins on the grabs hitch are loose (so they are held in place by a Lynch pin or bolt and thus removable) it means you can take them out to use bigger pins in another set of holes for the larger digger. I think this is the most cost effective way of enableing one hitch to cover a few different size diggers but someone may have a better idea...
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Might be worth phoning the hire co where you get the digger from and getting the measurements for their hitches as all machines vary a little even same size machines can have different pins/dipper width etc. Probably best to get a hitch made up with loose pins (instead of welded) and you could probably get the hitch made with 2 sets of holes to accommodate a 5 and 8 tonner.
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I had one once, was my first digger. fantastic machine. Nothing out of the ordinary to really look for- just usual pins and bushes , make sure slew is smooth, tracks in a straight line etc. If it’s been looked after than those hours shouldn’t be a problem. Good luck!
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Don’t look under the bonnet!! Each to their own. I’d personally never buy blind, and when I do view it- i do as much research as possible and write a list of things to look at/check and tooth comb the machine and make by decision based on that. Totally know what you mean by polished turds though- can’t stand it when a dealer has a machine on his forecourt with a brand new lick off paint- usually over half the engine too!
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Awesome! It always amazes me how quick you get your kit sign written- I got a new digger last year- still haven’t got round to getting it sign written!
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Well, relatively speaking. Obviously nothing like a tracked machine- however it is on quite wide tyres (wider than normal 3cx etc) and at 8 ton isn’t overly heavy as backhoes go. Local groundwork contractor has one and its 11 ton.
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https://www.davewhitakertractors.co.uk/fermec-terex-860-elite/112 anyone any experience of these- lovely low houred wheeled digger with wide front tyres. No servos though- having been on tracked diggers for 10 years I may struggle to adjust- but quite relish the challenge! the water board have one of these for cleaning out the leats accross peaty sections of Dartmoor- they wouldn’t have it if it was a sinker...
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Nice old thing! Looks more like 1.5t to me. You don’t have a 3rd service hydraulic line which means you’d need a manual thumb- bit of a pain TBH but at least it’s always on the machine when you need it. Grapple much better for timber work- brash though.
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Although I do wish the rSL one had a bit more curve on the tines as would make it better for holding big timbers- that’s its main downfall
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Possibly- someone I know brought that grab you linked to for his 6 tonner- he bent it on first use- the whole thing was misaligned- surprising as it looks well built- but those cross bars between the tines are not strong enough and bent too. I don’t what steel RSL uses but the thing is indestructible.
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That tractor far out performs it’s size!
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I have this little Same Dorado 86. Low center of gravity, goes anywhere, pulls around 8 ton (had 13ton behind it once!) without too much drama, and really is like an oversized compact tractor. Quick on the roads to jobs- frugal on diesel. Can’t say a bad word about it really. Used to do a lot of post driving and being a bit bigger than compact it could handle a decent post knocker with rock spike etc.
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If your work is reasonably local would a smaller full size tractor not be better- more capable, no loading, unloading, no truck and trailer required, just drive straight to the job and your ready to go.Opens up lots of options for more attachments etc and compact tractors and their implements don’t seem proportionallly cost effective against full size gear...
