Matthew Storrs
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Yessame machine- although they have different body work etc- think the guts are basically the same. I don’t spend much time on micros so not really familiar with what’s on offer at the mo. Normally I’d suggest looking at Takeuchi, but purchased a new Takeuchi tb216 last year and in somes ways I’m a bit disappointed with it. Deffo think Yanmar/kobelco would be worth hiring/demoing and see what you think.
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Yanmar make Kobelco minis at the moment so corresponding models are exactly the same but different paint. So I guess go for whatever is cheapest/best back up.
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I use the military goretex myself- I’ve not found a tougher waterproof- I’ve had 2 sets (so I can rotate whilst one set drys) which I bought in 2012 and literally have them on everyday in the winter- just to keep my clothes clean if it’s not raining, never re-proofed them- no need as still keep me dry largely. Best big is they only cost about £60 for a full set so not the end of the world if I rip them on barb wire .
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Unfortunately the sun failed to rise on Dartmoor this morning- I think it had drowned in all the rain.
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Exactly why I keep my 20 yr old defender going- can’t find anything new on the market that I can see my self with in 10 let alone 20 years. Just kinda waiting to see what happens with all this diesel stuff
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Yes, if there wasn’t an existing train link between London and the north then I’d agree maybe, but what is shaving max 20 mins of a journey really going to do for anyone/anywhere?
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I’d agree with your chap really- most of the users of HS2 are going to be pen pushers/office workers. With today’s technology I find it hard to believe that a lot of commuters really needn’t be commuting at all, conference calls, meetings etc can be done on line and surely more should be done to encourage less travelling rather more people commuting ridiculous distances for a days work when it could so often be done from home?
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Exactly. I heard that the trains aren’t even going to be as quick as originally intended. Complete joke and waste of money, environmental damage at the expense of the taxpayers- hope it derails before its even out of London.
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Couldn’t agree more- just leads to disappointment time and time again. should add- very bad weather gets me excited for some reason- as long as it’s bad enough that I can justify not having to work in it!
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Feel for you- I could fill a thread with reasons why I don’t do residential/domestic fencing but basically find it far too finicky, there’s allways problems to contend with- utilities,neighbour disputes, concrete, tree roots- just all sorts of urban crap I can’t be arsed with- even down to getting a trailer in on a tight street, finding somewhere to park, handballing everything into a back garden, nowhere to go for a pee. literally nothing about it appeals at all!
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Refurbish existing or sell and re-buy another trailer
Matthew Storrs replied to difflock's topic in General chat
I agree with all of that- although put off buying new trailers cos the last new one got nicked whereas the older ifor sitting next to it wasn’t- thieves are attracted to shiny stuff it seems -
Where about are you more specifically?
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Or you could use 4ft horse netting- I used it recently on a job and think it looks ok.
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Yes with stock netting I’d agree- but I was meaning strands of plain hi tensile wire- I use it a lot for horsey folk and they’ve never had problems- certainly saves them chewing up £Ks of timber rails!
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It’s not the vibrating that’s a problem with 5x3 they will twist as soon as they hit a rock- you can make a tool (like a 2 prong fork) to try and twist them back a bit- but if your knocking into shillet its will be near impossible- some full spec post knockers have a hydraulic post twister which would be the best bet. If customer insists on 5x3s to me I really only auger them in- as it’s the only way I can guarantee a tidy job of it, I’ve tried too many times to knock them and been frustrated with battling against them twisting. I’m on very hard ground though most of the time...
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Fenceline uk Nr Holsworthy would do all that, or nearest mole valley. Your looking at approx £7500 just for the materials for the spec you’ve described, and if you plan on getting more ponies they like to chew! Also you want to be on exceptionally good ground if you want to have any luck vibrating 5x3s into the ground square and straight without them twisting out of line. How about using round posts 6ft 4-5” will be stronger, quicker and considerably cheaper- and as suggested above using plain wire will do the same job at considerable savings- even if you substitute only 2 of the rails for wire... I’m on Dartmoor but if I was nearer I could have done the post ramming for you.
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conventional tail swing, comfortably towable, good ground clearance, twin set of aux lines, what’s not to like!? Yanmar are good kit. i think tracks may be a bit more expensive as they have offset design which is supposed to aid stability. How do you compare it to your CAT out of interest on first impression?
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Nice old girl- I have Had 2 TB125s- reckon they’re my favourite all time mini ex of all the ones I’ve used. tippingbucket on the blade- would probably not get enough height to really tip much- how about a small trailer on the blade. even one of those mini dump trailers.http://www.exac-one.co.uk/products/diga_bara.html you could probably make/convert something that suited your needs? I’ve done it with an ifor flatbed before and it was great- load timber on with the grab- and then use to unload at the other end.
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Indeed I think we’re all desperately bobbin for puns, but basically run out of material.
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Nah- sounds like he’s a dyed-in-the-wool arborist to me.
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Reckon he’ll tell us all to sit and spin.
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To my simple mind- whether the plate is up or down the load placed on the M16s is the same? I get what you mean in that the M16s are very strong when being pulled directly but obvious shearing is a factor if vertical pressure is applied (whether from below or above)
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Yeah I agree. I only do it for necessary business equipment- personal life, if I can’t afford it outright I don’t buy it!
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Or perhaps it gives you the means in which to live?!
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Personally, I only try and use finance on items I intend to keep long term. Or rather kit I intend to keep long term I buy new as with low depreciation in plant I often think it costs the same to buy new over the long term. My method is to put down as a deposit the amount I think the kit will be valued(sell for) after the term I I intend to keep it for- I then spread the finance over half that term. so for example if I buy a digger new which I intend to keep for 10 years and I think I’d get £10k for it then, I’d put £10k down as the deposit and finance the rest over 5 years, feels like I get 5 after that where the machine is then working for me knowing il get enough in resale to deposit the next machine.
