Matthew Storrs
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Twin axle versus tri axle trailers - pros and cons?
Matthew Storrs replied to Big J's topic in Large equipment
What did you end up getting to pull all this with BigJ? nice looking trailer BTW -
Moving to Liskeard area in Cornwall- looking for work!
Matthew Storrs replied to Will Ingleton's topic in Employment
I get twitchy if I am asked to do a job more then 10 miles away. 95 per cent of my work is in a 10 mile radius. It’s all well and good saying you don’t mind travelling, but a 40 mile round trip here generally takes best part of 2 hours- it just eats into the day too much. Our favourite Beach is officially only 30 miles away. But can easily take up to 1.5 hours one way if it’s a hot summers day and the Grockles are out! -
Is there any laws about bonfires etc. I try and avoid if poss now cos I dread to think of the damage I have done to my lungs by working alongside bonfires breathing smoke in during the day. All green wood too. Probably more particulates released by a large bonfire in one go than wood burners burning nice dry logs.
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I agree, comfort and spec should have nothing to do with it- not all buisnesses are going to want bog basic. The problem that HMRC surely is that people are claiming work trucks when they use them largely for personal use- you could use that argument with anything regardless of spec. Should a web designer also be expected to only use basic spec laptops rather than an Apple Mac?
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Also if buying used you may be able to find a decent example which has no VAT, which if your not registered means a fair saving in itself. Currently looking at buying a new 1.8ton digger. Initial cost is £17k ex vat but With the VAT and finance interest I will be paying approx an additional £5500 is ‘dead’ money which I will never see back come resale. The idea of waiting untill a tidy used example with no vat will make a considerable saving to me. That said the new machinery I have bought in the past has been hassle free due to no downtime and repairs tough call!
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Best 100ish HP tractor from the 90s era
Matthew Storrs replied to Matthew Storrs's topic in Large equipment
Becoming like hens teeth now. But I agree, I’d love a 1056 but £££££££££££££££ -
Iv personally never asked for any money up front and will generally do up to £5k of work (inc materials) before expecting any payment, if the job is bigger than this I think it’s fair to ask to be paid in stages before the job is complete. What you describe just sounds like a run of the mill day to day job and I doubt many would expect payment until completion of the job. Each to their own though!
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Personally I think it’s absolutely mad that a cyclist with no real protection can share the same few square meters of space with potentially 30 tons of speeding metal trying to squeeze past only feet away- bonkers IMHO. i used to cycle a bit on the road- not in a Lycra high powered kind of way, normally on a mountain hike getting from A to B, it’s been 8 years since I last cycled on the road and I can honestly say it won’t happen again and I won’t be encouraging my daughter to either as she grows up untill proper dedicated cycle lanes are in place and cycling on the road is outlawed.
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Anyone got a ‘big’ compact loader? Are they any good?
Matthew Storrs replied to LeeGray's topic in Large equipment
Funny I brought my PTO superwinch off Jon Oakland trees about 6 years ago. -
I would have equally insisted that’s I’d prefer to spend time with my family on a nice bank holiday than work for demanding customers!
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Importance of warming up a hydaulic drive?
Matthew Storrs replied to Woodworks's topic in Large equipment
I was thinking it’d be for this reason, but then it doesn’t really make sense, as say in a cold country in minus temeperatures it’d take longer than 3 mins for the hydraulic fluid to get to the same temperature as a machine in a hot country that’s only just been started. Personally with my digger I let the oil warm up with some idling followed by gentle ‘exercises’ before subjecting it to proper work. Fine if you are going to be using it for 8 hours not so if just need to move a load of logs! -
Not a bad idea Marcus! You may be onto something. It could be really simple designs- a long ram that pushes the counterweight out on a sliding bit of box section. Certainly be ideal if working space was not an issue
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I thought it was a joke and was gearing myself up for the punchline. Only it never came!
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Is it weak tracking even in low speed? Thw TB125 has good pushing power in low but as soon as it steps up to high speed it drops dramatically. i think all manufacturers are a little over enthusiastic when looking at their literature specs. To be taken with a pinch of salt for sure.
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I’m just not sure on what I think about the TB225, looking at the specs it really only has about an extra 20cm reach and full height over the TB216 yet weighs an extra 600kg, the lift capacity is quite a bit greater thought. I had a price for a TB216 and it was £17k and the TB225 was £24.5k which is quite a big increase and then I start to think for another grand or two you could have a 2.8 tonner which with the right trailer and tow vehicle can theoretically be do-able and really is much more of a machine than the tb225 in terms of reach and lift capacity.
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As others have said go for conventional tail if poss. There are still quite a few models at the 2.8t but admittedly some are some are being somewhat optimistic when they claim to be towable! If your not buying new. Then Takeuchi tb125 and Kubota KX71-3 are probably the best machines that can just about be towed. I have the former and it’s been fantastic, but it is a lump behind the defender no doubt- that said Iv been towing this size behind the same defender regularly for 6 years and have had minimal issues.
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Nice one eggs. He’s got trouble written all over his little face!
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I know what you mean, but I know a few farmers with displaced farm round here that cart their swing shovels on behind a tractor, generally it means you can get it accross fields etc where a lorry wouldn’t get to. admittedly I don’t see a digger on the back of anything but a tractor round there ‘ere parts!
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Digger bucket should have been tied down anyway so can’t see it raising on its own. just seen the digger has split from its undercarriage- blimey!
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You have to be a complete idiot for this to happen. If I had a load that had any chance of hitting an overhead structure I’d either find an alternative route or at least slow down to a crawl to make sure it’s gojng to go under.
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I went there for the first time at Christmas time. Just how a service station should be- I noticed it attracted an altogether nicer breed of people too!
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What for, Same? Not really sure because in the 4 years Iv had it it hasn’t needed a thing except filters etc. I have a Same dealer nearby who I got the tractor off- they reckon they can get parts in just as quickly as anything else. Same are no longer the oddball marque that they used to be in this country, now they’ve joined with Deutz I would consider them up there with the ‘standard’ brands.
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My Same moving boulders, for a small tractor they don’t half pull
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Case 956 is a lovely lovely tractor too- ultra sweet gearbox and engine equality so- just purrs. But it’d definitely sink quicker than my Same.
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I love my Same Dorado 86. I reckon it probably has the best power to weight of any tractor I know off. At 3.2 ton and in wide tyres it floats over soft Peat I’m on. (Unless you’ve got TCD driving it!!)
