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  1. Matthew Storrs
    Took the words out of my mouth Eddie. I knew this machine has been in the pipeline for a few years.I got sent an email about the TB225 from CBL and thought that would pretty much tick all the boxes for arb work. At first I wasn’t sure if I liked the fact that it had expanding tracks, the main reasons being such low ground clearance and possibly slew ring being smaller and based nearer to a TB016 rather than the larger TB125, but obvious advantages for getting into restricted areas. I reckon these will sell like hot cakes especially in the landscaping sector as can comfortably be towed along with a plethora of attachments. No idea of the price they are going to be going for - id guess around £23k plus the VAT but will be keen to know more if anyone looks into them further.
  2. Matthew Storrs
    I bolted a hitch on to my digger blade which worked quite welll as was only 2x M16 bolts to undo if it gets in the way.
  3. Matthew Storrs
    DO you find the Digbits grab a bit undersized for the machine- I had one for my old 1.7t digger and ended up welding 1” M16 bolts on to the tips of the grab so that when grabbing larger timber it could still grip it even with grab fully open. Made a massive difference in productivity.
  4. Matthew Storrs
    Not in the traditional sense- I’m still stalling it to stop the engine! i think iv exhausted my mechanica- or more to the point electrical skills- I’m sure it something very simple but I just can’t fathom how everything is working separately- but put it all together and..... nothing. How can you have a full 12 volts, a working solenoid and earthing through the engine yet just doesn’t work when you connect it all up- iv never been so stumped by such a basic system- and I expect il be embarrassed to say what it is when I find out!! Probably take it to local Landy garage this week I think.
  5. Matthew Storrs
    It is flipping wet here most of the time, but then I’m on top of Dartmoor which is a different ball game compared to East Devon. 2000mm+ of Rain, compared to Teignmouth in south devon which has 800mm. my sister lives in North east England and gets 5-600!
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    Firstly J welcome to sunny (cough cough) Devon! I was more or less going to say the same thing- truly don’t want to be negative, but I’d say woodland/forest work is pretty scarce in Devon, being an agricultural area- forestry commision aside- it’s largly poor pockets of land deemed unfit for agricultural production/livestock that seems to be getting utilised with emphasis on amenity woodland as opposed to timber production, so expect the competition to be pretty savage as a result. However It sounds like you have a good buisness acumen and I’m sure you will make it work for you in one way or another. Like I say I hope that doesn’t come across as too negative and I expect you have done a great deal of research anyway, so hopefully you can tell me I don’t know want I’m talking about (which is probably true!). Best of luck and look forwards to hearing updates / pics of machine in operation down ‘ere. Thanks
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    I just you a semi chisel- seems to do okey- I try and make sure they’re clean first. Dont want to point out the obvious- but a decent dust mask is well worth it with sleepers- probably not the best dust to be breathing in.
  8. Matthew Storrs
    Yeah- 290kg is going to be WAY to heavy for a 3.5t- it will lift it at full reach without any fuss but being a floppy grab you are going to be using it full reach a lot to get the height when stacking timber. should be able to get something around the 150-60kg mark for that size machine. i have a 350kg postknocker on my conventional tail 2.8tonnet. When it’s at full reach on flat ground it will lift a back track off the ground out the side.
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    That’s the first iv heard of that. There must be a catch I’d have thought otherwise the Yank trucks would surely be far more prevalent, espeacially in the building/plant hire world?
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    Where have you read that? Iv never heard of it- all all the literature I have read and was told when doing my trailer test said max towed mass of 3500kg regardless of tow vehicle. I’m sure 7.5t lorries would be able to tow far more than 3.5t but regardless if you only have C+E you are still only allowed to tow 3.5t.
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    B+E only entitles you to tow 3500kg and train weight of 7000kg- depending on the tow vehicle- Some can be laden to 3500kg AND tow 3500kg. in the case of that ford- regardless of what its capabilities are you are still only allowed to tow 3500kg with it. I think I’m also right in saying you may be even need it downplated to 3.5t as well if that is all your license allows. still it would make a fantastic tow truck for 3.5t. Much better to have a truck that easily tows that rather than these modern pickups available to us in this country that are right on the max towing 3.5t and quite honestly the vehicles are barely fit for purpose with that weight behind it regularly, but they wouldn’t want to lose out on sales against Landrover.
  12. Matthew Storrs
    How about not enough amps, Not sure if there is a relay in the circuit but wondering if enough colts are getting through but not enough amps... you can probably tell auto electrics are not my strong point.!
  13. Matthew Storrs
    Does it need more than 12v perhaps?
  14. Matthew Storrs
    This is starting to do my head in now! Every other elelectrics functions perfectly normal, the solenoid works fine if I wire it straight off the battery-and earth it through the battery. There is 12v coming to the solenoid through the wire but it just will not make the solenoid function. surely if there is 12v coming to it and its earthing through the engine, how can it not work...?
  15. Matthew Storrs
    But it works absolutely fine when the stop solenoid plunger is removed- this wouldn’t have an effect on the lift pump would it? Also when I crack the banjo but of the top of the fuel and turn it over, volumes of fuel comes out. Could a poor earth on the main chassis have any effect? Wouldn’t have thought so or if would be loathe to even turn over... the saga continues! Thanks
  16. Matthew Storrs
    Yeah I did think about that which is why i was quick to change them again, 1st 2 were Britpart and the latest is Bearmach. Convenience because that’s all the local shop had in stock.
  17. Matthew Storrs
    I known what you mean with handling duties, but the way I do it all the handling is done in the yard and then the materials get fed out along the line straight from a trailer- I do all pre grading and pulling out with a digger so rarely find myself using a loader as much as I initially thought. Every time I take the loader off mine I fall back in love with the tractor- nicer on the road and one less thing to think about manoeuvring around awkward sites.
  18. Matthew Storrs
    That really is amazing- I have never heard of any tractor clocking up hours like that. Just shows it can be done though with good maintenance and a thoughtful operator.
  19. Matthew Storrs
    Not sure at the moment, I have a loader with current tractor but I have it removed 90% of the time. I much prefer a tractor without a loader if I can get away with it- but appreciate they can be mighty handy too. Like I say the majority of it’s work is trailer towing and post knocking.
  20. Matthew Storrs
    50k hours. Is that a typo!? That must be a record?
  21. Matthew Storrs
    I think the job will be trying to find a patrol in tidy enough order- I always keep an eye half open for patrols and land cruisers- the latter being more common it seems.
  22. Matthew Storrs
    Yes- much as I like the look of the 956 I think they are probably a bit antiquated for my needs as I need to do a fair bit of road work getting to jobs etc. Also their hydraulic performance is poor (as is the JD 3050) compared to say a Case 5150. I need good hydraulics for postdriver operations. do you have any thoughts on the case 51 series? I believe some were 40k...
  23. Matthew Storrs
    Only 2.4t says Google.
  24. Matthew Storrs
    Are xc90 3.5t towing?
  25. Matthew Storrs
    Do you need the pickup function- I guess not if you had a Disco 4. What about a less traditional tow vehicle like a VW Touareg? I have no experience of them mind but something to look into...

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