Matthew Storrs
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day rates for 2 men and mini loader?
Matthew Storrs replied to shillo's topic in Business Management
I suspect it's worth what ever the job requires, if it's just the right machine to do a given job it's worth more than if it was doing something that any old machine could do(whatever that was!) Avant are far more speacialist than diggers and could probably command more money even if machine purchase price is same or less. -
day rates for 2 men and mini loader?
Matthew Storrs replied to shillo's topic in Business Management
Did that price for the digger include a haulage cost, haulage is usually around £50 an hour so could have been a fair bit of that cost if in included delivery/collection? Otherwise I would say that was very steep for just a 5 tonner and operator, particularly if it's just with a bucket and no specialist attachments. I'd say your price for the Avant and 2 blokes sounds about right myself. -
Oh right, Tb125 will be a good upgrade then. The tb125 weighs 200kg more than the kx61-3, has longer reach, wider track base and has more swing/overhang, better balance. Also Takeuchi tb125 had 35mm bucket pins whereas kx61-3 only has 30mm- which may mean you can use all your existing attachments easily enough? The kx71-3 is the same weight as the Takeuchi (2790kg before quick hitch, larger buckets etc) so yes you can tow it if you have one of the modern plant trailers which are being built to accommodate such machines...just:laugh1:
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Well don't keep us waiting- I can't figure it out for love or money!
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Is there any way of activating the aux hydraulics so it's free flow and you can use an external spool like on a log splitter for example? This in a way is why I prefer the aux on a pedal so I can jam a bit of wood under it and use external attachments... other than that thumb controls all the way.
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I have the Takeuchi tb125- can't kill the thing! It's a very stable machine, pretty basic but they are all getting on a bit now so not really sure if it would offer much over your kubota really- in fact I'm the other way round, quite fancy trading in for a new kx71-3, but the Takeuchi never gives me any bother just looks a bit rough now and could do with a few bushes replacing etc
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Thanks to all who have sent PMs about the saw, cos there is quite a bit of interest I will put it on Arbtrader with pictures/price etc tomorrow, if still interested then we can go from there. Thanks
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I have a 395xp which I will be selling with a 20, 28 and 36 inch bar and chain. I brought it new in 2009 and they are still all the original chains, probably used 3 times a year and is in excellent condition. PM me if interested but I will be putting in on Arbtrader in the next few days. Cheers
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So sorry to hear of your loss- nice epitaph to him! This nutjob tests my patience daily too, but would be lost without him.
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Each to their own but I reckon that's a bloke- look at the size of 'her' feet:laugh1:
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Actually I'm surprised the NHS can still keep going, when you consider how many operations per day costing potentially thousands, plus GP practises etc etc. My experiace with the NHS last year when my daughter was born, a pretty traumatic delivery requiring c section and intensive care etc, was absolutely outstanding, and she probably wouldn't be with us now if it hadn't been for their diligence and efficiency. My wife worked for NHS for 7 years though so I have heard about the other side of the coin too. Personally. I don't really see why there shouldn't be a small fee (even a tenner) to see your GP- might cut out a lot of times wasters and hypochondriacs. I know I know, it may prevent people going when they really should! But something like that after all we all depend on it when we really need it.
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Western morning news or the Tavistock times is about as far as I get with newspapers!
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Forestry contractor down here has a winch on his 13tonne, the winch itself is mounted on the machine base unit, with a redirect pulley mounted high up on the boom which takes the cable up high -kinda like a skyline, he uses the bucket to anchor everything- has a hell of a pull.
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advice needed for removing wood and brash from steep garden
Matthew Storrs replied to flatyre's topic in General chat
Can't see any fences apart from near the house? Just fell a space nearer the bottom of the garden then the brash can be dragged down hill. If the trees are 14ft wide that gives a fair bonfire space. -
advice needed for removing wood and brash from steep garden
Matthew Storrs replied to flatyre's topic in General chat
Reckon you might break more than a few eggs to make your omelette here:laugh1: -
advice needed for removing wood and brash from steep garden
Matthew Storrs replied to flatyre's topic in General chat
Or fell the first few and use the space as your burn site- so you don't need to faff about with turfs. And tracked barrow or muck truck for getting timber out- quids in. In my experience, if customers are dubious about fires, they soon change their minds when they see the price difference! -
advice needed for removing wood and brash from steep garden
Matthew Storrs replied to flatyre's topic in General chat
Beat me to it. Hire a micro digger(ideally with a thumb if available) and a muck truck scrape off turfs carefully with grading bucket- have the mother of all fires- use digger to spread the ash (over the site of the tree stumps?) then relay the turf gentally tamping with the grading bucket to bed them in and level them. The timber could then be shifted with the muck truck. -
Yes that's right
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Fantastic chippers, used one for 5 years on unimog u1000 and aside from blade sharpening it never went wrong. Then I bought one myself to run off a 70hp tractor which was a good combo even at the lower HP. On both the ones I used you had to use the stop bar with large timber as it had no no-stress control- brash was rarely a problem even with 70hp. Beautifully basic chippers - parts were fairly dear when I needed to repair my own once but shouldn't happen too often with good servicing.
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Best mainstream 4x4 pickup for towing 3.5t
Matthew Storrs replied to Matthew Storrs's topic in Arb-Trucks
Nothing wrong with the hilux idea- as far as I see it that would probably be my no 1 choice of all the available pickups at the mo (LC aside). Plus i really like the crimson red colour they do it in:laugh1: Someone mentioned that the double cab isn't 3500kg but I'd most likely get either single cab or extended anyway. I may have the defender a while yet- but it is starting to get abit worn altogether, and the list of things becoming wrong with it is increasing. Plus it's not family friendly in the slightest which I will need from a vehicle before long when I have to look after my daughter more. -
On a more 'local scale' I though the latest series of The missing on BBC was pretty good. I really liked sons of anarchy, Breaking bad,, Dexter and walking dead. Couldn't get into game of thrones myself
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Never mind Mark think of all inappropriate boyfriends you will want to box with
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I did think it through, and your just repeating what I said anyway. If a child loses his father early in his life that is bad luck, if a kid never knows his father as Its a one night stand or father abandoned family that is not a situation I would advocate either. In this case it is pre ordained, and I'm telling you now if Jagger was a women the majority of the population would agree with me, I feel sorry for the kid that he will lose his father when he is young, if a kid has never known his father he doesn't know what he is missing and I would feel for them too.
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You have a good point- I guess selfish may not necessarily be the right word, but just feel for the kid, he's more than likely gonna meet grief earlier than he should.
