Matthew Storrs
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Top handle! the perfect hedgelaying saw:laugh1:
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Oh good,glad you went with the 5 tonner looking at those stumps! well done:thumbup1:
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Best paint for protection against rust
Matthew Storrs replied to Woodworks's topic in Maintenance help
I'm afraid i just can't be bothered to paint stuff anymore- just cover everything in Waxoyl:laugh1: Not the prettiest but does stop stuff rusting and is cheap and quick. I hate buying a nice shiny bit of machinery only for the paint to start coming of a year later. -
I feel sorry for people who 'live' for their holidays- makes me think their worklife must be dreadfull- and where do you spend most of your time? I had my first abroad holiday last year in 6 years and did enjoy it alot- but im equally happy just having the odd day off here and there, some weeks i work 6 days others only 3 or 4 so evens out.
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Matthew Storrs replied to a topic in General chat
i'm guessing all the mods are out enjoying the sun! -
but thats for the 'show us your tractors' thread:laugh1: Fair play though still a big lump of wood
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Digging them out is one thing- moving the stump is another:biggrin:
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2.5ton minimum if you have that many- personally id get the hire company to deliver a 5tonner and be done with it....
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Depends what the trailer weighs! I can get my 2.8 ton excavator on a 10ft ifor 3.5t flatbed. Buckets and attachments have to go into the landrover pickup bed to keep it legal, but this is not a problem as it adds ballast weight to the landrover, makes it a bit safer.
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yes you can fit a loader to any tractor assuming the loader manufacturer make the brackets to suit your tractor- wouldn't be a problem with a SDF tractor as they are pretty universal. However, economically it would probably work out best to buy the tractor with it already fitted as new loaders aren't cheap and finding a good used one with the right brackets would be like trying to find hens teeth!
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Not sure what age your looking at but the SDF tractors are fantastic in my experiance, I have a Same tractor myself and totally rate it against the big brands. the farm i rent my yard off has 3 newish new hollands and they have had many thousands spent on them in the last few years compared to my 9 year old Same which has not had a penny in repairs against it in the last 12 years- i understand the Deutz Fahr to be equally good.
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You will only cook the pump if it is straining- ie the hydraulic fluid cannot continue round the system- you will hear the pump straining if this is the case. if the fluid is just going round the system (or log splitter in your case) then there is no problem. I used to run post knockers off Zetors and used to simply hold one of the levers back with a bungee cord so i could get out of the tractor to operate the post knocker. If its an old zetor, you may be bitterly dissapointed with the hydraulic pressure though and your best bet (as i ended up doing) is to run the log slitter off a PTO powered pump.
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I like that setup, is that the takeuchi 228? how do you find it with the weight of the rotator and grab?
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I tow a 2.8t (Takeuchi tb125-beast of a machine)behind my defender all over the place with attachments in the pickup bed to give it neccessary ballast in the towing vehicle- never had a problem at all. That said, the Takeuchi tb016 is capable of amazing things for a 1.5tonner, but personally i would never go back to it now after having the 2.8t- completely different ball game for a little more effort towing it around. As for legalities- I put mine on the smallest 10x6 3.5t flatbed trailer ifor make- it scrapes in under 3.5t- unless iv left a bottle of water in the cab!!
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I tow a 2.8t behind my defender all over the place with attachments in the pickup bed to give it neccessary ballast in the towing vehicle- never had a problem at all. That said, the Takeuchi tb016 is capable of amazing things for a 1.5tonner, but personally i would never go back to it now after having the 2.8t- completely different ball game for a little more effort towing it around. As for legalities- I put mine on the smallest 10x6 3.5t flatbed trailer ifor make- it scrapes in under 3.5t- unless iv left a bottle of water in the cab!!
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I just say on my answerphone, im away on holiday can i contact them on my return to provide a quote- if they can't wait then so be it. Most are fine with this approach though- otherwise you never get time off
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We often restore old devon banks with diggers- they have plenty of roots in them from the trees/hedge on top and often the casting up of the old bank involves slicing through extended roots- Iv never seen a dead hedge after weve done this- quite the opposite really, they flourish- i think trees are less precious then we give them credit for. Im not condoning digging up roots just making an observation.
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Funny how you can get a selection of makes all '7 toners' yet some look much smaller than others- yours looks bigger than 7 ton. I think it comes down to the counterwight design yours/like the Takeuchi tb175 is of an old school design somehow looks bulkier/more overhang?
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Nice tidy jobs Stephen, i love the one where you built a track out to the island/tree- just the sort of job i like to get stuck into...
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good quality hi tensile stock netting topped with 2 strands of barb or plain wire would be around £5-£5.50 per meter if its only 100 meter, thats for supply and install on a nice straightish run with good soil.
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Wouldn't surprise me, BandQ do have a couple of 'green/eco' stores in London somewhere.
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Hmm bet you won't be doing that again- sure it would be subjected to extreme safety tests now but i think id still be thinking what if, but i think that when i'm on even a fairground ride:laugh1:
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I was fairly disgusted to learn that itv was used in agricultural applications when i found out- i like to think that only as a 3rd party fertiliser- ie goes through the cows first!- at least thats what i tell myself when i'm tucking into a carrot:laugh1: Revolting buisness, but i guess something has to be done with it. After all mains water supply is basically refined toilet water isn't it???
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Im from Princetown 12 miles from you, I started my tree buisness 6 years ago and am almost solely a dedicated fencing company! simply put, there isn't a great deal of tree work on Dartmoor or rather tree surgery work, and be prepared to travel far and wide to get it- exeter south devon etc. Prices are definiately lower than bristol/midlands areeas too. Sorry to sound negetive- but i speak as i find, however what you lose in work you gain from living in a great area- just be prepared to be adapatable perhaps for other work perhaps not always climbing etc. Id say £100- £140 is about going rate for freelancer unless you are very good.
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Its a huge sweeping generalization that i like:thumbup1: And i might borrow this phrase if you don't mind to re-infoce my point to other people, i can't understand how people can be so infactuated with other poeples lives and mindless gossip that they whittle away hours and hours of their own lives keeping up with this pointless drivvle. Not a fan of facebook and wouldn't want to use it to advertise in for fear of attracting the types the OP mentioned.
