Matthew Storrs
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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.
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just to sway the argument- had a polish artic come into the yard to pick up a tractor I was selling (he wasn't the one buying just picking up), Anyway threw a right hissy fit because a)he couldn't understand a word I was saying and b) didn't seem capable of swinging his artic round in the yard and eventually gave up saying he was going to bed which he did for the next 20 mins before driving off in a right huff without making any effort to secure tractor in the curtainsided lorry. Had an English (Cornish!) artic driver deliver a load of chestnut stakes last week- nothing was a problem to him- and swung his artic round no problems and went on his way with a wave and a smile! Good and bad in all sorts.
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what, like this thread!
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Awesome- I'm sure you'll have a lot of fun in that, looks like a nice spacious cab. The ram which pushes/pulls the dipper arm looks like it has a 2 holes where it attaches to the dipper arm- whats the purpose of this do you know?
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anyone who has seen a deer running will know that a lynx would happily choose a field of nice grazing fat lambs instead- and who could blame them. If they were wiped out in the first place they're not going to stand a chance now what with traffic- more intense agriculture and considerably less space altogether than AD700. Perhaps concentrate on keeping the animals we do still (hedgehog) have. I think we should let sleeping cats lie!
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wow- incredible skills you have, quick too!
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Another vote for the tirfor TU16 here, probably only use it a few times a year but worth its weight in gold when I do, Got mine for £200 of ebay, in excellent condition with a new cable so can't grumble at that!
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Oh they say that up north too do they- that's exactly what they say about Dartmoor down south! I don't believe either could be considered true wilderness, when both are competing for the title of being the furthest place from a road in England- 4 miles I think it is, a lynx or any predator could easily cover this distance and would come into conflict with traffic,farmers,tourists along the way. I'm afraid i'm a cynic In these matters
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Its a nice idea- and I see the logic behind adding a predator back into the food chain to keep everything in balance. But I can't help thinking id feel sorry for any of these predators lynx/wolfs/bears (add what you will), Everywhere in England is too hemmed in for them to live a truly wild existence and I think they would soon bear (pardon the pun) the blame and be the losers- thinking urban foxes etc, I can see the headlines now- 'walkers attacked by introduced Lynx', These poor animals all need to eat and I reckon a grazing sheep is a far easier target over a deer or badger or whatever. So something else for farmers to have prejudice against.. Just my thoughts. Scotland, possibly but England no way. I live on Dartmoor- considered one of the wilder parts of England but occasionly I hear people mention re-introduction of wolves or whatever- it would never work. Too many people too little space - unfortunately.
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first closeboard job, no cable detector?
Matthew Storrs replied to tree-fancier123's topic in Landscaping
Hmm that was a lucky outcome to an unlucky situation! Not sure how much mine will be, waiting for the bill, but 3 utlitly vans and 3 blokes were there for 3 hours fixing it so I doubt it will be in the hundreds anymore:thumbdown: Never mind, will make me be a bit more careful in the future , but as we all know services can be found in the most unexpected places, I once went through a BT line right in out on the moor on Dartmoor- just a small one that connected 2 remote farms. what are the chances. -
first closeboard job, no cable detector?
Matthew Storrs replied to tree-fancier123's topic in Landscaping
This is close to the bone to me! I went through a gas line this week with an auger on a digger- really didn't expect it as it was next to a big open ditch so I didn't think they'r run the cables through a ditch. after that and what will be a very expensive repair bill we dug the holes by hand- came across two big mains electrics, and a sewer pipe- no damage done to these as dug by hand but very glad I didn't put the auger through the big armoured mains cable!! Proceed with caution and don't go hacking at anything in the hole unless you know EXACTLY what it is! -
CAT and genny- looking for a good one any recommendations
Matthew Storrs replied to Matthew Storrs's topic in General chat
Thanks for that, I tried divining a few back on water but had no idea it worked with electric too- will definiatly do some of that tomorrow!
