Matthew Storrs
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gripple will easily strain 50meters of plain wire- just pull as much slack through by hand then use the gripple gun to tweak it up tight. I use the Hayes wire strainers which last for ever pretty much - standard contractors tool. Not sure on cheaper ones as I have never used them- sure they would be fine for occasional use.
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Yes I remember a contractor I did some work for had one- I want to say Premier but I don't think that is quite right - all I remember is that it was yellow and ripped the wood out of your hands!
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Hmm possibly- I found it compulsory viewing myself- I like cop/crime series, I thought Happy Valleys was good but mate of mine reckons it was a modern day heartbeat!
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Luther is a good series if you haven't already seen it. We're watching Mad Men at the moment- hardly action packed yet I still look forwards to watching it.
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Yes I like that the wrag digger one has a full length mast rather than the 'leg' which protech have, however I find that its all a bit of a chuckle brothers process getting the mast lined up with the post on the digger ones which is why I prefer the design of the vector one- http://ts1.mm.bing.net/th?&id=HN.608044353120830147&w=300&h=300&c=0&pid=1.9&rs=0&p=0 you don't have to worry from the cab that the mast is exactly plumb, just make adjusts as you knock it in and the man on the ground just uses the spirit level on the post. Also you can press down on the post with the weight of the machine which is surpisingly more effective at making the post go in. My old digger knocker was of this design but it was too lightly built and keeps cracking welds/mast
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Ooh Mikey, gone over to the dark side (protech), Wrag will strike your picture off their website... that was your machine on there wasn't it!?
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Yes totally agree with that last sentence, we've just finished a job where every post had to be rockspiked first, if you didn't spike it, then you either snap the stake or the point would splay up and not go anywhere, rockspiking each hole was a little time consuming but at least the job was do-able. Just about to order a new postdriver for the digger- can't decide between the Protech or Vector one.
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I try to avoid creosote myself- nasty stinking stuff. I don't really even like 'creocote' much either- who knows what it has in it. I prefer chestnut- no nasty chemicals and lasts well too. Downside it can be a pain for splitting when your knocking them in.
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Whatever you do- if you decide to go for the protech p200 go for the 'tele' version which means you can side shift along the fenceline- saves so much faffing around and does a much neater job as you can continually make small adjustments to keep the post going in straight and the mast parallel with the stake.
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Awesome- should leave just enough space for that massive steel tool box too then:thumbup1:
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for 3 years I put up 1000s of meters of fencing with a takeuchi tb016 with a post rammer on, it used to struggle with strainers unless it was good going but I used a auger to predrill a 4" hole and the strainers went in much better then, it was a brilliant little outfit particularly for the smaller faffing around jobs where access would have been an issue for tractors etc. I use a wrag knocker now with a rock spike which is also good but id say 200kg is the very minimum you want if you want a knocker that does everything. As far as charging goes, I do anything less than 50meters for £3 PM, depends how many turns etc too. bigger stretches I tend to be between £2-£2.50, although to be honest £2 per meter is starting to become a bit cheap for fencing unless its anything other than nice long straightish lengths in reasonably good ground. hope this helps!
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Mini Digger Hire Sheffield Doncaster jcb cat takeuchi terex hitatci komatsu | eBay Came across this whilst perusing on ebay, look at the rear leaf springs:scared1: digger weighs 3 ton.
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i also think the VW could be lumped in with the newer hilux- site supervisors and foremen and so on.
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Yep I agree with most of them- I drive landrover because I can wash out the cab with a hose!
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We rarely travel more than 15 miles. Ocassionaly do the odd 20 mile job if theres enough money in it. Its not just doing the job, when quoting I don't want to travel 50 miles for a job I might not get.
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I use my 3 tonner to help with river bank clearance- what it can't reach we will just put a strop round and pull it closer and what it can't lift just cut smaller- it still lifts a decent bit of tree out of the river and we wouldn't have been without it. 5 ton will be that much better- but I still say bigger the better for this kind of work...
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Ah- thanks for pointing that out Russell - a slight technical error I think! Nice website on yours too- good pictures - do you manage to fill most of your winter work entirely with hedgelaying?
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Dartmoor Rural Services - tree surgeon, fencing, countryside works Just had my website updated/rediesigned by my sister who runs her own designing business- very pleased with it.
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I got a really nice Tirfor tu16 off ebay for £200 with brand new tirfor wire rope. I think that is cheaper than a new Ace and will certainly last me a lifetime. I did consider getting an Ace at the time but this Tirfor turned up and glad I got it. Id say get the 1.6t over the 3.2t which is just too much of a lump to be easy to use and carry. You can always use redirects to generate more pull if needed...
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Roughneck ROU68265 Heavy-Duty Post Hole Digger
Matthew Storrs replied to Timbur's topic in Landscaping
Caldwells Heavy Duty Steel Post Hole Digger - Twin Spade Shovel - Double Holer | eBay Here you go- well worth the money! -
Roughneck ROU68265 Heavy-Duty Post Hole Digger
Matthew Storrs replied to Timbur's topic in Landscaping
iv got some Caldwell (made in England once owned by Bulldog) shuv holers all steel, you couldn't break them if you tried, iv been twisting them and ramming them into soil for years without barely any wear at all. I find the wooden ones a bit pathetic to be honest and I don't like the fact that everything flexes. -
Big J- I have a list which shows untreated durability of different woods- they give larch 15 years- which is pretty good!
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£20 is ok if the posts are already in- just fit the hangings and swing the gate- but I wouldn't want to do posts too for £20- madness! I don't know about everone else and perhaps its just cos I work in such rough country but I can never do driven round posts and rail accurately enough to not have to cut the rails to fit which means exposing untreating wood and having to retreat- dug in posts I don't have to cut rails to fit- still takes longer though.
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Just remember that you will lose a few horsepower through the PTO, so a 30hp tractor will probably produce 27hp at the PTO, so on that note I would say 30hp is a bit on the small side to power a 6 inch chipper and definiatly if the chipper doesn't have a no stress control, 40-45hp would powera 6inch chipper more comfortably. I ran an 8inch of a 70hp tractor and wouldn't have wanted any less hp.
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I would agree with £200 as a minimum to supply and fit a 10ft gate with 2x posts and relevant adjustable hangings etc. the materials alone would come to about £120 so you certainly want a bit on top by the time u've sunk hanging/shutting posts and got it all hanging nicely. Post and rail- are you proposing to drive the posts or dig them in, also I assume you mean using sawn 5x3s as posts- not the more agricultural/cheaper round stakes?
