Matthew Storrs
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Is that the one RSL engineering do with the Serated blade on the back- often thought it looked like a good idea for ripping through the larger roots that the tooth would t break on it’s own
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Yeah I do mine ASAP in April- dont like anything hanging over me.
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Enjoying doing a few jobs with the Kubota. The last few was a bit of an oddball job repairing an old ruin so customer could put a roof on it to make a log shed.
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Whats your multione loader doing today ?
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? but your welcome To visit the digger thread if you want to see how it’s done... -
Whats your multione loader doing today ?
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But using that methodology is the same as dismantling a mature oak with a silky and a butter knife ? -
Whats your multione loader doing today ?
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Mincing you’re words again ? -
Whats your multione loader doing today ?
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£1600, that’s mad ?. -
Yes I agree, and the disco usually have an easier life- generally if you have a defender it’s for work, towing, off roading etc. So even though my disco has done 156k miles it’s very tight altogether whereas defender at 189k miles has far more slop and wear and tear- it’s been like that for years though!
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Oh for sure, I do like my defender but fear it might be slightly surplus to requirements now. I’m holding onto it incase I find I need the pickup aspect.
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Don’t do gardening or DIY jobs during coronavirus lockdown, docs warn APPLE.NEWS THE SUN MOBILE APP at this rate I won’t even bother getting out of bed!
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Common sense in practise. ?
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Ah bloody good idea. So when I press the right side of pedal to dump weight the pump will still push fluid but it won’t be dead ending, it will simply circuit back to the tank via post knocker hose? More fluid then being pushed back through the first aux as also got whatever is in the knocker ram to return too- would that slow the weight fall down do you think?
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Oh right. But when you activate the weight to drop does the pump not strain as it’s acting on the double service. ie post knocker has 1 hose which is both feed and the return hose. On my Takeuchi it’s easy as when it’s single acting mode I press the other button which release the fluid and weight drops, on my Kubota (pedal operated) you press the left side which raises the weight fine but only way to release is press right side, which drops the weight but you can hear the pump straining as it’s pressuring the other aux hose on the other side of the boom (which is dead end as no hose connecctsd
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Cheers GDH. I traveled all over the internet trying to find how much it weighed with a 300kg weight! 500kg should be fine on my 5.5t machine, it’s on wide steel tracks which helps stability/counterweight too. Only trouble I’m having is can’t figure out how to switch machine so that it’s single acting and thus can dump the oil quick enough when the weight falls
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'They are leading us to catastrophe': Sweden's coronavirus stoicism begins to jar | World news | The Guardian WWW.GOOGLE.CO.UK There’s a surreal calm in the last country in Europe to hold out against lockdown. But... I do wonder about the full on effects of full lock down. Ie short terms effects (Coronavirus deaths) vs long term (shitstorm of economic and widespread hardship). It will be interesting to look back at Sweden’s approach in say 4 months and then again in 2 years to see what the best course of action might have been.
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Oh gawd, that brings back memories- nothing on earth would make me revisit those days again!
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I use them if the ground is either very soft/boggy or if the ground is very hard and I can’t get strainers in full depth, the box has less leaverage up on the strainer so less likely to pull out of the ground if in the above conditions. My ‘normal’ strainer is like this... a combination of standard strut but with retaining wire too for added strength- they never move. And yes the 2nd post for the box is usually a small turner post- or a chunky 7ft post driven.
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Nice setup there. Have you tried anchoring the post cap to the bottom of the mast with chains- best thing I ever started doing with digger knockers. It makes the whole setup very stable as weight of the knocker is all transferred to the post which stabilises it plus means you can push down a bit on the post which makes the hammer more effective plus you get full drop height from the start of the post knocking. I’d you look closely at my post cap you can see that chains. Simple mod but makes a big difference in my opinion. p.s do you know what the total plated weight of your protech is with the 300kg hammer on it
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With mine, it wobbles around until the post starts to firm up. A few light taps sets it firm, adjust as necessary followed by a few good clouts and it’s in, with the plumb line because it’s always giving you the line you can adjust as your knocking it in whereas spirit level you have to stop whilst you check the levels. I had a tractor and rammer for quite a few years. All the side shifts and tilts etc, but get them at least as straight with the digger one.
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Thanks, it does sound good- I’ve never really seen much of these vibrating knockers- the ones I’ve seen on the smaller sub 3 ton machines look a bit pathetic but perhaps you don’t start getting the clout till your up in the 5t plus hammers. There’s no return waiting time for the hammer to pull up a mast so it could be pretty efficient, and perhaps less overall weight compared with drop knocker.
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What size is the cup on that machine- I’m after a setup for my 5.5t Kubota. I don’t think the Vibrating has quite as much smack as drop weight versions- but can see plenty advantages to you setup too. I’m on Dartmoor and ground can be hellish, so not sure a vibrating one would be able to put in gateposts etc. The Kubota can handle a ton at full stretch so would be a force to be reckoned with if I had a drop weight with 300kg hammer on but I need to modify the hydraulics which I wouldn’t need to do if I got a vibrating one...
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Well I have hang the line in the middle of the post- a simple choke system. Then side to side movement is obvious to see, I find I can see in the other way pretty good as well, ie when the weight is just touching the post it’s level - if the weight starts to bounce off the post with each hit then pull it towards you. Lift the knocker of the post, get out and move line to next post and at the same time check the post you’ve just done is inline, it usually is but easy to just tweak it before moving the digger to the next post.
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Yeah always on my own. You develope a technique as with everything. Here is a fence I did on my own. I hang a plumb line of the post so I can see it from the cab and in both directions. Get out move the plumb to the next post and on it goes- think Il do a steady 25-30 posts an hour on my own if the grounds fairly good, which equates to about 100m of fencing...
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Yeah that is a problem- but then I usually do a seperate trip for materials anyway/another vehicle and the protech P18 digger model doesn’t take much room up in a trailer when it’s lying flat so used to just come with the materials. I also have a 1.7t digger and knocker which I can fit on the trailer plus a ton of materials in the landy pickup so good setup for little 1 day type jobs
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just a general observation. Sky news are the masters of doom mongering. Probably the most hysterical of the lot.
