Matthew Storrs
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Which model Bryce do you have? Is it the Profi Max? Do you find you can get into most places to knock strainers in?
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Yes me too- generally prefer working on my own- but jumping in and out the tractor for every post is a bit of a faff. I reckon if you had that machine you'd never need to employ anyone again. Pretty heavy beast too, I saw one at the apf- you'd still need the tractor to transport it.
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Yes- one day! That's my dream machine. Not sure how much they are but I'd guess a bit over 30k
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Which vector do you have in mind? The trouble with them is they are side mounted, so depending what sort of terrain you work on some strainers are going to be difficult to get to. I have a Wrag with an extending beam and rock spike. To be honest there isn't much it can't put in to the ground. Vectors and Bryce sumas are both very well built but for me they are just too limited in their work positioning. Now if they did a swing round model.....!
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Iv never tried the tripod type. But if always wondered how/if you can adjust them for differing heights when hedge trimming. I know you can get different sizes, but does it obviously doesn't make sense to buy several sets. How do you get on if you are using the biggest set when doing fairly low hedges?
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I had a set of zarges sky master, don't personally like them much, heavy, cumbersome and lack of adjusting/leveling foot. Also considerably more expensive then Hailo
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Definiatly Hailo,, I have the second biggest set, and they do everything I ask, wouldn't want a set of ladders without that adjustable leg system now!
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Why it's best to leave cutting down trees to the professionals!
Matthew Storrs replied to AA Teccie (Paul)'s topic in AA
'He failed to see the gravity of the situation' thought that was brilliant -
Can't you drill drainage holes in the plate so water doesn't build up.
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Well done mate, good feeling when you have sorted yourself out. Nice tidy sign writing too.
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Haha, funny thing is they say you should never jump out of a vehicle, but I couldn't get out of it quick enough once I realised it was beyond regaining control, no way I was going to sit there and accept my (potential) fate!
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Well why not share your 20 years experiance with others on here if you feel that way! Its give and take:001_rolleyes:
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cheers, I'll put some photos of the job up in the next few days. To be honest, it was pretty terrifying, I was shaking afterwards, adrenaline I guess and it happened so quickly. Even my digger was sliding sideways but at least I could quickly put the bucket down to stop it, with a tractor you feel pretty vulnerable on slopes like that:laugh1:
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Surely all the more reason to keep on top of the servicing, why wait till its not running fine?
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Chap with has a ranger 2004, to be fair its a good truck, its reliable, tows fairly well up to 3 ton ( although I'd say 2 ton is its comfortable limit) and in general goes well on the road, he has had trouble with the gearbox twice- but other than that at 140,000 miles its doing really well. Do check the chassis ( as with any truck), it may look all clean outside but a sneaky peak under his truck reveals some fairly serious rot in places.
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Had a pretty scary day using tractor and post driver on a VERY steep clay hillside today, lost control of it in a pretty spectacular fashion,in just slid twenty meters down the hill totally uncontrollably despite being in gear,i ended up jumping out the cab and throwing the dog out at the same time, fortunately because it was still in gear when it eventually regained traction it was had turned 180 degrees and started driving back up the hill again, so I managed to get back in and regain control of sorts.what made it worse was the drop at the bottom of the hill into a river, would have been game over if it had gone in there! Note to self - don't work on steep clay fields when the ground is saturated, basically an ice rink with the turves acting as skids!
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I'm a zetor fan, but a good perusing of eBay and ag trader shows that internationals are very good value for money and don't seem to have suffered from over inflated prices like other old tractors Might look into one myself just for the loader aspect if anything.
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About right I'd say, I was thing of selling my 395xp its only 4 years old and I'd doubt I'd get more than £450
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Lhasa?
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Which (compact?) tractor, to do everything on a smallholding?
Matthew Storrs replied to sandspider's topic in Large equipment
For what its worth, my dad has been running zetors for 30 years, they are incredibly basic yet bombproof tractors. I have had two zetors myself and again both give very little bother and can stand a lot of abuse. Only downside is the shoddy dry brakes on the older ones that would be within your budget. -
If I can say something about ifors they can stand a hell of abuse! I have mine loaded up regularly with a 3 ton digger and it bounces a cross fields down washed out old tracks behind a tractor, it doesn't seem to give up. I was a bit dissapointed about the rivet issue mentioned earlier but other then that it has been a good trailer. I brought mine LM10,6 flatbed brand new with caged sides and ramps for £2700 Inc VAT 4 years ago. I can't seem to get the same trailer for anywhere close to that now- the prices seemed to have rocketed!
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Williams will hold there resale value True, but I think any of the big names will do so, particularly more so in the coming years now that they are getting as good reputations as Ifor.
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Iv had two ifors, one plant and one flatbed. I must admit the flatbed 2009 has almost shakes itself to bits in some aspects, ie nearly all the rivets holding the drop sides together have come out and if had to replace them with stainless steel bolts. Im looking at Graham Edwards or nugent for my next one. The Brian James seems to be the most refined trailer out of the lot, it doesn't have leaf springs so is meant yo be less clankity clank on the roads than Ifor, but not sure how much abuse they will take.
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Good pics- be interesting to see if it takes again, I did a beech similar size to that last year, it had fallen across a leat, I pollarded it and using a 3ton tirfor and the landrover winch we got it upright again. Trouble is when it sat back down again it didn't quite sit back in its pocket right- too much earth/turf had fallen back off the rootball and back in to the hole, I wish I had dug it out more before I up righted it.
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Looks wet most of this week. Really getting held up work wise. If we must continue with winter then I'd prefer cold crisp days rather than warm and wet.
