Matthew Storrs
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Anyone used a grader box/land leveller?
Matthew Storrs replied to chris23a's topic in Large equipment
I'm assuming its quite s slope, hence why its washing out? -
Anyone used a grader box/land leveller?
Matthew Storrs replied to chris23a's topic in Large equipment
You could hire a 5 ton digger for a day. Grade it/loosen of with the bucket and then do a final level with the dozer blade at the end. -
Anyone used a grader box/land leveller?
Matthew Storrs replied to chris23a's topic in Large equipment
Sorry, probably worded that wrong. As you know you can't apply pressure with the linkage but 300kg is no weight when it comes to scraping off tracks, it will simply ride over it with any play in the linkage. I have a grading bucket which weighs 300kg I then fill it with a ton or so of gravel and use that to grade of tracks pulled with a 95hp tractor, even then its impact on compacted hardcore isn't great. -
Anyone used a grader box/land leveller?
Matthew Storrs replied to chris23a's topic in Large equipment
Without actually seeing the construction of the box in your link, I would be concerned that if its very compacted the box will just ride over it (particularly if there is any play in your linkage). You need a fair bit of power/weight in a tractor too to be ble to have the down-pressure required to grade off heavy compacted tracks. -
Good post, thought behind your reasoning:thumbup1:
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Pretty sure he's joking with that post:thumbup1: unless....? Personally think people are thinking far too much into this advert, to the point of being pathetic. I dread to think where all this PC rubbish is going to lead us in general. If you don't like it-don't look at it.
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Paul Greenhill tree services does loler inspections in tavistock area. Pm if you want his number.
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Sexist:001_tt2:
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Just looked at the specs for your u10. A pro tech p10 with 60kg will weigh around 150kg. Your digger will carry it, but I think it will be pretty unstable. Depends on your ground conditions, if your using it in flat fields/gardens it will probably be OK if your carefull, but if you have to use it over slopes or even undulating ground, you'll have to be very carefull it doesn't try and tip you when extending the boom. There are vibrating knockers which may weigh a bit less. But having never used one myself I'm not sure of their capacities.
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I used to have a P10 with a 100kg weight on a takeuchi 1.6 tonner. To be honest, it was pretty unstable on anything other than flat ground- definiatly wouldn't want it on anything smaller than that.
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I just got a quote for a tracked post knocker 26k +vat. I agree there is a lot going for them, but at 2.9ton they are getting a bit big for 4x4 towing. For the amount of stock fencing you do an auger might be a good bet for pilot drilling holes for your p10 to knock strainers into. It gives you the chance to quote on bigger stock fencing jobs till you have enough to warrant your tracked machine.
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what gloves do you wear for maintenance/oil changes
Matthew Storrs replied to Matthew Storrs's topic in General chat
Great, I'll give them a go! -
As title, don't like getting oils and other carcinogens on my hands, but on the other hand clumbersome gloves are no good for maintenance, tried latex but they last seconds before they split open, thinking polythene gloves?
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To be honest, I have been making do with a 110kg weight on my digger mounted post driver for the last 4 years, last summer I brought a Wrag knocker with big weight and rock spike and It was the best thing iv ever done. Whilst my digger is a brilliant tool for fencing in awkward spots it really does come stuck up against big strainers. Whereas before I would have to pre auger a hole then put the post rammer on to knock strainers in- my tractor one will knock an 8ft 8inch diameter post into hardish ground in a minute or three. If I were you I'd try not to think of the hassle of having to have a bigger tractor and concentrate on getting whatever machine does the job the quickest!
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Sorry Rover, but a 3 tonner won't be getting lumps like that on to a trailer. The trouble with a digger is it may lift a ton close in but as soon as extend the boom to get enough height to lift it on to a trailer it won't have enough grunt. It will however be able to roll said lumps but then you must as well use a tractor anyway to lift them, even then a loader will struggle with lumps like that unless its a biggie. Seems like telehandler may be your only option.
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My 3 ton takeuchi will lift a 850kg dumpy bag of gravel in closeish, at half reach I'd say about 500kg won't be a problem, full reach 3-400kg
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Well, mine doesn't seem to, only 2 stage- unless 9540 models vary. Don't have a handbook or manual but I must get one- they always seem to be translated from polish (?) so I never find the manuals particularly easy to follow. Anyhow, very pleased with my 9540, seems a strong tractor and a MASSIVE upgrade from my old zetor 7045 which was a disaster on the roads even if it was good in the fields.
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Yep tried this out today- theres engine braking OK. What do you mean by 3 stage though, as far as I can tell its either hare or tortoise- no middle ground? Seeing as you know your zetors- the torque multiplier seems to whine sometimes but not always. Any ideas what this is? Cheers
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Not sure if mine would be classed as an early zetor being 1995, but from what if read zetors torque multiplier system was regarded as one of the best when it first can out, and indeed the zetor 'crystal' series were one of the most technologically advanced tractors of their era. Strange that the more modern zetors are renowned for their basicness when compared to the green, blue and red brigade!
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Great, cheers everyone. Yes makes a big difference if I activate it going up hill if I'm towing heavy stuff great for road work- but it occurred to me that maybe I was meant to be using it in conjunction with the clutch (which was replaced just today!).
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Oh sorry, no I know its definiatly the torque multiplier/splitter gearbox leaver, but not sure if I am meant to press the clutch down before I activate it, I have used whilst on the run and there is slightly more pressure then if I use it with the clutch down- but not massively so.
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Just brought a new (to me) tractor. And it has a hare tortoise leaver which is the torque multiplier. Am I right in thinking I don't have to use the clutch to engage it. So if I'm going up a hill I can just push the lever whilst i have my foot on the accelerator. Its a zetor 9540 if anyone is familiar with such things. Many thanks.
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But surely, going on that school of thought, to be true paleo, most forms of meat- beef,lamb and pork have all been bred to suit ourselves so to speak.
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Iv often thought about going down the mog route for my fencing business. Starting to think it may be an option, I worked with and drove a u1000 for four years but never had my own. My setup would be mog with post knocker (800kg) on the front, fencing stakes, wire, tools on the pickupbed and an I for trailer with a 3ton digger on the back. What size mog would be required for this do you think? Also another thing which concerns me is repairs, is it something most agricultural engineers can sort out or does it have to be a mog specialist on the whole?
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Nice work Steve. Its nice being able to reach over the fence to lift logs over and think that would have taken an half an hour to do that by hand. I think once you've had a digger and grab on jobs like that you'll never look back. C'mon felix- where's your pictures?! Been mud bogging in mine today- laying brash mats everywhere so I can track over it. Its that wet I pushed an 8ft strainer post into the ground with just the bucket!
