tim361

Don’t know if your budget can stretch but this is for sale as an ex demo from field and forest https://fieldandforestltd.co.uk/range/used/yanmar-sv19-arb/

Echo dsc2500 t hands down the best battery pruning saw you can buy

I have mine done every year in my hilux. Can’t remember what Toyota recommend but I only do 6-7k miles a year in it. Personally I don’t think it would do the engine and good to leave it 3 years and definitely not 30,000 miles. Oil and a new filter is cheap, a new engine £££££

Has anyone run a 540t? Trying to find info about them on the web but seems to be very little in the way of any reviews on them. How do they compare to the more modern stuff? cheers all

Glad you’ve had a trouble free 3 years. How’s the paint holding up after 3 years? The thing I’m having a little trouble getting use to is the 25hp engine, hence why I’d like to have a look at the 205.

Evening all. After any reviews from people who own one of the new Greenmech Evo range, particularly the 205. One my search for a tracked chipper I got Matt from GA groundcare out to demo the evo 165dt. After my previous experience with the Greenmech 150p I really wanted to hate it. Giving Greenmech another chance I was pleasantly surprised to see a lot of changes from the old arborist range. Would just like some owners reviews who’ve put a few hours on the Evo range to see how they’re getting on. cheers all

While I was up at the APF show I went and had a look at the current offerings from the 4 companies I would likely use. Jensen have an A550 with a 37hp yanmar which looked nice and seemed like a solid piece of kit. The dealer near me has a 2023 NOS that I can get for a good bit cheaper than a new one. Would just have to get a demo sorted. Really liked the look of the Greenmech evo 165 and 205. Look considerably better put together than the ARB150 I bought from Greenmech a few years ago. Need to speak to the dealer about getting a demo on one of those. My biggest concerns are the quality of the paint work which was shocking on the last machine I had. Considering as it was stored in a barn when not in use the paintwork was just falling off of it to reveal just on everything that wasn’t plastic. I really hope this has been addressed. And the dealer is 3-4 hours away from me so I need to find out if they have service agents who deal with warranty work. Forst, I have a 6” petrol Forst currently and have been very happy with it. Have a friend with a tracked 8” 55hp and he’s been very happy with that so don’t really feel I need a demo from them. Timberwolf, I don’t really know how I felt about these. There was a lot of things I liked about the machines looking at them but also a lot of that I wasn’t overly keen on. Left Timberwolf feeling a little underwhelmed.

I went up on Saturday this year rather than Friday. The show seemed pretty empty of visitors compared to the Friday we went the last time. This is by no means a complaint, it was nice to be able to walk around without fighting through crowds and being able to talk to dealers without waiting for ages was really nice. As said by others the food places not taking cash was a pain, and the food seemed to be particularly rubbish even for catering vans. Also as said the phone network being blocked most of the day wasn’t the best. On the whole though a really good day out and will definitely be going again in 2 years time.

Cheers Mark, I saw this earlier. Through previous bad experiences I tend to avoid buying other people’s machines unless I know the owner. Looking to buy new or ex demo.

I’ll be honest have got a Forst 6” petrol road tow and so far the machines been faultless. Considerably better than the petrol GM I had before it which spent more time being fixed than working. Have been very happy with Forst but the biggest downside is they have a much lower resale value as they’ve somewhat flooded the market. I’d be open to getting another GM but would need to get over the damage done with my previous ARB150.

It’s an estate that we’re working for with a private 18 hole golf course. They don’t want anything left or stacked in the woods as they get them flailed off every autumn/winter to let the blue bells come through.

We currently have two road tow 6” chippers and a multione 6.3 which has been alright. Have had moment where we have been towing the chipper into site and the multione has got stuck so hasn’t been the ideal solution. We got a fair bit of working starting next year which will involve getting into the middle of the woods so I don’t think the road tow + m1 option would be the best. Looking at getting rid of one of the road tows to replace with a tracked 6-8” chipper. And the replacing the other road tow unit with a newer one.

Does anyone have any good or bad words to say on any of the current offerings of tracked chippers? Will be looking to trade in my current 6” road tow for a 6”-8” tracked. cheers tim

From looking at the house the wall nearest the boundary with the tree are original, the extensions are on the other side of the building.

Sorry was writing it in the van in a hurry It’s a lawson cypress, we’re clay soil, and the house dates from the 40’s. Haven’t got a picture the on thing I forgot to do. Tree at the base is 30” in diameter.