agrimog

if your building it yourself, make it both, pivot the mechanism so you have a horizontal for every day use, and avertical for the big akward rings, lots of pics on you tube

the RB44 was in service for some time, most of the "problems" that seem to be talked about are operator errors, brake problems, yes when you leave a vehicle siiting in a yard for 6 months at a time, of course your going to get problems, use it and there fine, pulling/ diving under braking...the vehicle is fitted with leaf springs, brake hard and of course its going to squirm about, its a inherant trait with leaf springs, too many of the grunts that were using them were comming from fwd control landrovers and smaller, and just were not familiar with the diffrent handling of the vehicles, there are 1000's of renault/dodge 50's out there with no problems, vans, tippers, busses, etc, the RB 44 is a good start for an excellent arb vehicle, pto's hydraulics, and linkages are all retrofittable, and there different enough to get you noticed by joe public

the rb44 was never available as a 7.5 tonne, that variant was a dodge 50, the parts arent interchangable as the rear axle is a lot beefier than the rb44, be aware that the front axles were unique to RB, as are the transfer cases, everything else is straight dodge comerciall

lets see him do it for an 8 hour shift then, see if hes as fast at the end !

do a quick volume calc, then refer to one of the many charts that are available on line(googol is wonderfull) bingo quick weight

why would it need tested, he's just re-furbished his old trailer......as per the rules allow

at this moment in time vosa seem to have a vendetta against crew cab transit tippers, every time you see a vosa check, theres one or more in it, they seem to know every little snag on them,and 5% not to these nazis, by the book, even if they've got to make it up , you've got to be willing to take it all they way when you get a stroppy ****. any excuse these days as they've got to self finance

doesnt matter what the plate says.....vosa reads what the scales say....3501kg=fine, end off, weight capabilities of transit tippers is pure sh1t, unless you are willing to run bigger vehicles , and the hassles that go with them, tow a trailer, fill it, empty it, then load your chipper on it, go home, or use 2 vehicles

most hardwood and a lot of softwood dust are classed as hazardous substances, wearing a mask, even a cheapy throw-away one is recomended, its not the damage that they do now, its the long term collective impact thats the problem, and remember wood dust is an organic substance, everybodys body reacts differently to it

some excellent machinery on show, the new tracked tigercat looks the biz, just to many folk biased to wheeled machines, some nice stands of timber felled, just hope its not all going to feed the biomass at lockerbie

thin tyres, live axle, and most important, the skill to drive it off road, any muppet can get stuck, even a 4x4, but with a little skill, off road is easy with 2wd, and for the LR everybody keeps shouting for, seem more stuck than any other vehicle, they dont even come with a diff lock as std

What is needed to operate it and get it on the road?? that is an open question, are you going to use it for arb work, or forestry , or agricultural, 2 come with ticks in all the boxes, one is a money pit, if you use it for arb work, no red diesel, no agri machine free road tax, and an "o" licence, plus the hassle of a very expensive hgv, use for forestry, you might have to prove you are actually working in the forestry industry, not just domestic stuff, has several financial benifits, but abuse them at your own risk, VOSA does check sometimes, agricultural, your mog must have at least a rear pto and 3 point linkage to qualify as an agricultural machine, and be registered as such (even though the name means a tractor ?). Next decision what model do you want, short, long, or extra long, what extras, and how much is your budget, there are good 2nd hand mogs , and there are cheap 2nd hand mogs, but unless you are very very lucky !!!, there are no good cheap ones, for your location Alec Price is probably your first port of call, them atkinson Voss, or chance your arm and try the web. the main advice I would give thoughis research, research, and then when you think you've got it sussed, some more research, Ive been involved with mogs for over 30 years now, and they still fling up some weird things, so you are always learning...lol. good luck in your venture, once you use one you'll never go back to a boring tractor

never had any problems getting the stihl chains, I run the setup with 18", 20", 28", and 36" bars depending on what size timber I'm milling, and with top plate angles from 0' to 10' depending on timber type, yes, Ive a lot of chains hanging in the workshop, but when the finish off the chain almost doesnt need a pass through the planer its worth it, some of the last oak I ran just needed sanding to knock off the little bumps here and there

the electric saw runs the same bar as the ms660, happy coincidence, check the part no.s

your bars are usually 3/8" pitch, .050" picco , both stihl and oregon list from 14" to 36" just a good deal more expensive than the logosol branded bars (these were re-branded GB bars)

did you try ruth at logosol, strange that the bars are not available, they run a std pmx chain, so nothing fancy about them

might I ask why your looking for a pair of class 3 trousers, normally folk are only looking for this level of protection with BIG saws, or being stuck working on a FC site, I have a pair of class 3 chaps that I purchased in the USA, and I only wear them when I have no choice as there better than a day in a sauna for weight loss....they are heavy...even with braces on them

used to be with the nfu for all my insurances, but for some reason there vehicle and equipment policys stopped being competitive, there property one is still one of the best, especially for anything with outbuildings and valuables not in the main structure, as for payouts, depends on who your local broker is, as it can vary from one to the other, shop around among them, you'll be surprised at the variation on cost for the same cover

acts and statutes are NOT laws, they are, and always will be acts and statutes, there have been no new laws since magna carta, and as long as we have a parlimentary system there wont be, there can only be acts of parliment......and as we have been operating under naval law sinc way way back, its all a crock of sh1t anyway......why do you think the acused stands in the dock?

just o'er the hill, I'll take a look in

used a uniforest 35 at the weekend for the first time, well built solidly engineered machine, and despite its small size, punched way above its wieght, very impressed, very good value for money

Health and Safety have done feck all research, they go and ask the so called "experts" and commitees what there opinions are, then write a little booklet to allow us to comply with there nanny ideas, there is to much "protective" opinion out there, it cases restrictive practices and stymies development of new and better working practices, common sense is almost a bad word these days, if it does, in fact , still exscist, todays youth are being taught to comply, rather than think for themselves, how often of late have you seen a young 'un actually do something constructive without being told to, pretty soon were going to be a nation off "If its not written in a little booklet, we cant do it", we despetraly need a return to the "you need to think for yourself " values that are being lost, the nation of followers and sheeple is growing

and as a p.s. to those who start bleating puwer, loler, and H&S, these are ACTS and STATUTES, and unless you give your consent to be controlled by them, are meaningless

when is everyone going to throw away the sheeple cover...THERE IS NO LEGALL OR ILEGALL, there is only advice given by various self apointed bodies, these actually have NO authority in law, contrary to what anyone may think, you can climb with anything you want,you may upset some of the H&S nazis, and they will try to raise a prosecution, but ask them to show you what LAW has been broken, and stick to your guns, for too long we have knuckled down to a group of authoritive bodies who are only out to line there own pockets by saying" you must climb this wayor else, and pay us "x" amount to learn , or we'll see you in court"