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We use Stihl pole saws, great tools for the abuse they get!

Last year there was a young lady killed by a falling tree in a big town near me.

It was a roadside ash.

The tree had been reported as being dangerous by locals to council.

The councils main timber contractor passes the road daily.

This year the council are making farmers remove most of the roadside trees.

Lesson was learnt but too little too late

Cat b15

b15q dual sim, love it...

Ive a Major saw for the tractor, great tool. not selling mine though

there are companies in the uk will build you a tipper hilux body at a reasonable price, I would go that route

For just mowing and spreading out the side I had forgotten how good the Snapper Hi Vac mowers were, I priced some work and got an old one that had been left out for years. It wasnt sparking so I cleaned the fly wheel and it ran. Belts will need changing soon but it done an hours mowing no problem! Ill buy the good mower for nice finish anyways but Its always nice to keep a good old machine running

well it's a 'Paddyfest', 1 Irishman to anudder.

sure begorra and begosh theres the pair of us in it so there is hi...

my old mazda was, think of 3 sweaty gents in the space of a 2 seater.... now reconsider!!

transit pickup would be a lot more comfortable

Pity there not commercial spec, that seems like a fair and honest opinion thank you! Im looking for it for a half acre lawn, mowed weekly and would like to mulch half to two thirds of the time... I havent came accross any Kazz mowers over here but Im going to Manchester soon and might look some up over there

Westmeath, you?

nice, Ill bear it in mind!

What about a zero turn ride on? Big money just to use at home though

I use a Sitrex 6 foot finishing mower behind a Ford 3000 on the big Plain areas, Zero turn would be a bit big, there are a few trees and shrubs close together, and no striping!

These are brilliant. No need to bag the cuttings as they're mulched down to dust by the mower.

 

I even use it to mulch up grass I've cut with the Brushcutter (longer stuff).

 

You can even run it over 10" grass and it'll mulch, although there's a side discharge chute for super long meadow grass, if you want to work quicker.

 

Great mowers.

 

https://www.deere.co.uk/en_GB/products/equipment/walk_behind_mowers/mulching_mowers/js_63_v/js_63_v.page

For a contractor tool that mower would take a lot of beating, they have a great strong deck.

It wont stripe the grass for me though! the Roller Mower works out at 1200 Euro new, Id be game for a minded un abused second hand one either...

My own lawn is about half an acre, there are a few trees on it, Im currently using a self drive Snapper mower but am thinking of upgrading to one of the John Deere walk behinds.

Has anyone used the Deere with the back roller? Ive used Snapper, Castlegarden, Stiga and Honda ride on mowers but they all suffer the same manoeverability issues. My original Snapper Hi Vac used to leave the grass striped, the deere would do the same... I tried a Suffolk Punch cylinder mower once but found it far too slow to be practical!

Anyone like the R54RKB

I use a Hayauchi silky head with up to 10 meters of rods, the head gets hit, pulled, twisted, caught and no real problems. I think that speaks volumes!

try using the search facility, common topic and some people wont bother re posting. some really good setups on here if you look through treads

I've been looking for a truck, looking to spend around £5000. I've seen a few decent 2007 Rangers, 2006 Navaras at around 100k miles for this price, but any comparable age/mileage Hilux always seems to be at least two grand more, mostly £3000.

 

So, on to my questions:

 

• Are Hiluxs actually worth the extra money?
  
• Is a used Hilux less likely to cost me at MOTs/services than a Ranger of the same age?
  
• Would stretching to the extra £2-3k be more beneficial in the long run, re. depreciation, running costs, repair costs?
  

 

 

 

Most people selling other pickups will tell you there like a hilux or same as a hilux, they set the bar, there not "indestructable" as everyone will tell you if you buy one.. but there the best of whats out there, check out hpoc.co.uk

3 of us with a Stihl bavarian axe cut an ash tree about a foot and a half in diameter. the axe is still beside the bed, never seen timber since! it gave a strange sense of respect, nostalgia and It was a memorable occasion for my father, myself and one of our friends, the chainsaw processed the rest of the tree in a lot less time but nearly was a let down

Thanks for the replies! I think the dumper might be the way forward, its all light and all firewood so doubt id be even skidding out anything

last shows tread

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/general-chat/57451-irish-forestry-show-may.html

How do you plan to extract? ive a 5 acre plantation of 30 yo pine to thin. peat ground and access through field with only gravel track to gate. There is too little timber to justify a forwarder, a quad wouldnt be cost effective (too many light turns, churning up the place) thinking track dumper...

Lucky man! Id love to have an area like that!

remind me of third world countries where there a tractor, truck and car in one. Im sure to someone less fortunate than us there like a unimog

Im sure you will get accurate figures from the organisers, it was held in Stradbally last time, Birr the previous time. You will know whats worth your while doing. if you need any help pm me.

anyone ever try using a Honda or similar track dumper on a brash mat? I have to bring firewood out of a small plantation. my thoughts are for the amount of first thinnings to come out fell, brash, cut to either meter lengths or logs, remove with dumper to the trailer. thus leaving all the mess there to rot.

Would the tracks handle it or is that partly why the Iron Horse has those wide tracks... Too wet for quad, too little for forwarder, too impatient for horses!