GTS

Hi, just put mine up for sale, here on Arbtrader if anyone wants a purpose built, strong TD5 tipper

All the best

Nathan

Thanks GA. theres no rot and there is no slap what so ever now in the drive line as ive just spent nearly 2.5k on that alone. The chassis was covered by nexus with some stuff they use on oil rigs to keep the rust away. Will look at the faceache ads ta

Buying, as i first wrote, i want a market valuation so i can make my mind up what to do with my business next

thanks

Hi G A

Years 2000

189k

Van Arken box

intercooler

air filter

turned up turbo a little...

do you know anyone/ dealer who understands 110 defenders?

Hi all, I’m thinking about parting with my truck. I’ve pent a fortune over the last 6-7 years, so I don’t want to. Circumstances have changed and I’m travelling more miles and my chipper set up is 1.4 tonnes so it’s not that frugal when lugging it all around in and out of town. I’ve got 3 1/2 cube which makes it tight / heavy when you’ve already done a tip run and still go home with chip, Logs on and a bag of crape. 

I don’t want to phone a dealer to be told “ it books at£nothing” so does anyone know anyone i can talk to about a true market value of my LANDY? I don’t know wether I want to go through the cost hassle of an engine swap to something with much more power. It’s not standard now.

thanks in advance

Just checked the rollers stubby, your right, you learn something new...

Yes its the x cut and its just the gold strap. 

I came across this when I first bought the new saw, just after they launched the chain. I don’t understand why husqvarna would develop a new chain, spending millions in the process. Now i am unsble to clip the roller over the tie strap. Ive used that roller for years.  Fudging it when its new, free hand is one thing but i cant be messing about like this when the chain needs some really heavy sharpening down after hitting an absorbed foreign body in the cut. Or, wait for it, do i have to buy something else?

Shires hi, the deal was sorted by Andy Gould. Andy put together a really fair px and arranged a really cheap finance deal. Dan engineered the tow pack and replaced some fairly big worn out bits. It’s a top job all round solid and strong. I’m very happy with it all?

Mark it’s done all the things everyone said it would do, chips faster, fills the truck up quicker, be more involved in upkeep and from where I get out to work I can hitch up the trailer it runs on, pike all the equipment on I need for the day and drag the whole lot out to the truck, onto the job and move around onsite under its own steam if necessary or just use it as a standard road tow if it’s domestic work. I have managed to keep working, up to get, getting out of real muddy conditions and keeping all safe at night too. 

Guys thanks for your help. Just before Christmas I went the chipper route. Global Sales sorted and prepped this one for me, happy days

Hi Arbor Aero,

go to the Arb association website and look up their docs. I don’t know for sure if they still do their own file on all the regs but they used to produce one which I picked up at the aa show years ago for £35. It has all the Loler, Puwer, Coshh etc and will give you a great place to start.

Good luck

Thank you very much for all of your help and considerations/ advice. The direction is a great help to me.

Capacity or maxed out capacity  in the system is I suppose what I’ve been grappling with. 

The mog/ chipper combo needs some proper time,thought and costing out, will try Atkinson vos. 

Failing this, then a larger tow behind still seems to be the big gain for smaller outlay if I can’t get decent money for the LANDY tipper.

Thank you for your thoughts again 

Hello all,

i have had a quick look back at the old threads, tbh, my query is partially loaded towards my future earnings and not this tax year but I am pushing my arb130 harder now than at any point before.

i am a small business but have been keeping things as tight as possible for a while now so, as work has the potential, when do you suddenly break out the wallet and say, that’s it, it’s time for a bigger road tow chipper to swallow all this domestic work?

its possibly a basic business question but I didn’t go to college.

your thoughts would be appreciated 

thanks

Nathan

Morning all,

i am about to change my harness and am currently using hitch climber system with two strops for conny bashing and a spider jack and mini frog, for open tree work, if I’m feeling brave. My question is really that  Petzl describes using a zigzag with the new srt style sequoia so would there be any reason not to use the srt harness grey attachment point under the main bridge for the spider jack. Making the whole climbing system tighter and compact giving you more rope to feed through both systems?

Any thoughts please

The Predator looks a bit of a bargain compared to the Greenmech QuadChip. Will it stand up to what the QuadChip will? Anyone with any experience of the yellow machine, pros and cons please

Thankyou in advance

Nathan

Evening All,

Stihl KMR articulated hedge cutter is jumping when under stress, cutting plus 8mm anything.
Below is a mod for everyone to fix their hedge cutter. Apparently Stihl are working on their issues but as it is now hedge cutting season and we need working hedge cutters now, here’s a cheap fix.
Below you will see I have ensured the sprung black handle on the main shaft will seat as closely as possible to engage the locating pin in as far as possible.
Then step 2, get a hole enlarger approx£7 the set and widen each oval hole of the “U” shape bracket to 6mm round.
This will ensure that the locating pin will seat inside the “U” shaped bracket correctly and be solid in the cut.
Enjoy and happier cutting

Nathan Robinson 

Gemstone Gardener and Gemstone Tree Surgery 

Hi all,

i am looking for someone who can slot in some days working with me on the tree side of my business, potentially something every other week.

You need to have ideally cs38/39 and ground saw, chipper tickets etc and the ability to do a short day and a long one if something goes south.

No Pre Madonna’s Please!

Good pay for the right person and I will not keep you waiting for it.

Please phone me on  07581074688, it’s Nathan thanks

Think it was the 4th renewal with them

I lost all my no claims, just gone.

Yes, spent some money too but it turns out they are more interested in their returns than what's actually happening in the real world. Black and white, made a claim, well you've now to pay back their payout! It seems

Through Arborisk Bartlett. They've been great but they still pass all this on and didn't really highlight the pitfalls

Makes you wonder just how much and what to resell your insure, depressing

I had a break in, lost 2.5k of kit. That was October last year. My renewal has come through and Aviva, the underwriters have increased my excess from 250 for small plant and 500 for any one item over 5k to £1000.00 per claim. This is utterly outrageous.

The jobs hard enough. I could rant on and on but I'm too disappointed now with the lack of back up from the "big companies" who have taken, so much of my money, currently and in the past. As to the future, well I am going to review every Aviva policy I have.

Just thought I'd ask if anyone else has had to put up with the same?