Graham w
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done this with dry hardwood around inch to inch and half. once its in a net people will buy it.
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it would be cruel to pull a lowloader with that tractor. i would look at a 6610 for medium /heavy road work
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First arb vehicle - van or truck? New or used? Buy or lease?
Graham w replied to Shipwrecked Bones's topic in Arb-Trucks
i spent £450 on my first truck an ldv. it only needed a bit of tlc a king pin, an exhaust and brakes when required. it served me for 4 years and i sold it for £700. it has then passed two mots with no major issues and still on the road today. i will have to make the owner an offer when my fancy newer truck dies. ldv are so cheap and easy to fix i keep a second ldv in the yard as a back up i would probably never buy new because im from scotland -
i would only use this as a guide and contact a main dealer for accurate information
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you will be surprised where an ldv can go
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thats a fair point, problem was sourcing the engine, hydraulics and spools that were all in serviceable condition and the oil tank thats not part of the chassis. some of the akerman/volvo diggers have high psi around 5000 or 350 bar, but i would hate dismantling one (i would give it a name and put it in the garden:thumbup1:) eventually we found an air cooled deutz engine with oil coolers built into the rear of the block and sauer pumps with low low hours. unfortunately i missed the rest of the machine that had lots of goodies like matching oil tanks, air filters and diesel tanks three times the flow or even twice is a lot of oil
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there is a charge pump to the rear of the main pump. the tank(s) will be mounted directly above the pump i planned to make a hydraulic power pack that was portable hence the compact tank size but looks like it will be too heavy and bulky. the main use is to power a processor, but dont expect to see anything soon because its a huge build
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there should be loads of oil in the system theres lots of large rams, motors and a crane to power
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there is an oil cooler built onto the engine. The pumps are variable piston type so depending on use the flow can be adjusted accordingly
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Im building a hydraulic oil tank for a project but what is a healthy size for a pump thats 190 liters per min? i was thinking around 70l. thoughts and suggestions welcome
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if i was to use felt i would put the battens running from top to bottom instead of side to side, screwed or nailed to the top side of your trusses
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here is a quick cross section.
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yes one batten for feather/waney edge, i was thinking about scotch lap. the type of insulation is not so important for the size of the build, any heat saved with high performance insulation could be quickly lost through windows, frames or doors, or when you open the door. will there be insulation under the floor? why not use box profile or corrugated iron for the roof, it would almost guarantee a water tight roof. it may also work out more cost effective with a longer lasting material. also you wouldnt need to have OSB or ply with tin as it would be mounted on battens above your membrane that sits above the insulation and trusses i think the membrane should be on the insulation side of the air gap to allow the cladding extra air to dry when damp. i can see the membrane holding moisture if its hard against the cladding
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kingspan sounds expensive i would use 100mm glass wool insulation between framework then on the outside of the frame have a sheet of ply to hold the insulation, on the ply i would mount a building paper or roofing paper usually rubberoid then at 600mm spacings vertically fix a 10mm x 40mm strap (i call them drip strips because they allow water to run off your paper) on the strap fix a 40mm x 50mm batton horizontally this gives your air gap, then mount your cladding
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who makes a good commercial quality power washer? it will be used to clean dirty/gritty saw logs and wash salt and mud off vehicles? ideally something that wont burn out in 10mins, thanks
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Going Self employed pros & cons thoughts ?
Graham w replied to Davidlong1990's topic in General chat
fixed it:thumbup1: joking aside good advice -
just watched the full length one, oh dear
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I may have a job coming up where heavy machinery will be working on the edge of a peat bog. Has anyone had a good or bad experience working near/in a peat bog? hints and tips are greatly appreciated , Thanks
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what is your ideal size and budget?
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i welcome vosa checks. once you have had one or two vosa will recognize your fleet and leave you alone. you should be off the road if you have something to hide
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fantastic news! now what i have been doing for 20 years is now legal
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excellent!
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DayZ is almost as realistic as it gets
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agg221 thankyou for your post IP sounds like a good direction.
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ive seen the pezzolato and the smaller pinosa processors but never searched the larger models their higher output is 28 tons per hour on firewood around 70cm in length. they are very professional bits of kit but they are different
