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I'm based in West of Ireland. My nearest greenmech dealer is in Northern Ireland as the company where I bought mine in Dublin have stopped supplying gm machines and parts. There is a fairly robust rad in it which makes them a bit dearer than the normal. Getting prices of over 600 euro so far.

Thanks. Looking into that but seems to be just as expensive. Will look a bit more.

Has anyone had to replace a radiator in a 19-28 GM safetrac. Its a 2006 model. They are very expensive from greenmech and was hoping someone might know if its possible to get a less expensive type ?

Hi folks, I haven't logged in in a while but just to let you now I ended up buying a used Iseki 2160 compact tractor and a new Rinieri TRDE 175 flail mower. Both have worked perfectly for the job they were needed for and I hope to make use of the tractor on some of our tree work as well. The mower is extremely tough as the site had quite a few hidden rocks that were hit while mowing. I ended up replacing one of the hammers which are cheap enough. Thanks for all the advise, it was much appreciated.

Thanks Rob, I really appreciate that. The dealer you mentioned is actually not very far from me.(neighboring county) Looking forward to having a look at these machines. regards Alan

Thanks for the offer Rob, I'm based in West of Ireland so unfortunately I will have to pass on that. The National Ploughing Championship is on next week so that will be a chance for me to see a range of compact tractors hopefully and mowers. Not sure if there will be anything in the line of mini skid steers though. Alan

That thread is unreal. I knew they had many uses but that's unreal. thanks:001_smile:

Can you work a flail mower of the Norcar Rob and how is it on rough ground? On the tree work side of things its more rings we are dealing with rather than whole limbs and some, but not all of the sites are tight on space. I am thinking that if there was a machine that could mow well (the area for mowing is rough) and also be used for lifting rings, small limbs etc, then that would tick most boxes for me. Some type of a shovel grapple would work well I think. I got some info from vermeer and although the S725 and S800 look the business they are well outside of my budget. There seems to be a large selection of compact tractors for sale, and at the moment i,m leaning towards this option. Thanks

Thanks for all of the advise. I will go through the older threads but already I feel a bit more informed. I will keep you posted on how things go.

Hi All, This is my first post so bear with me. I have been operating a small tree care business for about 15 years and am regularly looking for ways to make the job easier which usually means purchasing more machinery. So i am considering purchasing a mini skid steer. does anyone have experience of using a mini with a flail mower? Although 90% of my work is trees, i have recently won a medium sized maintenance job which will involve twice yearly cutting of sedge/grass. I am figuring that a mini skid steer with a grapple would be useful for most of the tree jobs and a flail mower attachment would mean we would get the most out of the machine, as it would do the maintenance work. Also there does not seem to be a great second hand market in the UK or Ireland so I would appreciate if you could let me know of any dealers. I was thinking of a machine along the lines of either a bobcat mt55, Toro dingo or a boxer 320. At the moment I haven't a clue which would be the most suitable to have on the tree care jobs and to also power a flail mower. I look forward to any advise. Thanks in advance Alan