william127

I see where you're coming from, but I think if I can find one of those red rhino machines near me it should be viable i think. We only use soil in pretty small quantities so it costs £40+ a ton to buy, I now think there's 100 ton ish in the piles. I have a digger and a loader so only running costs for them, not hire rates, and I'll be doing it myself-not that my time is free, or even cheap! A bit of time on the screener should get the pile tidied up (that's quite important due to where our fields are), make a decent pile of usable product and give me some experience of the process in case I ever need to use it on site where its a bit more important! Cheers ?

This one looks like the way to go, just need to find one for a sensible price that's not a hundred miles away!

I'm currently digging out my muck heap and I've found about 40 tons of really decent soil. There is probably the same again in another heap up the field. Any recommendations on a machine I could hire to screen the rubbish out of it to leave decent soil behind ? Needs to be able to use in a field and ideally mobile in use so I can move it to the soil rather than bringing the soil to it. Any suggestions welcome, thanks.

I remember you saying about the 5s being better than the 0s when I got my 3060, that would make sense as its the slightly later series- so basically the same but slightly improved?!? Prices of the 1056s seem a bit a bit hit and miss, but slightly up on 5 years ago maybe? ?

So the tractor in this picture is long gone-at a great profit!- and its time for another! (I did think that buying a brand new loader 2 months ago would 'scratch the itch' for this year, but apparently not!) So any suggestions of tractors to meet this criteria: 4wd 80-100ish HP 40kph Loader 2 spools £10000-12000(roughly) Nice cab Big wide door Lots of leg room Gear sticks to the side, not between your legs 3pl controls on the outside for easy hitching up My current contender is a mf3090/95, or a 3080/85 if it was in really nice condition for the right price. Reading through here Aspen Bob has got me tempted by a 3125 but I think that's somewhat overkill!! I'm also very keen on the case 1056xl for the simple reason that a farmer/contractor 2 miles from me has had at least 20 of them and never got rid of any so there are plenty of spares and knowledge on them in the area, plus they are simple and just do the job. Not sure what they are like to work in/drive? I will probably head to Cambridge sales next month- not to buy, I can't risk this much on an auction- but its the best place to climb in the cabs of many different models! Any suggestions appreciated, but I'm not in the market to buy right now, itll be a couple of months yet ??

I wouldn't go there looking for a tractor unless you know absolutely what you are looking at, and the values of the machines you are looking at. Too easy to get your fingers burnt! I can't say I've seen many valtras there either, but obviously different every month. Its not a bad day out though and you can get good buys on the implements and odds and sods bits- I got a big pile of barriers for not much more than I paid for 1 new one last time I went.

I work with Andrew regularly and can vouch for the research that's gone into, the maintenance of and low hours of all this kit. Its all great stuff??

Please don't be a bunch of pollocks, we're not a school!

Unfortunately no tractor at the moment? Cheers though.

Could I get a price for a pallet delivered to Hertford please?

Not at the moment. Looking to hire a fully operated machine really- if I operate the processor I will have to get someone else to operate the loader/digger/saw/broom, so everything, including the processor will be less efficient! I thing its better all round for me to get an operated machine??

I deal virtually direct with Powergen, but through a mate of mine and yes they are a respectable company who have been excellent at sending out new machines- but not so good with spare parts! Its not the end of world as I don't rely on my machine either, its just a useful thing to have that cost me not much more than £1000. If I didn't have my 'direct line' missing out a dealer and naturally increasing the price, I'd almost certainly have gone for the Rock Machinery badged version!

Anybody doing day rate processing around Hertford? I will hopefully be getting 20+tones of processor grade(well to my uneducated eye!) ash, be in about 10ft lengths, to be processed to 9-10 inch logs. I will be there to assist with loading and clearing split logs. I have a mini digger with a thumb, a couple of trailers to use as log decks if needed and a loader to clear split logs. Should be a really nice job! So if anyone is interested and wants to let me know prices that would be great?

Thats what you call a workshop?? Tidyness is so important, so easy yet so hard! Cupboards, cabinets and shelves, get as many as you can and be prepared to change them, you can't get everything right first time.... Doesn't need to cost much either, with Facebook marketplace, Gumtree etc, plus making use of old pallets, off cuts and family castoffs I have meters and meters of storage but I've paid virtually nothing for it. Make benches tbe height that suits you, not a standard/same as some else's I like my benches low chest height, not waist height and I'm a bit taller than average so my benches are too high for a lot of my mates? If you make mobile/freestanding benches, make them the same height as the fixed ones for when youre doing big jobs and need as much workspace as possible. Try and have dedicated workshop tools and separate toolbox/van tools. I have a hand brush and wire brush tied to my workbench, its literally the only way to stop them going walkabout (in my hands, but still a pain) and I need to do the same with a combi spanner! A dymo type label maker is very handy, as are white boards, black boards and big bits of chalk. A fixed charging point for cordless batteries is useful and a shelf for the radio is essential!! Tidying away before you lock up is much better than tidying up before you start next time! Sorry I might have gone off on a bit of a tangent!?

Can't say I've had that with my Hyundai, could well be the blade gap. Where did the last couple of posters buy there Hyundai's from and where do you plan on buying spares from? I have had to buy some parts for my Hyundai's recently and its been a pain in the backside!! Its taken several phone calls, and the throttle cable, pull cords and handbrake cables are still not here! Not trying to be a gloom and doom merchant, just a heads up- when you think you'll need something, get your order in asap!

Great set of attachments? What's the little 3 tined thing? A ripper for before using the grader?

I hired one in with an operator last week, did a good job getting 13 tons of material 100 yards from a road and over a wall. I did have to do a lot of shoveling as the height of the wall meant it needed to use its extension jib so could only lift about 600kg. Was a tricky location and worked well, although the circumstances where it is the right machine is very particular so it will probably be a long time before I have it again. A telehandler, avant, rough terrain forklift, dumper or Hiab would generally be far easier. On this job a very big Hiab would have done it but I wasn't 100℅ it would have weaved its way in. So the hooka was the right machine?

I will happily admit that the guard was taken off mine within a few cuts! Its only me that uses it and I'm quite happy without it. Its a very productive system, especially when you arrange your logging area to make the most of it. A second saw is very useful for preparing the logs if they are not straight, but with chainsaws- the more the merrier!

Have you seen the Portek ones, where the chainsaw is clamped on you slide the log along? I have one, its a great bit of kit. You can put surprisingly large logs through it. You do have to watch out for the smaller logs as they can get flung out but once you get used to it you know what to expect.

To be fair a single cab tipper would be pretty close- that's what my hilux is, but that will never be a main work truck as it is too old and can't tow much. The other problems with that would be: Lack of tool/storage space. Modern pick ups are very big and have car quality and style panels, which makes them highly vulnerable to expensive damage. Gearing/inability to use low box on tarmac to shunt heavy trailers. I don't know if that's the case with the latest generation of pick ups but it was certainly an issue for both the people I know who've had DMaxs for towing. And this is the big one: Cost/Depreciation. I've had my defender nearly 4 years, done 65k hard miles in it, and its basically worth what I paid for it. You're not going to get that with anything else! Having said all that, if they brought out a van version, a proper van, with a access from between the seats and a rear door, not a pick up with a canopy, and it had a proper 7 ton train weight, id be very interested. After someone else had taken the hit on the depreciation, obviously!????

I have a hilux as well so I'm certainly not anti Toyota. I'm not anti new pick ups as such, but there just literarily isn't a direct replacement for my 110 available anywhere. Ive tried to like the new ranger as they are great vehicles, but its not for me. My current vehicle plan is to keep my 110, which has been doing 20k+ a year, keep my td5 disco as car/back up/tow car and add a 3.0 single cab iveco tipper, That should keep the miles on the defender down to 10k or so a year, so it should last a few more years??

I can completely understand where you are coming from, the problem comes in the looking elsewhere department... Im certainly a land rover enthusiast but I have tried/looked at other makes and can't see any alternative for my defender/disco, other than a hugely expensive land cruiser or something

Do you have a picture, or a link? Thanks

I'd give the 251 a miss, nothing really wrong with it but a heavy not very powerful homeowner/gardeners saw. I think. I've no experience what so ever of the 260. Have a look at husky 350/357, can be had for a good price, powerful(for size), well balanced and sturdy. These are my 2 most used saws these days.