william127
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That looks great, and 2.5k doesn't seem too bad for what looks like a lot of sturdy metal? The big question is though, will I make that saving up in time saved over using the thumb? I'd say that if you were doing tree work day in day out with your digger then absolutely, but for me who uses it for trees, landscaping and normal digger work, even then probably only averages out at 1 day a week? I suspect not, unfortunately! All purchases are currently on hold however, for the positive reason that we are looking into buying the barn and field we currently rent?? so new toys are on hold!
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Where is a good place to buy a timber grab from? Probably free hanging but maybe with a rotator. RSL is an obvious option but where else would be? What sort of price is good? for a 1.5 ton kubota. I'm also thinking about upgrading the Kubota to the legendary tb016 in the next couple of months so how do these grabs generally mount, would I be able to just have the pin hole mounts changed? And the same question goes for my RSL tooth and rake. Im guessing that as both machines are technically 1.5 tonners then the attachemts them selves will be pretty much the same, just need the mounts modifying. Thanks for any advice
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As Andrew says, I have one of these. I have done some jobs that really are to big for it over the last couple of years and it has been great. The chipping performance really has been excellent for the size and cost. It was spraying conifer chip past the headboard of my 14ft trailer on one job! You can however see why it is cheap, things like guards and shoots need regular tightening. And when you tow it (not on the road) with the supplied bar, the stand is still touching the ground! It is currently out of action but I think its just an oily plug or a bit of dirt shaken up by towing it offroad. To be expected from a small petrol engine and nothing I haven't had with my Honda engined Muck Truck. I would certainly have another but it would be the Rock Machinery one as it looks to be the same machine in a different colour and Hyundai haven't been the best to get parts from.
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I managed to sink this dumper up to its axles/steps early last summer. Completely my fault, I've been driving machines in this field since I was 5, chose the wrong route, lost momentum, game over!/ Fortunately the stuff in in the skip was a mixture of hardcore and roots, I mixed that in the bog in front of the wheels to make a ramp with the digger, dug out all I could with the digger and winched it out with the land Rover. I was only able to use 1 snatch block as it took every strop and.chain I had to reach an anchor tree as it was! I was on my own so just had the dumper in neutral , so nothing but winch power. The first picture is after I knew it was going to come out, I didn't feel like taking pictures when it was right in unfortunately!
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Of course
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Any pictures? Cheers
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I couldn't make something that tidy for that much, no. So if I felt I could justify it I would possibly buy that at some point in the future. A new headstock and pallet forks for the loader is probably a better buy first though. But I've found an old farm elevator that I could make into just what I want, for about £200 all in. Unfortunately, as always, its at the other end of the country! Oh well.
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That's good money for builders bags, £65 round here. Although thinking about it, that shouldn't be a surprise to me- I did 2 bags to a mate in Liverpool when I was going that way for a job as he couldnt find any for a sensible price.
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That looks like a lot of digger for the money ?
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Who uses conveyors/elevators in there firewood handling/ production? Ive delivered 6 bags over the last 2 days and loading all the bags was mind numbing and incredibly time consuming. But I like hand loading as using the digger/loader fills the bags up with dust and bark and all sorts of rubbish. So Im thinking about getting a conveyor of some sort and maybe building a log cleaner for one end of it. A converted bale elevator is one option? Is anyone using the kelfri one in the picture? Any power source considered, except 3phase. Any one got anything for sale? Pictures of what people use would be great! Thanks.
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What area are dumpy bags going for £85?? Assuming you are talking about builders bags, not cubic meter bags?
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I should have said this in my first post: The reason I have the Hyundai is that a mate of mine is a Hyundai reseller- not exactly a dealer but he buys at dealer prices from the importer, so I got it ridiculously cheap. To my eye the Hyundai is the same machine as the rock machinery one, and if I were buying under normal circumstances I would buy from them as the service we have received from the importer has been pretty poor when it comes to even basic spares. Although it has got a bit better.
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I have the Hyundai, its been good for me and it chips very nicely, especially given the cost! It has needed regular bolt tightening/replacement, you can see where its cheap in things like the key switch and some of the sheet metal. Its not a problem for me as its only really me that uses it, so if I need to take a spanner to it I do! But where it matters it works- like when I was chipping conifer and it was throwing chip over the top of the 4ft headboard on my 14ft ifor Williams!! Yes I would rather have a CS100, but the Hyundai was a third of the price. I probably wouldn't have anything if I didn't have this one.
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Kubota, yanmar or Volvo are all excellent, with the Takuchi being just that bit better. In my experience anyway! Its certainly possible to pipe a grab like you describe, but an electric solenoid/diverter will probably be needed to get two functions at the grab? Not really my area of expertise!?
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I really wanted a Tb016, they are a cut above all the rest! Unfortunately I couldn't find one for 7k when I bought mine that wasn't at the other end of the country! Even a used Kubota dealer I talked to when looking for my machine said they are the ones to go for! Prices have come down a little though, like you say it should be perfected doable now?
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So useful and when you own it you can use it whenever you like, no mater how small the job! I'd always go for a canopy over a cab on this size as its much easier to get in and out, especially as you can climb out in any direction if you need to! And it comes on and off in about 10 minutes.
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That shaft looks like it bounced off the road and gearbox for a hundred yards! You're spot on about breakdown's being done quickly- after the prop went I was driving again in 2wd 40minutes later and replaced it that afternoon. But the used chain pile never gets any smaller!!
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I'd say that's plenty, providing you don't want shiney paint! Mine was about £5400 I think, 1.5 ton Kubota. I started to paint mine, to match my defender. That was 3 years ago, and I don't have that defender anymore!
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That really is a week of it! I was just looking through some of my photos and it feels like I've only been doing mechanicals for the last month! In no particular order: New bushes, anti roll bars, drive flanges, calipers, pads and discs on defender. Front prop, power steering pipe, mot on discovery 200tdi engine and mk3 gearbox out of the hilux tipper, mk4 engine and gear box to go in! Stump grinder, lots of tightening up and adjusting. Various small tool repairs. Service digger. Various repairs on mates defenders. Obviously the list is nowhere near done! And I need to get the quad bike fired up tomorrow, for the first time in a year!!
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Yes I'd be interested to know that. I've only ever milled 1 tree, an ash, and I thought I was giving myself an easy start??
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Quad bike and trailer can be surprisingly efficient. Using my old p6e ifor Williams, loading with 750ish kg of hornbeam with the 1.5 ton digger in the woods, drag quad bike and loaded trailer 50 yards onto decent track with the digger, then a 500 yard blast to the barn. Unload by hand, using the 1 in 5 slope of the barn floor to assist, piled as rough as anything to stack with the digger later. Our quickest round trip was 22 minutes, 25 was average. A third man staying in the barn to assist with dragging off and save opening/closing doors and gates would probably saved 5 minutes a trip. I don't think a tipper suitable for a quad bike would have saved us much time as it would have reduced our payload and probably been physically smaller as well as more delicate than my stripped and reinforced P6e!
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I have the same machine badged as a Hyundai, works very nicely, cost less than a grand and has done some good work so far. The cables have all been trouble as they come loose and stretch, but noting that can't be sorted. I'm pleased with it. Its now in need of a sharpen, which I will have a go at, but I'd also be interested in a good source of spare teeth?thanks?
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c ,Another successful day for the little Kubota! Digging out what turned out to be a monster of a cherry tree stump, took me far far longer than I was expecting but that's what happens when the customer has had the tree cut flush with the ground! Shame I didn't get more pictures but I was in a rush all day. And its another success for the 1.5 ton digger + stump grinder + stump + hedge cuttings all fitting on one trailer load. A good first (on site) day at work for the year?
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If you are looking for a loader tractor, industrial tractors are well worth considering. They have much more hydraulic flow than an agricultural version, are no more complicated, have a nice easy to use joystick for the loader- and they are cheap! This one cost me £1700 and to get a normal tractor with this loading power would be far more than that! the downside? No 3pl or spools on mine, but some do! Your budget would let you be a little bit more selective. an old backhoe like an mf50 could be had on your budget, forks on the front, some kind of grab where a back bucket would be? Not something I have any experience with but the look like a lot of machine for the money?
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Another vote for the portek. I bought mine for a nasty job cutting sub 6 inch coppice poles up for a customer, changed what would have been a totally horrible job into a pleasant, efficient process. I've often thought about buying another one and bolting then together so that I can put much longer/heavier timber in it. I can get a wheelbarrow under it but they fill up far too quickly. I might experiment with a trimmed down IBC crate when I've sorted front forks for my loader. Well worth the money!
