william127
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Everything posted by william127
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I would disagree with you completely about it being pointless without self loading ability- yes shoveling a big pile of stuff is tedious, but not as tedious as shoveling it AND wheelbarrowing it!! Good to hear the self loader part works well though as I've never had the chance to use one and thought the might be a bit of a gimmick.
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I can push my hyundai mini chipper about, strip it down and carry it through houses and even lift it onto my flatbed trailer on my own when I need to, so its perfectly manouverable. But I'm still seriously thinking about mounting it on a quick release on a tracked barrow....
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Spot on, I sold mine last year to buy a hilux I really wanted. I regret it every week, not that I regret buying the hilux! I have done about 10 ton of conifer chip and logs this week and have never missed a bit of kit so much. I had the high sides and could happily fit my 1.5 ton digger and mini chipper in it at the same time, it followed the truck perfectly, didn'tmindo being overloaded or sitting above the motorway speed limit. I also have a 14x 6 flat bed and if I could only have 1 it would be that as I like the space and being able to move vehicles. But for tree work the 10x5 tipper is THE trailer to have! Sod it, eBay here I come..
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I have a comparatively small 18v brushless makita, one of the best tools I have. Makes so many jobs so much easier!
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I wish I hadn't sold my 076! Made me grin every time I used, but I didn't think I was going to get a mill and I needed some cash great saws
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Good idea, I already have a van vault with hooks like that, and a steel frame platform so why not this as well!
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Lovely little digger also at the small end, I have come up with a tidy way to store my buckets- an IBC, cut down. Easily stores my rake, tooth, muck bucket and 4 buckets, with room for more. The digger should easily be able to pick the whole lot up, and it cost absolutely nothing
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Twin axle versus tri axle trailers - pros and cons?
william127 replied to Big J's topic in Large equipment
I have 3 twin axles and they suit me better than 3 axles. I carry a real variety of loads and often need as much weight capacity as possible. They also seem(to my mind anyway) easier to manover which is important as I work in loads of different domestic places. If I carried one item of fixed weight up and down the motorway all the time I'd probably go for tri axle, but the twin axle is perfectly happy provided you get the loading right.. -
Opinions on forestry tow vehicles
william127 replied to Big J's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Discovery 2s are lovely trucks. Very versatile, good at most things, easily tuneable, mechanicaly straight forward, I really should get one! Have you ever tried a defender with a small steering wheel, chopped out bulkhead and extended seat rails? I'm only a couple of inches shorter than you and probably a lot bulkier and I can happily drive my defender in great big boots. I have driven it 300 miles without stopping before, 500 miles most weeks and regularly more. It's also a brilliant tow vehicle. Just a thought. -
Not very productive, just a bit of posing!
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Stihl 170 as a Christmas present when I was 16!! Did tons of work, 15 years on it's been used as a donor saw, so most of it is still going. I then bought myself a Stihl 390 which was basically a bit pants but has always been reliable. After having it 8 years I drilled out the exhaust and switched it to aspen- totally transformed it. It's now basically an ornament/ back up to the back up back up! as I have much better saws of similar weight.
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dont suppose you have a picture of how you did the log splitter? That's in the plan for mine
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It is indeed a shuttle model, so simple to use. Thats quite a log you are lifting there, I'm looking forward to getting some forks on mine. Wide wheels are a good idea too. What's on the back of yours?
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I think I'll stick with my Hyundai and quad bike combination! It chips better than those videos, and with the price difference between my setup and that I could pay for my defender, plant trailer and saws again!!
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My new loader tractor has arrived, 1990 Massey ferguson 30e. Currently has a pto compressor which is only any use to me as a counterweight!
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Only done it the once so far, yes it does work, I'll be doing it again.
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I think it has a pto but no linkages, I will find out for sure when I take the compressor off... i plan to semi permanently attach a log splitter of my own design in place of the compressor. I'm hoping it has a pto so I can get a hydraulic pump that runs off that, rather than having to tap into the loading hydraulics
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I certainly do with my 1.5 ton kubota, using a thumb,ripper tooth and rake. I also used to use it power my log splitter before I sold it. Have a look at the "show us your diggers thread" over 200 pages of diggers!
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Rather than starting a new thread I thought I'd post on this one. I have just bought a 30e with a compressor on the back this morning, gets delivered in the next couple of weeks it seems to be in very good working order and the loader surprised me with how big it looks! i have lots of plans for it, including putting a 3 point linkage on the front loader so I can pick up and move implements easily and use the pallet forks I already have rather than buying new ones. I also want to take off the compressor and either fit a 3 point linkage or built a custom made log splitter on the rear. I also want to fit wheel weights. I also plan to change all the lights for leds and maybe even fit a radio
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Thanks for the reply, I have someone who has quoted me £275, for 90ish miles, which I think is pretty fair. We are just trying to firm up a day that suits the lorry, the current owner and me...
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I could possibly need a loader tractor transporting from Coventry to Hertford next week, weighs about 3.5-4 tons I think. It works fine so can be driven onto the lorry. Its not got to be done at a particular time so could be a back load. Can anyone recommend someone and any idea what I should expect to pay? thanks.
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I have a Hyundai, it was stupidly cheap for me as I got it through a mate who is a Hyundai reseller. I'd imagine it comes out of the same factory as loads of other makes of small chipper. It is cheap for a reason but it works for me, chips very nicely. I probably only use it a couple of times a month at most but am always pleased when a job comes up that needs it. Blades are reversible and cheap. We did have some trouble getting service parts but I think that has now been sorted. i also bought there stump grinder on a Black Friday super deal, but I haven't used it yet.
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Anyone using an RSL root ripper on’t digger
william127 replied to Matthew Storrs's topic in Large equipment
I bought one when I first bought my digger, it's very good. I have done loads of stumps with it. -
Put a 2ft light bar over the back door of the Land Rover, independently switched so it can be on at any time, including when the keys are in your pocket. It's the single best modification I have ever made to a vehicle. It did once look like making my mate cry- I told him if we cut and split x amount of logs on a November Saturday I'd pay him 50percent extra. He really went for it all day, come 4pm he's ready to drop and not yet earned his bonus. It's getting dark and he tells me we need to stop. I tell him to have a drink, I'll be back in a minute. I reverse the truck in, switch it off and light the place up like daylight! 2 hours later, a bonus has been earned but an assistant is ready to keel over!
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That's what I use with 1,2 or 3 bulk bags on(0.7m I believe). And yes it is slightly overloaded with 3 bags on, but it handles it fine behind my Land Rover. I would far rather have a pick up for these smaller deliveries but the Land Rover and trailers are far better for all my other works and I've not been defeated by access issues yet! I wish I got the opportunity to deliver in the quantities that some people seem to, I can only think of a couple of times in the last 10 years or more that I have tipped a load and 3 bags is classed as a big load!
