william127
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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.
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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!
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Very good point- I have been using the same independent Land Rover dealer near me for parts and the odd repair for 10+years. I was recently doing a suspension change one Saturday with my mate on his defender. At 12:40 in the afternoon- 10 minutes after the dealer officially closes- we sheared a part. I got straight on the phone, told them what I needed, "no problem Will, I'm just leaving but I'll leave you one behind the gatepost. Pop By whenever to sort the money out". i told my mate who's truck we were working on, he always buys his parts online, he was gobsmacked! You really can't beat that kind of service, but if you don't have a local dealer then what can you do!
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Unloading a trailer at the yard a few months ago
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We hired that model from time to time ten years or so ago, it was ok if the blades were sharp but useless if they weren't! my little Hyundai is so much nicer to use and I'd say all the other similar priced ones would be similar, with the cs100 types better again? still not the easiest thing to move on your own, but doable.
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A thumb and a ripper tooth is an excellent start for handling timber for a good price. Mine has handled hundreds of tons of timber and dug out countless stumps. a rotating grab will be better at handling timber but a thumb is cheaper and you always have it with you.
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I had some brackets fitted to a spare van vault this morning so I can pick it up with the digger. Should make a handy site box.
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I have the Hyundai chipper. I like it, it works for my occasional use- maybe once a month. It works well and I like using it. I will say that I got it incredibly cheap as my mate is a Hyundai re-seller, so that was a big factor! Parts supply(only service parts and blades) has been an issue, but it is now sorted. Build quality is fine for the price. There is another make, I think it's lumag? That sell a very similar model with a directional spout and that would be very handy! I have also bought the Hyundai stump grinder, but I haven't used it yet. If it is as good as the chipper I will be very pleased, and I don't see why it won't. A cs100 must be a better machine, but it's also 3 times the price, which one is best for an individual/business is a how long is a piece of string question?
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Anyone changed a mk3 hilux gearbox and some hilux pictures ?
william127 replied to william127's topic in Arb-Trucks
Well it's back in! We dropped it with brute force and a trolley jack, put it back in with a hoist through the passenger door. Id say that it is twice as easy as a defender box change, although the big wheels and suspension lift helped with access underneath. We did it in a couple of sessions, but I think 2 of us could do one in a morning, having done 1. Boxes work lovely now, and a new custom made pipe has made the power steering finger light
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Getting this beast back on the road and finding that the usedgearbox/transfer box is the slicked I have ever had and that it sits at 70 comfortably and a new pipe has made the power steering feather light! merry Christmas to me!
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I can definitely reverse a trailer and I have to disagree! Sometimes there just isn't room...
