william127
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We bought a used quad late last year and while I like it a lot and it handle a 750kg trailer no problem I'm starting to think I should have got a smalll dumper as it would be more versatile- could make extended sides for logs, would tip the logs in a tighter pile, much more manoverable than a trailer, could still pull trailers, I could tee off the hydraulics for a log splitter etc, more likely to find hire work for it, easier to work on and maybe less likely to get nicked? The reason we got a quad was for clearing up a tree job over a couple of hundred yards of lawn in wet conditions, dumper tyres would be too aggressive for that job, maybe if I changed to a dumper I would need 2 sets of wheels and tyres, one MUDs and one turfs? Think there may be a quad on ar trader soon!
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I have a sealey one on my tipper, it's ideal to put bulk bags of logs on the truck. Mine doesn't have a winch but will be adding one as soon as possible as you tend to use half the lift tightening the strap you are lifting with.
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My 461 is great, was using it with the 25 inch bar buried in this solid old oak trunk this afternoon, was going to use the 076 with 36 inch bar in the picture but it was a bit blunt, 461 flew through it. The speed it went I thought it was going to be mushy rubbish wood but it was lovely stuff.
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Stihl 461
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To mount my hand crane on my tipper I cut a steel plate to fit between the inside and outside underbody rails of the body, then bolted an angle on each rail the same length as the plate, then bolted through the crane base, the body of the tipper then the steel plate. This means that when the crane bears weight it is pulling on about 18 square inches of steel, which pulls against the angles which pull against the chassis of the tipper. Seems to work and would have only taken about 2 hours if I'd had sharp drill bits!
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I would far rather work over the weekend then have a day or / off during the week when the things you actually want to do are open- bank, car parts places, clay pigeon ground. Majority of customers are happy to ring you, have you visit or work on a Sunday so why not.
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I first started felling trees with an axe when I was about 7, in the woods with my dad. He also used to take my scouts felling trees in the same woods with a couple of axes when I was about 13, he used to put the faces in with a chainsaw and we would team up to race each other to get the back cuts in. It's Been a while since I felled a tree with an axe but I snedded a few up with one last month.
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I have a receiver hitch bolted under my winch on my defender, I plan on making up a long tube that fits into this with a vice bolted on the end of it. I will probably put a couple of bends in the tube so that it sits at a nice height, not by my knees. Probably oonly any use if you have a winch though.
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So what are your business plans/ambitions for the new year?
william127 replied to Steve Bullman's topic in General chat
Me too, that's why I have fixed my tipper and fitted a hand crane. And why if I haven't bought a 1.5 ton digger with a grab by the end of march I will have the right hump with myself. -
Led lenser h14 head torch, the best torch I have ever had, and I've had a few. Does eat batteries on highest power, but worth it.
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Yes that was caused by me trying to be clever by raising the tipper after I had lifted the bag to let gravity swing it round. When the tipper is down the only lean comes from the suspension compressing, I just wedge a cut railway sleeper under the tree slider to stop it cranking over too much.
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It's an lt77 Jon, fuel is a bit hard to judge at the moment as the milometer and fuel gauge are both a bit duff, but it's certainly good enough for me.
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The goodwinch is fine for the money, much better than my mates t-maxs/Brit parts, but not as good a my old warn(but a new one of them is twice the price). I have no idea how much it would be to have sprayed as I had this rolled for £250, it made a good finish for my needs but probably wouldn't suit most people. Alnd I don't think he would do it for that price now, he was just starting out when he did mine. I'm perfectly happy with this finish as I can always have it reprinted every couple of years if I strip too much paint off off-roading.
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Evening Jon it's a discovery 200 tdi engine, the current model b f MUDs and a good winch goldfish 9500 lb winch:thumbup:
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It's a sealey 900kg, so any sealey supplier can get you one, it works quite well but I should have got one of the ones that have a winch on instead of a fixed length chain. I have the problem of my barn being on a slope so when you get the bag of logs high enough you have to fight gravity to swing them round onto the truck, but this probably wouldn't be a problem for most yards/people. I am probably going to order a couple of the base plates to mount on my trailer and one that slots on and off my tractors pallet forks so I can use the one crane in 3 different places.this bit:
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Where to get older Yamaha quad worked On Hertfordshire?
william127 posted a topic in Large equipment
As above really, where would be a good place to get a 1998 600 grizzly worked on in or around Hertfordshire? Thanks -
I can't seem to get more than 1 piicture attached per post.
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All change in my shed, all my dry logs are bagged and ready to go as I now have a way of lifting full bags on.
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Fencing
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The truck has been busy earning it's keep recently, fencing far into the fields and delivering logs and I have changed the old fashioned spots for a much brighter led bar, and fitted a hand crane.
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130 with a tuned td5 or 300tdi depending on your personal preference, built up on a galv chassis and overhauled axles. With belts,wheel bearings,ujs, lift and water pumps kept on your shelf so you have them to hand. Or you could be really brave and fit a 3litre Isuzu engine, then it would go like a train. For a while...
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ignore the reputation and get yourself a 3litre trooper, just try and find one with lots of service history and that's had the required recalls done. then change the oil every 6k max, one of my customers has had half a dozen 3 litres with no problems, the last 1 had 180k on it when he sold it and we still see it about from time to time 3 years after he sold it. I think that they are the best value 4x4 going, and I am a landrover man through and through!
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That picture is the 1 set up I would trade my defender tipper for!
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this year we have had a takuchi, yanmar and Kubota on hire, all with about 2500 hours on them and they were all pretty similar in ability, the yanmar was perhaps the one that worked the best, but very hard to put one above the others.
