aspenarb
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I suppose he answer is to drag a few of those cheap tarps over the lawn, do the job and leave them in place . Imagine the flip side of that:scared1: Bob
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Nothing worse than skating about on barkers eggs while working:thumbdown: Bob
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It would be interesting to know what the individual weights of axle one and two are. A one ton payload sort of defeats the need for greedy boards. Bob
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Ugly load of poplar that a mate of mine chopped up in 5`6" lengths for a customer that wanted all he could bring. One transit load later she said that was all she wanted. Loads of extra work for him and awkward to load for me, also no job for it so off to green waste station. Bob http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=147797&stc=1&d=1391551984
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Our H&S policy states we must have at least one qualified first aider on site at all times and the first aid kits are numbered to support the amount of workers they are effective for. ie a five man kit, in our case it must also include the eyebath and large wound dressing. Bob
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I dont know what make our grab is but its brilliant. We added the paddle`s to the arms and shoved some extra forks on and its really universal. Its happy picking up massive sticks as well as brash. Bob
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I bet his first aid box is empty:) Bob
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Chains for pulling timber
aspenarb replied to Ty Korrigan's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
https://www.google.co.uk/shopping/product/9661172732975590872?q=ebay+towing+chains&rlz=1C1KMZB_enGB525GB525&espv=210&es_sm=93&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&bvm=bv.60444564,d.ZG4,pv.xjs.s.en_US.TCt7lX562oI.O&biw=1040&bih=894&tch=1&ech=1ψ=jEnuUrfNMoWShgeOjoHIDQ.1391348096861.3&ei=kknuUuK_MciShQeTzYGwDQ&ved=0CLMBEKYrMAU Dont take to much notice on the load limits because we have used these as bonds round trees while winching out of swamps and the 10 ton winch rope has broken without hurting the chains. Either way works as a choke, they never come off. Bob http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=147542&stc=1&d=1391348576 http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=147543&stc=1&d=1391348576
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Chains for pulling timber
aspenarb replied to Ty Korrigan's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Rolson have these chains in their warehouse near reading for about £12 +vat but there is a minimum spend when you go there. The ebay ones are more expensive because of the p+p weight. Beware there are two different weight chains on the market, we use the heavier 3/8 chain and not the 5/16 one. The shorteners come off in seconds, they are only held on with a clevis pin and split pin. I have chopped them up in different lengths for loads of different jobs. Bob http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=147536&http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=147537&stc=1&d=1391347402stc=1&d=1391347402
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Chains for pulling timber
aspenarb replied to Ty Korrigan's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
We have ended up with a universal chain that does pretty much every thing from dragging timber to lifting and chaining down loads. They do all the jobs we need a chain for, if you need a choke just form a loop and if you need to extend just tag another on, £15 ish for a 14` long chain is not bad. They have a rating but we have never managed to break a chain or shortener, we must have about 20 of them. Bob http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=147534&stc=1&d=1391342814
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Tacograph for vehicles over 3.5T gross weight
aspenarb replied to Tomatin Firewood's topic in Firewood forum
This debate has run in the in the arb vehicles section. Here is the download along with the form that needs to be sent off if you are to register an exemption. If its registered you wont be doing battle at these checkpoints as the information will be on the database. Bob https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/210068/hgv-tachograph-exemption-declaration-form.pdf -
Engine is 15" long from front pulley to the rear pulley. Bobhttp://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=147400http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=147401&stc=1&d=1391250630&stc=1&d=1391250630
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I just bought a truck mounted insulated fridge body for my nipper to use as a shed for his motorbike, that had a fridge powerpack on it with a tiny little water cooled electric start twin cylinder yanmar/kubota diesel engine, it has a belt drive off the back. Would this do the job? Bob
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Dont panic because you had built them before 2012 did you not? So they will be stamped as built in 2011 wont they chaps therefor exempt from the new regulations. Bob
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Sat on a top seat crane in this weather is no fun:thumbdown: Its wetter than an Otters pocket . Bob
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What additions would you like to see on Arbtalk
aspenarb replied to Steve Bullman's topic in General chat
Yes ,it would be good if when clicking on a topic on the home page it went to the last page and not the first. Bob -
Thats what Willy still uses, no ironmongery on his harness Checked the boot of his car today for his kit but its at his home but will take a snap of it when its here. Asked him his age today and he is actually 73 soon to be 74. Bob
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How does that affect the spares situation? We still run quite a few of these. Bob
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I will pull his kit out off his motor tomorrow and take a snap of it. No frills:scared1: Bob Edit . where is Rhys Brace he has worked with him .
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I have a Willy Mathews working for me , he is 72 and still climbs. Only on the odd occasions now but still does it. The bloke is a legend. Bob
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If its quiet you want the hydraulic saw is a good idea but like already said the petrol powerpack will still be noisy, why not go for the electric powerpack? That would be the best of both worlds. They are made in single phase as well. Bob Hire 3 phase Electric Powered Hydraulic Power Unit Power Pack 140bar | eBay
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I bought a Kubota B6200 way back in 1989 and had the front loader , backhoe and lawn tyres fitted at the same time. Really has been a great bit of kit , it will dig down 3mts which is more than many mini diggers and the front loader is good for about 250kg. The hydraulics on the tractor can handle the front loader but the backhoe has a pump off the pto. The whole thing goes about 2 ton and is only 4` wide. Bob
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. I think this particular exemption fits the local arb guy, the materials on the truck are normally going back to the yard for further process which in my view is still in the course of his work. It wont cover delivering logs or other products for reward etc but they would probably go out on a smaller truck., registering the exemption is important though. The bowser units we have run on the same exemption and we dont have to empty them of water for the journey home. If in doubt seek clarification . All said and done these exemptions are intended to help those that dont primarily drive for a living and only use the truck locally . Bob
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Its not made easy but the downloads are there for all to read. As said Tacho exemption 5 would cover most local arb guys running 7.5 tons, its not a get out its a clearly written exemption. Bob https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/210068/hgv-tachograph-exemption-declaration-form.pdf 5. Vehicle is not over 7500kg GVW or is part of a combination of vehicles not over 7500 kg combined GVW which is used to carry materials equipment or machinery for the driver s use in the course of his work within a 50 km radius of base and where driving is not the driver s main activity
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A few tacho exemptions that exist might be of interest to some, 5 ,6. and maybe 17. If the form is filled in and sent off Vosa will have it on their database as exempt, we have used it on our bowsers etc. Bob https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/210068/hgv-tachograph-exemption-declaration-form.pdf
