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Its better than that in the flesh. Bob

If you get one belly plate it, there is a disc brake bolted to the prop flange on the front axle that is a bit exposed and trim off the bottom rung of the step. Other than that they seem indestructible , its about the last of the telehandlers not littered with electronic lockouts. They have front,rear or both and crab steer on a switch which is really handy. They have no trouble dozing massive trees off the road in one piece and will load over the top of our artic trailer. We made the door lift off because the rear wheels used to catch the door if it was open. There is also a diverter behind the seat for a third service like a winch or log splitter. I would be interested in another one the same. Bob

This is what they look like without a coat of bob blue and with the proper doors on:) http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=146012&stc=1&d=1389639442

They really are the nuts. I have not found anything that comes close, the lads insist on it on every job. They can pick up far more than they are rated at. Bob

Here`s a new batch of 5 good workings jacks, about two moths old. http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=145982&http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=145983&stc=1&d=1389607208stc=1&d=1389607208

Cant believe how close some of you lads get to this. That 50.5455 cubic meters measurement was accurate , goes to show that although most of the hardwoods like beech ,oak etc are around a ton per cube meter when they are stacked even tightly like this lot was the air spaces make at least 50% of that volume. Had that have been all beech it would have gone 25ton. Anyway it weighed 23.450 tons. 1st Rover 23.765 ( knackered transfer case ) 2nd Chris23a 24ton ( bent bar from an 88 ) 3rd Mattinman1990 22.7ton ( squashed jerry can ) 4th Santacruz 22.4 ton ( anything you like out of the scrap bin ) And anyone else between 20 and 25 ton well done. Bob

I personally would have a good look at which main dealers there are locally. If there is a good Ford dealer nearby go with that or whichever. When you need parts quickly you need them, there is nothing worse than needing a mirror or mechanical part and waiting days for it to turn up in the post. I think most manufacturers stopped making bad trucks years ago. Bob

Cant think of anything worse , hydraulics get tired after a couple of hours . The oil gets warm, foams and it all slows down. Its ok on flails and mowers where its not being caned but you only need to use one of those hydraulic stump grinders vs direct drive to see how bad losses are. Bob

So much truth in this statement, I only keep enough wood in the yard to fill nets and sell at the gate or bagged up by the pallet. When we were doing log deliveries its was always afterwork or weekends and we were just to unreliable. The rest of the timber I sell to the log boys most of which still split timber old school , only one lad I know with a processor. Judging by the size of wad that I am paid from they are all doing well. Bob

Still running all of the above was about NI not collecting his prize last time . Will finish it tonight. Bob

No crack on I was on about the last one which NI won and never collected his prize:) http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/firewood-forum/65858-guess-weight.html Bob

You won the last one. Your miles out this time and you are Banned:) You never collected your blunt file and broken chain, it has accumulated £750 in storage charges:thumbdown: Results from the last one below. e: Guess the weight Quote: Originally Posted by NI Tree View Post 20.1 t Quote: Originally Posted by Justjames1961 View Post 21.5 Ton Quote: Originally Posted by Garyjp View Post Not sure but deffo wouldnt want to drop it on my big toe. 19.7 t (imperial, none of that fancy new metric stuff mind) Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App Quote: Originally Posted by tothby1 View Post 22.5 ton Thats near enough, contents of the truck weighed 17.385 so anyone referring to the contents of the bin at 17 ish ton has done really well. There was 2 ton of chip on the transit and 4 of the cubic meter builders bags of rakings which I forgot about which would have been another ton so the true weight of the tree was about 20.385 ton. Quote: Originally Posted by SamWhiting12 View Post Watched a programme about best way to guess the weight of a sheep, and they best way is to take an average of all the guesses and put that as your guess. At the moment the average is 18.1 ton. And yes I am having a very quite evening Surprisingly accurate Sam So NI tree wins the broken chain and blunt file.

Five of you are within a ton of target weight so I might have to tip the skip out in the yard and roll the prizes out further There is a jerry can in there that I flattened the other day. Bob

Al what did that set up cost all in? Bob

As above if its purely off road but the extra ride comfort of these wider softer at/mud terrain tyres is a must have. Also the wider tyres spread their load better if you have to drive over a lawn so its all trade off. Bob

Again there are a few of you that are very close so I am going to add more prizes for second and third. Please not these are for collection only. Considering the high value of the goods I have had to lock them away in a secure compound for safe keeping. 2nd prize will be this Landrover transfer case with busted gears and shot bearings http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=145809&stc=1&d=1389432051 And third prize will be this jockey wheel thats been doing 60mph on the M3 complete with knobbed thread. http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=145810&stc=1&d=1389432051

Guess the weight part 2 is an artic trailer full of mixed hardwood totaling 50.5455 cubic meters as delivered to Dave the log in Ash. I have upped the ante and the prize for the correct answer is a trailer tyre with the sidewall blown out and a bent bar from an 88.Its pretty well stuffed in there most of the gaps are filled in with small stuff. http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=145801&stc=1&d=1389390084 http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=145798&stc=1&d=1389389825 http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=145799&stc=1&d=1389389910 http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=145800&stc=1&d=1389389973 http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=145797&stc=1&d=1389389825

I bought one of these for the buzz saw but our guys dont get on with it. They would have you believe they can be used as a stump grinder but in reality they try and walk off the stump all the time, they are good for cutting through roots though, as soon as they dull off just turn the blade round and they are as good as new again. Bob

We supply wood to a guy that sorts through it and delivers it to the kitchens of some posh hotels in London where they smoke all their own meats. The are very specific about what they want but its a weekly delivery all year. Bb

If you tried to get planning on this you are more than likely going to be refused. As above and to quote a phrase used by a friend "'Tiss Better to Beg for Forgiveness than to Ask for Permission" Bob

We had a big inaccessible oak stump like this, all we did was stick a turfer on it and tear it out. Then put a loony on it to bust it down with a saw, sledge hammer and wedges , it still only took him a day which is not that bad. Bob

Horrid little ivy clad fir tree that had come to rest on some lines. Got out there am because the tree was on a nasty bend on a busy cut through. TM nightmare. http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=145668&http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=145669&stc=1&d=138926http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=145670&stc=1&d=13892685638411stc=1&d=1389268345

Also handy if you want to load and pull a trailer. Bob

We have a two wheel Aebi pedestrian tractor that has a froward facing PTO. The only attachment we have used on it is a 1mtr flail, the engine is a monster of a single cylinder petrol Kubota. They really are the muts nuts for scrambling around on banks and along fencelines. I will take a piccy of it. Bob

Do these things work 4 way? I was thinking of some of the crane and winching work we do these would be ideal especially if they are not obtrusive . Bob