aspenarb
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A cubic meter of timber weighs between 1 and 2 tons depending what it is, that will make about twice that volume when chipped. The only wood that will reduce in volume is the lop and top. To shift 6 ton of chip you will need at least a 15 cubic meter trailer Bob
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A 30 ton of cord takes up a lot less space on a truck than 30 ton of woodchip. Bob
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Nice looking bit of kit, I think the extra bit behind the cab would be a big plus in this game for storing saws etc. My only concern would be that whatever is not on the truck as delivered will cost a small fortune to retrofit. What looks like a cheap mog now might end up running away a bit, the best placed person to discuss this with would be Frank Atkinson Atkinson Vos Ltd Mercedes Unimogs Also you might want to look at the running costs as well as merc spares seem to be very over the top, we run three agri spec mogs and everything you want seems to cost a fassand pand they dont seem to change this price structure. Bob
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Its also worth pointing out that a four wheel drive tractor as a general rule can only legally tow twice it own weight. Two wheel drive tractors can generally tow 60% of their weight. So a six ton tractor with a twelve ton trailer is on the limit and its only allowed a three ton drawbar weight weight as a max. Traffic plod round here know all about this and are all over the tractors like a bag of fleas. Bob Bob
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We like tractors that float so we bought a stalwart to go with the rest of our floating arb stuff. 5 Ton payload in the water and off road, currently awaiting a cummins diesel engine to replace the straight eight rolls petrol lump. Bob Going in Coming out
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That tractor has fallen into cesspits, air raid shelters , ponds ,swamps,peat bogs, army dugouts, and just about anything thats hidden by a 20` high screen of Vegetation , oh and stumps:), that hydraulic winch is always pulling the tractor off the stumps the harvesting guys cant be arsed to cut down to a decent level:thumbdown: Bob
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Its a 3125 with the pump cranked up to make 160hp at the shaft. The same engine can go to 200 ish hp but I think it would start to bust things in the driveline. Trelleborg made the tyres as a one off for us, went from punctures every week to having one in seven years and that was a 20mm lump of reo bar on a building site. Bob
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Here you go then. Possibly the toughest tractor ever built , this massey 6pot turbo has done a staggering 11000 hours of mulching. Its out every day up to its nuts in lop and top after the harvesters have been in or Rhoddy bashing. It never stops being hammered. 15mm belly plated and caged. Bob
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Hook lift trailers , now your cooking:) Budget permitting its the way to go, It gives you every option, a few different bins and a flat bed. Just imagine how easy that would be for loading a dirty great big stump or a digger. We had a 15 ton lorry with one on and we used to chain up massive stumps and rip them straight out of the ground then just carry on to the rest position , a few ratchet straps and go. The nuts of all trailer systems. Bob
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The only problem I can see in messing with the vin plate is that the MOT brake test is a function of the plated weight. So in effect the tester will require enough brakes to match the increase. On our trucks some of the pass values for the brakes are exactly the same as the test result so an increase in plated weight in these circumstances would result in a brake fail situation on test day . Just thoughts. Bob
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Our old rayco direct drive grinder takes some beating. It goes on the back of the mog or telehandler. Hydraulic pushout of about six feet and enough scope to knock out 5feet plus stumps without moving. 7`6" wide and 7` tall so its a squeeze through a garden gate:001_tongue:. It monsters stumps tirelessly all day. Bob
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It is the way to go, thieves operate on the dual carriageway`s and motorways round here and empty loads like this off your truck as it goes along. Well thats what I think happens to it:blushing: bob
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Thats about what I paid for this old mower grinder. I just ripped off all the mower gadgets and fitted a plate for bolting down the blades. Its fully automatic just set it up and it auto feeds left , right and in. I can put six sets of timberwolf blades at a time in it and walk away.Worth looking out for one of these if you have the space. Bobhttp://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=133214&stc=1&d=1377519647
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What about the milemarker winch that takes the hydraulics from the power steering pump. Big weight saving and less complicated hydraulics. Bob
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Our guy that runs about doing the estimating must have a 99% success rate on his applications. I think its more to do with being realistic in the first place, he always contacts the tree officer before putting in the application and normally meets them on site. Clients wanting massive crown reductions just have to be patient and accept they will only be allowed a tickle at best but do it in two hits, no one is running about with a tape measure so the boundary of a crown reduction is down to the climber on the day, 10% could easily end up 15/20% providing he is sensible and doesnt butcher the tree. Bob
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This gadget on the front of our sambron will pick up 4`+ diameter sticks and go down to stuff 6". It will also grab up brash and doubles up as a forklift. This thing goes on virtually every job we do.
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We had a grounds maintenance contract that included cutting wild flower areas and we had to use an amazon 2.5mtr top and collect mower behind our tractor. They also insisted it was cut at 100mm, the mower box held about two cubic meters of grass cuttings and would fill in about 15 minutes of cutting ,the compost dump was miles away from the areas being cut so more time was spent emptying the mower than cutting. A right royal pain in the @rse. Bob Picture of a small one , cant find one of ours. http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQLvB7fFPheLLO_0114DFyWAHKKN-B4ALxUqdinbjaJ0QJ5Znqu7A
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Leccy motors are the future. I think thats a great little truck, I know a guy thats running one of those twizy renault cars, 50 mile round trip every day and no problems. Bob http://static-q.blogo.it/eurocarblog/r/ren/renault-twizy-03-01/RenaultTwizy_01.jpg
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The machine`s that are on hire ie chipper,truck and other hand tools dont have to be separately itemised just list them with a total . We just write it down as a total for labour and a separate total for equipment/machine hire. if your accounts package wont allow a split total just send in two separate invoices. Bob
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If you do work for the taxable construction industry you need to break down the invoice for labour , materials and machine hire. They can only tax the labour content of the invoice. bob Edit. if you dont they will stop tax on the whole of the invoice.
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Unimog with reversing gearbox users feedback
aspenarb replied to Stephen Blair's topic in Large equipment
We have had most permutations of mog pto driven kit and always reverted to going on the back. Our TP is rear mounted with a three way tipping box. We have got the reversing box kicking about somewhere that we dont use any more. Bob -
I fitted a 3cylinder perkins p3 out of a road sweeper to a Stenner 48". The motor came with a hydraulic pump built into the timing cover which was a good match for the tractor hydraulics which it replaced for the bed motors. The 1500 rpm 20hp electric motor that came off was no match for the p3 in terms of grunt. This one little power pack supplied the power,hydraulics and a decent 12volt supply for night/worklights, it also did it all for a fraction of the running costs of the tractor running a monster pto driven genny and left the tractor free for other jobs. Bob
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A friend of mine had the ultimate set up. He fitted r/r air bags instead of springs on the back of his hicap. Nice soft ride when empty with a simple rocker switch on the dash to correct ride height when loaded. He used to dump the air when hooking up trailers rather than mess with the jockey wheels. It really was a neat set up and cheap. Bob
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+ 1 on the ms180 . We had a heathland clearance contract and needed some lightweight saws so I bought 8 of these. Most have broken the choke fulcrum point which is part of the case, oiling issues and temper-mental running . POS IMHO. Bob
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We have got a twin beak on our Fdi telehandler that also has four conventional forklift tines. Its the best of both worlds because it will still grab up 4` diameter sticks and can still be used as a forklift. we have a 3yard bin that slides onto the forks to load rings and chogs over the side of the bulker trailer. I will take some snaps of it. Bob
