aspenarb
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Its between eight and nine tons but as far as telehandlers go its very compact. It will trot down the road at a fair pace and if its local that what I do, it normally has the grinder up its chuff on the same job so it gets put on the truck. The lower deck on that trailer is 30` so the telehandler without contraptions is about 15` Its a Sambron, there is a cheap one up for grabs on the bay of thieves https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FDI-Sambron-Telehandler-Telporter-Jcb-NO-VAT/292864726804?hash=item4430191714:g:hDAAAOSwEVtcEYPx:rk:1:pf:0 Bob
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I have been through a few warwick and karchers, expensive to maintain and they need to be kept in the warm or they will sustain frost damage. I bought a cheapo ebay petrol many moons ago and its been faultless, they will also work off a barrel which can be filled with hot water and they take in detergent. Good to take on site to blast off kit rather than cack up the yard Something like this https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wido-MOBILE-PETROL-POWERED-HIGH-POWER-PRESSURE-JET-WASHER-ENGINE-MAX-2500PSI/222998538303?epid=7020020322&hash=item33ebbfa83f:g:pfYAAOSwOkhbzbY5:rk:3:pf:0
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Battery powered chainsaws vs petrol powered chainsaws
aspenarb replied to Charlie Allen's topic in Chainsaws
I know the battery saw topic has been beaten to death elsewhere but its always useful to get updates on progress , failures and user feedback. I have had mine a year or two now, I only keep them in the machines for cutting my way out if things go tits up or cutting stray sticks out of the mechancals so they are not really used in anger. I cant remember the model but they dont match even the smallest of petrol saws for power and anything other than a razor sharp chain will drag the life out of a battery in minutes. That said a sharp chain and very light use will see about three hours of use. I would happily replace these with the newer models as and when they expire. Bob
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Kinell! took a few minutes to find this thread. One for the bolt butchers and that includes myself. A small deburring gadget that goes in a cordless for tidying up the ends of bolts that have been mashed or cut down to length with a hacksaw. Makes easy work of it Link https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Laser-Tools-7510-External-Deburr-Chamfer-Tool-3MM-19MM-REPAIR-DAMAGED-BOLTS/362506781214?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 16mm tow bar sized bolt
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If he was he probably still is Mick Bob
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I think they still burn the occasional witch, eat babies and drink hedgehogs milk in Rudgwick. Bob
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Fixed that for you Mick:) On that note it must be time to open my Christmas presents Bob
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For on site moving or loading timber about I dont think you can beat a telehandler, keep away from exfarm machines because most of them have had the transmission ripped out of them pushing into stacks. Ex site machines are normally only used as a forklift, the set up below can scoop brash,pick up whole trees,load timber trailers and still be used as a forklift. They tick a lot of boxes and our guys insist on taking one on clearance work. Bob
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All this tractor/ag/arb/forestry and DVLA malarky is quite simple, they dont give a toss what you are using it for the second it leaves the road. All they are concerned about is the road use , the question is whether the tractor trailer combo is being used for a genuine forestry/ag/horticultural purpose or is it just a cheap way of clearing green waste from a building site/domestic dwelling and hauling plant. All the rules and regs were recently updated, well worth having a squint because they have moved the goal posts. Bob
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We set up a steel girder for the back of the tractor with ripping tines welded on at each end set at the correct spacing, made very short work of marking out and broke up the ground at the same time which also made planting a lot easier. It has surfaced during a major clearout so will take some snaps of it tomorrow, Bob
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Beg to differ Mr Flock, hydraulic winches just blow off on the relief valves when near their max and pull a lot less ( unknowingly to the operator) if the hydraulics are not 100% . These older PTO winches will keep pulling way beyond their claimed max and normally snap the rope, even with a tired engine and not full throttle. I have never snapped a rope pulling a tree over but have done plenty pulling loaded forwarders, mogs ( with their own winches) and excavators out of the mire. As for slow I have never seen a winch yet that can spool in faster than a tree can fall, as far as pulling over monsters and standing up leaners go I don`t think there is anything better. Just my worthless opinion. Bob A bit on the Cookes
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Two speed Boughton. I will have a dig about and see if I can find a few snaps of it. Bob
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Mr Gasket, take a squint at a wood cracker. Far easier to split and stack than with a cone
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Job description/What they mean (Just for fun)
aspenarb replied to Mick Dempsey's topic in The Lounge
Business for sale= Fuck this game ,I’m better off stacking shelves. Opportunity for lead climber= Need someone to control the other idiots onboard. Vacancy for ground staff= We have killed off the ones we had. Recent respray ( blue ?)= A turd rolled in glitter. Recent overhaul.= Reserected from the dead. Low hours= New clock fitted recently. Ex utilities = Beaten harder than a Paki’s mule by guys that don’t give a toss. Bob -
Chris, if you just want a winch for pulling big trees over and not skidding get a proper winch tractor. All the time a winch is on a three-point linkage you are a tractor down, can't say I have been that impressed with any of them either. The old dog below has had to go out and rescue the day on many an occasion where a supposed "dogs bollocks" winch has failed, normally pulling from so high at the back it lifts the tractors front wheels off the ground or the anchor plate can't get into the ground to be effective.
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Don't worry about the Caravan Utilising Nomadic Tree Surgeons undercutting prices or ripping people off because everything they earn or rob from people kills them and will normally end up back in the government's coffers. They lead a shite life so stressed to fuck over money and greed that they all die early, suicide rates among them are also six times that of humans. They all hide their money in bogus accounts/wrong names because they don't want anyone to know what they have or where it is, this includes their own family members. When they buy and sell property in wrong names they leave the money in the solicitor's client account to avoid money transfers, same again if they die all this unclaimed money will eventually end up back in the government's coffers. Refreshing thought Bob
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Nothing fancy here, just scraping up the mush and a few loads of crushed with fines in a loading area. Another small road just started through a RPZ , will be using the protector web as on the first page here. This one needs to support STGO`s so could see trucks north of 60 tons drive over it. Rain held off long enough for the concrete in the entrance to set.
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There has been one hovering and snooping over properties around here most weekends, it's getting a forced landing the next time it's in range. Bob
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I think Mr Downer has got exactly what he asked for and agreed to, he has obviously agreed to them leaving the chip and chogs. He queries the amount of firewood left but as Steve pointed out they may well of had a big chipper. Can't see this as anything other than a beef over the time taken vs price, would Woo have cared so much if this tree team had titted about and taken two days? Bob
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Looks more like a suicide bid than an accident. With luck the poor chap will recover long before the accident report/HSE shitfest is written up. I don`t even know why he was up there , if it was a fell and there was enough room for the limb he was cutting there was enough for the whole tree. Why remove weight from that side if it can be felled? Bob
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Not a Christmas hater but think there should be a Wham and Sladeaggedon, both being beaten to death on the radio at the moment Bob
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Its a Blec seeder, Turfleet hire out this sort of kit . https://www.turfleet-hire.co.uk/ Bob
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Portable winch recomendations
aspenarb replied to Coletti's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Poly rope is ok on a capstan if you give it an extra couple of wraps, if you don't it will slip and start to melt. We use it on long pulls through mud and crap where you wouldn't want to use a decent rope. Bob
