Domino
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All possibly within limits really, but looks bad ?. Had a friend bring me over this oak log, and an old mooring block. My scales only go up to 1000kg, the log maxed it out, but I'd guess 1200 - 1400kg, something in that area. The block came in at 825kg. Ranger seemed to cope well with it. Old ifor has 1.5t payload btw....
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I'm not sure what I would choose between this job, and medieval style warfare. Top job ?
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Very interesting, and good points you make there. Not quite the same picking up capability as the normal shear, but good enough, I can see that. How does the fell aspect work, do you use the rotator aspect to push it where desired whilst cutting, or is it designed to always push the felled stem/branch away from the loader?
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Great videos! Though I have to say, I am struggling to see how that 'free fall' shear is as useful as the 'grab' type? You would have to change the attachment to pick anything up...Though the rotating element is cool and i'm sure the cutting power is immense...
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As you asked for opinions - that is mine. I have experience of most setups/machines and wouldn't even consider arb without one . As for urban type work with tight access, the arb trolley always comes up trumps. Personally I don't think there is 'a gap in the market'. A machine that would be small enough to use in tight back gardens with alleyways/steps/slabs/grass/general fiddly, sensitive areas will not outweigh what a couple of good blokes can do with an arb trolley. A digger is no doubt an amazing tool, but just going by the title of this thread I wouldn't say it's the best thing for loading big wood i.e. running from one spot to another to collect wood/brash and load it.
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There is a right answer - it has to be a compact, articulated, wheeled loader. A compact tractor is no comparison tbh, and a large tractor absolute overkill and not suitable for most domestic jobs. A skid steer is just too damaging to surfaces IMO, and has no telescopic boom meaning you have to shift the thing about even more to get to pieces to pick them up. It really is a no brainer.
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You don't need to replace polycarbonate panels, thay are as suggested 'heavy duty' to which I can attest to. Also if you have foam filled wheels, thses machines are 'OK' in the forest, though the hydraulics are a bit exposed TBH.
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Wholly agree. The panel design looks far too likely to get things caught up in it. Does Multione do heavy duty polycarbonate panels as available on the Avant??
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MultiOne loader + MultiOne loader & 1 over-sized pallet
Domino replied to digaholedumper's topic in General chat
Fairly impressive oak stick removed from site the other day. 280cm long, 75cm diametre. As you say Mick, the hassle/safety issues/money/time etc. involved in processing and handballing this type of wood is ridiculous. -
Apologies, not really directed at you my friend. Yorkshire Compact Loader is a trader. I went green, also with no regrets, and can see the MO is a good machine. There's no confusion on my part though. The stats from the dealers themselves and websites are plain to see, no MultiOne has any edge over Avant. Interesting to see how MultiOne have got 'Tipping load' and 'Lift Capacity' the wrong way around on thier website, thereby inadvertently making it look like they lift more than they do. A bit embarrassing really.
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I'm so confused by these comments. They are just not accurate. The MO 5.3 stats are the same as the Avant 528, not the Avant 640. Can we all get on the same page that these loaders cannot lift more than their actual weight, it's really simple. Not good when traders are slagging off other good machinery to big up their own, and attempting to back it up with falsities.
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Very nice. Good stuff indeed.
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As previously stated, the tree shear offered by avant is designed to pick out vertical pieces, or indeed whole small trees.
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In response to this post, and having received this book, we were prompted to take a stroll through Thursford wood of North Norfolk, to see the ancient oak pollards coming into leaf. Couple of beech pics too. Thanks again!
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Just for clarification, I was trying add some humility by being sarcastic. I do believe the acts of terrorism we are seeing regularly now are abhorrent and far too consistant, and the attempt to marginalise them by the likes of Sadiq Kahn, quote 'terrorism is part and parcel of living in a big city, 2016', is just bloody well 'not on' in my book.
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Look here everyone, you all obviously haven't been watching the news closely enough. I've heard many interviews with european ministers just simply saying "we have to get used to the constant threat of terrorism" Voila, problem solved!
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Yep fair enough, all the grab stuff is great in any case, transforms any outfit i'm sure you would agree. Looked into other/similar shears through 'Approved Hydraulics'. Very helpful etc, but once you add the avant attahment plate and quick hitch hydraulic adapter, they're basically the same price. Though if I had the Avant 700 series or alike in the Multione range, it would be worth looking into a beefier shear.
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No issues loading a trailer. I honestly can't think of any situation where a trailer can't be loaded from the rear, when wanting to load the longest sections possible.
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When I looked into it, the rotating timber grab was about 1800+vat, plus the cost of the switch gear to operate the rotator. The shear is around 3500+vat list. But in my experience, you have loads of bargaining power on attachments when buying the machine. If a dealer thinks they can sell you the machine, they'll knock off silly amounts on the attachments.
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Yep I get what you are saying and was of the same opinion before I got one. The reality is because of the way the shear is mounted, you can crowd up stuff from the floor so it is standing up, like when a tree is in the ground. This means a long section that maybe 30ft long, for example, becomes only as long and wide as the Avant itself. This provides an amazing ability for getting large sections through tight areas to the truck/chipper etc. Other plus points are the strength of the grab itself, you can literally split wood with it. And of course the optional shear function is HIGHLY efficient on the right job. Also by holding a section loosley at the butt end, it is easily possible to drag and allow the section to take it's own path, like with a freely rotating grab. If you were timber stacking lengths all day long, obviously the rotating timber grab would be better for that, but for all round tree work it's gotta be the shear, hands down.
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Question 2). The tree shear outperforms any other log/brash grabbing attachment whilst on site, HD log grab good for larger sections and the yard. Ripper attachment is very effective and good value for what it can do.
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Thanks for that. I am based in North Norfolk so will read with interest. Cheers
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Sent you a PM, Cheers.
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Erm.....What do people think about this? Gets very interesting at 3 mins. I'm thinking it looks pretty good. [ame] [/ame]
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