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Another for chain stretch here … definitely the industry ‘term’ used to describe it. Yeah the rivets bed in and wear a tiny amount and the chain is now longer because of it. So therefore it has ‘stretched’ , everyone knows we aren’t talking an elastic band here, it’s just a term to describe it.
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Thanks Found it online for just under that new. Was it a straightforward swap including safety cut out etc etc Clutch a straightforward fit etc ? Thanks
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What hp is that replacement engine and how much did it cost? might need a replacement for a kohler 27 hp but can’t tell until it’s been properly looked at thanks
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Picked some up from Mcveigh this afternoon. £42 a board so pretty reasonable
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mates rates by the look of it. £50 plus vat now with Mcveigh for 6mm. although it gives no bulk order discount on the website so maybe with a call ...
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Super cheap aren’t they. l’ll let you buy them first and see how they go 😀. to be fair at that money I might just buy ten and they will have other uses even if too light for the machines. Prob fine for running my worky quad around on
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How do folks find Stokboard for running small plant machinery on ? Does it hold up well enough compared to Trackmatts ? it’s Half the price so seems tempting. £69 per board for 12 mm when bought in 10s. cheers
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I think the 10 inch chipper is prob too small to be attractive to regularly sub out. It’s a bloody useful chipper for your own site clearance etc etc and will make you efficient but I think most people subbing in a big chipper would step up to a larger machine like a trailered heizo or similar. if you have plenty of large domestic or site clearance for developers and the like it’ll do you well I recon. Agree it could be a little unpleasant driving it around
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I’m shopping for 7.5t tippers atm I used a green waste centre recently that had a weighbridge. Working out of our usual area and couldn’t get a hookloader through the gates to drop off a bin on site. Had to shuttle loads of chip out with a transit and 10ft tipper trailer behind. 9 ton on the weighbridge. - up rated springs and barn doors hide it well but 2t over on train weight is a little naughty .. wasted time too. Finally confirmed for me to buy a 7.5t tipper.
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What size chipper ? 12inch ? will you charge mileage to and from site or will that be averaged out and factored into your hourly rate. ? Id imagine you’d want £900 plus vat a day give or take. So I’d say the comment above is pretty fair.
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I think I bought all the attachments going except the flail which I’ll get elsewhere as it’s over priced from cast. flow rate significantly higher on the 22 hp model. Lift wise on the 22 is the same as a Sherpa. I think the Sherpa felt a bit unfinished in comparison. For a narrow access machine it had an exposed fan on the side and chain drive instead of hydraulic drive. When they price matched the base price of sherpa with log grab and 2 sets of wheels for me the Cast was a better machine. haven’t used the auger yet, looking forward to testing that out. they are all small handy machines and any of them will make a real difference in day to day domestic type work. Last job of the year was clearing rhododendrons, teamed up with a 2.7t Kubota with tree shear it was a great combo. That little alpine of yours looks good. Need to pick one of those up myself.
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I bought the cast worky quad ssq22 at the APF show. Bought a few attachments and couple of sets of wheels etc. so far I’m pretty pleased with it. Much better than the Sherpa in build / design and things like flow rate on the hydraulics etc / protective covers over things. really good extras thrown on for nothing like work lights which are brilliant for loading in dark winter mornings. Very bright. they matched the show price of the Sherpa as well so I was pleased with deal. I think the Sherpas were on offer as they have just launched the new models to replace them. Much better specs on their new models and more akin to the worky or giant in design. which ever you choose you’ll be glad of it. Handy kit
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The CBN wheels leave a burr on the top plate and blue up the tooth very easily when you have a damaged chain which is the only reason I bought it. ( and yes that’s just light dabs not constant contact ) If it’s just a little dull it’s easier to hand hand file it on the bar. Hand filing gives a better result in both circumstances
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Got a bite there [emoji6]. Got that winch on the digger yet
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You don’t need 4x4 in that photo [emoji23]
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I’ve found checkatrade fruitful over the last few years. I would say last financial year it probably brought in around £50k of trade. Something like that. My membership is about £1200 per year. It also helps as SEO If you are on checkatrade and google for a tree surgeon in your town your business is very likely to be in the top 5 results and direct people to your profile on checkatrade. Well mine does anyway so it helps tick that box too. Enquiries are slower off it from late but that seems true of all avenues atm. Of course the best advertising is word of mouth. Obviously something that’s hard when you start out but comes with time. It’s certainly the biggest source for my work. But in answer to the OP. I’d say it’s worth it. Keep the feedback going in and you should get leads.
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Liquidambar
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You old tinker stubby. The doctor will give you a cream for your ‘monkey pox’ [emoji23].
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Spotted these on a couple of large Larch trees on site. South East region. What’s the most likely culprit Tia
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Here’s a small chipper I saw this morning. Nice a compact , fits inside the van well I thought.
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I’ve got one of those. It’s brilliant. Bought it about 15 years ago. Local dealership had a batch and knocked them out half price to get rid as they weren’t selling. I paid about £220. I run the Oregon 4 way jet cut head. It’s been superb. Never broken down. Same power head as the Eder winch.
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Mill them and pop them down the road to @bigbeech he will likely kiln them for you for a good price. Be ready in 3/4 weeks probably. He is pretty close to your yard.
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Absolute garbage I bought a load of them for a few different saws. They went in the large box in the van that’s full of new chains. Some sat their for several months until needed. When needed got one out and it was made too short. Tried the rest on various saws and 3 or 4 more were too short. Ended up breaking them and lengthened them. Useless company all round. Lost chipper blades sent off for sharpening is another speciality of theirs too. I just buy my specialist chains for milling and skip tooth’s etc from Rob D on here and buy Oregon chains from honey bros for the rest. The Oregon power cut and x cut which I believe they make for husqvarna are nice chains.
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Freesurgery …
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Yeah , I had £700 plus vat on the stump. So let’s say with teeth it cost £100 on the grinder ( vat to come back later ) 1 tipper trailer load of grindings removed but that was clean enough to go into the chip heading off to biomass So roughly £600 plus vat left for a 2 man day. That’s ok as far as I’m concerned. But yes if it was less juicy on fuel it would be good …. But I expect there is only £30 difference in the day compared to the current prices on red and a little lower consumption What’s of note also is that Petrol engined units are cheaper to purchase and have lower costs in maintenance through their lifespan Depending on where you work as well you may require the latest diesels with lower emissions etc.
