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Wouldn’t touch those Rhino snatch block pulley’s with a barge pole, those shafts with clips either end will probably burst apart eventually, they look sh*t, probably are sh*t, probably Chinese made, you get what you pay for🤔. Look for some ex MOD ones, even used they will be quality compared to those above. The one Mick shows will probably outlast all of us. Looks similar to the Super power winch ones, or they do a quality snatch block similar to the Rhino( but better🙄)one for about £30.00. Try some of the off-road outlet places, Milner, etc.

Hopefully, when these cretins get out of jail and re-offend(which they will) eventually they will get what they deserve😫.

As for big engines in defenders such as the Cummins - expect to break halfshafts, burst propshafts and diffs especially when at max load of 7 tonnes and a big right tree boot🤔. Brakes and suspension would have to be changed. They can all be upgraded of course but that doesn’t come cheap and repair bills will be higher when you go down the non standard route. The best upgrade motor I’ve seen/used is the 2.8 tdi as previously mentioned and it keeps it all reasonably standard.

The 300tdi is a good engine when serviced regularly. Yes is a little bit flat when fully loaded and towing 3.5 ton but how often will you do that. I currently run a 2.4 110 and it’s great for towing fully loaded trailers with the 6 speed box and a responsive engine but I do wonder if anything mechanical breaks how long will it be off the road🤔. I’m also totally rebuilding a 300tdi 130 at present and can’t wait to get it finished because it’ll be better on fuel, down to 20 mpg with 2.4 tdci when towing heavy loads, the 300 would still be in high 20s, and into 30s when running light. No complicated electrics on 300 tdi compared with 2.4tdci and modern Japanese pickups😳, if anything breaks on the 300 I know with my current network of contacts I could get it fixed in less than 48hrs( even a weekend) try that with a newish ranger🤔. An old 300 tdi disco engine would cost you £500 and you could have it sat in corner of workshop as a spare, only a few minor differences to a defender one. Yes, it probably won’t have AC, electric windows, decent heating system, soft recliner seats, water and draughs will come in but it’ll keep going without any potential big repair bill sitting in the glovebox(sorry🤔, there isn’t a glove box🙄) and they will hold their value if looked after.

Why are you more likely to require arm protection in a MEWP🤔

Don’t do it🤔, it’s a dangerous practice and will end in tears. More than a few beavers have been caught out in the past😳

Your only saying that cos it’s green🤓. As Mick says you’d have to be Peter Crouch🤔, the hoppers far too high( actually I’ve noticed hoppers are getting higher on chippers these days, if the designers actually used the chipper as its intended they’d go back to the old Timberwolf 150s type🤔) it might be ok for a bit of Laurel like he’s got in the picture, it looks like that could of been it’s maiden voyage because the setup looks rather new😳, if he was feeding complete 4/5 inch stems into it all day he might change his thoughts🤔. A nice looking trailer though with three way tipping( 4 if you want to tip onto the drawbar😳)

This was on another thread back in 2015? Looks to me the chipper on the back had a self contained motor and didn’t run off the gearbox. It was about for sometime after that show with it appearing on eBay a few times.

Have you just looked because I reckon your a few weeks behind the squirrels, jays and other critters. Some of my trees were loaded this year, some had none. Either way they were all cleaned up weeks ago🤔

As someone as already said - the bigger the pieces the more movement you’ll get. I would season before you plane as it will move when drying out. You’d have to get it down to 10/12 % moisture content before working which would be difficult in your part of the world🤔, kiln drying is the way to go. Then machine. Stack it in the room for a couple of weeks to acclimatise before fixing. The thicker your boards the more stable it would be. Consider sealing ends of boards with bitumen/ or similar ? To slow down the drying process and therefore cracking? I was told about 40 odd years ago that quality oak for building manor houses etc for the landed gentry was left in the wood yard for at least 20 years before being used - then it was seasoned🤔, not sure how true that was, only they could afford to have wood hanging around for so long🙄

There was a defender 110 on eBay several years ago with I think a Timberwolf mounted on the back🤔could be a good option for some jobs, especially if towing a bulk sided tipper trailer🤔

In past winters on dark dreary days I didnt realise they could of been BT cables🤔, several times I’ve come across cables during the clean up and thought we had probably dropped the trees on old washing lines😳

Obviously a competition thing. If your eye site is failing and you can’t see who’s your best climber get yourself along to specsavers- other opticians are available🤔

It should of been made clear on the visit/ quoting stage what was expected from both yourself and the contractor. A professional contractor would of pointed out any possible damage to you and informed you of what measures they intended to take to minimise damage. If he was informed at that stage that it was possible some of the whips could be taken out for the length of the job then maybe it could make the job easier by increasing the drop zone area and therefore possibly a cheaper quote🤔. When the tree is lowered the price is lifted🤔. Anything that can be moved out of potential harms way should be moved. I’ve lost count of the amount of flower pots, planters, trampolines I’ve moved even though the client said they would move them🙄.

I wouldn’t bother spending any money on parts such as seats just to sell it. You’ve already done the best thing by putting it through the MOT. Someone will buy thinking they’ll improve it to their requirement. Until they realise a nice pair of seats could be £200 min, solid straight doors 3-500 a piece, straight bonnet 150, straight complete wings 300 each, cab roof 300, carpet set 150, alloy wheels with mud terrains 1500, professional paint job on LR front(not tipper) 750 min. What I’m saying is it would cost a small fortune to bring that Land Rover up to show pony standard and it’s still going to fetch probably £9000 - £12000 min as it is😳

Why not? I know they stopped builders being self employed and working full time for the same contractor years ago but believe this isn’t the case anymore🤔. What’s to stop a Arb/ forestry/ fencing contractor working for numerous clients employing sub contractors? Who says so? Not saying your wrong, just curious to know the requirements. Some cracking stuff on your Facebook site by the way👍.

So it’s 2nd hand you want🤔. I thought your price comparison was initially a big difference. The best of luck making any sense of the 2nd hand market. Big differences from dealer to dealer or private, high hours/ low hours makes no difference the prices are a lottery and there is no correlation or scaling between age, hours, tidy or scruffy and it’s worse over the last 18 months with delivery times for new machines being extended and blamed on steel and component suppliers - and that’s the same for whatever piece of plant you want to purchase chippers, trailer and mini diggers etc. I think the bottom line is you decide what chipper you would like, scan the market, and go for a gut decision on age, condition, hours, service history and dealer/ back up for spares and if it’s what you want - compare the market meerkats don’t have a place in plant and equipment. Auction prices are fetching stupid money with most equipment selling unseen with decisions made from crap photos and very brief descriptions - no attending in person 😳. Because of delivery times on new kit prices are going up for 2nd hand kit over the last 18 months and look set to keep climbing.

Is that not known as “pippy oak”, surely worth a few quid as it sits there🤔a nice looking piece of timber.

If all the bits look intact It’s got to be £130 in parts alone as there’s plenty of blokes about still running them. I’d go for it. Make them an offer. You might even get it running correctly and be able to use it.

What is she a client for🤔, doesn’t look like there’s much tree work been done there unless your waiting for the big job to come off😳. Just imagine living next to her😫. Known in the past as a neighbour from hell? And still relevant today. As far as the neighbour not being too bothered with the hedge being stripped back to the stems🤔of course they do! It’s a bloody eyesore but what are the neighbours meant to do? Allow it to overgrow on their side like she as! How does she manage to see the birds? They’ve got a jungle to hide in. Interestingly the phots are from next door and the road? Is she still isolating or just a recluse😳. That so called hedge needs to come down, pure and simple.

BUMP🤔 so what was the outcome with this🤔 I run one and just wondered if there’s any improvements that could be made.

That looks very nice👍. As the cab suffered from the rust worm or was it solid before painting. I have an old Ag spec U900 which I intend to rebuild one day🤔

So the client called the pest control and you stirred them up and dispersed them into the general area before they arrived🤔. Bet they were right chuffed with that🙄

Yes councils can be good place for contributing towards your training but these are looking for someone that’s trained and the rate they’re paying is only just over minimum pay as far as I can calculate it🤔. But I might be wrong of course🤓.

“Chainsaw operator” required🤔. After 4 pages of nil response- not for a tenner an hour anyway I bet he’s glad he asked🤓. Don’t think there would of been as many posts if he had offered £600 a day😳. £600 a day😳, what type of people are paying that up there? The reputation that the Scottish are tight is totally without merit🤔