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I would say you should probably just try and find another accountant to help. Mistakes made through not knowing something as complex as the UK tax system inside out can be quite costly, and I've tended to find a decent accountant are worth their weight in abacuses. 

Give me a shout if I can help. I fund chippers all day long, and I have multiple lenders that have no issue with doing chippers, and generally cheaper than some other well known brokers...

52 minutes ago, Ratman said:

Those hydraulic pipes are mint, one is even brand new, the spiroflex fitted round one of them is pristine clean clear spiro, it’d be minging green after 16yrs.

Could the guy maybe have repaired or replaced these things on site, but just not shown it in the video?

Probably in the UK, this wouldn't happen because it would have been nicked long ago. 

From the guy's accent he's in....New Zealand? Or Australia? Pardon my ignorance if its otherwise. 

Yeah why can't someone leave me a nice digger outside my house? Or maybe a Ford Focus RS abandoned in the driveway...

Just now, Tommy_B said:

Maybe I'm just cynical. 

No I don't think so. There's a channel on YouTube that restores old rusty things and its quite impressive and mesmeric. 

Found out recently that they buy stuff, and leave it in the garden in a muddy puddle for a bit and then "restore" it. 

12 minutes ago, Stubby said:

As I understand it , from the vid , It was abandoned due to mechanical failure ( maybe the original owner could not afford , or know how to fix it ) the land was subsequently sold and the new owner of the land wanted it gone . Or have I missed something ? 

Yeah sorry I commented before I had watched the video.....now I know because he says it literally right at the start...

Saw this in my suggestions last night and similar to @difflock discounted it thinking it would be a garbage "restoration" video of a convenient find. Will watch it now. 

Who leaves an excavator lying about and forgets about it...?

12 hours ago, Leicester Tree Care said:

Ive been using the Forst ST6D 25HP Demo machine for a week now and it is unbelievable.. It eats everything we throw at it.. My Greenmech was a 30HP petrol and could only do less than half the throughput that this ST6D does.. Very Impressed.

Obviously being a finance guy I've never chipped a branch in my life, but I do a lot of these chippers for clients and I've heard so many people say the same thing. It is an amazing chipper (or so I'm told...)

33 minutes ago, Timberwolf Official said:

the TW 230DHB is sub 750kg which means anyone on your team can tow it without the need for an additional trailer licence

Is it sub 750kg, even with oil and diesel in it?

10 hours ago, jmac said:

Thanks @ForestryFinance. I have used both chippers so don't need a demo, both good chippers but I couldn't go back down to a 6inch chipper ?. Do you know the price of a safetrack 1928? Cheers.

Fair enough, TR8 it is then! Great machine. 

Give me a shout or PM me or whatever if you want to go ahead.

17 hours ago, Dave the dog said:

 

I’ve had one for a couple of years now & it’s been a great help, I think the newer ones have a different headstock & auxiliary pipes that are easier to use which is a good thing, front mud guards are all metal & Yanmar motor,  just glad Spectrum plant have taken them on because dealer backup was limited before 

 

 

Very nice!

Is that a couple of big screeners in the background as well? Yours?

For Cast Loaders (which are very good), in England it would be Spectrum Plant I think. 

11 hours ago, Leicester Tree Care said:

Thanks for replies, think I am going to go with ST6D.. Does anyone know what the price is? I can't find any published price lists. I have their demo unit here and I think it is great. The st6d has the Kubota engine. What is a stage V engine please? 

ST6D is £16,500+VAT last I saw. 

Hi @jmac a TR8 is £27,950+VAT brand new. 

TR6D is £23,500+VAT and is also an extremely capable chipper. 

I can put you in touch with the dealer who handles all the Scottish Forst sales and I'm sure they could arrange a demo for you of whichever you are interested in. Let me know if you want to do that and I will make arrangements. 

@Leicester Tree Care being in Leicester (presumably) Forst demo and sell direct, but again I can put you in touch with the relevant people to sort that out if you want.

Anyone from here who's going, I've got a stand and should have cold beers and hot coffees for anyone that wants to have a chat. 

Let me know if you are coming....

If it would help your decision to have quotes per month for purchasing anything on finance, give me a shout and I will run some numbers for you.

5 hours ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Not writing anything off, and it’s not really different strokes is it?

 

We are talking about two machines competing against each other in exactly the same place in the market place, same power unit (turboed v1505 iirc) 

 

Now, still looking for that video....found it!

 

 

That's a good video that, although he contradicts himself a bit saying that in the smaller brush stuff the Forst is quicker, but then immediately after says the TW is about the same!

Also felt like when the big logs went in at about 3:30, the TW took its time a bit but the Forst once the log was in proper it absolutely munched it.

Great video though - thanks for finding that @Mick Dempsey

15 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Yes he should, of course.

 

I like the vid though, a really honest test of the machines side by side. 

 

 

Yes I will need to sit and have a proper look at it I think. Thanks for putting it on there.

6 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Not writing anything off, and it’s not really different strokes is it?

Not saying you were writing it off, that was a reference to the OP who had seemed to discount Forst as an option right at the top of the thread. 

And ok different strokes may be the wrong phrase - what I mean is the chap in your video thinks there's nothing in it, and Bobbies reckoned in the same test that there was a noticeable difference. Different opinions - suggests the OP should just see for himself which he likes. 

9 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

You know there was a video on here with a guy using a 280 TW tracked against a TR8he said there was very little in it performance wise.

1 minute ago, Bobbies said:

I have used them side by side and very different machines - forst tr8 was much more aggressive and powerful, plus threw the chip much better

Different strokes for different folks. Worth getting a demo at least of the TR8 before writing it off all together. 

Don't discount Forst - they've made a number of changes to the production in recent years and they're now very highly regarded. I'm not a guy who have ever chipped a branch in my life of course but I've funded stacks of them and I consistently hear very good things from the guys who do use them a lot. The XR8 is an incredible machine, but if you're concerned about getting into tight spots then take a look at a TR6 as well as I think its plenty powerful. 

Although I haven't chipped a branch in my life I do know plenty about residual values and the most recent crops put out by Forst in the past few years are holding their value incredibly well. Popular opinion also seems to be that their aftercare is a bit better than other majors. 

If you want a quote on funding for any of them give me a shout - new, used, any brand.

RJ&KD McLean list everything they have on Mascus I believe. However if they're local to you then they would be worth contacting. 

Mascus is good for machinery - I'm not really impartial as I advertise with them for machinery finance. 

You can sort by location to an extent - well rather you can filter out the ones that aren't in a particular location, but I think the most granular that goes to is just to restrict to ones in the UK. 

Are you paying cash for whatever tractor you end up with? Most of the more reputable dealers on Mascus will deliver to you if you can get comfortable enough with buying one you've not seen in person...not sure how keen you are on that idea.

Mascus would be a good place for that I reckon. Better than eBay and Gumtree certainly, and just on a quick search for Valtra they have a fair few listed at less than £20k.