Paddy1000111
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The alternative to the macnaught is this: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/182719655890 I've got one of those too. Again, very good but won't do things like land rover UJ couplings etc
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It's more down to the gun. I use a Fuchs reiner gun and its awesome. Doesn't leak as the cartridge isn't under pressure so it's not an oily pos all the time. The head on that is ideal, clicks over and then you just bend it to one side (which it tells you to do) to get it off. The fact its not plated in grease and has a good head on it makes it a pleasure to use. I've got a macnaught/safe lock type couplers and they're very good. They click on and off but tbh they are bulky and get annoying if you have tight access but if you don't they're easy to put on and easy to get off.
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If it's just for ringing up then get the 41/46 with the rollomatic tip. I wouldn't get the Duro for cutting rounds
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I have a 41 and a 30. I love it on the 30, tonnes of torque and nicely balanced. 41 is nose heavy and not as nice although practical for large cross cutting. I'd rather fell with an 18" on a 261 than a 30 on the 881 though. But that's me.
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It's just annoying. As I mostly rake and sweep as I find the blower makes a mess on smaller jobs it's only had 4 tanks through it but it's very annoying. Might take a gander myself before taking it back. Might be something simple
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Maybe. It's 3 weeks old. Back to the dealership.😂
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Interesting stuff re tuning. Don't suppose you know the part number for the tuning driver? I've got a 86 and it's been in the shop twice now for a retune and it still seems wrong. It won't rev at all when cold. If its left idling for 5+ seconds it bogs on acceleration and if I tilt the unit forward it revs up?
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Oh no, I'm just on about the "moral" side of it. Yea I completely agree about the legal side.
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I think that's how their designed as opposed to replacements as far as I can tell?
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Well, that's true. I'm not advocating running overloaded (and I don't do it usually). But I do think that in the case of a crash it's not going to make much difference. If someone hits you then weight doesn't matter. If you hit someone else then the only issue really is the brakes. On the other hand, hundreds of 3500kg vans are driven around overloaded every day by idiots who don't care. They speed, they drive recklessly, they go on their phone and don't pay attention. The least I can do is ensure the van can handle it, check my tyres and pressures, watch my speed, leave lots of room and pay attention.
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Thanks for that, I'm well aware of the law and basically just keep it under 4550kg and it's fine. I don't really shift logs in it minus the odd 3/4 chogs from a small removal. 4550 (1900kg payload) is a lot of chip. The most it's been (it's been weighed a lot) was 4950 when it had one scoop of compost in it because the guy with the digger was insane. I mainly deal with smaller removals and domestic work like pruning. I don't really run with it to the gunnels.
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Does anyone know the origional purchase price of an st6p? It will be an interesting test to see how much I spend in the next two years on repairs on my chipper and comparing the lost money on parts to the devaluation of a new chipper. It's a lottery but we will see.
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I've been waiting 2 weeks for a sharpener from the Netherlands. The company is apparently really struggling with customs. I don't know why it's so impossible
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Not at the same time, I agree... Although it probably drives around with that in it 🤣 I doubt it weighed 700kg as a tree. Ignore the bigger logs, they were from something else but it was all under 6" and would have been chipped. It was only half the tree too as half of it had been cut off level with the road. It was probably 16ft to the tips as it was under the household powerline! The tipper had no issue tipping it either and its a scissor so I doubt it had too much weight
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Out of interest does anyone know the RRP on a new forst st6p?
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Maybe I'm seeing mine through rose tinted glasses as I have spent my hard earned money on it but what makes forst worse than say timberwolf? Mine is a 2017 with 360 hours on and it's almost brand new. Obviously time will tell, but what makes it worse? From what I can see in it's design and build it seems pretty solid. Everything including the trailer is overbuilt with run on brakes, a 3 tonne tow hitch for a 750 machine etc. The flywheel is solid, the bearing mounts seem pretty good. There's nothing on it that seems "cheap" when compared to something like a timberwolf (which I have had more experience with than forst)
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Already done that, with no driver but full tanks etc it comes in at 2700kg that load of branches was mostly air. The data plate says it can take 2450 on the rear axle and 1850 on the front. Even unloaded the springs look pretty flat
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I'll ring around Monday and get some prices on air ride and springs and go from there. This is the load I had in the back: Which is bugger all in branches. The springs were like this:
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I agree but as long as you check them and make sure they're greasing every now and again then it saves a lot of time. It's less time to have a check of the pipes every now and again than it is to open all the covers and grease all the bearings individually. It only takes 2 minutes to grease all the nipples when the tank is refilled. Plus if I ask someone to grease the bearings for me I know that nothing getting missed. Also, why is one of the bearings on the feed rollers on these ungreasable? The lower roller on the motor side has a phos-bronze bearing that can't be greased but it gets replaced every 400 hours instead?
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Not seen that before! I'll look into it!
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It's ptfe tube so I would say no. Going off similar pipe online maybe 10 bar? I just grease slowly and gently. I imagine part of the reason not to overgrease is because pressure can build and burst a pipe. There's not a hope in hell of the pipes handling the 400 bar my gun can chuck out
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Is that different to the 2+1 springs where theres 2 leave springs and an additional helper spring on the bottom that goes unused?
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I noticed they are "sealed" bearings. My main concern was that the grease wasn't getting in there. I greased to purge and then let off the v belts and turned the flywheel by hand for a bit to let out the extra grease gently before firing it up. I won't regrease for 16 hours on those two now I know there's a good amount of grease in there. I guessed that's why the warning signs are on there!
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So you would say 3+1 is too much? I guess 2+1 would be fine. I'm not worried about the ride height and stuff. I'm more worried about the springs not being upside down over speed bumps and stuff. Today I took down a small conifer (20ft) and just chucked all the branches in the back with 4 rounds of 17"x12" timber and the springs are almost flat. I'd suggest it probably weighs 3400 ish loaded as it is
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Starting to wonder if the angle on those GB bars is a little steep on the run off at the end. Seems like a very specific area of wear.
