parkertrees

Lots of good nick 3.5 ton arb trucks about atm if you don't need ULEZ compliance. 

6 hours ago, PeteB said:

I'm doing the navel gazing at trucks ATM as I'm due a new GreenMech towtug - we will fall in to the category of P11D survivors until 2028 then we will have to reassess.

 

As an option on my wishlist, I suggested the two seat Commercial Ineos Grenadier, expensive but it has a 5 year, unlimited mileage warranty. Just been informed that it isn't Taco ready and Ineos say that if we find a workaround, it will void the warranty! So that is straight off the list! 

Great for towing on and off site, shame about the need for a tacho... I'm sure with enough interest INEOS will find a workaround for that, they are receptive to customer requests. Here's mine towing the 2.7t Bob onto a soggy field. Absolutely love it!

Giving our Bandit 75xp some TLC today, need some touch up paint for the engine cover.

Anyone know the paint code for Bandit yellow? all I've found online is BA900-9912-02, but this only brings back results from the USA, and only 2 sites at that.

I was wondering whether it matched anything else here in the UK. Ill try ringing Global tomorrow as well.

On 31/10/2023 at 05:22, richy_B said:

I am going to be parting with one of our arbtrucks. 2016 Iveco 75 tipper Euro6. Built the body myself. Been a good truck for the 4 years we've had it. 4.5t empty though so gives 3 ton / 10-12m3 of chip.

 

We do highways work primarily so having thespadce for road barriers was the handiest addition.  PX against an 18t hook loader most likely as I'm not sure there will be a lot of interest as 7.5t drivers are rare now. 

 

 

Nice truck that, did you end up parting it? hard to find SWB 7.5 tonners, i was looking for a euro 6 chassis to drop my DAF LFs arb body onto a few months ago, but gave up. 

Mate i've just read/seen your story for the first time. 

A real eye opener to anyone operating any dangerous machinery, sometimes we need to pause and think about the huge forces at work that we take so for granted.

glad to see your recovering 

best wishes to you and your family

Steve

6 minutes ago, tim361 said:

Got one about a month ago. Replaced my sequoia, Just wasn’t comfortable in it. MB harness is really comfortable but quite a big harness, really like it. Even with my sister bringing it back for me worked out quite expensive. 

I guess its more suited to the big spiking sessions the USA boys get into vs reducing a spindly multistem ash then.

I'm very tempted by one, but I don't hate my sequoia. its a good harness, just theres a few things i don't rate on it (petzl that is)

Any of you users have any updates on these harnesses? 

looking to replace my sequoia soon and looking at all options.

is the no CE mark an issue when LOLERing them?

as a fan of August i'd like to give it a try

TIA

Getting a purpose built body will cost you 5-10k.

Can you weld? if so a DIY option could be aluminium planks, chequer plate sheet or GRP bolted onto a steel frame. all look smarter than ply, and will last longer  

On 12/10/2023 at 13:53, AHPP said:

Eject - dead. 

i saw those and thought they looked sketchy! 

Fimblesaver is what i use 

Unfortunately those types always turn up at shows. I help a mate on his stand at the Game Fair, and every year a few stands get broken into over night. I think even a dog got nicked last year. Unsurprisingly it was the same, "Trotters, transit and caravan" scumbags as the ARB show attracts

Yeah as mentioned above, don't go car engine. They're not designed for sitting at 3000 rpm stationary, so will just die. 

a few years back i swapped out the (blown) lombardini engine in a Kwikchip 222 for a Lister Peter LP4WT 50hp. Much easier on that machine as no clutch to worry about, so i just fabbed up a new bracket to hold the main pulley block in the new location. I ditched all the complex lomabrdini wiring and just used what came on the Lister (it was a generator engine so all conveniently packed into a box). I didn't worry about anti stress as the thing was so powerful, and the rollers so Shit that it could never grab hold of anything that would come close to stalling it!

Hardest part was making the new engine cover, as the standard one was fibreglass. I was going to do something interesting with it but before i had a chance the turbo blew on it after a few weeks working. think it had sat for too long. I was going to fix it but ended up selling it on eBay, as realistically my Bandit 75xp is a waaaay better machine for pulling in.

Bit far away for me, but someone will pay you top money for that I'm sure

It sounds like the customer wants you to shrink the trees back down to a hedge... I get this all the time. Unfortunately their options are limited and seeing as your not a wizard... its either cut in half, or fell. They're shit trees for a reason, and once they start shedding limbs they are rarely worth saving. 

20 hours ago, william127 said:

But then the payload goes down because of the extra weight of the 4wd system 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

But if you could have that as a 5 ish ton, with no licence restrictions (how it should be!), then yes, as described with the highest power option and 3.5 ton towing👍👍

 

If you kept the body very lightweight, you'd still have the payload that one of the 3.5 mini lorries (Canter or Grafter) has I should think. 

Problem is they're rare as rocking horse manure, and cost a bomb when they do pop up! if you have to deal with ULEZ BS as well, even more!

IMO the Ultimate would be 4x4 Sprinter tipper, single cab, tool boxes

9 minutes ago, MattyF said:

True , if your ever winching or pulling over a tree you have to be pulling directly infront of the back lean and weight, a lot of folk think you can come from the side and pull it in to a gap .. even with a decent hinge it will still go with the weight most of the time.

Yeah and never rely on Poplar hinge wood.

Oh my! Another Lombardy as well!

30/31 is a good start and more than a lot of "casual Saturday work" labourers will have. 

Depending on where your based, just message local firms and you'll get some work!

5 hours ago, Mark Bolam said:

Oh no, imagine having to take a tree down in sections. Nightmare.

 

I think I’ve got the same picture in my head as everyone else of the ‘Tree Surgeon’ passing sections down to his ‘assistants’.

They cant cut it at the base and hope for the best. so its going to be 4x as much money

A lot depends on access, i.e. what machine you can get to it.

3 hours ago, Stubby said:

If you want to go all Green and that , dried birch bark is a goodun . 

or cherry

2 hours ago, Mick Dempsey said:

As it goes I hate the ZZ.

It self tends all the time when I don’t want it to.

You release a bit of slack to go somewhere, turn around to go there and can’t move as the rope has self tended.

That's where the Spiderjack 3 lock button comes in handy. Pull out the slack you need and lock the device. When your done climbing above your anchor like a badman, hit the button and it eats the slack back up again

Dieback 2.0

Adjustable bridge over the river Kwai