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Cheers folks! Only been out with it for two days and I already don’t know how I managed before..

Picked up the E26 from Hywel yesterday, straight into work today. Cheers for the help folks! Very very smooth, not as fast as the Sany I’ve used in the past but I feel like it’s got more oomph. Much nicer in the cab too, less Temu for sure!

It’s Tyndrum so might be too far!

Thanks for the advice folks, this was my thinking but thought I would to see if it was worthwhile. Looks like we’ll be hauling a few tonne of Sitka away then, as he doesn’t want it lying around his B&B. Might be time to invest in a firewood processor..

Just about what I thought 😂

Hi folks, I’ve been asked to remove roughly 15 Sitka Spruce/Larch/Hemlock (17-20m tall, 400-600mm girth) from a garden, it’s pretty tight access and most of the trees require climbing, so naturally is going to be expensive. The owner is keen to try and recoup some cost though, and is interested in trying to sell the timber rather than paying us to shift it. I can’t see it being worthwhile for him, but it would be interesting to at least try. I can’t see them being useful for anything other than chip as they aren’t particularly nice sticks. We can get timber roadside and it would be easy enough to load onto a lorry. Has anyone got any experience of this kind of timber sale? How many m3 is worth it for sale etc. cheers!

Deposit put down on a 2017 E26, looking forward to it!

Thanks Doobin, knew you’d have some knowledge of them. It’s a slightly older (2017) E26 I’m looking at, from Hywel Evans. This other option is a newer E27z but the zero tail is definitely off putting. I’ve only used zero tails before to be fair but can see the advantage of a more standard weight distribution.

Turns that all those machines were incorrectly specced, or entirely falsely advertised. dies anyone have insight in the differences /benefits of E26/E27/E27z

Picked it up last week, you were right GH94 is made to measure. Massively impressed, it’s really eats! Now to find a tipper trailer she’ll fit on!

So after getting on the group I’ve had about 30 options which I’ve whittled down to; 2019 Takeuchi TB230 with 2400 hours for 18k 2017 Yanmar SV26 with 3400 hours for 16k 2018 Kubota 25-3 with 2400 hours and grab/shear and flail for 27k There’s a ton more around the 20k mark but if I dont have to travel for days to get them it’s handy! Cheers doobin I’ll get on that group

Cheers doobin I’ll get on that group

Cheers for all the input Looking at a E26 bobcat now, 16k with grab but 4500 hours.. too high is my feeling but any thoughts would be appreciated

Hi folks, Im looking at getting a used GM safe-trac 19-28 mk2. Seems like generally quite positive reviews of it; but anything to watch out for? Ex hire so maybe not ideal. The other questions is what trailers are folk using with them? The ease of a 1054 plant trailer is attractive but wondering how folk find them on a tipping trailer? Thinking a 10x5 with the rear doors off would suit but if anyone has thoughts that would be handy

Not a huge amount of small scale forestry around here, all the estates forestry interests are in Sitka. You might get a job that would require a machine like that for a few days once or twice a year? Maybe in 30 years once the native woodlands being planted need thinned it would be the machine to have ! You would have more luck Perthshire or Aberdeenshire way for that kind of work. Give me a shout, I'm based up near Mull