The 'Today's Job' thread

[AHPP]

Had a play on the ditch witch today first thing. Just the ticket for scraping up compacted dirt in a tight space. Way more push than the Sherpa. View attachment 48319

I had a lovely little epiphany on earthworking with the Skidster the other day. Only spreading out some loose stuff but I found rhythm and results I've never achieved before. Am I right in saying a longer wheelbase (or trackbase) is the biggest boon for flattening stuff?. There are some big ish pedestrian ones. Curious what the visibility is like on them compared to sit-in-frame machines.

 

[Giles]

@Furniss bet you can’t wait to get rid of that horrible lump of a Strickland hitch!! It’s huge!!!

@Furniss

 

[Monkeybusiness]

@Furniss

Adam’s a good lad - nice machine that.

 

[Shovelhands]

hell is it 11 years since you built that James

I’m afraid so…..

 

[Thomas7740]

Levelling soil on a garden, just spreading it roughly for now, will be done properly once the build is nearly complete and paving etc is done

 

[DaveDCB]

@Furniss

I saw that, I just dislike machine adverts which use photos of when it was new not how it stands now! A good setup though! Anyone any idea how much?

 

[Furniss]

Nice but too big for my needs and I'm done on the financial front for a few years !
But if it's a big et65 or better then I wouldn't look elsewhere in that weight category.

 

[Furniss]

@Furniss

Quick look on faceache seems he's only had it a year or so

 

[6feetdown]

Quick look on faceache seems he's only had it a year or so

Probably high repayments

 

[Monkeybusiness]

Quick look on faceache seems he's only had it a year or so

He has a lot of plant and turns stuff over frequently - once it’s done the hours he moves gear on and replaces. Switched on lad tbh.
This was that digger on a job for me in February.

 

[Giles]

£78k plus vat

 

[Giles]

I guess it’ll be going to Europe

 

[doobin]

I guess it’ll be going to Europe

If it sells....

 

[Giles]

If it sells....

My point they seem more willing or with exchange rates more ok with these mortgage esq prices for kit

 

[doobin]

I had a lovely little epiphany on earthworking with the Skidster the other day. Only spreading out some loose stuff but I found rhythm and results I've never achieved before. Am I right in saying a longer wheelbase (or trackbase) is the biggest boon for flattening stuff?. There are some big ish pedestrian ones. Curious what the visibility is like on them compared to sit-in-frame machines.

Long flat bucket bottom is key. Thats why even on a massive Huddig the Swedes have a front bucket with a long bottom- they don't seem to do 4-in-1 buckets.

 

[Monkeybusiness]

If it sells....

I would imagine he won’t be bothered either way - if it sells for the right money then great, otherwise it’ll stay on the hire fleet and earn him more money.

 

[doobin]

that ditchwitch looks a tidy thing ... how do you find 'em ... nearly as bad/good as Rory at finding 'interesting things'

looks like you may have enough timber to keep you busy for some time

It's nowhere near as nice as the Sherpa to drive. Controls not as intuitive (has to be that way as it has a drive pump for each track motor) and shakes the hell out of you on hard surfaces. That said, it pushes like hell compared to the Sherpa and there will definitely be jobs for it.

I replaced a shagged track motor when I got it. After fitting a replacement, the replaced motor was ever so slightly faster than the old one the other side. Presumably the other side isn't brilliant but still good enough, and hopefully the oil and filter change I gave it has caught it in time. Anyhow, to 'balance' them, I opened the freewheeling valve on the relevant pump ever so slightly. I presume this just returns a bit of oil to the tank? See pic. Does anyhow know if it's a bad idea to run it like this? From what I can see it's kind of like turning the pressure down on a pressure washer via the recirculation valve.

 

[Bri963]

There should be a setting for max displacement of the pump.

on second look, can you adjust the lever linkage?

 

[V8Druid]

It's nowhere near as nice as the Sherpa to drive. Controls not as intuitive (has to be that way as it has a drive pump for each track motor) and shakes the hell out of you on hard surfaces. That said, it pushes like hell compared to the Sherpa and there will definitely be jobs for it.

I replaced a shagged track motor when I got it. After fitting a replacement, the replaced motor was ever so slightly faster than the old one the other side. Presumably the other side isn't brilliant but still good enough, and hopefully the oil and filter change I gave it has caught it in time. Anyhow, to 'balance' them, I opened the freewheeling valve on the relevant pump ever so slightly. I presume this just returns a bit of oil to the tank? See pic. Does anyhow know if it's a bad idea to run it like this? From what I can see it's kind of like turning the pressure down on a pressure washer via the recirculation valve.View attachment 48370

look like the same pumps as on the Dane

 

[AHPP]

Long flat bucket bottom is key. Thats why even on a massive Huddig the Swedes have a front bucket with a long bottom- they don't seem to do 4-in-1 buckets.

Average or a bit short I’d say.