doobin
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It even came with a mascot!
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Russell
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God you spend some money Doob 
Looks handy for cleaning up after the farmers though.
Looks handy for cleaning up after the farmers though.
V8Druid
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Scarrab? ... VW TD powered?
doobin
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God you spend some money Doob
Looks handy for cleaning up after the farmers though.
I sold that Wright Stander mower for £1800 after fixing the starter motor and deciding it wasn't right for the job in hand. This sweeper just looked incredible value when you compared it to a poxy little mower. It'll do so much. And I can't think of anywhere round here you could hire one that goes on a trailer.
With the presure washer and then the wander hose you could even use it for basic water aided suction excavation on your own little jobs. Should also suck out drain catch pits around the yard.
pettsy
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I have seen odd small sweepers for sale on auction sites, but lots of them seem to have “issues” then just get dumped in the weeds. How would you go about disposing of what you collect on a job?
Lancs Lad
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V8Druid
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looks to be on tranny axles/running gear?? bigger than most of the Scarrabs I've seen and the 'Ford' steering wheel is interesting .. is that 2.9l lump diesel, or petrol?
doobin
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Apparently it's Transit running gear and a VM Motori turbo diesel, which is an instant starter.
I think the 'bigger' is just an illusion- tiger stripes! It's the smallest they made.
doobin
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Wherever the customer tells me to tip it.
V8Druid
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nah deffo seen smaller ones ... a mate used to buy and sell 'em from a local auction that used to get all the 'authority' crud and Russ has got a real dinky little un sat in his yard ... small enough to drive on pavements ... they ran VW golf engines for sure .
let's hope the VM motor is better than some fitted to vehicles ... SD,s and RR,s had them and were fine when running
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doobin
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The oil is clean and the filter looks fresh. 4000 hours total including travelling. Fingers crossed.
I'm sure Scarab never made anything smaller. GreeMachine were another British make- based in Sctoland until around 2014 I think. They look good machines but from speaking to a specialist the 525 series are impossible to get parts for and the 636 you can get parts for but they are exceptionally expensive. The Scarab looked to offer more, and for the same money you could get a clean machine with parts backup.
This looked nice, but having found out about the lack of parts and the pressure washer option on the Scarabs it was an easy choice.
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I did consider this Scarab if anyone else is looking- looks relatively clean but no pressure washer. It's been up for ages, I bet he;'d take 2k cash for it.
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V8Druid
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second one looks a real bargainThe oil is clean and the filter looks fresh. 4000 hours total including travelling. Fingers crossed.
I'm sure Scarab never made anything smaller. GreeMachine were another British make- based in Sctoland until around 2014 I think. They look good machines but from speaking to a specialist the 525 series are impossible to get parts for and the 636 you can get parts for but they are exceptionally expensive. The Scarab looked to offer more, and for the same money you could get a clean machine with parts backup.
This looked nice, but having found out about the lack of parts and the pressure washer option on the Scarabs it was an easy choice.
I did consider this Scarab if anyone else is looking- looks relatively clean but no pressure washer. It's been up for ages, I bet he;'d take 2k cash for it.
this is the sort of size sweeper I'm talking about ... but way newer
gotta remember I'm talking sooome time ago ... been retired 13 years now and well out of touch ... will try and get a Pic off Russ of his
Lancs Lad
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Mates got something similar litterally fit down an alleyway. Picked it up for next to nowt fir his yard. Well handy
pettsy
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Just looked at the weights of a few of them, I’d need to do my class2 hgv 
William127
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Amazing
Hell of a lot of the machine for the money, like you say all those pumps, motors and a pressure washer
There's me being quietly pleased with the front linkage/snow plough/towbar/valve block I just bought for my old tractor for 300 quid, you've somewhat more than one upped me
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Stroppymonkey
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Anyone ever used these for stone tracks/concrete yards? Pic shows on a FLT and was wondering if it would mount on my moffett if i pinched the oil supply from the extending forks.. think they are only 1/4" hose so dubious about flow rates. Can't find much info about them online.
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doobin
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Even if it works it'll just spray crap everywhere. You need a bucket brush really.
It'll soon dislodge a stone track with regular use too.
V8Druid
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Stroppymonkey
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I’ve found out it wants 30lpm. Hoses do seem small!look to be 3/8" hoses on the brush
doobin
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Ok- I was wrong! So wrong.I'm not downsizing at all, I'm adding extra capacity
A tilty has been way more use for me. I don’t regret the Sherpa- sometimes I think of selling it as it barely gets used. But on balance I will keep it as it’s a durable tool that will last decades and every now and then it’s such a labour saver.
But if both were stolen, the tilty would get replaced straight away.
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