The 'Today's Job' thread

[CPS]

not surpriseed if you had the rain we had yesterday afternoon ... UNREAL!!!!!!!

I think it has just made its way here

 

[1RB]

Crane fed chippers (at the smaller end of the scale like these) aren’t as good as machine fed IMO - you can’t see what you are doing, they need constant repositioning, you have to stand somewhere (out of harm’s way) to operate them, and they are heavy, expensive one-trick-ponies. But I agree that hand feeding this size machine is a pointless exercise, and concede that moving two machines is obviously double the hassle.

I’m looking at getting a truck (and subsequently developing a Yorkie addiction, honing my prostitute-murdering skills, and shaving 100 off my IQ…) as we do quite a few 1-2 day jobs all over the place. Ideally I’d stick the 6 tonner and a decent sized chipper on the back and be in and out of jobs on my own in a day - this work tends to not warrant stockpiling the arisings for biomass (which we tend to farm out on the bigger clearances) and running in a different way would save a great deal on travel and labour. I’ll probably go down the tracked-chipper route but wanted to see what this unit is capable of - it’s a good match to the 2.7 tonner in fairness, and would do the necessary with the 6 tonner too.

This is what I use & it works well following a roto merlo about. 12x17 inch bandit, 150hp & remote in the digger

 

[Monkeybusiness]

This is what I use & it works well following a roto merlo about. 12x17 inch bandit, 150hp & remote in the digger

Lovely setup - that’s pretty much exactly what I’m aiming for!

 

[Russell]

Are diggers with grabs/ sheers better than loaders for tree work?

 

[Smiffy]

Are diggers with grabs/ sheers better than loaders for tree work?

Two different tools for two different jobs really.
Ask doobin tyou really need 2 of each

 

[Smiffy]

Are diggers with grabs/ sheers better than loaders for tree work?

Two different tools for two different jobs really.
Ask doobin tyou really need 2 of each

 

[doobin]

Two different tools for two different jobs really.
Ask doobin tyou really need 2 of each

For dismantling I don’t think you can beat the roto telehandler, even with a scrap handler.

Specialist work though. I use the loaders for moving stuff out of gardens, but the diggers with grabs are used a lot more.

 

[Shovelhands]

where's the green paint gone?????

Plenty left on it….
Ran another 3-400t through it this morning

 

[Monkeybusiness]

This is what I use & it works well following a roto merlo about. 12x17 inch bandit, 150hp & remote in the digger

How do you move the Merlo about out of interest?

 

[1RB]

How do you move the Merlo about out of interest?

Drive it up to 45 mins away after that artic lowloader

 

[Smiffy]

Drive it up to 45 mins away after that artic lowloader

That doesn't sound fun tbh.

I came round the corner the other day and there was a 45t senebogen being tramped down the road.

 

[6feetdown]

What a beast of a conveyor

 

[DaveDCB]

Drive it up to 45 mins away after that artic lowloader

My Telehandler does 16mph… downhill

 

[6feetdown]

What a beast of a conveyor
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800m long

 

[Gunners]

Anyone know if you can get turf tracks?

 

[Grahams]

Anyone know if you can get turf tracks?

Don't you just go for a worn out set of tracks? ideally used on tarmac, so no cuts, just bald.

 

[Smiffy]

Anyone know if you can get turf tracks?

I wish I could dig holes that straight

 

[Storrsy]

Anyone know if you can get turf tracks?

Lovely trench but oh my, to have ground like that!

 

[Hg2702]

Lovely trench but oh my, to have ground like that!

No chance

 

[Grahams]

Anyone know if you can get turf tracks?

That is an impressive bit of trenching regardless of how good the ground is.