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Re: Pond Life

Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2016 11:14 pm
by bigkit
Well spotted TC, it's only for sale to contribute to a new long arm for one of the Hitachi's. They're a bit more user friendly with radio, air con, etc :lol:

Re: Pond Life

Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2016 12:49 am
by Mrsmackpaul
more fantastic photos and story to go with them Have really enjoyed this thread since the start a couple of questions if I may

what the long reach yellow machine its not a excavator or a drag line ????

In previous posts you have had boats and barges dunno if thats the right name for that stuff could they not be used on this job maybe not enough water depth I guess

I find this stuff all very interesting and educational well done and keep the photos coming really enjoy them

Paul

Re: Pond Life

Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2016 9:23 am
by bigkit
Hi Paul, thanks for the interest. The ponds are silted right up so there's no draft for a boat, it's a digger and dumper job!

The unusual long reach is a Priestman VC15 (variable counterweight) long reach. It is a hybrid between rope and hydraulic. The winch that draws in the dipper is hydraulic, the dipper goes out by a ram that pushes a counterweight back down the boom which pulls on ropes that pull the top off the dipper making it go out. The big advantage is it is really stable at full reach with a bucketful. :thumbup:

Re: Pond Life

Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2016 12:22 pm
by Mrsmackpaul
Thanks for that Clive Im gunna do some googling now and see if I can find one working in a video

If the pond was big enough I guess once you get enough silt out you would need the boats once you run out of reach
keep it all coming loving it all

Paul

Re: Pond Life

Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2016 3:20 pm
by liamkav
Hi Clive just catching up with this some great work and pic's :thumbup: that looks a lot more fun than tracking around a building site with a block grab , hows the zx110 going ?

Re: Pond Life

Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2016 3:27 pm
by jcb4cx
Mrsmackpaul wrote:Thanks for that Clive Im gunna do some googling now and see if I can find one working in a video

If the pond was big enough I guess once you get enough silt out you would need the boats once you run out of reach
keep it all coming loving it all

Paul



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXOeMTJQkik

Re: Pond Life

Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2016 7:42 pm
by bigkit
Hi Liam and Graham,

Yep, who wants to be on a building site with a plonker who's never done the job telling you how to do it! :roll: :lol: All good but haven't used the ZX110 much at all. Still not done 5000 hrs and ten years old :D Its sitting on a stockpile most of the time.

Thanks Graham for putting the video link up :thumbup:

Re: Pond Life

Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2016 8:53 pm
by liamkav
Yep thats building sites sumed up nicely, the works not bad if you where just left to get on with it (that'll be the day :lol: ), theres plenty of life left in her yet then :thumbup:

Re: Pond Life

Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2016 9:04 pm
by bigkit
I'm saving her for you :lol:

Re: Pond Life

Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2016 9:17 pm
by liamkav
Thats nice of you but ones enough for us, so don't be putting any ideas in my old mans head now :mrgreen: :lol: