Excavators

We own 4 of these in various sizes. We have 2 JCB Micro Excavators that can, if necessary, go through a space as small as a standard house door. Therefore, they fit into most projects, although we do hand dig, often with the aid of one of our hydraulic JCB compressors with a hydraulic gun and clay spade. We also own a zero tail-swing JCB8025 excavator which is excellent for our medium to large projects. Our largest excavator is our JS130, which is 13 ton with a 2.75m wide bucket, running on steel tracks and our smaller diggers run on rubber tracks.

Rubber Tracked Skid Steers

We own two. First, a Micro Vermeer S600TX that can move trees up to 400 ltr and is only 1.05m wide. A great low-pressure ground tool for moving trees, soil, grading and tidying up. Second, and our largest, JCB 1110 Robot, weights 4.5 tons and moves trees of 2.5-3 tons, again with minimal ground pressure. It has various attachments and is 2m wide.

Telescopic Forklifts

• Three are the latest, extra wide-wheeled Manitou TMT25.20SR truck-mounted telescopic fork lift - 2.55m wide. They lift in the region of 3 tons and each hang on the back of our large rigid and artic units. No additional trailer, and therefore no delivery charge, is required to bring them to site if your trees come on an artic or large rigid unit.

• Fourth, our JCB530-70 Farm Special Telescopic Forklift, lifts approx 4 tons and has 4-wheel drive. It is 2.25 meters wide and has a 7m boom (machine is 5.4m long+). It can easily put a tree over a 2 meter high wall.

• Fifth, the JCB520-40 is a miniature of our larger fork lift and lifts approximately 2.5 tons and is approx 1.75 meters wide. Both of these tele-handlers require the rigid and drag to transport to site, which will be at additional expense.

Rubber Tracked Dumper with Crane

Our latest piece of kit is the best machine for wet conditions - the Morooka MST800VD. However, even in dry times it ensures that little if any marking if left behind on your lawn due to the ultra-light ground pressure it produces of .16kg/cm2. A person in their boots would do far more damage. It is fitted with a Cormach 12000-E2 crane so we not only use it to move the muck away on or off site, but also moving your specimen trees on site from the road to the hole and placing therein. We are the only tree planting company in the UK that has this piece of equipment, which ensures negligible damage to your site. This machine weighs over 7 tons, so it does require the rigid and drag to move it to site. Worth its weight in gold in the worst conditions, it carries in excess of 4.3 tons and is 2.3m wide.

We have various other pieces of specialist custom-built equipment to enable us to get the job done. When necessary, we also hire various equipment such as cranes, which are quoted and charged at cost.

DAF CF85 Artic, 410 bhp, with truck-mounted Manitou telescopic fork lift (16.8m long (18.4 with Manitou) x 2.6m wide)

This artic operates a mixed fleet of curtainsider trailers and carries one of the Manitou TMT25.20SR truck-mounted forklifts on the back. We have 2 x 45 foot long trailers that are 14.6 tall and have sliding roofs so very large trees can be craned in and out of the roof. We also have one shorter 30 foot trailer for jobs with more difficult access that also comes with the Manitou, but it doesn’t have a sliding roof. This unit is the latest environmentally friendly Euro 5 low emissions engine.

DAF CF85 Rigid, 360 bhp, Curtainsider 26 ton (10.25m long (11.85m with Manitou) x 2.6m wide)

This truck is one of our main tree installation units that carry a crew of 3 and all the equipment we could need on site, including a Manitou TMT25.20SR truck-mounted fork lift. As needed it can tow our 18 ton beavertail trailer to transport a mixture of equipment including our largest 13 ton excavator to site. This Low-loader drag is 7.25m long x 2.55m wide (7.1m carrying deck) for a total length of 18.5 mtrs. This unit is also complies with the latest Euro 5 emission standards.

DAF LF55 Rigid, 220 bhp, Curtainsider 18 ton (10.25m long (11.85m with Manitou) x 2.6m wide)

This truck is also one our tree installation units that carries a crew of 3 and all the equipment it needs, together with a Manitou TMT25.20SR truck-mounted fork lift. This unit also complies with the latest Euro 5 emission standards.

Mercedes Atego 7.5 ton Dropside (8.1m long x 2.5m wide)

This is used for both smaller deliveries and to primarily support the artic on large planting jobs. It can carry a mixture of equipment and a crew of 3 and is Euro III emissions compliant.

Mitsubishi Carter 7.5 ton Curtainsider with 7-man cab (7.4m long x 2.05m wide)

This is our smallest delivery vehicle and can tow a smaller digger (excavator). It is used to plant smaller jobs or to support our bigger trucks on projects where a large crew is required, and is Euro IV emissions compliant.

Toyota Hilux AfterCare Truck

This custom built truck is designed to fully support the experienced horticulturist providing our AfterCare service. It is equipped with three spraying/drenching tanks each with spring loaded 50 meter spray lines, a watering tank along with all the tools and equipment required.