Excavators

We own 8 in a range of sizes, including 5 JCB Micro Excavators that can, if necessary, go through an opening as small as a standard house door. Whilst they fit into most projects, we do hand dig, when necessary, though that can be very time consuming. We also have a JCB18Z and a JCB8026 excavator, both zero tail-swing, which are excellent for our medium to large projects. Our largest excavator is our JS145, which is 14.5 ton with a 2.75m wide bucket, running on steel tracks whilst all our other diggers run on rubber tracks.

JCB18Z

Rubber Tracked Skid Steers

We own four, including a Vermeer S925TX that is only 95cm wide, a Vermeer S800TX that can move trees up to 600l and a Vermeer SX100 that is 1.05 wide, but longer so it can lift heavier loads of up to 1 ton: a great low-pressure ground tool for moving tees, soil grading and tidying up. Our fourth and largest is a JCB 270T Robot, which weighs almost 5 tonnes and moves trees of 1.5-2.0 tonnes, again with minimal ground pressure. It has various attachments and is 2m wide.

Vermeer S800 TX

Telescopic Forklifts

Our planting & delivery department operate five Manitou truck-mounted forklifts, (piggy-back), so that you do not have to tear your hair out figuring how you will get your new trees off the lorry. From a Manitou TMT25S to a long wheel based TMT27S that lifts well over 3 tons, plus three more Manitou TMT25.20SR, all 2.55m wide. They lift in the region of 3 tons and as they hang on the back of our large rigid and artic units, no additional trailer, and therefore no delivery charge, is required to bring this machine to site.

Next is our heavy lift Manitou MHT790, which is a brilliant machine that lifts our biggest trees, weighing up to 9 tons. We also have a set of very large flotation tyres that enable us to work in less-than-ideal conditions. Next is the JCB550-80 that lifts trees up to 5 tons or a 3,000 litre container, 10+ metre tall tree! With sway control and smooth ride, it too is an invaluable tool in moving big trees.

Additionally, our JCB542-70 Farm Special Telescopic Forklift, lifts over 4 tons and has a 7-meter boom that extends to pop trees over a garden wall. It is 2.25 metres wide and relatively compact at 5.4m long+.Last, the JCB525-60 is a miniature of our larger forklift and lifts approximately 2.5 tons and is approx 1.75 metres wide. Bar the Manitou TMT piggyback tele-handlers, all of these larger machines require the rigid and drag to transport to site, which will be at additional expense.

Avant 635 & 735i

We have other pieces of equipment that we would normally never bring off the nursery to a project, but there might be the occasional reason to bring one of our Avant’s. There is no doubt that in tight spaces they can do things other machines can’t. They are wheeled machine that are articulated and lift from 1.1 to 1.4 tons in weight.

Rubber Tracked Dumper with Crane

The Morooka MST800VD is the envy of our competitors and by far the best machine for wet conditions, is on rubber tracks so ensures negligible damage to your site. It ensures that no ruts are left behind due to the ultra-light ground pressure it produces of .16kg/cm2. 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. This machine weighs over 8 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 tons and is 2.3m wide.

Trucks

We operate a mixture of different size lorries to transport your trees and equipment, as needed, to site. The entire lorry fleet is low-emission Euro 6 lorries to reduce harmful emissions into the environment, fitted with all around recorded cameras .  Our current fleet is as follows:

2 x DAF CF-450bhp 6x2 unit, with truck-mounted Manitou telescopic forklift (16.8m long (18.4 with Manitou) x 2.6m wide); shorter trailer less 4 meters

These two artics carry a Manitou truck-mounted forklifts on the back. We have a choice of either a 45-foot-long trailer or a shorter 30-foot-long trailer for jobs with more difficult access, are 14.6 foot tall with a sliding and lifting roof so that very large trees can be craned in and out from above. These units are both rear wheel steer and carry the license plate numbers GRO4 MAJ (‘Grow 4 Majestic’) and GRO 4CER (‘Grow Acer’).

DAF CF450bhp FAN and a DAF CF410bhp FAN 26 ton curtainsider drawbar units and both rear wheel steer (10.25m long (11.85m with Manitou) x 2.6m wide)

These lorries carry a crew of 3 and all the equipment we could need on site, including a Manitou truck-mounted forklift. As needed, they can both tow our 18 ton beavertail trailer to transport a mixture of equipment including telehandlers, the Mooroka crane, etc 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. These unit carry the license plate number GRO 7REE (Grow Tree) and GR07 LEX (Grow Ilex).

DAF CF320bhp 26 ton curtainsider rear wheel steer

This rigid curtainsider has the same capacity as the above two units, with the only difference is that it doesn’t pull a drawbar but does come with a Manitou truck-mounted forklift. It carries the licence plate GR08 RCH (Grow Birch).

DAF LF 210 bhp, 12 ton curtainsider/beavertail (8.5m long x 2.4m wide).

This lorry is our more compact installation but with a 12-ton weight capacity, that both carries trees, but with its beavertail is designed to carry medium sized equipment such as the Avant’s, middle sized JCB diggers and even the JCB 525-60 telehandler. It is quite tall at 3.75 meter tall and carries the license plate number GR20 OAK. (Grow Oak).

DAF LF45 Euro 6 engine, 7.5 ton truck x 2

We operate two of these trucks, which look like twins, and are the smallest trucks we operate, and are only 7’ wide so good at getting into tight spaces! They can carry the smallest JCB micro digger as well as the tracked Vermeer and are only 11’ tall with a long 20’ box, typically able to handle trees up to 200 litre. They carry the license plates GRO 7 ELM (Grow Elm) and GRO 4LDR (Grow Alder).

Ford Transit AfterCare Truck

This custom-built truck is designed to fully support the experienced horticulturist providing our AfterCare service. It is equipped with a watering tank along with all the tools and equipment required. It carries the plate GR04 BES (Grow Abies).