Technical resources
Buying Guides
Specification goes wrong more often than purchasing does. These guides cover the decisions that determine whether a machine works on your site — written for UK conditions and UK supply.
Generators
Buying a Diesel Generator: A UK Buyer's Guide
How to specify a diesel generator for UK use — sizing, standby versus prime ratings, single and three phase, frequency, noise limits and fuel storage.
What Size Generator Do I Need? Sizing Explained
How to size a generator properly: calculating load, allowing for motor starting surge, converting kVA to kW, and why oversizing is also a problem.
6 min
Standby, Prime and Continuous Ratings Explained
Why the same generator carries three different ratings, how much they differ, and how choosing the wrong one shortens the life of the set.
5 min
Single Phase vs Three Phase Generators
How to tell which you need, why the two are not interchangeable, and what it costs to get it wrong on a UK installation.
5 min
50Hz vs 60Hz Generators: What UK Buyers Need to Know
Why much used generating plant is 60 Hz, what that means for UK use, how to spot it, and when conversion to 50 Hz makes sense.
6 min
Generator Emissions Tiers: What You Can Legally Run, and Where
Tier 2, Tier 3, Tier 4 Final and EU Stage V explained — how engine emissions standards restrict where a generator can be used in the UK.
6 min
Generator Noise: Canopies, Limits and Siting
How generator noise is measured, what acoustic and super-silent canopies achieve, and how UK noise limits affect where a set can be installed.
5 min
Buying a Used Generator: What to Check
What matters when buying second-hand generating plant — hours, test records, frequency, emissions tier, alternator condition and what inspection should cover.
7 min
Skid Steer Attachments
Choosing Skid Steer and Mini Loader Attachments
How to match attachments to your machine — hydraulic flow and pressure, mounting plates, weight limits — and how to choose between similar tools.
Matching Hydraulic Flow to Your Attachments
How to read flow and pressure specifications, find your machine's figures, and work out whether an attachment will actually perform.
5 min
Drum Mulcher vs Brush Cutter: Which Do You Need?
The practical differences between drum forestry mulchers and rotary brush cutters — what each handles, how fast, and what they demand of your machine.
4 min
Woodworking Machinery
Timber Processing Machinery: A Practical Guide
Choosing wood chippers, log splitters, stump grinders and sawmills — matching capacity to the work, power source options, and what safety requires.
Choosing a Wood Chipper: Capacity, Feed and Drive
How to match a wood chipper to your work — rated diameter versus real throughput, hydraulic feed, drive options and what used machines need checking for.
6 min
Log Splitter Types: Hydraulic, Kinetic and Processors
Hydraulic versus kinetic splitters, how tonnage and cycle time affect real output, and when a firewood processor earns its cost.
5 min
Tractor Machinery & Attachments
Tractor Attachments: Matching Implements to Your Tractor
How to match three-point implements to your tractor — linkage categories, PTO speed and horsepower, hydraulic capacity, and weight and stability.
