Spearhead or Shelbourne Reynolds?

[moretimeforgolf]

Our Bomford hedge cutter is 22 years old and is starting to become a bit unreliable. Got a Spearhead topper which is well built and have heard good things about Shelbourne Reynolds back up. Looking for a ‘farmer’ spec machine, easy to use and reliable. Got dealers for both nearby but not averse to buying from further afield. Want 6m reach.

 

[Lofty1984]

How come you Are you not considering McConnell or another bomford? Dealer back up?

 

[robs1]

We have a shelborne more than happy with it, had a bolt break on the hydraulic roller back in sept, had it by post next day, previous machine was a McConnell needed a hydraulic ram, they couldnt supply one more weeks, got it from somewhere else in the end, had no complaints about the machine though.

 

[moretimeforgolf]

How come you Are you not considering McConnell or another bomford? Dealer back up?

Do see a lot of McConnells about but I don’t like dealing with their local dealer. Bomford just don’t appear as robust as others but I’m no expert.

 

[Lofty1984]

I would agree on the bomford we looked at one before getting the 6565t McConnell and it didn’t seem as strongly built in my opinion having said that there are plenty of both in the area so they can’t be bad,

 

[moretimeforgolf]

Plenty of good British machines to choose from in this case.

 

[spitfire]

Our Bomford hedge cutter is 22 years old and is starting to become a bit unreliable. Got a Spearhead topper which is well built and have heard good things about Shelbourne Reynolds back up. Looking for a ‘farmer’ spec machine, easy to use and reliable. Got dealers for both nearby but not averse to buying from further afield. Want 6m reach.

Shelbourne are good machines we went from a 6m bomford to a 6m telescopic shelbourne ,you will need a good tractor on it to hold it down/

 

[moretimeforgolf]

Shelbourne are good machines we went from a 6m bomford to a 6m telescopic shelbourne ,you will need a good tractor on it to hold it down/

It’ll be on our MF6480, I assume that will be more than ample?

 

[Lofty1984]

Our McConnell started on a 6480 and it was more that ample not sure how much heavier a shelbourne is though

 

[ccp contracting]

Try Weaving Machinary , a mate had one from Weaving for a verg cutting contract, wishes he never sold it.

 

[Matt77]

Got a 2011 shelborne VFR here and it’s been put to work!!! I’d have another, if something breaks parts aren’t long waiting for

 

[moretimeforgolf]

Helpful to know that parts are easy to obtain.

 

[spitfire]

It’ll be on our MF6480, I assume that will be more than ample?

Ours is on a 6465 tier 2 ok front to back but sideways not good we did put a 5 foot head on it though think you would want wheel weights if you go for the telescopic version

 

[moretimeforgolf]

Ours is on a 6465 tier 2 ok front to back but sideways not good we did put a 5 foot head on it though think you would want wheel weights if you go for the telescopic version

Cheers, I plan to stick with a 1.2m head.

 

[Simon Chiles]

Cheers, I plan to stick with a 1.2m head.

Shelbourne 660T will tick all your boxes. Love mine. Can’t beat the Shelbourne guys for back up and generally having good old fashioned service. Ring Lee from Bells for a deal.

 

[Selectamatic]

Shelbourne here, really happy with it.

 

[moretimeforgolf]

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Shelbourne 660T will tick all your boxes. Love mine. Can’t beat the Shelbourne guys for back up and generally having good old fashioned service. Ring Lee from Bells for a deal.

Thanks Simon, that’s the model I’m considering. Good to hear that your pleased with it.

 

[paul&mandy]

You can get 3, 6m tele models. Simons 660, the 760 as seen on my 4 cylinder jd and the 860 on my big tractor. both with 1.5m heads

 

[moretimeforgolf]

No votes for Spearhead?

 

[Vernon]

Had Shelbourne 865 for 3 years now. Really good machine to use, very few problems so far and find the company very helpful if needed. Will need a few bushes and bits by the end of this season but nothing major. Only criticism is it’s very heavy, not a problem as long as it’s going on a big enough tractor. Would buy another.