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Hello Bot I have owned and used a Logosol M8 and have a big mill. Both produced timber of suitable quality. It IS NOT a BANDSAW and and cannot be compared as such. Quality is extremely high in comparison to other offerings from the far east.

Danny's funeral was hard, I've an emotional streak that surfaces easily! I can be hard nosed and tough at times but tearful at some stuff. His widow and two daughters plus myself and other SIL, met the hearse, had the harrowing view of them touching the coffin etc and really had to think of other stuff to halt me from breaking down. The walk into the church in front of the coffin in front of 250 plus people was tough. His grandson, Joe, read "If" by Rudyard Kipling with great dignity and the graveside thing was heartbreaking too. Wake across the road in the local was good with decent food etc and several pints and a laugh with a few other folk was fun but the day seems empty now!

I was working at a house just down the road from me last week. The owner keeps bees, has 15 hives and has a wild bee hive in his barn wall, which was where we were having lunch. The bees were being predated by Asian Hornets, the bastards hover at the entrance and snatch the poor drones as they leave the nest, clip off their wings and carry them off to their young. They are pretty aggressive in comparison to the European relatives which are pretty passive, and I have clear felled whole blocks of Sweetchestnut around nests in the past, even climbed past nests without issue, felling the tree would get proper on their tits though, he is a lucky boy.

Still don't make up for a under par production quality of the saw sled and machine screws. By the way, it's not really possible to set up precisely if you're on your own. The advertisement showing an ultra portable and easy set up is false. It takes a lot of time and helping hands. All in all, the quality of the simplest components make me feel unsafe using this sawmill alone in the woods!

see, the last one is what we are looking for - keep them coming

I disturbed some with a leaf blower while on the roof of mum and dad's house earlier this year. Was tied on to the chimney. Had to start thinking along the lines of unclipping so I could jump down onto the patio if needed. Massively unfunny.

I know! Could have been a lot worse.

I take it all back, rib tickling stuff!

Your mate was lucky.

Dropped a big oak this morning with a GRCS and 5:1 twin pull. A minute later Ross Smith got nailed by hornets on his arm and nose. Nest in a cavity about 25’ up, which he had climbed past to set the lines. Called in a mate who does pest control, no option but to spray them. You can just make out the larvae wriggling in the combs. Back tomorrow to bust up the stem. 80058ebd-8bd5-4b29-bf3a-ecb44a731694.mov

Woodchips wanted for general garden use. No Laurel, Eucalyptus or diseased material please. Can be left on large drive anytime. Please leave your name & number if we are out, to arrange payment. Many thanks.

Shout out to Joe Newton for coming through for me on a Husqvarna 2100, a little minor fettling [which we both knew was needed] and she's up and running strong. top gent, cheers Joe.

Agreed, not an ounce of wit or humour, just embarrasing infantile crap. I give Oldfeller nul points on the joke thread.

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Being a valtra think they all come with engine block heaters as standard.

I agree hydraulic oil degrades with heat. I was unhappy if it got over blood temperature. Fancy thermostats something extra to go wrong. In cold weather I'd stall one of the services at tickover to warm it up and prevent cavitation. Cavitation kills aluminium gear pumps in short order.

Love it, that's a great idea.

What does it do? Sense the pto shaft turning?

Interesting.. Had similar. Alarm goes off in cab at 70⁰c. 46 hydraulic oil isn't ideally supposed to get that hot.. 60-70 according to JD but still strikes me as awful hot. Blown out all rads, replaced tank return AND transmission filter. Now maxxing out at 60⁰c. There is a thermal valve aka thermostat which is supposed to get the oil up to temperature faster but it might have a check valve which will stick open with debris and bypass the oil cooler entirely - not good.

Not sure where to post this, all scrap wood from neighbours builders waste, 4 new 100mm screws, 2 chair legs, 3 pallets and the toys rescued from the beach.