Branch logger OR Bilke S3 - Any good ? opinions please

[daveindales]

Ive sent you a PM. Let me know if you don't get it.

[forestgough]

I USUALLY PUT STUFF UP TO 70-80 MM THROUGH OURS,BUT IT WILL TAKE UP TO 110 MM FRESH SOFTWOOD.I FIND ANYTHING OVER 75MM LOOKS BETTER THROUGH THE SAWBENCH.

 NOWADAYS WE CHOP INTO 1M VENTED MESH DUMPY BAGS FOR EASY LOADER HANDLING.

 I DONT LIKE PUTTING TOO SMALL STUFF THROUGH,IT JUST LOOKS LIKE BIRD NEST MATERIAL BUT I SUPPOSE IF YOU WERE FEEDING A BIO BOILER IT WOULDNT MATTER,ONE BOILER GUY TOLD ME THE OTHER DAY THAT EVERY TELEHANDLER BUCKET WAS WORTH A HUNDRED POUNDS IN SUBSIDY.

IF YOUR EVER IN MID WALES COME AND HAVE A LOOK AT OUR MACHINE

[Bustergasket]

On 12/08/2017 at 21:55, Matthew Storrs said:

My dad runs a branchlogger of his 60hp zetor which it powers easily. Good machine, the bags can be a bit of a fiddle but easier with 2 people to keep the flow going!

i think they are great things for the landowner/smallholder types- they get rid of brash and leave a useable firewood product at the end.

Thanks Matthew, how many of the smaller bags do you do with two people in an hour ? cheers

[Matthew Storrs]

I haven't used it enough to give an answer to this- it's my dads machine so only used it a handful of time- is estimate a bag every 3-5 mins perhaps maybe less if brash is neatly presented for the machine