Low impact forestry services in Devon and the South West

[IronMike]

47 minutes ago, Khriss said:

Probly get an even better price next year on it - if import stuff goes up  as its looking like  😐 K

Don’t be putting ideas in his head! 😆

[IronMike]

11 minutes ago, Big J said:

Perhaps, but it's going to a good home

 

Think of North Yorkshire as a Logbullet sanctuary....😉

[Big J]

2 minutes ago, IronMike said:

Think of North Yorkshire as a Logbullet sanctuary....😉

You've got some epic potential for synchronised Logbullet extraction drone footage

[IronMike]

Discussions are all ready under way! 🤞😎

[Khriss]

51 minutes ago, IronMike said:

Think of North Yorkshire as a Logbullet sanctuary....😉

It bloody is  😁  Appen.  K

Edited December 19, 2020 by Khriss
( like i didnt know what was gonna happen 😉)

[Stubby]

10 hours ago, IronMike said:

Your legacy will carry on though mate 😉

 

And I’m sure the new forwarder will be a fantastic rig 👍🏻

What moaning about the narrow Devon lanes ? 😊

[Big J]

1 hour ago, Stubby said:

What moaning about the narrow Devon lanes ? 😊

The Logbullet never had any issues, with it being 5ft wide. 

 

The Komatsu isn't so happy though. Even 9ft is too wide for a lot of them....

[Khriss]

8 hours ago, Big J said:

You've got some epic potential for synchronised Logbullet extraction drone footage

Which would be better than this ' Strictly'  shite on, at the mo'  😣 K

[arboriculturist]

On 18/12/2020 at 22:40, Big J said:

We're changing most of our machinery over winter this year to adapt to our workload. 

 

In essence, the very large forwarder (Komatsu 840tx), the very small forwarder (the Logbullet) and the forestry tractor (Valtra N92 with Botex and winch) are all being sold and replaced with a Vimek 610. A 5 tonne machine with a 5 tonne capacity. Low impact enough, but commercially productive. 

 

I have a lot of first thinning to do next year

 

 

 

 

Vimek 610  - what a machine ! You'll never look back.

 

What timber length softwood can you haul and what capacity harvesting head do you plan on?

[Big J]

51 minutes ago, arboriculturist said:

Vimek 610  - what a machine ! You'll never look back.

 

What timber length softwood can you haul and what capacity harvesting head do you plan on?

I won't have a harvester as a low impact harvester won't work here. The trees are too large at stump, too coarsely branched and there simply aren't enough stands of first thinnings to justify it.

 

I'm working closely with a chap with a 14t Harvadig. That's as low impact as I can go and be commercially viable here. 

 

I'll be able to extract 4.9s comfortably.