Road side Oak.

[Wonky]

8 hours ago, Stubby said:

Would you like some sweets little boy ......over here ....in my car ...

Do you need any easy start.....? ...........????. Sick joke ????

[Rough Hewn]

No, what the forestry guy said the Sleeper Guy would make per Ton. Its for sale for £150 a ton. I was only interested in the huge section for Milling. I was not interested in the regular stuff. Im really only there for the oak. 
 
 

Wonky and I used to pay £20 a ton (1.5m3) for quality over stood s.chestnut. 14-24"
For milling and shakes/shingles
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[topchippyles]

1 hour ago, trigger_andy said:

No, what the forestry guy said the Sleeper Guy would make per Ton. Its for sale for £150 a ton. I was only interested in the huge section for Milling. I was not interested in the regular stuff. Im really only there for the oak. 

 

 

Andy i pay £70 a ton for larch/douglas fir and spruce delivered and in a 10 ton load i get 3 ton of oak at the same price 

[trigger_andy]

14 minutes ago, topchippyles said:

Andy i pay £70 a ton for larch/douglas fir and spruce delivered and in a 10 ton load i get 3 ton of oak at the same price 

So three tons of Oak for £210? Canny be bad. What kind of sizes? 

 

I'll be getting some cheap Oak in a month or two got to Mill a bunch for a friend who's taking down about 10 oaks on his property. Just waiting on his felling licence coming through.

 

He sells me Spruce and Birch at £30 a Ton, but I have to take it home in a Trailer. Its only a 10 minute drive though. 

[topchippyles]

Between 500 and 800mm wide  

[trigger_andy]

Just now, topchippyles said:

Between 500 and 800mm wide  

Does your HM130 take 800? My Logosol says it will take upto 750mm but I wonder if I could squeeze a little more out of it.  

[topchippyles]

Can do 900 wide at a push but cut around the edges to cube it down 

[CallumA]

The mill was bought with 1 extension Andy which I think takes it up to 5.1m ?? I can't remember 100% at moment. In reality all the welding can be done downhand with a bit of effort moving the frame etc. As for powering it I've 2 options to consider, first is use a small flowfit 12v pump as used on Ifor tippers etc I've one on my trailer to power the A frame and it does a good few cycles before requiring charging. Would it do a whole day ??  Who knows but how many logs would I lift in a day ?? another  unknown I guess. Second and probs best but slightly ott is to use a Honda GX motor I have and got a hyd pump for that with control block etc, I've left space at front behind A frame for whatever choice I make. Flowfit do some tidy stuff and I use Hendry hydraulics in Elgin for Rams controls etc very reasonable and good to deal with. I'll see if I have a pic of set up on front of my Ifor. 

Have you tried Ramko for hydraulic cylinders as they are reasonable

[trigger_andy]

18 minutes ago, topchippyles said:

Can do 900 wide at a push but cut around the edges to cube it down 

? 

[Johnsond]

4 hours ago, CallumA said:

13 hours ago, Johnsond said:

The mill was bought with 1 extension Andy which I think takes it up to 5.1m ?? I can't remember 100% at moment. In reality all the welding can be done downhand with a bit of effort moving the frame etc. As for powering it I've 2 options to consider, first is use a small flowfit 12v pump as used on Ifor tippers etc I've one on my trailer to power the A frame and it does a good few cycles before requiring charging. Would it do a whole day ??  Who knows but how many logs would I lift in a day ?? another  unknown I guess. Second and probs best but slightly ott is to use a Honda GX motor I have and got a hyd pump for that with control block etc, I've left space at front behind A frame for whatever choice I make. Flowfit do some tidy stuff and I use Hendry hydraulics in Elgin for Rams controls etc very reasonable and good to deal with. I'll see if I have a pic of set up on front of my Ifor. 

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Have you tried Ramko for hydraulic cylinders as they are reasonable

Hi 

No I've not used them.

Good thing I find with Hendry is even though a decent sized firm they are still open to joe blogs walking in and they have a small factory shop on site to let you have a look and a hands with the  kit.