Low Impact Forestry Ltd, covering North Yorkshire and the North East

[josharb87]

A question for you guys, what would you choose?

Pekka has given me a choice of drive motors, the standard 315cc or bigger 400cc, the bigger one would mean a slower machine but more torque.

We dont have hills here, but ditch crossings and rocky woodland would be the worst terrain encountered on a regular basis.

[Khriss]

Biggerer will last longerer.   K

[Stubby]

7 minutes ago, Khriss said:

Biggerer will last longerer.   K

Put it away will yer ! This is a family show !

[josharb87]

Thanks @Big J

 

I thought the older ones were 35hp?

 

Apparently theres different pumps or something now to compensate for the smaller hp.

 

the 400's are estimated to be 22% slower, 315s are walking pace.

 

Id normally always go for power, but the only real complaint a LB owner had was the speed. But perhaps he was covering long distances?? 

[josharb87]

And sorry @IronMike for hijacking your thread, bit rude in hindsight! 

 

Thought i'd try and capitalise on the knowledgeable users who all seem to be regulars on this thread  

[Khriss]

14 hours ago, Stubby said:

Put it away will yer ! This is a family show !

I will, if you will, got a sore arm now.  K

Edited March 16, 2021 by Khriss
( fanks Astra zenica 🙁 )

[IronMike]

If you’re bored and have 45 mins to kill, you can listen to me waffle on about Low Impact Forestry and the mighty Logbullet. Big thanks to Tom at All Things Arb for having me on for a chin wag!

 

All Things Arb - Podcast.co

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[IronMike]

 

[slack ma girdle]

On 11/04/2021 at 17:12, IronMike said:

If you’re bored and have 45 mins to kill, you can listen to me waffle on about Low Impact Forestry and the mighty Logbullet. Big thanks to Tom at All Things Arb for having me on for a chin wag!

 

All Things Arb - Podcast.co

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Listen to your favourite writers, thinkers, and experts in the world of arboriculture & forestry. As we dig deep on the...

 

Good interview Mike, shame about the unhealthy love of Husky chainsaws

[IronMike]

Little update!

 

Mega busy at Low Impact Forestry these days. Variety of work, but predominantly Ash extraction due to ADB works. Working for the Woodland Trust on some beautiful sites where access is tight, and preservation of ambience etc is paramount over production. Been tidying up after other contractors mainly for them, but hopefully starting some sites soon where we will be doing felling and extraction. 

 

Had a few breakdowns too (machine that is, not me but its been close a few times!) But overall the machine is going great. Nearly 1100 hours now and 26 months of ownership.