Servicing a neglected farmi winch

[Svts]

24 minutes ago, Khriss said:

I just mean just  the winch mate. New cable should do fr Loler98 for however long the job takes. They ain't dear fr a skidding winch- wire rope shop is cheapest. My Skyline ropes from there 500m fr 500squid. K

Fair enough if want you want to spend money to scrap what might be a perfectly good cable. Wouldn't want to buy a new rope every year as they last for many years if treated well. However if the OP is needing to ask such questions should he really be in such a position of responsibility? Let alone let loose with the gear. Inexperience and or experienced but complacent ops only ever drive up accident rates and premiums. 

[Khriss]

Am not judging the blokes competency - am offering a start to at least get him going on a winch. I personally don't like skidding winches as they are A usually shagged out. B on soft ground yr hauling nowt and rutting massively. Hence my efforts on my Igland double drum and skyline for low impact extraction. If he fancies a go, good effort? k

Edited August 17, 2019 by Khriss
Plus walking back n forward over that brash mat-sod that!

[Svts]

42 minutes ago, Khriss said:

Am not judging the blokes competency - am offering a start to at least get him going on a winch. I personally don't like skidding winches as they are A usually shagged out. B on soft ground yr hauling nowt and rutting massively. Hence my efforts on my Igland double drum and skyline for low impact extraction. If he fancies a go, good effort? k

Okee dokee. Perhaps there's a reason I generally work alone nowadays ?. 

Just seems to be putting the cart before the horse. Spending money on what might be a perfectly usable winch to be compliant with legislation that possibly doesn't apply to it, only for it to be used by someone who seems lacking in basic knowledge of the machine. Apologies if it seems I'm knocking the bloke.  That's not my intension, just giving a point of view based on information given. Each to there own I'll bow out now graciously. Cheers. 

 

[Khriss]

Not at all. He fancies a go. And skidders  have a place in forestry. Just not a very big one in my view. If I had 100squid to put one right I probably would. But wouldn't buy a new one or blow big cash on wot is a just a good leg excersise at best! K

[Sirius]

Thanks for the input and replies.

I don't have huge amounts of experience with legislation for machinery, hence my post. But when I started this job the machinery was here, and i feel i should take advantage of that. Most bigger operations on the estate I will be using contractors for.

I want to start as I mean to go on, and that's correctly and safely.

It's difficult when you inherit/ buy unknown machinery, as you don't know the history. The forwarder has a bent axle and missing platform for operator (controls on forwarder not in tractor and without platform your stood on drawbar) and the winch has been sat too long in my opinion and is missing guards and desperately needs a grease..personally I don't want to use them until there sorted and fit for purpose. That's why both crane and winch are being serviced by a agri engineer (I cant find a specialised forestry engineer here in Dorset)

 

I will get manuals, regs and receipt all in a file once done.

 

 

 

[david wood]

bound to be a forestery engineer. all the usual suspects like valtra and john deere have mobile mechanics who do forest machines.   

 

 

[drinksloe]

If ur down Dorset is fuelwood not semi near?

I thought they were realatively close to the apf site.

Have u tried googling farmi to see where the nearest dealership is??

 

I'm sure a decent agri engineer will have seen plenty thou, sometimes it can be finding a decent 1

[ESS]

7 hours ago, Sirius said:

Thanks for the input and replies.

I don't have huge amounts of experience with legislation for machinery, hence my post. But when I started this job the machinery was here, and i feel i should take advantage of that. Most bigger operations on the estate I will be using contractors for.

I want to start as I mean to go on, and that's correctly and safely.

It's difficult when you inherit/ buy unknown machinery, as you don't know the history. The forwarder has a bent axle and missing platform for operator (controls on forwarder not in tractor and without platform your stood on drawbar) and the winch has been sat too long in my opinion and is missing guards and desperately needs a grease..personally I don't want to use them until there sorted and fit for purpose. That's why both crane and winch are being serviced by a agri engineer (I cant find a specialised forestry engineer here in Dorset)

 

I will get manuals, regs and receipt all in a file once done.

 

 

 

Not sure where you are in Dorset, but I can recommend Southern counties engineering, they do quite a bit with forestry kit, know their stuff and do a good job....