Any one got an Iron horse in Wiltshire?

[drinksloe]

Reading it 1st post again how is farmer going to get in with a tractor in summer for the bigger stuff if so tight and no rides?

I'd cut ur rides now to make it easy for u for now and the future

[Badgerland]

20 hours ago, openspaceman said:

Happy to hire with operator as long as it covers expenses.

Thanks for the offer. I may take you up on it, but I've a few other possibilities locally that are worth exploring. 

[Badgerland]

8 hours ago, drinksloe said:

Reading it 1st post again how is farmer going to get in with a tractor in summer for the bigger stuff if so tight and no rides?

I'd cut ur rides now to make it easy for u for now and the future

The bigger stuff is in a different part of the wood with a decent track nearby. Besides, the bigger stuff is well spaced out so plenty of room to manoeuvre. 

Unfortunately (read sods law!) the smaller acacia is in a sod of a part of the wood with lots of smallish multi-step ash to negotiate. 

 

The farmer's getting somebody in next winter to do a proper thinning so they can cut in better extraction tracks. For this year I'll just buy a small number of stems off him that are right for what I make. Drop them in the next 2 weeks and extract as and when I can get there.