the 'todays job' thread

[Ian Flatters]

The trailer working at night.

[MattyF]

That's not a job you want a chipper failure on!! What was up with the forst ?

Nice boom light mod there Ian, I like the idea of the fast tow the more I see it in action.

[hamdogg]

It had blown a hydraulic pipe but that said they have loads of trouble with the rollers and splines etc it's only done 450 hours!! Nevermind the trusty tw190 was soon there to save the day

[Hodge]

I spent a few hours chipping for the F/C at Gisburn today, it was dry and a place I've never been to, but will go again and take my MTB.

[woody paul]

The trailer working at night. [ATTACH]176339[/ATTACH]

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Ah log fairy at work.

[Ian Flatters]

Today's task.

 

We had to remove this lovely beech near to a grade II listed building. The only reason we felled it and were able to get the tpo lifted was a pocket of decay caused by dryads saddle. It was right were the twin main limbs joined and the risk of failure was on the limb which would cause catastrophic damage to the building. We spent about an hour setting two lines, then set the tension to pull evenly on then. 6:1 ratio used for capturing tension and the powers which to pull it over. The main stem was riddled with nails and as far as saws getting broke I think I hit a new high.

[felixthelogchopper]

It had blown a hydraulic pipe but that said they have loads of trouble with the rollers and splines etc it's only done 450 hours!! Nevermind the trusty tw190 was soon there to save the day

 

I was on a job with a new Forst chipper back in September and it dropped a feed roller after 5 hours of use. Apparently the bolts hadn't been tightened properly at the factory.

[gand]

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I spent a few hours chipping for the F/C at Gisburn today, it was dry and a place I've never been to, but will go again and take my MTB.

 

 

Nice place is Gisburn Forest. Not far from me either, and not from the meet in May. Some of my friends build the trails up there, and keep asking me to come along with the saw

[Ian Flatters]

Just spotted this in a picture. One cool dude.

[Mountain man]

How come it's in full leaf in the ladder pic?