Rethink required, billet bundles are too heavy

[Logan]

Cheers Broonie that is the one, though a chainsaw head is becoming more common. Those circular saw slashers sure to cut in a hurry tho!

[difflock]

Shocking slow to load the truck though, which is costing someone money.

Though with artics it should be possible to drop an empty trailer and collect a full one.

As always I continue to be astounded by the tall straight relatively slender stems that forests in North America can produce with ease.

Apparently.

[CallumA]

Logan if your looking for hydraulic chain saws from the other side of the pond try this lot.Hydraulic Chain Saws

[gensetsteve]

From what I've seen, the ones they use in north America are built large and have large oil flow requirements to match them to a 20-30t excavator. I'd like to take trip over there and have proper look.

 

Skid mounted diesel power pack with wireless remote to power down to tick over. Would allow the duck to track about easier aswell.

[Logan]

Hi Callum, that's the kinda thing, bet someone has similar thing over here already, eg fuelwood or jas w.

 

Know you of such packs Steve?

 

Don't know why they want trucks of product in that length Difflock, but the company that run that slasher have a smooth looking op of feller buncher, grapple skidder, stroke delimber that runs them through pole length. Then that The saw to put product sideways across truck. Makes for a neat load?

[gensetsteve]

Hi Callum, that's the kinda thing, bet someone has similar thing over here already, eg fuelwood or jas w.

 

Know you of such packs Steve?

 

Don't know why they want trucks of product in that length Difflock, but the company that run that slasher have a smooth looking op of feller buncher, grapple skidder, stroke delimber that runs them through pole length. Then that The saw to put product sideways across truck. Makes for a neat load?

 

About a year ago there was two lister aircooled hydraulic packs at least 4 cylinder about the size of an old shape mini. They were in the reading plant auction. Half the the people had no idea what it was the other half had no use for them. Then there was me who had an empty trailer and £500 to take home and play with unfortunately someone else had £700 on them. They are probably lying in yard somewhere and may pop up again. But proves things like that are about.

[Logan]

Ha, half way through there Steve I thought "he got them!" but they were stolen from you (us!) at the final bid!

 

My dear old dad, sadly gone, went and bought one day a new Kubota 4 cylinder eng, a great looking pump, then found the correct SAE (?) mount, made a frame and built himself a water cooled 40kw pack. I helped build it, it was easy enough to help with all the design done. Sadly still, this all got sold off later. Now, I wish my memory was better, I might remember how it all went!

 

Sure if I had a few weeks off logs, put some research in, I could probably spend a lot of time and money on this! Ha.

Edited October 5, 2014 by Logan

[gensetsteve]

Ha, half way through there Steve I thought "he got them!" but they were stolen from you (us!) at the final bid!

 

My dear old dad, sadly gone, went and bought one day a new Kubota 4 cylinder eng, a great looking pump, then found the correct SAE (?) mount, made a frame and built himself a water cooled 40kw pack. I helped build it, it was easy enough to help with all the design done. Sadly still, this all got sold off later. Now, I wish my memory was better, I might remember how it all went!

 

Sure if I had a few weeks off logs, put some research in, I could probably spend a lot of time and money on this! Ha.

 

Yes robbed although if I see it again we would have no clue if it was suitable without some serious homework right pressure/ right flow.

 

Working out the sae is easy but would be cheaper to find something made. Maybe a silent generator with burnt out alternator ? 1500/1800 rpm sae bell housing and flexi disc ?

[Logan]

Yes, the silent generator would be a good way to go, it'd be mostly there hey, and quiet running. When I see these at auction it usually seems the engine is struggling. I'll have to try and get to the auctions more.

[difflock]

An update on my glacial slow progress to date.

Note the 1/2m3 bundles have stayed tight, and they have been sitting exposed outside since early last September.

I stack reasonably carefully, then winch up the strapping, then "beat" the protruding billets into line with a long (18"/2') shafted 3lb club hammer (one handed job) then retension:thumbup1:

Note despite the log grab pinching in tightly, they go back to the round when set down.

Then simply lifted with the borrowed JD and pallet forks, though I would intend to make a 2 toed/pronged frame outta 76mm tubing, with tapered ends to easier thread through the stacked bundles.(or 2 buckrake tines more likely, why re-invent the wheel!)

The stacked bundles also "breath" very well, and lend themselves to easy covering, and the easy securing of said covers.

Also easy to stack high in the shed, and again, allowing for really good airflow through the stack.

Marcus

Edited July 13, 2015 by difflock