Andy Collins
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Of course Charlie, cant wait to build the 1:50 scale working forest in the spare room, complete with sound effects:thumbup:
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I do agree, but seeing as I'm never going to own the real thing, models will have to do.
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Most are 1:50, the Fendt is 1:32
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And Fendt with forwarding trailer
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Deutz Fahr (1980's) with log grab and winch, and Valmet harvester
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Cat cable skidder (left) and JD skidder with tongs
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Having reached and passed my mid-life crisis, I have now stepped into my 2nd childhood, and found I like collecting a few models (not Page3 type). Gradually getting a few forestry orientated ones, and just picked up this IH TD24 crawler with Karry Arch This was 180hp and made in 1947 coverted for forestry use.
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So the best I can hope for is the Vdub breaks down on the hard-shouder (covered in pretty flowers) takes 4hrs for the AA to show up, and then spontaneously combusts??? Can life get any worse?
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The worst thing is, the one thats caught her eye has pretty flowers stuck all over it (probably to hide the rust) Good grief the humiliation:crying:
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Thats the sort of negative feedback Josh (sorry, ahem) I'm looking for!
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My missus, bless her cotton socks, has in her infinite wisdom, decided that the purchase of an old (70's) VW camper thing is a good idea. Now, I have tried all sorts of reasoning as to why they are not worth having, but she will simply not listen!! I can vividly recall many frustrating hours sitting roadside with one back in the 80's waiting for the engine to cool, even in winter. I can not for the life of me understand this sudden whim, perhaps its cos the kids are all grown up now, I dunno:confused1: So a nice comprehensive list of the machines faults and foibles would be most useful in my plot to undermine her enthusiasm
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Well thats Sweden off my places to go list:001_smile:
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Simply there is no one saw that rules, but: King of Saws = 090:001_cool: Best big saw = 066 Best mid range = 575xp best overall everyday saw I grab in preference to anything else = 346xp Comfiest saw for logging up = 026 2nd fav ground saw = 357xp Best value for money saw = Jonsered 2150 (I really was surprised by the reliability of the little red machine)
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Why is that wood shiny, is that the sweat from your brow Liam?
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In the "quads" thread I put up some pics of the wee crane thingy-bob I built http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/24424-post83.html was in it initial stages, and I think I posted up some later pics with the new grab and a winch.http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/25044-post103.html http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/64589-post115.html Oh and nearly forgot using the crane to skid out a bundle of Yew brash http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/60025-post114.html
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Lindisfarne, I made a wee crane jobby with a hand-operated winch running through and it worked really well. The only downside of mine is that it doesnt rotate as I was concerned with the stability. But seeing as it was made to lift in trees into pits it did the job at the time. I'm now toying with the idea of making a pole bogey to tow behind it to extract timber.
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I love the idea of the trailer, watched a video sent by Caledonian Forestry, but the hydraulic crane was far too slow IMO. The lift type crane in your pic must be even slower. BUT the trailer without any crane would be good, poles could be thrown on quickly enough by hand. Saying this, I'd love an effiicient little set-up like this for certain jobs this winter.
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Report it to your local Honda dealer, they keep a database of all stolen machinery in case someone pops in for spares. This works nationwide, and if I'm not mistaken Europe-wide too, so wherever they go its flagged up as stolen.
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I'd say 25-30quid a ton. Pm with location please, may be able to get it shifted if reasonably local. Give me a contact number too
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3 years already, doesnt time fly when you're having fun. You guys have all helped make it what it is today, so thanks to every single member for their participation over the last 3 years. :birthday:
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I had to pulll on the motoX goggles today, the strong wind was swirling sawdust everywhere. At least they dont fog up:thumbup1:
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You're not wrong:thumbup1:
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back in the 80's when I ran a gang of YOP lads doing coppicing work, the BBC news did a film about the government on getting long term unemployed back to work for their dole plus a tenner. Took all day to shoot a 5minute article, but then in 8hrs they only wanted to work about 5mins anyway:biggrin:
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Actually, all the wee chippers are utter rubbish. Wouldnt touch one with a barge pole. Tommers right, we've bought into the hype and become blinkered. Useless, heaps of junk metal. (now no-one will want one and me, Stevie and the rest of of the wee chipper club can earn easy money all day, every day. Mwuhahahahaha)
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Oh Tommer, dont you share our enthusiasm for the wee beasties? I use a variety of chippers depending on the job in hand, up to the Schliesing 220 tracked model, and of course it horses for courses. To compare the Jo-Beau to a bigger machine is unfair, you dont expect an MS200 to fell a 7'dbh tree do you? But where it comes into its own is in those horrible tight access places where the drag is a real pita. I know it works out well for me when needed, and its saved me paying an extra bod on basic chipping duties. I know it more than paid for itself in the 1st couple of months I had it, and it will always have a place in my schedule.
