18 stoner
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In that case steve, get it onto a 1000 shaft, run the engine just under half the revs you do now and jobs a good 'un:thumbup1:
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You mean half an inch left in the tank? I would say if you only have half an inch of oil left in it when the fuel has run out its putting lots of oil out! According to stihl, the eco matic system should use one tank of oil to two tanks of fuel under normal use. Crazy, i know, but i have been there!
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http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/general-chat/3538-famous-people-you-have-worked.html
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Think i spent half an hour trying to explain that! Lol! Suppose i tried too hard!
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It may have, but then again, may rely on tractor hydraulics, depends on make and model.
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If you are running a 70 hp tractor on a 15hp requirement, it should turn it easily, even at less than half the standard speed for 540rpm. If the hyd pump is still in good condition it also should still run at full pressure at around 1100 engine rpm. Therefore, all saving fuel:thumbup1:
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Sorry steve, perhaps complicated things, most tractors now have ability to run pto speeds 540 and 1000. most tractors were made with this in the 1970`s onwards. There are many different ways of achieving it, some have two shafts at the rear(spinning at different speeds), some have one that is changeable(change to different No. of splines, also attaches in a different place inside), also some have a lever inside the cab that you move into a different gear(keeping the same shaft). However you get the 1000rpm speed on the shaft, with a little maths, you should be able to work out the speed you run the engine to get 540rpm's in that gear.
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Depends on how big the tractor is steve, if you can change speed on the same shaft and you have enough hyd pressure to operate, its worth giving it a try.
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Oh, also, to run the machine on a 1000 shaft you will need either an adaptor to the pto shaft on the machine or a non-spec shaft, as the 540 tractor shaft is 7 splined and the 1000 is 21 splined.
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No mate, some of the international tractors have two shaft drives on them, 540 rpm and 1000rpm. The tractor will usually need to run at around 1800-2200 rpm (engine) to achieve this. Usually processors need to run at 540rpm, but by running the processor on the 1000 shaft you can achieve 540rpm on that shaft at around 45% of the engine speed. You follow?
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P.S, I can see why he backed out of the sale, recon thats about 2 years old and will have cost him in the region of £3500 when new!
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Sounds interesting, i have the same chassis on mine but with 6foot bed and it rides a dream empty or full! What are you towing it with? Just curious............
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I wouldnt worry its perhaps me thats expensive, but always seem to run out of logs! Never undersell yourself, it sounds like you have some good quality firwood that should be properly seasoned, so £80 per cube delivered should not be a problem. Out of interest, what price were you thinking of?
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£480 delivered locally
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Good post Tom, thats exactly how i see firewood, nice to have it to do if you have time. As for the money, i will always prioritise tree work. If i have a busy year with tree work and i only have logs till xmas(like last year), i would rather tell customers i have run out of logs, rather than say i cant do you tree work coz im logging!
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I can see logic in what you are saying Stevie but, I would look at perhaps £400 to take `em down, remove from site, do another job in the afternoon(say another £400), then on a wet day do the £600 in firewood(plus a bit more if you say it could be done as part of day 1) Total £1400+ for one days good graft and one day steady in a shed when anything else would be nasty:thumbup1:
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So, are you not tempted at my offer? Must be worth a ride to east yorks:sneaky2:
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I`ll give £500 if you deliver all thats in the trailer to my house:001_tt2:
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As Dean says Reg, is always a pleasure to watch you in your element. You are truly a master of your work. Perhaps when the joints ache a little too much for you to carry on commercially, perhaps you could pass on some of your skill through training others? I am in orr, good on you as always mate:thumbup1:
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Great Nige, wouldnt believe it but i just found it on there! Nice little loophole in the post `97 license:thumbup1: Just real glad i never got Mike told about drinin the V8, might have been well hacked off if he thought he was demoted to a TD5:thumbup: Cheers for the help Nige, its much appreciated:001_cool:
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Cheers for that Pete, dont know why i never thought of asking you:confused1: Mine is the lister petter as you say, guessed it would be over 750 as its braked, but think its nearer 800kgs.
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"seasoned" should be quoted in % moisture content. There are only a few who do quote this. "seasoned for 6 months" could mean anything, like seasoned in the length or in the split log, seasoned in a polytunnel or on a damp heap at the back of a hedge, seasoned 6 months from April or from September. Its all about getting rid of wishy washy quotes and specifying what you are selling. i.e if you want to sell logs at 25% moisture thats upto you, but it must be advertised as such.
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This subject never ceases to amaze me! Why is it that professional people are dealing in a trade where there are no weights and measures control? I read again and again how much people are selling a "load" for, or how many kgs are in their bags etc. Its all TOSH! How on earth is the customer supposed to decipher through all this? If i was to advertise my "loads" at £360 delivered, and my competitor down the road was selling at £200 would i get many enquiries? I doubt it very much! If the customer rings the other guy and asks how big his load is, is it ok to say "well its a tranny load just rounded off a bit"? Also is it not wrong to sell by weight without explaining about seasoning? What about differences in species? What would the customer prefer tipped on their drive, a ton of wet poplar or a ton of dry beech? Only one answer as far as i can see, thats by VOLUME and state if its SEASONED, HARDWOOD, or SOFTWOOD Rant over, think i`m off to bed:001_rolleyes:
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This was the bit i didnt know;
