MattyF
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I seem to remember a while back in the Forestry journal wilsons offering this conversion for valtra forestry tractors to simplify them , has any body tried this or have an idea of the cost or how easy it would be to get rid of electrics and convert to manual engagement.
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It's pretty pants in comparison to the APTA launcher.. I modded one with a lead head of 12 or 14 0z with out any weight in the head it just ricochets all over the place and you can't get it down! With weight it's still clumsy! What sort of psi are you using in your launchers Ben and dmc ? And what height would be your average
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I use an APTA occasionally but from my experience to get a 12oz throw bag high and accurate where you want you need around 170 -200 psi in the chamber.. 120 psi it just flops out the end at a bad trajectory 20ft if your lucky. 200 and you have an achor in the top of a 90ft pine no bother just make sure you have a 16oz bag on the other end of your throw line or you won't see it again.
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Lol Jenny ..... Seriously though??
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No joe but thanks 🙄
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These look like they have been added or enlarged to give more flow from the exhaust ? The outlet definitely has ! My misses saw definitely has a bit more poke to it , just a quickie for aspen fans this is a very new piston about 14 tanks of aspen , looks a lot of carbon build up to me.
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From memory the middle baffler that it hits coming straight from the exhaust has large holes punched in it but I'll try and get some pics when I'm in the workshop later.
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Good news ! Hopefully a new filter and reset will sort it , can try and get some pics up later of a modded 550 exhaust for you , it's pretty simple but crude , I don't run it on my personal 550 as I think it's fine standard as long as it's kept sharp.
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Also make sure the chain is spot on whilst doing this.
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Aye I'll do 3-5 mins with not taking finger off throttle flat out and buried in the wood... That will reset the 550 560 and 540 ... Not the 576 though , that needs to go in to the dealers to be reset.
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But definitely change the fuel filter first ....I had a 576 bog and miss behave until the filter was changed and saw reset and it's a lot easier to reset a 550.
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I have a 550 sat on my bench with a partial seizure and guess what it ran on aspen !! To think it offers 100% protection when I've also had a km130 drop a valve and wreck an engine on aspen it is not ever going to cure every engine malfunction .... In regards to the original post if the auto tune does not need resetting I would go with the partial seize... In which case sending it to spud and get it ported when he cleans it up and you won't look back
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Sorry laetiporous , Paul beat me to it !
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Chicken of the woods?
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On second pair of Andrews but got about a year out of last pair , two years out the zermatts but difference is the zermatts are warmer in winter but you need a fridge for your feet after a day's work in summer with them... I will get about 6 -7 months out of any other boots I've tried but don't get on with airstreams at all so can't really comment on them as I lasted two days before I sold them on!
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Lighter , cooler !
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Would just add those two tree photos were taken high up in northern England , it would appear most I've seen past Newcastle are in full leaf now.
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Very good !
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No difference at all in last two years in terms of budding and coming on leaf 4th June 2014 Ash in background 4th June 2015
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Got to say I've had the exact opposite on my last claim as they virtually crawled up my arse , if I could not provide a receipt it was not covered I lost a few thousand and also it just added to the stress of being cleaned out , I take what Mick and Jon say but things are changing and if you can't provide a paper work trail for any thing covered by insurance I can see now and in the future claims not being covered unless your gear was has loler ,staff are trained for the appropriate task and a risk assessment has been filled or in the case of stolen gear serial numbers and purchase receipts ... It's not good but it's just the way things are going.
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UK Forestry in serious trouble?
MattyF replied to TimberCutterDartmoor's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
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Some one re invented the topping strop ... Sorry I just don't see the point in them, I have some antel rings, tried them and see no real benefit at all from using them they can't lift they may give friction but I would rather have a pulley.. First 8 years of my career were spent with a topping strops rigging the best thing we ever did was buy a rigging block !
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Will be interested to hear on those boots after you have given them ago rupe. The new haas is awesome once you get the hang of there is no flat spots on it if you have used the mk1
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Got this old Honda tiller going but it needs a new carb and has sat in the poly tunnel so all the stickers have peeled off so have no idea of model number for parts! Any ideas ?!
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I'd rather put our arctic steer alpine on any slope before putting a standard tractor on , I've never seen it come close to rolling.
