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    Good day

    MattyF replied to Mark Bolam's topic in General chat

    Re-juiced should be the standard spec for any reductions given by T.O's ,consultants and arborists across the land .... Long live the RJ. Shingles have calmed themselfs a bit so got on with working out the over cooling of my truck issues and solved them fingers crossed.
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    I have the Pfanner and harkie , the pfanners are great but you feel like crying when they inevitably get damaged and the harkies are sweat suits but keep you dry from the outside. Now I just do what Ian does and get the cheap steins or the cycling jackets that I think it was forest and Arb had at the APF for £40. Light,breathable,weatherproof, cheap and throw away.
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    Agree there ,ours has paid for itself already cutting timber for a barn rebuild , farm fencing and more barn restoration projects in the pipe line it will save a lot of out goings and is rewarding as well also does not feel as criminal saving the decent timber from the processor About Two days of milling gave enough timber for this and it was not an awful experience like sucking in fumes and vibes off an Alaskan... Using a crane carefully is also a time saver for loading the mill.
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    Makes sense...
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    How accurate is it Steve ?
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    Let's hope so !
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    Spruce is not much better for wood worm , poplars a underrated timber IMO and you won't get covered in sap milling it.
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    Ha ha ain't that the truth!
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    Like that a lot!
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    Had one years ago, not a bad lid until I chucked a log on it in the back of a truck. My only gripe was I'm not a fan of peltor visors or muffs that I find fragile in comparison to sordins.
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    Sorry to hear this. Did they use gas torches for the cutting?
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    As Wolfy says and leave a a big as possible Evan hinge. Be careful with the teleporter as well , I once priced a large leylandii hedge felling job for a farmer very cheaply I will add and he decides to get his lads to do it instead as he thinks that is too much, so his lads cut through there hinge on a leylandii and it goes side ways taking a brand new manitu with it... Bent boom , cab and knackered engine and Farm insurance void because tree work was not on there policy... Strangely he asked me too finish the job off.
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    Not much fun on 4ft plus dead oak with thick flakey bark cutting rings to chuck down and avoiding targets ended up with a 460 on the harness as well to start the cuts and cut the rings in to quarters so I could actually move them. Was very happy when we went back next day with cherry picker. Great fun though throwing big limbs and tops on open spaced smash bash jobs! Still prefer a 660or 395 though on a 36".
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    Unfortunately it's been out of stock from honeys for months they do have some thing simular that's not on there web site that I would rate though. Personally I would not waste time on any other cord than armour prus , you can burn out Sirius in one climb I have found.
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    They end up sucking in the crank gasket. The threads turn to mush were the bolt vibrates on it when loose and it's doomed especially if you let me put it back together after spud doing the major work on it!
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    Me neither.
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    Apparently it's just a bit bent and the clutch springs have gone!! The older 560's need there crank case bolts keeping an eye for vibrating loose and air leaks as there's only five, the new ones have six... Apparently it makes all the difference.
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    Charlie h was one of the first people to get a 560 on here but it gone ran over by a duel wheeled valtra last week!! It's getting resurrected though.
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    560 is the king !
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    Does not cost us more than £30 to get a blade tensioned and professionally sharpened and missing teeth put on. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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    I like the idea of the hydraulic circular saw, the posch processors down fall is belt maintenance on the saw blade. It's not bad I guess you would tighten it weekly if doing 50 tonnes. So you weekly change the bar on the tafjun if doing max production ? Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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    Posch 280, most of are wood is soft and fits the machine perfectly.. we did look at the tafjun and the 360 seriously this year with the view of upgrading but a new tractor is taking priority over a processor. The 400 did look a good machine though and it would win in dealer support ,Seriously 50 tonnes per bar? Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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    50 tonnes?!! I would not even look at it! Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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    My never blew out ,it just kept bending... But I would just re straighten it, was getting to soft though do replaced it. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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    The bar looks bent ?? Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk

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