MattyF
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I think what we have to worry about is if the construction industry has been stopped from using it is where we stand... I can argue we do forestry and have some cattle so our 4 tractors will be having red in them but are we are exempt from putting 20 litres a day in chippers and skidsteers ???
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It’s not going though is it from agriculture! It will still. exempt from the duty....
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I think the important question is can we run it in our chippers, skid steer sect....
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Any way red diesel won’t be going from farms any time soon so it’s a bit of a pointless thread....
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Really don’t agree ! How are you supposed to maintain a sensible price for food production or forestry paying full duty on fuel ... We power our electricity on red when there is no wind or sun and quite frankly would be fecked without it along with most of my neighbours who are miles from any electricity connections pylons etc...
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I will get round to it [emoji38]
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my current one. One I retired after 5 years. I did have one slightly tear but it was one of the first ones and I’m not sure if I brought the metal hook I had through the webbing on that one, but haven’t bothered on the last two and there is no damage.
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I’ve hung 880’s and 3120’s with 4ft bars lots of work most weeks with 395’s and 500is and not had an issue
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Don’t forget gullet angle and depth will have just as much effect or more maybe than cutter length... I have found on worn bars going back to a file guide necessary on the endings of a chain when the drive links have worn and given even more play... your always going to have one direction stronger than the other no matter how good you think you are at freestyle sharpening.
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Any pictures of your chains ? My theory is if you don’t keep each cutter the same length , pitch and angle both sides you wear out bars quicker.. You should be getting months out of a bar even cutting that much before the wear becomes too noticeable and even then if you keep an eye on even sharpened cutters the cut won’t deviate too much.
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You don’t really want fuel in the cab mind... I keep file kits , wedges, axes and bars and socket sets under the seat and the first aid behind the drivers seat, amazing how many little storage and cubby holes are in the newer transits. I would keep the fuel in the back with the saws and take it in with them, that’s £90 sitting there filled with aspen and bar oil!
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Makes nice floor boards... -
You should get all of that under the passenger seat bar the fuel though mind.
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Most of us have 100s of ks worth of equipment , constant training of staff for the latest BS legislations , loler and maintenance of the equipment to keep it legal , insurance of equipment, public liability and more insurances road taxes ,permits etc ... working 7 days a week on site to late at night on paper work ..it’s a fair difference from a plumber turning up with a bag of tools and cracking on... if your lucky you can find a subby who’s hungry to feed his crack habit and will do it for £150 because he’s desperate for work and gives no shits of running the industry further in to the ground though, good luck 🤞🏻
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Telehandler crane with a saw head would be nice though!
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Just had to get my yearly 2511 so will carry on with them for a bit , I’m just giving our ground version a run through it’s paces but I do like it...What are you using yours for mate ? Like a direct replacement for a 40cc saw or pruning as well?
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She would of liked that...
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My ex had mine done as soon as he started bolting on the scent of an in heat bitch, I can honestly say it transformed him over night and he never left my side since but I do think he was done to young as his joints are suffering now.
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Any one know the price for the trakmet?
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I can’t really either but the 540 if this is the future is a great saw , I’ve only the rear handled version but I’m tempted for the top handle off the back of that.
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Folk look at the 200t with rose tinted spectacles and I doubt any spent real serious time with them other wise they would be happy with what they have now... apart from the crap anti vibes I’d had enough of them by the time they went out of production... early models had a stupid tank breather design that would easily get ripped off causing issues , the apparent retro fit kit fell off after two minutes, there was a brief run where they had it sorted then they messed about with the carb for epa regs so much it made them unreliable . I can remember every old climber that had used the old 020 (alloy model) hated the new one ... I quite liked it at the time because it was lighter and the chain brake worked but the very early models had a habit of dropping there air filters as they had a badly designed quick release screw and exhausts that seemed to crack when you looked at them.
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8 tonne forestry winch will stand up and put most trees where you want them ...well if they are not lying on the ground like in the below pics. What about wind blow on a muddy slope?? [emoji38].. one job a few years back it was like that war film hamburger hill..never again!
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My invaluable tools would be 8-9” tracked chipper fitted with a winch ,avant with grab and Land Rover mewp...tractors are great tools if you have access for them on sites and your not working say over 25 miles from base.. once I get to around 30 miles away with the tractor it just becomes too much of a chore ...I suppose also a Land Rover based mewp would only be of any use if you have access and the trees you mostly work on are under 20m. Telehandler would be great but I would choose a mini digger over one any day of the week as the avant does not like mud!
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That should last ... I recon I’m hitting in the woods on full lock when I should be climbing out the cab and unlocking the steering draw bar!
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That’s what I meant by contaminating the tractor oil, genuine valtra hydraulic oil is completely different to what I run in the crane tank.. with the hassle of draining the crane I’d rather just carry on using the system it’s got.. would be nice to get rid of the tank for a better view of the bottom of the trailer bunks though.
