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Try Clark's but I priced a new wire from them and it was killed by the carriage. Found a local guy that does lifting tackle so got a wire (25m 8mm)with hard eye for less than £30. Did get two rope clamps from Clark's to fix another winch wire, easy to fit and refit in the field when the wire goes pop and the sliders don't stick on or destroy them. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

+1 for Clark's Had a small stihl which snapped dragging cord onto the processor, got it reshafted with a lambs foot nylon shaft. Got a synthetic short from Clark's for processor duty. Looking for a medium length one with a good heavy head for felling/ short wood duty - ideal for wedges and dragging/stacking short wood. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Nope, it's usually started raining again by July - kids are nearly out of school😂 Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

200 ton on the ground and rising. No chance of getting it out till it freezes or drains. Just gonna keep felling and putting two coats in the van in the morning, looking forward to the day that it stops and the sun comes out! Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Just to clarify a couple of points. I'm offering about a wagon load of firewood of mixed diameters. For the purposes of working out your haulage costs, work on it being at Coniston in the Lake District. The owner is looking for a realistic market return for the timber and so has asked me to get offers for the timber at roadside. I can't give you a delivered in price as it's not my call, tell me what you're willing to pay. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Very handy if the door opens near the fire! Must be the posh end of Kendal, as it's not been nicked yet! Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

I've a parcel of hardwood coming to roadside near Coniston in the Lakes. It's mixed, Oak, Birch, Cherry etc. Some over processor size, but most under. Some standing dead. Will be cut to 3m and down to 4". You can sort haulage or I can arrange, either way they will need an onboard weighing system, as this will be used to set the invoice total. I will be able to give a stack volume before pick up but I'd estimate it at a wagon load. There's no vat on the timber and I expect you to pay haulage direct. If you're interested pm your Q's and an offer (£ per ton at roadside). Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Only seen them on demo nr Penrith. Did hear of issues about king post durability on earlier ones, not sure if they've sorted that. It was that and a couple of opinions of people that drove them on a contract that pushed me down the alpine tractor & trailer route. Have you seen this?, http://www.forestry.gov.uk/pdf/ODW712a.pdf/$FILE/ODW712a.pdf Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

70k on an 08 Isuzu rodeo, will change it when the front diff collapses. The last one went at 122k, or when my big lottery win comes in, which ever is first😆 Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Use a flail on reverse drive 60 hp pasquali. When I'm back there I can check the make but I got it from pasquali. It handles brambles and smaller scrub easily if you keep the revs up and the speed down (only use it on banks though so flat may not need it). Flail has Y cutters not hammers for better grass finish. Seems robust, even after it got top mount point bent after a tree related collision! -ves One stupid greasing point Very short top link needed Only really works well on floating linkage and floating setting on top of flail. Rear roller is a pain to adjust but is needed on rougher ground to prevent ploughing. Rest roller collects mud etc for fun, needs a scraper bar fitting. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Try looking at tajfun as well, via kilworth now, who also do Alpines, so should know about the geometry issues you can get with linkages on alpines. Not sure how big you have to go to get hydro/remote, but my 3.5 ton tajfun as a nice fast pull,the handy towing bracket and isn't wider than the tractor. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

I'd be interested in what you think of them, I can't make mind up between the hard head and the triple taper😕 Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Still a good way to empty the yard, and a nice cheque to bank despite haulage. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

£90 a ton works out at just over £3 per Hft. Any good stuff in the wagon loads Skyhuck? Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Log Check out posts on this, best description I've found of it. http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?p=824577#post824577 Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Cheers, for that. Buyers preference is 9-10' lengths. Range of sizes up to about 25-28" dia. mid log. If it makes a difference is cumbrian oak from the the heart of the Lake District. Puts £40K on house prices, wonder what it does to timber values 😜 Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Ok collective brain, this is the situation. I have a collection of felled woodland oak that a prospective buyer has looked over and marked as to what he wants. I can work out the hoppus feet for the logs, but what's the going rate for woodland grown english oak at roadside ie £ per Hft? Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

I've gone the low(er) impact route, with alpine + trailer and Oxtrac skidder. There are plenty of guys to get in by the day with valtra & 10t trailers. Most of my woodland work is as thinning contracts, coppice restoration or poor access site (old 6-7' gates & tracks are common round me). I've even got one clear fell, only 2 acres, but I've got it cos I can winch my machine up the side of a railway cutting to get onto site, all other access is on foot only. As Chris says not much paid contracting work, but I'm not looking for it. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

[quote name=Treehugger1; I have 16 years experience working within large country estates and now decided to start working for myself. I have now purchased an alpine tractor 50hp and was just wondering what if any' date=' work is available for such a machine in the forestry/woodland sector. .[/quote] Ok you know what kind of work happens on larger estates. An estate I work for has an alpine for bank mowing, snow plowing/gritting, general shifting duties ( handy as it takes a ton bag in the link box but it goes thru tight spots) and I use it for the firewood production duties (pto for processor). I run my own larger alpine for woodland work, tows the 4t capacity weimer trailer (ex of Chris Sheppard) and a 3t winch (looking to upgrade to a double drum with remote 😘) If you're going to invest in a mower, there are a couple of things I've learnt. Reverse drive on the tractor is easily worth the extra if your doing a lot of it. Get a mower that gives a good standard of finish unless you're going to aim at really rough cutting/flailing. Side shift on the deck is well worth the extra, and don't max out on the deck size, it's caused issues on the banks when the grass is long and wet. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

I had three uncles involved, but then my mum was the youngest of 6! Two uncles joined and made it to Burma, ended up as POW on railway and bridge building. They survived that only to be sunk in a transport ship by allied aircraft. My mum says they were locked in the hold to ensure the ships safety and reduce the need for Japanese guards, but I'm not sure where that comes from. The third uncle was a paratrooper dropped on the Arnhem bridge operation, but didn't survive it. My mum still has his diary / sketchbook and the telegrams for her other two brothers. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Find a structural engineer with experience of renovation in old builds. A mate of mine had to hassle to get a oak beam over an internal opening in a load bearing wall, ended up having to prove it to building control with engineers calculations. As for the other Q's, I'd would go for cut off site to spec from drawings. Some kind of concrete pad/pile with a stainless pin/leg to join the two. As for timber, box the heartwood of some slow grown straight English Oak. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Got a weaver pouch from landmark, it's only done 2 weeks felling but it's staying on the belt! Swallows 2 wedges, files and chainsaw tool with ease, doesn't fill up and they don't fall out. I don't need anything else from it so all's good. Slight derail; Anyone seen / used the hard head wedges from beaver plastics? http://www.beaverstateplastics.com/tree_faller_wedges.html Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Howling here, have had to put the chickens back in as they just got blown across the paddock and stuck in the fence. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Did a prep day today to start properly tomorrow. Then straight through (1/2 on Sundays) till 6th. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Will take a while to pick out the bendy & oversize from the straight 10" poles😄 Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App