Charlieh
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either a timber yard or woodland or seriously depending how bigger cabin your after, contact the local FC and ask if they have anything suitable they are selling as standing timber or available for sale at roadside
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I cant pin it down to one favourite, although im not half way through the 30 odd pages yet. although this has now been added to the list of places to visit when I get out to Finland again Hotel & Igloo Village Kakslauttanen: Accommodation glass igloos for watching the northen lights in bed
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Cabin Porn excuse the website name, there is no nudity involved, just fantastic pictures of cabins from round the globe, getting plenty of insperation for when i get chance to build one in the woods also seeing if i can get away with posting a link containing that word
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CS-270wes the little one of the bunch at 27cc! came with a 12" bar but in fairness that was to much for it (I only run a 13" on my 346xp), dropped it to an 8" carving bar and its great now:thumbup: I carry it round on the alstor and quadbike as a handy little saw as it doesnt take up to much space, its ace for coppicing and hedgelaying with,
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for what machinery?
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If your going to do a fair bit of skidding, get one without a cab else its a real pain getting in and out the cab on many of these, at work I use a forestry guarded bcs 65hp with cab and reverse drive, its a great tractor but the cab is a real pain, also im scared im going to damage the cab in the woods as its fairly plasticy. It would be fine for mowing with covering amenity grassland etc but im not sure the cabbed version is the way to go on these small machines in forestry. Also get riggid not artic steer if your skidding on steeper ground as it will be a much more pleasant experience to use it!
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I have been using mine a fair bit recently, even in smaller thinnings I would normally use a 346 for (weight differance is not much and running a bit longer bar I dont have to bend over as much for delimbing), I really cant fault mine, I really hope it stays that way. Shame that you guys are having bother as it really is a fantastic saw
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Bit of fun...................ID this Stihl Saw?
Charlieh replied to Johnnyboxer's topic in Chainsaws
or this one even! Model Profile: 07S -
looks alright here! David, you missed spearing the fungi though
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watch out the timber fairies are about again
Charlieh replied to Joy Yeomans's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
its a joke, I really feel for you guys as its not an easy site to work that required a lot of effort by the lads to get that timber out. -
Bats, a very special and rare treat today
Charlieh replied to Dean Lofthouse's topic in General chat
great video, it will be a noctule www.bats.org.uk/publications_download.php/217/noctule.pdf -
I was going to ask how you were going to plug the holes once you have finished tapping the sap, but I suspect it may be more terminal than that for the tree
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I use something similar to a dremel with and engraving tip on it and use a letter template to put postcodes on various parts of saws such as the bottom of the engine, the handle and the inside of the top covers,
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I agree with Andy about the fact you have identified the risk, but for me fatigue is a far bigger issue especially with the weather warming up, Im wearing lightweight type 1 trousers and often just a thin shirt on top at the moment after about 30mins felling. The thought of wearing a heavy and restrictive back protector that will infact wear you out quicker and result in you being less aware, and potentially taking more shortcuts in moving around properly and correct positioning seems a very short term solution, unless you are only felling a handful of trees per day.
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yep they are, as long as the 560 was supplied on the standard .325 not spec'd with 3/8
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tordon 22k by chance? very good if there is no other vegetation close by that you dont mind killing
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where is the site, PM me if you want as I have a bit of involvement in a non-native species project in Derbyshire and Staffs, you may be able to get assistance in dealing with it.
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another vote for the 560xp, probably the best mid range felling saw, will run bars from 13"-24" in theory so will cover most bases, and its not to heavy to carry in the woods all day. I've had mine 4months now and its the saw i fetch most often for felling.
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you have to upload videos to youtube or other hosting sites then post the link, as I dont think you can upload them straight to arbtalk as a video
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Ecological woodland management
Charlieh replied to Charlieh's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
try again then
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Ecological woodland management
Charlieh replied to Charlieh's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Here are some pics from another site, unmanged woodland cleared of all the decent hardwoods in the early 1980's so mostly young birch and oak woodland. The rides were very wet and unpassable as the woodland was very dense with no light getting in, here is a photo after the ride has been widened enough to have some ecological benefit, the amount of timber removed is significant but this has to be done to benefit the wide ecology of the site. An alstor photo, and what the woodland looks like prior to the ride widening works -
Ecological woodland management
Charlieh replied to Charlieh's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
btcv handbook: woodlands Ben Law: a woodland way and as an attachment the FC EWGS guidance note on ride management for conservation ewgs-on011-ride-mangt.pdf -
I run an alstor at work fitted with rear band tracks, it goes places with a full load on it that you wouldnt take a quad bike with out a trailer on it. The wood its working at the moment is so wet you cant walk through it without sinking upto above your boots, yet the alstor is forwarding timber out with minimal damage and it doesnt even have the tracks on currently.
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I run a HTC HD2 in otter box defender, its taken a fair amount of knocks now, to the point im probably going to have to replace the otter box, the phone however looks like new! Traditional Loggers: most smart phones will be able to open PDF's it can be a pain as you have to scroll around the document a lot to read the text if its on an A4 lay out. Still its handy being able to open important documents when your out and about.
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http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/chainsaws/37494-560xpg.html
