Charlieh
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I suppose it depends on the dealership but mine will order me kramp stuff at cost and I just pay the shipping charges, far cheaper than stihl/husky/oregon stuff
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Do you know if any of your local ag dealers have Kramp Agri accounts as their bar oil isnt to bad, just trying some bio oil that worked out at about £2/ltr you can get their oil in 60ltr drums as well
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I have been on a SSSI site felling an old christmas tree plantation along side a nice valmet 911 harvester for the last two days, had to do some of the trees on the slopes and brashing out some of the outside trees. We had a bit of bother getting the harvester up the final slope yesterday, so had a nice little excavator on site to complete the track and help the harvester in, the excavator belongs to arbtalk member LPGeddie as part of the work an access road had to be created and this will be restored after the timber is out. Its been a fun couple of days but very hard work at times some of the trees were on slopes that it was hard to stand upright on, funny watching them bounce off down the hillside anyway enjoy the pictures
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if your after lightness I have recently got a Echo CS270wes, its really really light and whilst the chain speed is a fair bit slower than a 346xp its good for brash, rhodie and small felling. I picked mine up new for £180 you see them on ebay with little use for about £120. My only critisim is that it would be better with a smaller bar as I feel is 12" is a bit on the long side, it would handle better with a smaller bar and be easier for coppicing and fine pruning work. Oh and its 27cc:thumbup:
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Attention Aspen Professionals! Claim your free Fillpartner now
Charlieh replied to Aspen@AAOIL's topic in Aspen Fuel
If only all combi can filler spouts were made as well as the fillpartner! its fantastic much better built than the spouts on the stihl and husky combi cans! -
Im gobsmacked a thread over 4yrs old has been resurected, I didnt think I had been on arbtalk this long!
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I dont think many people will have done any work for the NRA in the last 15yrs
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Check the spec, but I would interpret what you have written as you must remove all the branches out the river not letting them float away (not that no branches can enter the water at all), I have done work for EA on banksides and we have been ok to let stuff drop into the river and then pull it out, you can also install a floating boom across the river downstream if its not to big to catch most the twigs and sawdust if your that worried, I would spend more time making sure that you meet the specs on the other aspects re-havs, spill kits, environmental fuels and oils etc.
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Looking for Planting Contractor
Charlieh replied to henchard's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Howard Vater is local to you Woodland Improvement UK - conservation, grants, advice, management -
yep
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Its a shame that most dealers arent shifting enough to merit selling below the RRP, as if your dealers were buying by the pallet load they would be able to shift a bit on price
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Postgraduate Study (MSc forestry/ environmental management)
Charlieh replied to hawk eye's topic in Training & education
I have a MSc in Environmental Management from the University of Glamorgan, I did it in 1yr full time, which actually equated to 2days a week taught lectures. Yes its helped me no end in jobs as its show the willingness to work to a higher academic level. I also learnt more in 1year on my MSc than in 3yrs on my BSc in Environmental Protection. If your looking at pure forestry then do the forestry Degree but if you ever want to work in other aspects of conservation then a less specific degree may be more beneficial, then you can specialise in your chosen area. -
I have no issues with cartridges as my uncle imports literally millions per year and I suppose your the type of person that recons a .410 is a kids gun rather than an experts gun, I think you would realise with the most basic of grasps of balisitics that this isnt the case. I have shot with all sizes of shotgun, .410, 36, 20, 16, 12, 10, I am aware of the limitiations of most guns, And as Mick said its about where you put the lead, and I would be looking at using a lighter load, as I shot 32grm RC SIPE's through my 12b, mainly as I pick my birds and dont blow the hell out of low birds and am generally pegged on the ends or as a backgun. Im there for the sport not to boost numbers in the bag, and would rather shoot one or two good birds then let someone else have a go.
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I am toying with getting a 28bore, I have been keeping an eye out for a side by side, i missed out on a lovely BSA the other day. Im mostly wanting it for walked up days and partridges, and wondered if anyone else on here used them seriously. Im really tempted by a Zabala Berri-Luxe, semi piston grip, multi choke! (not common on a 28b) an chambered for 3" and I think they look a nice gun, Im not a brand snob, most my Game shooting is done with a very old BRNO side by side, and I can put guys with very expensive guns to shame I will be using my 12b for driven days on Phesants, but just after something a little lighter and more fun for walked days and driven partridges So anyone else with a 28b want to give me any advice, or put up a picture of your gun? Cheers Charlie
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I have only done tophandles but do it inside a large clear plastic bag so if the springs decide they are leaving you can find them again easily! its easier that crawling round on the workshop floor in rubish light trying to find a spring in heaps of sawdust
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If you do, you wont be advised to do it by a lot as thats the biggest tractor on that engine and then as you say the 135 jumps to a 6.8ltr engine. If it was the smallest tractor with that engine that it would be fine but I think in your case I think you would be pushing the engine to the limits. The old man had his fastrac done and recons it was well worth it, it pulls trailers a lot better on hills (but then again its now just over 200hp), it cost them about £600 to be professionally done with some warrenty on the remap. If you want I can find out who did it, even though they are in Hertfordshire I think it was a national company.
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its 5cu / qtr and my understanding is the saleable bit covers anything you sell, including firewood cord etc It depends on the site and the work, If you have a good forestry officer, you can get them in 48hrs if its a thinning, if its clearfell it has to go on the public register for a month, If its a part of an EWGS application, i wouldnt hold your breath as these can take up 18months to get sorted
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Cheap management options needed
Charlieh replied to Arborator's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Depending where you are in the country you may find you can get a free advisory visit and some guidance on how to manage the woodland. You would also be likely to get FC grants with it being ASNW, this could help with paying for some of the work to take place in the woodland. -
haix protector pro's, very comfortable and warm, I do a lot of work on river banks and these are great even paddling around to above ankle depth in running water.
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Cheers for that, thats really handy as I drive through telford about once a fortnight anyway
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Hi, its a 3000/2 (now i have found the id plate on it! its a james jones badged up one) I am no nearer getting it working as wilsons keep taking my number and not calling back for the last 2weeks, Its got some serious wire on it, i think its on 10mm. It looks fairly easy to work on, its just the levers that need replacing and it would be handy to have half an idea what im trying to do, save stripping it down if its not nessicary
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I have some photos of similar trees in Scotland, one thing that springs to mind is that the chip looks like a really good clean sample of biomass chip about G30 spec, hmmmmmm theres a plan coming here somewhere im sure
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there was a roof mount looked like a fiskars crane on a 1124 on ebay the otherday one bid at £4500 but there was a reserve on it. This wouldnt have been any good for flailing though as there was no linkage on it, i dont think it had the provision to fit it either
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Perazzi MX8 if you can find one in your budget, they are about the best pure trap gun, I assume you mean pure trap such as DT OT UT rather than sporting? why adjustable comb though?
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Its to do with the amount of birdlife they can support through the high quanties of inverts that are present on sycamores. Which is funny as many organisations that really push for the removal of sycamore are conservation bodies. Its becoming more common practise to leave any mature canopy sycamores now and focus on removing any new regeneration.
