Mike Hill
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1) Always!Breakfast for me is always hot 2)Some times,just can't afford the time it takes 3)Never really
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What about a VW Polo or a Toyota Corrolla?Both reliable and economical,not flash but who cares.
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[ame=http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mkidP2OUCk]http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mkidP2OUCk[/ame] Icehouse:Great southern land Always a favorite tape to have in the player when racing our Cortina's and Escort sports around the gravel roads of rural New Zealand.Alloy wheels?No.We had steel rims,mud grip tyres and long mud gards on our wagons!
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Very nice indeed! Keep us up to date with the hunting.
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They make challanging targets from a bit of a distance.
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Sadly another climber falls to his untimely death.Exact cause of accident unknown,only witness is even after 60 odd years,deeply shocked[ame=http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HysHjGOXEtE&feature=related]http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HysHjGOXEtE&feature=related[/ame]
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Extreamly heavy lateral limbs. Braces that are subjected to large tempreture variations. Braces that could be tampered with by vandels.Such as large heavy lateral limbs close to the ground. As a lower cost option to Cobra bracing if the alternative is felling the Tree. As with most machines/techniques/equipment,one approach won't cover all bases.Steel cables and or Rods and through bolts have their place.As do synthetic bracing devices.
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Is it wise to have the engine running @2400 rpm for extended periods?2500rpm in eight gear on the flat gives me 80kmph road speed,and beleive me you know your doing it! I usually trundle around at 60kmph,as a U1000 driver trundling is about as good as it gets!
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Sad to hear that mate.Hope you get it back with blood on it.
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Where was the "no stress light" on the Mog or chipper?I understand some Tractors have a device that will increase the revs if the attached device draws the revs down underload.My Mog has none of that. Yeah,I'd say that the 1450/1500 rpm range is about what I'm currently running the CH160 on.What a titty system for adjusting the anvils.Spent ages fine tuning them the other day,only to have the anvils"modify" the leading edge on the blades...bugger.
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Very nice!
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Ok.The machine seem happy enough at those rev's,I had a look at the bearings and gave the UJ's a grease today.I might be losing more than 500rpm though the gearbox but if 1500 on the rev counter works,I'll stick with it.
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13 years,eight countries,one tattoo and a string of ex's:wave:
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I have seen a few posts stating that 1000RPM is the speed many people run their chippers at.My Farmi works best with the rev counter reading 1500RPM.Is this giving me 1000 at the PTO,or am I thrashing the Chipper and drive train? This is on a U1000.
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probably best if he never takes the dog shooting...
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BC1800 Owned by a company I worked for in the states.Perkins engine,no electric switches,feed control by linkage,just a super realiable powerful bullet proof machine.Side by side with a BC1800XL there was no difference in performance between the two,expect the ten years age difference and $20 000. Why don't the companies "back engineer" chippers to when they were simple and reliable?
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Who made the chipbox?Does it side dump?
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Here is my old 110.Good wagon and completely out of place where i used to live in Brixton.
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I feel that people who regularly abuse drugs are a hazard on site.If there was a test that could show the ammount of substance's in their syetem that would indicate a prolonged level of use,then I would use it to make my decison to employ them or not. If for instance showed an ammount of THC that was consistant with occasional use,then fine.If it was high enough(no pun intended) to mean several joints per day,that might mean they would be smoking on site or in my machinery.A situation that would before long result in damage,injury or more likely me catching them and firing them anyway.
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Here is a Acer that we felled,felt abit dodgy all through the climb.Why is pain to see,apart from a little bit of machine damage to the Bark and a few decayed fruiting bodies at the base,little to cause alarm...Untill the end.
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I'd advise against towing a chipper that was designed for on road use with a very capable off road tractor unit.Reason is your truck will have much higher ground clearance and lower ground pressure due to four wider tyres.You may end up dragging the chipper's guts along as the wheels have sunk or banging engine or chassis on things the truck will straddle.If you are very disciplined with the unit off road or have a spotter walking the track in front of you it might work.But then there is the hassle of turning the unit around.So I'd say if your going to get a mog,get one with a PTo chipper,if your going to tow a chipper then get a regular truck.Mogs were designed to tow feild artillery or ammuniton limbers,these have the ground clearance of a Mog and are more robustly build that a chipper.
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Hello and thanks for the intro.:wave:
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Spot on.Best if you need one,rather than want one.If what you do currently requires no more than a typical truck and chipper,then stick with it.If you are thinking about work that is off road,in excetionally tight spots or your chips are staying where you produce them,then a Mog might be for you. Also be prepared to do alot of maintainance,I take enough tools for a Armoured Brigade with me everyday as there is alot that can go wrong.
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Sometimes I let these clowns use my Centrifuge,condition is that they repaint the walls. Only fair.
