Mike Hill
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I have never done this because I would be supplying the gear and labour.At best you get less than half (because its your time and gear) at worst you get a couple of knackered chains as well as losing a day and fuel. I have done a couple of milling jobs on the day rate.The client was clear that if I began to hit metal I was leaving after the second sharpen with the cost of a new chain and half of the day rate.It makes the dreamers reconsider how much they want the planks vs it all going onto a truck and into a hole.
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Hello Jon Do you plan on using the timber yourself or do you plan to sell it on for a profit? The cost of removing the log remains the same either way, the real value is only realised at the moment of sale or use by yourself. Personally I would want paying to take that log away. Or milling it on site for my own use at no cost to myself. It's not that great of a log and 48" chains are costly.
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What a flucking huge waste of money. There is a saw mill in Eley with a 60 foot train. 9 months in a timber kiln vs 24 hours in a vacume kiln?
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One aspect of AA certification that has puzzled me is,do the large companies have to pass by depot or team? Or does one assessment of one depot/team pass the entire workforce Nation wide?
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Low impact forestry services in Devon and the South West
Mike Hill replied to Big J's topic in General chat
How many Ton are you pilling in a day? Those sticks look difficult to make decent tonnage with. -
I think you just need three solenoid controlled spool valves? My Farmi Ch260 has a remote control to the tractor and its a pretty simple set up. My mate works on alot of Radio controlled Hiabs and can get a kit with the Radio controlled valves for about a grand.
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Not many tractors can get three blokes to a job at 80 kmph though.
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I hope "the Fox" has a thick winter coat. As I do not see any sign of a burner in that shack.
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I think the grab truck is a bad idea.Its not hard to find a haulier that will take away a load of logs or branches,who cares if the driver can use a saw?The tree is already down.You would have to be the only grab truck amongst 50 tree crews to even stay half busy,and every big company has a grab truck of their own. You come across as a intelligent guy and I admire your foresight and hard work to date.But at your age you will be better off looking at doing a trade such as Bricky,Plumber or sparks as they are much less physical,require far less capital investment as well as paying much,much better when qualified. Not every House has a garden,but every House has pipes,wires and bricks.
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Are you keeping your cut open by using wedges? The pinching effect of the top plank will rob you of alot of power.As you cut along the plank droops,rubbing on the rivets on your chain. You don't need many,one at the end for the start and one or two as you go along,I keep mine in each back pocket as with some practice you can insert them without stopping.
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How long after the bearings were changed did the wheel come off?
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When you are Cable logging,you are always fighting for lift.The less of the logs are dragging on the ground,the less horsepower is required to shift them. The skyline is a semi static system that provides a constant vector for both the laden inhaul and the unladen return.Most of the time you are pulling over a valley or down hill,those guys with their wee hauler were fighting a battle with lift "ground pounding" where the drags were going to be caught up on stumps and back line Spars were going to be toppling. Mobile spars have been trailed overseas and perhaps in their situation might have been something to consider.I think a specialized hauler crew could have really cleaned up in that situation,given the limited resources and experiance that the crew had at their disposal I think they did well
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This thread has become very hard to tweed.
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No. He made a typo I made a joke about it. Then it ran away with a few people having a chuckle . You are going to have to wear it.
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Nah,just put them up here if you like. At least we can get an idea of the terrain etc.
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Can you please put some pictures up of the kind of forest it is? The risk increases with the tree size and level of hindrance as well as terrain.
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He probably has a sense of humor,which in my experience is an asset too.This would be explained by him not snapping back at the jibes made regarding his spelling.
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I am sure we could weave something together.
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I think the 340 has the engine beside the feed tray and the 328 has it in front. My 340 is on a turn-table
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Well it looks like you and your vast experiance have really shown me up then. Except you still come across as someone who has yet to grasp the basics. Which you have not.
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Your Chainsaw experience is measured in months ,not years as I understand it? There are contributors to this thread who's experience is measured in decades. Why don't you shut up and listen?
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Having used both. GRCS wins hands down.
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The V8 Diesel versions have a decent rep over here. That Engine is going to be disappointing .
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If you dont have any joy with the guy I posted a link to,here is the outfit I bought my first Mog from.They had quite a few they were breaking at the time. https://www.ebay.de/str/schwinnnutzfahrzeuge I have gotten used bits from these guys years ago http://www.nutzfahrzeuge-kindermann.de/ The krauts won't usually pass up the chance to make a buck.so with luck you will get all you need to get from one stop.The reason that the tag is/was important is that the running gear might have been changed around.But like you say,you have the numbers off the portals.
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Keep at it Connor,you will get what you need for alot less than what the UK guys are asking. Have a grovell under your truck tomorrow and take a picture of the axel tag,as well as find your vin number.
