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felling licence?
Brushcutter replied to armchairarborist's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Forestry Commission - Felling Licences They normally take about 6-8 weeks to come through. Longer if they don't like what your doing. -
4 in one bucket is brilliant for moving bit of timber and the blade of the open bucket is fantasic for grading. I use it for clearing all the mud off the yard and keeping the stack yard flat. I've only ever used a 2.8t 360 for ditching but i can see how a back hoe would do the job just as well. I thought the digger would have some kind of harvester head on it. If you just need to move bits of timber around what about a valmet with a roof mount for the timber and a jCBfor the grading work.
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8 tonne with zero tail swing would do but would only take small head. If you've got the space get the 13 tonne one. I'd be inclided to go for the 10-13 tonne range rather that smaller ones. piped for grab and rotor will make life so much easier.
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High Climbers and Timber Fallers is a great book i imported mine from the states when it first came out. My fave picture in there is the cat 966 loader on two wheels with a redwood log in the grab. Jerrys working DVDs are good we watched them one rainy morning on our CS38. Think there are some clips on Youtube. A Book i couldn't be without is "a guide to the identfication of decidious trees and shrubs in winter" its a AIDGAP key so its really simple and at 5 quid its a great one to have in the truck with colins tree guide. Also the FC Timber measurement field guide is worth having. And the diagonsis of ill health in trees is another frequently used book on the shelf.
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I use my felling axe a lot. Its taken a lot of abuse over thre years. fell trees with it upto about 4" its hard work after that. Use it for limbing out larch too and when doing coppicing its good to strip branches for bunddling up for kindling. As for doing an upside down face cut its called a Humbolt, i use it from time to time. There is a reason for using it i think its to do with it getting so far and breaking off and and sliding off rather than bouncing back.I normally use it on heavy leaners where it can be difficult to get the saw in otherwise.
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Me too. I wouldn't have taken as bigger bits but that either. I think the stepped hinges are designed to hold the tree up and get broken when the kid steer pulls on it.
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MEWP would be my choice for the job.
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If you get one now you'll only pay 17.5% VAT rather than the 20% you'll pay next year.
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Its being repeated tonight at 10 on Quest.
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Riko UK :: Skidding grapples Some prices for the smaller grapples are on there. Had a chat to thte guys at Riko very helpful at the APF.
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I love grapple skidders. Very handy bits of kit considering getting one to go alongside the big winch. I saw several at the APF i have the Riko price list in the truck but thats round the corner. Depending on what grapple you get and wether you get one with an extending boom and rotor. I think the top model was around 6k or so.
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Nothing is making it better. Can't get e4 either so can't watch Die Hard insted. Also my DVD player isn't working so i can't enjoy a dvd. Stupid Home entertainment systems.
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If i did it i'd want to work for browning.
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My free view isn't picking up the signal, i could watch mythbusters for hours but now i want to watch this the tv is having none of it.
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I use Hiax protector pros. Had 3 pairs and nearly time for a 4th. Last about a year to 18 months. Not bad considering. I use to use Treeme boots before that which was fine until all of a sudden they ripped my feet to shreds.
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I did it a few years ago. Again i was suprised in how indepth some of it was.
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thats around 2500 stools a ha. looking on my tarrif tables the volume with a 4cm at 6m would be 0.015m3 per stem. So if you took 5 stems a stool and at 2500ha you'd get a 187m3/ha. Think my maths is right. Think the best thing to do is to get out there and measure a sample area and work out a standing volume.
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Cool. The gold mine was really good looking forward to the logging one. I shall set a reminder now.
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Its something that i wouldn't mind giving a go. Although i think i'd rather go Canada it does look a little safer over there.
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CS30/31 training centres near Bedford plz?
Brushcutter replied to odd_bird's topic in Training & education
I know someone who did CS31 at Oaklands. I think they pass you onto they guy who does the CS30 directly to do 31. Can't think of anywhere else that you could go. I guess their must be a shortage of sites hence the price. I've just put together a windblown course 34/35 with a member on here and we paid 450 quid for both course combined. Have you tried BTS training? -
I like your company name. Get your self some insurance and an accountant is helpful too.
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I know someone with a 7 tonne Eurotrailer with a little Farma crane on it. Wouldn't do what i need it to do but for them its fantasic. Will lift 300kg at reach. The whole lot came in at less than a half bigger crane.
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Is that at Shuttleworth in Beds? Have you tried Caple Manor in Enfield, Oaklands College in St. Albans. £820 quid seems steep closer to 600 would seem right.
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Contract tree feller/forester required just west of Edinburgh
Brushcutter replied to Big J's topic in Employment
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It was a sideline thing. The thing was that we got more money for the wood as fire wood than more making charcoal. I didn't really do anything below 2" or so for charcoal. Even at that size it was really at the bottom as sacrifical wood or at the top to convert or part convert to burn next time. The tiny stuff we always tried to make artists charcoal with. As for making it, it was great fun. Was good to set light to it about 8 or 9 in the morning and by 8 ish it was done. We only used oil drum size kilns but had 3 or 4 going at a time. Its well worth making yourself a grading sive if you don't have one.
