Brushcutter
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I have never been able to get my Hiviz clean. I normally use Persil Biological and it cleans most very gruby things. Won't clean my Hiviz and nor will it remove larch sap from anything.
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Had a look at this book but i've spent 170 quid on tree books this month so it will have to wait for a while. Does look like a very interesting read.
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Well this is my sunday gone.
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Another vote for NFU they saved me about 800 quid on my renewal.
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Its ment to be all sorted now. I'm on my 3rd zip now on my first pair which were of the bad zip generation. Work better with braces than a belt for some reason.
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Sent Lou an email ealier to see if a date is in the pipeline.
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The theory is that it breaks the fronds in several places but keeps it attached to the root. This causes it to effectivly bleed to death. It puts energy into trying to grow which removes the energy stored in the root so it comes back less vigerously. Best done with a cambridge roller or proper bracken roller. We trialed it with regular one as we had hundreds of acres of the stuff to cut but with only one working mower
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The rainbow stiching isn't gay. It is infact awsome. Stiching aside they are a good pair of trousers for the money. I prefered them to my Hiflex i had. Not a patch on the strech airs though.
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First one is massy getting stuck in a hole it was hidden by the bracken. It was a very deep hole if it had gone in furth it would of come out without a crane. It was winched out of that. That one wasn't me. The second was bracken rolling and hit a practice trench and slid about. tipping slightly. lost traction after no 4wd so it was a real pain to get out, didn't need a winch out though.
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I have some fancy ski socks which keep my feet warm and breath well. Not cheap but i got them in the TK Max sale so were only about 7 quid a pair.
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That second video every one of those trees could have been winched. There appears to be a surfaced track new to one so you could have got a tractor there with some serious pull. If you cant get a tractor there a big turfor with a snach block or two would do the job. Safer and quicker than all this climbing windblow.
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Subbies needed for forestry work in Cumbria
Brushcutter replied to Lumberjack Pad's topic in Employment
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Ok i have some volume/weight conversion factors for fresh felled timber Scots 0.98 Corsican 1.0 Lodgepole 1.05 Sitka 1.08 Norway 1.04 European Larch 1.11 Japanese/hybrid 1.20 Douglas 1.15 Hemlock 1.07 WRC/Lawsons 1.12 Grand Fir 1.17 Noble Fir 1.07 Oak 0.94 Beech 0.97 Ash 1.28 Sycamore 1.20 Birch 1.07 Elm 0.97 The volume equation is: Vol= (pie x D^2)/40,000x L where D is diameter and L is length So the volume of log is around 0.63 m3 So if its Ash then its around 0.8tonnes. Thats what the book says.
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Yea thats what i've got. Larch i think is slightly over 1 tonne a meter about 1.2 or something close.
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It all depends on what species it is. Are you taking just to timber hight or cording up the whole thing? Either way i have a set of tables in the truck. I'll go and get them in a bit if you post up some hight girth measurements of the tree and species too. Andy
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I have Some Strech Air extremes that apart from the zip seem to have been unharmed by two years in the forest. Have some technical 20 type As from Husky which two have been very good. Have a old pair of SIP Freedoms with the protection around the calf as well which are very good. Bit warm though.
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Hurd good things about them at the show. I like all the stuff on them like a chainsaw holder and one for axes and hooks. They're doing a double drum one too talking to Riko its nearly ready.
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Check out the Uniforest ones from Riko UK. I was dead impressed with their winches at the APF and will be getting their biggest one. Think the 8T one was around 3 grand.
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I too would have put a face cut in it and then winched it back. Just seem safer. Even if it had the top on it i'd still have put a face cut in it then letter boxed it taken the hinge out and winched it back. Winches are great.
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I've never had a problem with the turning circle of the Valmets. I know what you mean about the light front end as i found out when i picked up a big side arm flail once. 40kph is pritty bumpy in the Valtra and god help you if you hit a bump and your not wearing a hard hat. Wouldn't want to be at 50kph. The Botex 560TL is a fantastic crane. Got a 10 tonne Botex which is a little old now and will be replaced with another 10 tonne botex with a 560 or 570TL. I would seriously suggest getting it forest guarded its an extra couple of grand but it worth it. I've come very close to putting a log through the side window and its good to know the guard it there just in case. Especially when stacking close to the tractor. The belly plate saves a lot of damage too and the brush bars save many wing mirrors. Never played with a Fast track but i can see the appeal especially with the new 4 wheel steer one.
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Is a pritty big tractor but it will be a rock solid platform. What will be you using it for? I've not driven the 8450 but i have driven the 8050 and the 8400 which are both fantastic. Loads of room in the cab which is a godsend for forwarding (unlike my A92). There nice and big so you can roofmount a crane. Its not got a lot of hours on it in the grand scheme of things and Wilsons are a good dealer.
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When i started driving at 22 i couldn't get insurance to drive the work Hilux! Paid 1100 quid to insure my D22 Navara at 23. At 26 its still nearly 900 quid with NFU! In short young people cost a fortune to insure.
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£4-5 per hoppus foot sound about right.
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Hi all found somewhere to do CS34/35 but need a few more people looks to be 2 spaces on each. Any takers.
