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  1. Brushcutter
    I wonder what FISA will think of that.
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    That happens with grapple processors as well as the bed ones.
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    Try AT Osborne i think they are still Fransgard agents. The metal arm with the hole in is the engage disengage leaver. The big nuts hold the drums in and the little nuts either side adjust the pressure on the clutch pate when it's engaged. Take the the drums out clean the back end of the plate up and look for glazing. Check the drive chain that comes up from the PTO to the shaft that drives the drums.
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    If it's a 6 then it's 6 a drum. Difficult to tell from the photo but it looks around the size of a 6 tonne. You can yard with both drums or use one drum as in and the other as out.
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    Looks like a 6 tonne double drum Fransgard. I'd expect from the 80s.
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    I had also herd this but they still sell a lot of forestry kit so just assumed they still do. Guess we will find out in September.
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    Another vote for AT Osborne. They cut out holes for the tractor lights and then put some margard there to protect them. It means when you drive down the road your headlights are stripey (or mostly reflected back) by 1/2" steel bars. Wilsons also do a good guarding set up. I expect they could send it on a pallet or two for you to fit yourself. Guarding isn't cheap. Especially if you have a belly plate which is the majority of the cost.
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    Bed processors have been around for ages. You if you look around can pick up an old Nokka processor for sensible money. Roller head ones are good but its the stroke processor that's a little better on the knobbly hardwood. The guys who did some of the PAWS in Broxborne woods did it with a stroke processor on a 5 tonne digger. I'm a fan of the little harvester head on the crane over the bed processor with tracks rather than roller feed. Although bed processing is something i've never used. Unless you fell it i can see it being a real PITA to clean up after someone else, hence my favour of the valmet head set up. Oh check out the price of a bed processor at APF in September they aint cheap.
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    If your issues is that your crankshaft is worn from excessive clutch drum wear. This also trashes needle bearing and oiler arms. Also makes the saws run like a pig and stall when you put the chain brake on. This is now a warranty repair job, or at least here it is.
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    I wonder if it is to do with the red mineral oil vs the synthetic oil. I use stihl hp super in all my saws. Which are husky and no issues.
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    Wilsons did it. It was an older Valmet rather one of the new ANTS series Valtras. I doubt the new gen would take a manual conversion. Not sure why you would want to do it. Once you have a good belly plate on the tractor most of all of the sensors and electrics are protected. I for one like diff lock/4wd being on buttons rather than clunky leavers. On and off on a key and not a manual fuel cut off.
  12. Brushcutter
    The high torque Echo brush cutters are very good. You can get away with a slightly smaller displacement as they punch well above their weight.
  13. Brushcutter
    I think a reel of .404 chain has about 1400 links on it.
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    Any good hydraulics shop should be able to sort that out for you.
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    I expect you've had some gear oil come out of the slew pots. Or you've damaged a hydraulic pipe on the end of a slew pot. If it stinks a bit like onions or similar then its gear oil.
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    I use to have the exact same problem. I used this as a lubricant neat rather than diluted. Worked well but it's expensive. I had brass scrapers on the band and fly wheels to keep it clean. On bad stuff it didn't work. you needed to use a little saw to scrape the band while it was running.
  17. Brushcutter
    You have a choice. 372 xtorque or a 576. I'd get a 576 lower vibes you see.
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    I'm sure someone does. Binderberger springs to mind, i think they did a galvenised drop in solid body thing. If you want to make one use box section to make a ladder that sits in the bottom of the bunk then weld uprights to it that space it fit the top deck. Weld some 4mm to fill the gaps between the bolsters and it should be ok. Just make sure it's strong enough to take abuse but light and small enough to lift out,
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    The 150 is about 1.5t so i doubt the 250 is much more maybe 2t. That 150 is on a 90hp there. Works very well, so a 250 on a fent 930 will be 250hp ish at the pto. It will chip like a beast and shoult have no problem picking it up. even with its ridiculous width.
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    I don't think it will be that easy to find one. They are absolutely massive by the way. Unless you need the giant in feed the 150 does the same job. If you do find one if it hasn't got a sliding headstock get one made up or you will be constantly breaking cars and street furniture driving the thing around.
  22. Brushcutter
    They are hard. I use a bench mounted belt sander to get them good. TBH I've found they don't burr up too much.
  23. Brushcutter
    Many many years ago there was a little botex purpose built forwarder. I think they only made 2.
  24. Brushcutter
    I like the 576. It's a monster on an 18" bar if a little back heavy. Balances up nicely on a 20" though and pulls a 24" nicely in hardwood. I had the heated handle version well worth the extra 50 quid. I prefer it to the 372 as the vibes felt lower. Until the 560 came along the 576 was a big jump form the 357 but now the 560 is that good unless you need the longer bar then i'd stick with that.
  25. Brushcutter
    Who did you use for that? Anyone local?

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