Brushcutter

Deutz tractors are nice places to be apart from the assault on the eyes of multi co loured knobs and leavers . The only downside is they don't hold their money as well as the big brands.

I'd of thought a Trima headstock would be Euro at the headstock end. However i have found these brackets Trima Loader Brackets (Pair)

Forestry Act 1967 as amended gives exemption for: Felling fruit trees, or trees growing in a garden, orchard, churchyard or designated public open space (eg. under the Commons Act 1899). Always worth a measure though just for your own records.

Not had a go with the new 372. Had a few 372 and the 365 too. Then got a 576xp and a 576xpg later both no autotune Only had one problem with an early 576 where it put hole in the crank case. Husky replaced it and upgraded it to auto tune as well. Loved the saw very nice to use a bit easier on the ears and hands too. Had 18, 20 and 24 inch bars to for it. Beast on an 18 quality chugger on a 24. Nicely balanced with a 20" on it. Problem is unless you need the 20-24" bars then the 560 with an 18" on is really just as good.

Echo do a fantastic range of brush cutters. They have the advantage of high torque gearboxes so a 25cc cutter will the work of a 30-35cc one. It works too you also get a 2 year pro warranty too.

Hot air gun might work. May take a while to get up to temperature. Blow lamp would be better, just heat it up evenly to prevent warping. As for the big pin you could use a hydraulic pin puller if you have one. Failing that heat the outside of the pin hole and punch the pin out with a drift and 4 lb club hammer. Just make sure you've got the boom supported

Gently heat the metal around the bearing. Enough to make the old grease move fluid. Push it all out by pumping new grease in. The channel is likely blocked with dried out grease. It doesn't need to get mega hot I'd of thought a propane butane mix torch should get it warm enough

They're like hens teeth. A lot of them end up in Europe.

Check out camera world online. They have a decent range of used cameras and glass. For 300 quid I'd of thought one of the mirrorless cameras would be a good bet. If you want to learn photography then a used Nikon d90 or similar mid range slr with a tamron 17-55 f2.8 used should come in on budget. Bying used for a present may seem off but it does open so many doors. Lot.of companies hire lenses now so you can hire ones in to suit your holiday. Nobody I know has a tilt shift lenses so we hired one to have some fun. They correct for.perspective and things like that. My best advice is if your friends have cannon or Nikon get.the same that way you can swap kit about on days out.

Finding a decent seat with a 180 degree swivel is rather hard especially if you want a high back head rest and arms. Air suspension and fit on a flat floor tractor.

You'll be sore all the time now. Even i enjoy a day back in the woods every now and then.

Nice Deutz.

You'll need to measure the trees to work out volumes. If your doing more than 5m3 you will need a felling license. Other things to think about are EPS and conservation areas. Contact your local FC branch for help.

I had some experience with pasquali. It was around 100hp in a tiny little box it also had a cab on it. It was a bi directional machine which was rather neat but the linkage struggled to lift a 6' flail or at least a decent build quality one. Cab also smelled a bit of exhaust from time to time and it was quite loud. Also very cramped. I think i'd rather a pivot steer one if i was doing skidding but i'd lean towards the front steering if i wanted to do a lot of trailer work. I've not done much trailer work with pivot but i could see it being a pain. Would i buy my own 100hp Alpine - No i would not I don't think i'm gaining much over a 100hp farm tractor. Would i own a 50hp one - yes i probably would for small site work and slopes. Would still pack enough punch for flailing not to be painfully slow and pull a fair size wack. Many years ago i came very close to buying a Holder A50. Was mint and had double drum Iglands on it. Dithered to long and it went. Shame.

From 6% to 9.5% on premium tax. Its not massive but still going to cost me an extra £100 a year. If it was 58% on all premiums i'd hate to imagine the number of people who wouldn't bother insuring.

Little costs that soon add up. Around £100 a year extra for the same thing.

New 201 Mtronic is a lively beast and very very nice. As for a 261 they cant make it worse.

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Not so much slow in the cut just in the way it delivers the power. More torque than speed. I prefered the to the 620. Its a great saw don't get me wrong but i prefer the power delivery of the 576.

The Echo CS620Sx is the only one of the list i've tried. Its a great saw on a 20" bar. I did think the vibes were a high. Its a bit like a husky 365 slow and steady wins the race.

550xpg relegated my 346xpg to the back of the shed in one day. Wouldn't be without the little thing now. I have mine on a 13" bar and its flys.

Not the little screw under the valve that set it to single double acting to blame is it. Could you not run the crane free flow return although i think on the 390 you have to put a free flow return in. Don't cost much but dumps the oil back into the tank rather than going back through the spool.

I'd like to see a picture of the repair. I know how i'd go about it but i'd like to see how other would do it. As for steering drawbars they are the greatest addition to a forwarding trailer ever. Once you have one you don't really need legs either. I thought most 390s had two pairs of valves so you should have enough for the crane feed and return and the drawbar. From the look of it although it might just be the photo the spine of the trailer is a little bend where the brake is. Also judging by the shape of the brake the sides have been cracking for a while that caused the bottom to go.

I've not done much in the way of coppice cutting. Messing around with tiny stems cutting about 7 product types down to about 2" then stacking the brash neatly for burning by hand is not my idea of fun. I'm not sure how many stools are in chain and how that relates to tonnage. Are you tied down to where you are? A month or two cutting on conifer will speed you up and the best place to do this is in the North. As for getting into arb dont see lack of CS38/39 as a barrier. What else can you bring to the party? For example if you have C1 or C on your driving license you already valuable to lot of companies. Even B+E is a big advantage nower days. 1st Aid again something that you can offer.

£70 cutting doesn't with little experience doesn't seem bad. Forestry sector doesn't pay well but i'd expect fuel to be covered at the lower end of the pay scale. You say your fairly new how much are you cutting a day? You could always ask for payment by the tonne or m3. That way you know how much you have to cut.