Brushcutter
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IF it's anything like doing a forwarder boom then take the hit and get a fitter. You can watch and learn and it will have half the down time.
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25mm per 1m of deviation from straight . No double bends no knots >25mm and no rot or pockets of rot. Remember it's not just saw logs in a tree there is pulp, chip, pallet, shavers, fencing. All can come out of the tree you just need to have someone who wants it and in a quantity that they want it. If in doubt cut to the next spec down as the last thing you want is the expense of a rejected load:blushing: -
Nptc assessor need in herts/bucks for 30/31. Anybody know of one? Cheers
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Farmi do some hydraulic ones can be 3pl mounted or bolted to the chassis.
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Give me another 3 weeks and it will arrive factory fresh. I've got pics of the one i've used. But its not my tractor and i doubt the guy who owns it would appreciate it being posted. I can give you a picture of a fransgard?
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Take a look at Uniforest and Krpan websites. If you like the look of them give either marshalls or riko a ring and find out who has one close to you and they'll arrange to see it in action.
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Do you have 13" pro Sugi bars for the 550/560 in? The website still says they wont fit.
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Any reason you've chosen the 6.5t? I've just got from 6.5 to 9 tonne. There is no substitution for having the extra pull there if you need it. Also the difference in price isn't that much i think it was about 1000 more for the 7t to the 9t. I've gone for a Krpan winch. Electro hydraulic with assisted cable unwinding. Think it was around the 8k mark with the remote chains, sliders and cable assisting laying/spooling. The folding butt plate is also very handy for working on had surfaces and crossing high stumps. Also the Uni forest winches are very good. Don't bother with a manual winch go electro hydraulic as it's so much better.
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The Tring frontier was quite seemed to have just missed it. Wasn't nice in Hatfield road sign blew off it's pole on my way in this morning. Did do a nice multi blow Birch though. Plate went back with a bang.
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Is that 6m3 in terms of bunk space or 6m3 with all the air gaps and odd stacking that you get with hardwoods. I'd of thought you'd be in the region of 4.5 tonnes. Depending on what species its made up of course.
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Big blow, how different would things be today??
Brushcutter replied to skyhuck's topic in General chat
Lots of timber= prices go down Lots of trees blown down in garden people want them logged up, tree surgon working a few doors down needs somewhere to dump so logs as his yard is full mr blogs up the road will have them. Then nobody will be buying logs. Less trees around after the clear up. More tree firms around now means more competition for work more firms out of business. Less demand on training industry, less demand for further ed, less tree officers. Maybe a month of boom but after that it could be a whole load of bust. -
What toy did you replace it with?
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Did a small tree earlier.
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A lot of my joint pain has been caused by my body compensating for other injuries. Two months of Osteopath once a week and doing the stretches really made a difference. Also found that taking more time to rest during the day and at the weekend made a difference too. Getting enough fruit and veg and sleep all help too. Never tried cod liver oil though.
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Nice. Is that Stephen Blair's Valmet?
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Thats the way to do it. Winch power.
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Windblow is the hardest and most difficult thing you will come across. You need lots of saws, a spade, strops and a winch. Don't be fooled because its old it can still have loads of tension in it. Got a black and purple leg from thinking that and got smacked by a bit of well springy chestnut. Dogs tooth, golden triangle cut, step cuts, standard felling cuts all have a part to play. Its all about the winch though, you can pull back, restrain, retension, cross tension etc. Best thing to do with windblow is to go with someone who has done a lot. Single trees are fairly easy unless they're big or on a slope. Its the multi blows with timber and root plates everywhere when you really know what to cut and when.
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Tractors fueled and ready. All parked at the furthest point away from trees.
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Wilsons have a Keto 100 in at the moment 20K+vat.
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I generally tend to put the top cut in first at about 70 degrees. Just find it easier to aim at that angle. The exception is when doing big hardwoods or where i need to be very accurate tend to do the bottom cut first. I just prefer the sighting with the saw in the horizontal plane. As for the felling cuts dogs tooth, split level, pie cut, conventional use them all. Face cuts like the humbolt and swanson have their place but leave higher stumps. All the felling cuts form a tool box and knowing what one to use when will make life easier and safer. The more you know the better:001_smile: Oh always make the cut above the or level to make it easier to get off the stump. Also going higher means its harder for it to kick back off the stump.
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Had a 9" Kwikchip. Had a turntable which was its best feature, until you have one you don't realise how useful it is. As for what its like. Did what it needed to do quite well, only 9" chipper i've used. Had it on a 390 2wd and Valtra A95 it chipped well didn't like skinny stuff so much and if you clogged it up it was a pain to clear it. It had a nice big feed hopper so you could crane feed it. I could never get the speed control for the rollers to actually slow the rolllers down though. It was turning or not. Having gone to a 12" bandit running on the same Valtra you could see it was a slow chipper in comparison. No stress kicking was the biggest slow down on it. It did the job for many years i think nearly 10 years with very little work on it. It was a solid chipper. Profiline 431 i think.
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Keep it. As soon as it goes 5 or 6 narrow access jobs will come along..... its always the way. Why does it need new drum and bearings?
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Surely the sports guy is showing you stretches to do at home? I have stretches for my neck,sholders hips knees and ankles shown to me by my ostio to keep me going. My best advice would be take a week off and keep it warm. Avoid anything repetitive, typing computer games etc.
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I thought they were a bit on the pricey side. Maybe i'm wrong:confused1:
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I took a guess based on the quote of 20k for a good recon keto 51. Although with a computer and measuring module its going to be a lot cheaper. Need a big base unit for it though.
