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Definitely a big learning curve on how to get the best out of all the options, got a whole heap of functions that we will probably never need but a load that definitely will make life easier. My advice is to set up some cvt profiles for doing different things. Have say green as road blue as forwarding etc so you can keep all your setting for different things Oh and have one of the spool flows slow so you don't nearly put the ram of your ancient trailer through the floor when you send 200l/m to the valve to tip it.

Valtra cvt is amazing. Reverse drive opens up a new world of working options. Jake crane would work really well on it.

I don't think I've ever broken a set. Had the wire for the rear one break but that was on a 357. What they don't like is a bar shoved through the handle of the saw so you can nest them together. Catching the plastic handles on cutters does them in you see. I must admit for the 30 quid a husky powerbox costs most of my saws live in those now.

I've always had heated handles. People use to take the piss but sooner or later they see the sense of having them. You pay 80 quid and gain around 200 grams on the saw. The handles themselves dont like to be nested with other saws. Plus sides keep your gloves dry keep.your hands warm. The main thing is that it keeps the circulation in the hands going when it is cold keeping havs at bay. That alone is worth the money. The 5 series have blistering hot handels. I'm sure my 3 series saw a dont get as hot. I use to have a 390xpg and they stopped making those is 2013 or so shortly after someone nicked it.

A very expensive 120ish hp tractor. You will of course have the Rolls Royce of tractors but what is making you go fendt? Do you need all the farming tech in it? Or is it just the cvt gearbox you want? Massey and Valtra do the sameish cvt and the sisu common rail. Or case cvx in the puma series is a very nice box. If you are pulling a lot of trailers a long way it's a good tractor but repqir bills will be expensive.

That looks bad. Hope you walked away from that physically unscathed. I've been 2 near misses thst I remember and one crash in a tractor but nothing as bad as that. It's difficult to tell but it looks like the cab pillars are slightly distorted. If they are thats the end of that. If the insurance company want to sell it to you for less than you can get for selling it to Wilson's for a parts tractor do that.

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Oil spout is really good. The fuel one is rubbish the o rings go in the spout and it leaks

I have pf and it can be awful. Physio helps a lot. Get some tape and tape it up and gentle work on strengthening the muscle and it will be ok. I' I wear protector pros from haix some 12 hours a day. I also recommend pro ii insoles.

Sad times. Been a big spike in crime in herts recently.

I found this lump of wood in my dad's garage. It's about 1 inc think and 12 to 24 inches wide and some 7 foot long. Any ideas what it is? I'm wondering if it is Teak as my grandad did a lot of lab benches in the 50s and 60s with it and this could be a left over. Cheers

Because i am sad and collect things like this. Gentlemen enjoy Forestry Commision Booklet No. 12 Double Drum Winching. I thought i had another one but i cant find it. Double Drum Winching Technique.pdf Technical Guide - Winching.pdf

3060 crane would be about 1 tonne lift and 6m reach. Looks like it is is on a 11 tonne Euro trailer. Looks in good nick.

If people used them right in the first place.....

I think you will only have a PA6a which is basically a knapsack. So you will need to get PA6INJ for the stem injector and PA6PP for the pesticide plugs. I've done the stem injector training and it's fairly easy a lot of it is ID of the plant and getting the right node. Marking the stem so you know it is done. Making sure you have the right product that is designed for injection. Look at it as the opertunity for some CPD and some NRoSO points.

Stationary or on some wheels. I've not decided yet. I like to do 230v AC. I'd thought about going hydraulic but it has a few complications over a 230v motor for my intended purpose. It's really for wheeling around and doing sprayer calibration training a other bits for Nroso points for people. So ideally i don't want it on a tractor at all.

Hello, I would like an electric motor to power some bits of PTO equipment mainly a sprayer (long story). Since it's only a fairly small pump it won't require much power - currently runs nicely off a MF230. However i'd like an electric motor that i can power it with. I'd still like the PTO shaft so i'd like to go motor PTO shaft pump. Any suggestions? Thanks Andrew

http://www.quantockengineering.co.uk/ They did the sawmill on the estate i use to work on. They overhalled and installed a 24" Wadkin planer thicknesser for us as well.

It's commonly a tounge and groove felling cut. Often referred to as a Huntley hinge but isn't. A Huntley doesn't have the touge but a long cut hinge to keep it on the stump. The purpose of it is to making a felling bench to aid processing in forestry. It works quite well from stopping trees falling off the stump when felling in tight spots too.

Do you not have your Valtra yet so you can do the over 2.5 tonne as well. When i did my FMOC it was 1.3 wheeled rigid and it wasn't broken down by size.

http://www.riko-uk.com/category/winches-pto-driven-drum That will give you a rough price guide. To have any meaningful use in assisted felling you need the electro hydraulic as you can keep keeps the brake on so you can apply tension and it brakes to that tension. A manual is on and off and that isn't useful in assisted felling.

If you want to pull stuff over you really need to get an electrohydraulic winch. As for pulling power as much as you can afford. With 100hp you should be easily able to power 8-9 tonnes. If you dont know the drum acts as a gear so when you have all the cable out you get max pull and it decreases from there. There is also constant pull winches which are hydraulically powered normally. Life changing inventions that once you have used you cant do without included powered outfeed and a radio remote. I can recommend Uniforest and Krpan. I have used 4,6,6.5,8 and 9.5 over the years and bigger is better until it comes to specing up blocks and strops that could in theory take twice the load. I have a 6.5 and it covers most things but i'd rather an 8. Mine is alll manual and i miss all the bells and whistles that i use to have. I'd rather a 4.5t electro hydraulic than a 6.5 manual i think if you want it for felling. Your looking at 3.5 to 7 k for the winch depending on how big you go.

We have the STIHL one. It is very good, less vibration and noise than the petrol one. They are slightly top heavy compared to their petrol counterpart as the motor is up there. Wouldn't trade it a petrol one.

I've never got on with logging belts. The pounches do wear in and get a bit more flexable. I have a range of bit that go on it depending on what i'm doing. I use a pair of these to carry wedges https://www.landmarktrading.com/holster-for-felling-wedges.html Then i have a hammer holder and some husky pouches with timber tongs. This seems to work quite well. I use to have a felling rucksack that i could carry tools in and take them off when i needed them.

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