Brushcutter

about half a tonne bag full of porn dumpd in a wood we were working in.

If i was a climber i'd go for this. Just to learn from Tony.

I like those Husky file guides. You do have to change them every so often as the rollers do wear out. You can't really go wrong with the STIHL ones that clamp over the file they don't wear out.

Do you have the solid spur sprocket or the floating rim on. I know there were some problems with the 261 and the floating rim. Think it caused clutch issues.

Are you talking about grading to say C26 general strength/ super strength? If so each of the grades has different requirements for different species within the catagories of hard an soft woods. We did a whole load of Larch to C26 SS grade. We had an expert come in and check the lot. He gave us the spec sheet (that i've now misplaced) and we graded it ourselves. Then he checked the lot before it went on the lorry. Basically what your looking at from memory: Ring spacing Grain dip Knot size Knot frequency Knots in an % of a specific area. (You make a knot map which is folding a bit of paper the size of the timber and looking at the area you shade as knots) If your working in Oak the tollances are higher than in a softwood. Especially with knots.

If your trying to find a space on 30 31 32 at short notice i think you may have to travel around the country. Try BTS TFK etc. It might be quite hard going into CS32 just comming out of CS31 if you've not got many trees under your belt.

Had quite a few interviews recently. You only get one chance to make a first impression so make it count! Make sure your early. Shiney shoes ironed shirt etc etc. Clean PPE in the van including some polished boots. Make sure your van is clean too. If the boss sees you look after your own stuff good chance you'll look after his.

Yay and then there were two.

Dam is anybody going on Thursday. Bet it's just me:sneaky2: Trust me you want to get that guarded up Browns will do it for a few thousand quid.

Fancy. Does it belong to the Parks Trust? You going to the APF Ed?

Yea it was.

I remember the original from Arboristsite or The Treehouse.

I like the one of Mr Ed felling the top out the pine next to the substation.

Hmmm need a bit of slewing with all feeding on that harvester head or they'll wear it out.

Feller buncher Ace

I was doing the follow up with the strimmer. I use to do nearly all the verge cutting but it wrecks my neck which doesn't help my other back problems. Ah the ice cream man. you can get caught there for a LONG time if your not careful.

I see it's not on today as well oh well. As much as i like Valtras and other big toys and country shows in general you were competing with the Avro Vulcan at Duxford and that won. I know how much hard work these things are so well done lads. Jerry i saw your truck earlier this week up my way. Obviously heading up to the cafe. That an N series Valtra on your trailer ED?

If you want to digitize your 35mm take a look at this video doing it with a DSLR camera. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgOTk4ApEYs]How to Scan Film With a DSLR - YouTube[/ame]

The 576 exploded a few weeks ago. A huge chunk of casing under the exhaust flew off. Chain oil ever where a seized engine. you could see the crank through the hole. Husky replaced it under warranty. Infact a 576xpg went in a 576xpg autotune came back:thumbup: Husky saws seem to be temperamental at the moment.

Pollution Control Plan 1. Ensure safety  No smoking, switch off machines  Do not go near unstable machinery  Move people upwind of spillage 2. Deal with any injuries  Check people involved for injury or reaction, treat them as a priority  Move any injured upwind of spill only if it is safe to do so  If someone has had a reaction, take product details with them to A & E  If necessary, call emergency services on 999 or 112 3. Contain spill  If it is safe to do so, stop the source of the spillage  Turn off taps and put drums to catch leaks under source if possible  Try to keep the spillage in as small an area as possible by building dams etc.  Block drains etc with brash, soil or straw 4. If the spillage has reached water  Try to divert the flow of water onto the forest floor  Find quiet slow moving water downstream and set up booms  Put cushions and pad behind booms (upstream)  Find a second stretch of quiet water down stream and repeat procedure 5. Clean up  Mop up using absorbent pads  Put all contaminated material in plastic bags and store in site safe until they can be disposed of properly Emergency Phone Numbers SEPA 24hr Pollution Hotline – 0800 807060 Fire/ Ambulance Service – 999 FC District Office, Ae – 01387 860247

Rightly or wrongly lone working in forestry is a big thing.

Most pickups are going to be somewhere between 25-35mpg. I got around 3 extra mpg buy getting a metal lid for the pickup bed. My 07 Navara does around 33mpg with AT2 tyres on. Sometimes though you've just got say i want the 4x4 and i'll live with the poor mileage.

Hit an old bit of metal fencing taking out two tyres on the grain trailer.

Your always going to need a second person there with the FC. They'll more than likely have to have a +F 1st air certificate too. I also hope you have your FMOC for extraction work or they'll have a tantrum about that too.

Hello If you want to work in the wonderful world of forestry operations you'll need to get yourself some FMO tickets. You'll need a 1.1 for excvator base and 2.1&2.2 for the harvester head. With your 360 skill have you considered starting off in the establishment section? Mounding seem to be a way a lot of 360 conversion drivers get into the work. Seem to be a bit of a demand for mounding drivers at the moment. Try dropping the Forestry Contractors Association, they'll point you in the right direction for training and assessment.