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Brushcutter

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  1. Yep it's squirrels. Round here it's a real problem. I've seen trees in worse states that that one. Beech Hornbeam Sycamore any thin barked tree is being eaten by the little buggers.
  2. Is there a UK agent now? It use to be Osbornes but when the company was sold off they stopped doing it. I had to contact a guy in France for spares who never answered his phone.
  3. I worked. I got wet. Ready to go back tomorrow.
  4. Why waste everyone time when its obvious that the Fender Strat is king. That guitar isn't to my taste but it's an amazing bit of craftsmanship.
  5. Yes it's ace. Good note about getting one that's too wide for the trailer as we did:blushing: It's very good for cutting grass just means you get lots of nice stuff to rake up. Although i think they do a baler for it too. Just make sure it well greased and keep a few spare teeth in the truck because it vibrates quite a lot if you loose a few. OH use it on tick over as it's all in needs to cut. Worth putting the double wheel kit on the BSC too.
  6. These were done with my Nikon D90 with a Nikkor 55-300 VR F5.6 lens on it for these shots. Shot on the largest JPG files on fine quality. Not the best shots as the camera is a little tired now. Need a good service and clean. Just one more excuse to get a D7000
  7. My 660 has had it's chainbreak melt too. Not that badly though, i think they all do it. As for the 390 it's a great saw but mine vibrates loose all its bolts all the time. So much so it's been back to the dealers twice for repairs. They've contacted Husqvarna and its not a known issue. Just had all the threads retapped and new STIHL bolts in it.
  8. I'd put money on damaged rope. The winch has a horrid habit of crushing its wire on the drum fraying the strands. Normally eats a cable a year.
  9. Oh yes. I know a guy who has a big scar on his face from a wire rope snapping on a mantidor. I've broken a steel cable on a 6.5t winch and that narrowly missed me as it came pinging back. I've broken 2 or 3 more out in the woods and not done myself or anybody else any harm. Took a big chunk out of a tree though.
  10. I want one. I plan on making a more wheel barrow version.
  11. MF 390 if you can get your hands on one but will be expensive. International, David Brown all old skool forest tractors but will do what you want. Lamborghini, Case and Zetor older models also could do what you want and for reasonable prices.
  12. You are right the P47 is a Thunderbolt. Twas an tiredness induced oversight on my part. They had a P38 as well hence the confusion. David if you go to the IWM Duxford website you can get guided tours of the other bits of the airfield. Which are very interesting they use to have loads of planes under tarps over there. Fortunately they're now in the hangers. It was heaving yesterday never seen so many people there. One of the reasons that put me off going for both days.
  13. Some pics from today. Hawker Sea Fury Republic P38 Thunderbolt Curtis P40 Warhawk Sadorsky S38 Fairy Swordfish
  14. Anybody else been today? I got there at 9 and left a 7 and had a fantastic day. Weather has been fantastic for the afternoon. I'll put some pics up in a bit when I've looked through my 3650 shots (yes you did read that right). It's on again tomorrow if you fancy going. Nice to see some living history.
  15. I've only ever had protector pros. They're great don't see a reason to change.
  16. I have arbortec chainsaw gloves which have gel pads in. Fantastic they make a real difference.
  17. What about this one? Epson Stylus Sx535Wd All-In-One Printer with Wifi and Double Side Printing (Print, Copy and Scan): Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories It has the durabright ink that the good photo printers use. I have had many Epson Printers which i keep upgrading through the line. Currently got a P50 which is the best photo printer I've had to date. Not had a bad Epson printer yet. The HP i had was a little naff.
  18. Fantastic shots! Looks like a cracking job to do.
  19. Brushcutter

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    Thats sucks going to cost a fair bit too. Never had my tyres slashed but i've had girl friends windscreen broken outside my house. Somebody broke it with something and made sure all the glass was all over front seats. I think it was raining that night too. The company i use to work for had all sorts of things drawn on the van. It seems a big white transit van just screams "i'm a blank canvas write on me":thumbdown:
  20. A guy in Hemel Hempsted in Herts maybe able to help. Any good?
  21. In Finland 90% of timber measurement is done by the harvester computer so you have to be accuare. 4% error by volume mesured/displayed is set in law! Every day you have to cut test calibration bits. Measured by logger tape and diameters taken with calipers along the bits. The machine also keeps a record of stem profiles cut for future predictions. The computer will randomly want you to test a bit. Each species is calibrated so you can get it accurarte. My sawlogs were around +0.5% volume and +1.5% on pulp.
  22. I love this video. Saw it when it was first put up at the tree house. I wish i was as ace as that.
  23. John Deere - Nothing runs:thumbup:
  24. Whats this "spare time"?
  25. I'd think the poplar would start to go rotten if you left it stacked for more than a year. Make sure you stack it off the ground too. If everything is cut to say 2.4m and stacked nicely the forwarding should go quite quick with a good operator. If its all different lenghts crooked and poorly stacked then it will take longer as you get less on the trailer. As for cost if anywhere between £4-8 per m3. Off road our valtra is good on the fuel but take it for a little trip on the road at 32kph (it will go faster but you don't want it to). it drinks the fuel like it's free.

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