Brushcutter
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575xpg auto tune all the way. It's new design and balance means you don't notice the extra weight.
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FMO traing is so expensive. About 80 quid an hour to run a harvester! You also need the timber to put it in. I've been forunate and had very good lads from colleges work with me. Acording to the teachers so don't even bother to turn up to their placements. You can't tar all the newbies with the same brush. I have worked with some people with a shocking knowledge of forestry and they were fresh from the Scotish school of forestry.
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Finding the stuff to run the corses is the problem. I went upto Yorkshire to do mine with some guys from this forum. Some places will winch it over to run the course. Other places won't do it and wait for a blow.
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i know its been asked before but what motor should i get
Brushcutter replied to Stu's topic in General chat
Shogan? Trooper? The nissan version of those i've had 2 navaras both around 30mpg both with dam good service from Nissan. Nissan is about 3 miles from my house which is why very convient for service and spares. Wouldn't have another Toyota after i had a falling out in the service department. Best advice is if you live next door to land rover and dont mind the issues that come with one then get a landy. If you live next to ford get a ranger. Really they're all much of a muchness anyway. -
Make sure you use your local NFU rather than the national line.
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Seems pick ups are expensive to insure. I use NFU. 07 Navara They want just over a grand thats with 5 years no claims and my NFU mutural bonus! Thats the cheapest too.
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A bunch of us did it a TKF training in Holmfirth nearly 2 years ago now.
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Oops.
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Thats a big lump of wood. Nice work.
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Thanks for posting that it looks very interseting. I may go. Are you going?
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Makes sure the saw is sharp and well sharpened so it doesn't cut up or down. Let the saw do the work if you try and force it you'll cut a curve.
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Look for the draw maked smörjnippel as for tap and die you'll just have to look. Nice work though.
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An email will be with you shortly.
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OH they can be! On some of the hill climbers in scotland they put some 8" deep cleets on for extra traction. Most places you just need those 1-2" knobles for extra grip.
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Yep they make a big difference. They tend to slip around without the little spikes.
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Nice although those tracks look a little slack. Those little spikes make a massive difference. As do those wider eco tracks you've got there.
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Thought of a good forwarder tip. when doing the sides pull all the stuff up against the bolsters and open and it will all roll out flat. Out of interest do you have freecut on plulp in Sweden. In Finland pine pulp is from 2.6-5.2m and it all goes in the same pile. Logs have lengths but you don't have to sort them into lengths liek you do here. Same in Sweden?
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Nice toys Stu.
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You tension them with a chain too? I know thats how JD say to do it and it's very popular in the North. Back in Scotland it's a big big big no no to do it. Also changing the chain hanging the head over the track. Use a track tensioner it's easier than the chain and it won't kill you if it breaks. Pick the up with the crane on the dangle it uner the wheel. drive and lower and thread through the pins. Then shove the tensioner on. If your really good (i've managed it once) you can grab both end of the track and close grapple and shove the gates in. Then put in the clips.
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The cranes on a JAKE so it should still have the 3pl for doing thing. Some have an their own oil tank so that could be on the linkage.
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Everybody learns in thinnings. Makes you pay attention. Yea fair bit of snow. I'm back in blighty now though! Try and put the tracks on with the crane its good trick to know. The spikes are important i nearly tipped a forwarder under so powerlines because i slid down a hill because i had worn the spikes off on rocks. Fozzy is a top notch guy.
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A good forwarder driver will make a good harvester driver as you get great crane control. I still dislike doing thining in the harvester for exactly the same reason as you. Have you had the thing at near full lift off the ground where your picking the engine up off the ground too? Frame lock to the max...i did it last week in a bog in Finland it was not a plesent experence. The Ponnse harvesters are so much better in terms of design. Assissting the feed is so easy in ponnse in JD is at pain. Had snow this week in Finland. I'm not doing the course. Too much money and i've got the UK & Finnish tickets so other than learning some UK techniques seemed silly to do it.
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Is Fozzy there? Going to do your harvester/forwarder tickets there.
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Trust me it will take you a long time to get hang of it. If you can go upto the 1270 it's much more stable. I hate the 10 12 70 and i'd imagin i'd hate the 1470 too. Where is all the snow?
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Nice. 810D is a great machine. You driven the harvester yet? That a 10 or 1270 E. Hate them with a passion.
