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[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98i8-HPTTx0]YouTube - Tree Climbing Japan Arborist Temple Tree Work Part 2[/ame] yes!
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I know two girls who are tree surgeons with a loacal company. There was a woman who i worked a few years back who did 30,31,38 wasn't bad at the climbing but she went for an office job in the end. I also know a girl who is training to be one done her 30 and 31. She is or will be a great climber too. There out there
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I felled 4 big ones ealier in the year. They're no good for milling the lot went on firewood pile.
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starting forestry. am i mad.
Brushcutter replied to mikeyg's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Is it clear fell, 1st or 2nd thinnings? Is it a double drum winch? A 10 tonne trailer will be pulling out about 8 tonne of logs at a time. -
starting forestry. am i mad.
Brushcutter replied to mikeyg's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
I can fell around 8m3 a day as safe bet. Closer to 12 if things are working. Thats cut and stacked too. So a 150m3 would take me about 19 days. Obvioualsy it depends on how many product sizes your cutting say sawlog fencing and pulp is normal. If there is winching involved is that whole tree skidding? That means you can get stuff on ground quicker, skid and process later. -
starting forestry. am i mad.
Brushcutter replied to mikeyg's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Yes:lol: Good fun though hard work but fun. There are some very good threads on cutting/extraction rates and costs. 500m3 is a lot of wood. what sort of size? Extraction is where you make your money. Making life easier for the forwarder is key. How big is your timber traier and crane. You'll be wanting at least a 10 tonner to keep things efficent. I'll post more coherent and useful answer tomorrow after i've been to sleep. -
If you know who did it and you had called the police can't the person burning the asbesdos be made to pay. It's totally midless though and like you say whats the point. Just take it to the tip. We had a load of fly tipping on the esate once and it had the contact details of the builders in it. The police were soon knocking on their door!
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Poor. What do the manufacters have to say for themselves?
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Ours are budding up for the most part. Most looking shocking thin. Beech and Sycarmore and maples are out in various stages some are fully out.
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Practice makes perfect. Are you using a nice sharp file? It makes a massive difference when sharpening once they start to dull i tend to get rid of them. Are you using one of the STIHL/Oregon file holders that sit onto of the file or a Husky one that file rolls across. If your using one try the other. I get a much better result using a roller guide (Husky). There are a few thread on here full of great sharpening tips. Try searching for sharpening.
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New haix are a pain as they are very stiff. Once they're broken in i prefer to drive in them.
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the first part of our extension milled with an alaskan
Brushcutter replied to offgridchris's topic in Panther Mill UK
Nice work. How long is that saw log? looks huge. -
Nasty
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Treesources is fantastic. Got a load of books from them at the APF and got another load recently.
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Two very different vehicles to do very different things. A mog for example can't really carry a load but can have a chipper on the front and a crane on the back. Bits are expensive there are lots of bits to go wrong and they occupy a grey area of what you can and can't do with them. 4x4s however are cheaper can carry a load and go where a unimog can't. Although a unimog can go where a pickup can't. Idealy you want both.
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Tried the Komet Butterfly it's what i use.
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The 575 was ment to replace the 372 but it wasn't as good so the 372 was still made. 576 has superseeded both. I think it's on its last legs now before they stop making it. The new 562xp will replace the 357.
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Were about in the UK are you? Do you have your own Kiln facilities?
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Thats lovely. Big old lump of WRC.
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Softwood thinnings - MS261 or 346XP ?!
Brushcutter replied to TimberCutterDartmoor's topic in General chat
I haven't had the pleasure of a 261. I have never really liked the balance or fell of the STIHL saws which is why most of mine are Husky ones. Get down to the dealer and pick them both up and you'll probally make your mind up just doing that. In reality both will do the job its which you perfer to use. 50% of people will say you should have got the other one regardless. Have you considered a 357 or are you like me waiting for the 562xp? I do prefer the manuverability of the 346 but for not much extra weight you get a lot more saw. Did a winter of final Larch crop 18-22" dbh with 15-18" bars on the 357 much easier going than with the 346. -
I didn't see a number of hours. As long as its been looked after it should be ok and 50hp is quite big for a tractor of its size. My Valtra is much bigger than that and only 85. Yea it could do with forestry guarding kit on it and a logging blade and idealy running the exahust to exit underneath. All easily done with the right know how. For a first tractor i still think someone would get a good deal i'm supprised that its only got one bid on it.
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Fantastic saw. I borrowed one from a friend and took it out to fell some big chestnuts. Felled a fair few trees with it and i loved it. 24" bar on it which made it tip heavy but a 20" balances it up. Lots of power and the anti vibe is fantastic. Worth every penny. The 372 which the 576 replaces was a fantastic saw. The 576 had big boots to fill but managed to do it and do it very well.
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Click the little paper clip and it will let you upload them.
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I see. I dont force the stuff through i just use the crane to get the material to the rollers and then let the rollers grab the stuff and pull it through with the grapple loose. I only crane feed sawmill slab wood offcuts anyway.
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Thats the old D22 Navaras not the new D40 mk1&2s.
