mark_j

What do you reckon this weighs, felt really heavy. I'm going to have to weigh off one day to find out but there are no local weighbridges except the DOT one. Too scared to go there in case they do me.

 

Back is 2.5m x 1.6m and box is 1.6m high

 

Chip was leylandii

Nice landy, got anymore pics of it?

Nice to see well looked after tackle Mark.

 

Tractors look in fine fettle

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Yeah they are very tidy, not concourse but tidy, they are between 40-60 years old and used frequently, we have spent many many hours restoring them and they are run really well and are a pleasure to use.

The wooden bodied trailer in the second pic came from my dads friend, a few of you may know called henry gould, the original metal body had completely rotted away, we shotblasted it, primed and painted in fergie grey, the boarding was scaffolding planks, i stained them and fitted with coachbolts. the tipping ram works fine and we saved the trailer from the scrapman.

a couple of piccies

Your bench saw Mark, lethal!! H&S would have a field day.

 

Your vintage cordwood saw is far more user friendly

yeah, our mc connel sawbench is abit of a beast, used it for an hour this morning, the sawbench teaches you respect it and not to rush, you only get one chance with it ! Though when sharp i havnt seen many benches that can match it.

Was lovely this morning, sun was shining and it was warm, ran the sawbench for an hour, i was on my own and had to maul myself to connect it up to our david brown, cut some ash, oak and brook elder into smallish logs to go into net bags, got 100 of them in the end to start with from polybags.co.uk

That buzz saw looks dangerous.

Buzz saw ????

What about a screw type splitter? http://www.hydrocut.co.uk/hy-crack.htm

Them screw types are ok but involve more handling. The idea of a ram pushing onto cutting knives appeals to me, not sure yet whether i want one on the 3 point hitch or a trailed one with wheels, something i need to look into. The Mc connel saw is fantastic but with big slabs your handling them 3-4 times, i beleive with a splitter each piece pushes the other lot forward, so you dont have to rehandle and you can incorporate a conveyor etc. am i right??

good conversation though, something which interests me aswell.keep it up

Better picture of our mc connel sawbench

This is one of our other saws, its a vinatge circa 1940's ferguson cordwood saw, as the name suggests its only good for cutting lengths of cordwood, still a very good saw though

they do mark theres loads on ebay priced around £500-600

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Will have a look when i get home, cant view ebay from work, i see there is a tw 3 which is pto driven, i wonder why they dont just run off the hydraulics though, im very interested, we have this mc connell sawbench

i know someone who has another one that they are selling, was going to buy it but may invest in a splitter!! whats the ones on ebay like?? anyone got an equivelent one?? are they strong and do they last??

Thanks mark

I like the look of that Timberwolf TW 7, what kind of price are they? not cheap i bet. Its got me thinking, i wonder if my engineer friend could make a similiar device for me with some mods, if i could power the hydarulic ram with one of my tractors i wouldnt need the honda engine or the hydraulic oil resevoir because that would be contained within the tractor, as long as you had the big ram sliding on a bed, and a sharp knife to split the logs and two spool valves on the tractor it should work. Very interesting, do any companies make something simliar to what i have described??

Thanks Mark

are the garage logs hardwood?

The bagged logs i have seen around my way at garages etc leave alot to be desired, somw still green, full of moisture and not many for your money.

Just wondered if anyone buys truck loads of ie cordwood lengths for cutting into logs for firewwod?? what kind of weight and price should i be looking at??

They are 60cm x 45cm will hold approx 8-10 logs cut at 9"

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If you want a sample, I can send you one, same size as the garage nets, available in bright orange, tho they supply green nets as well. PM me if you need sample.

what is the size of your bags?? ill just order some of them,orange with a drawstring will do, just need the size.

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These are the company I use for nets: http://www.medallionnet.co.uk/ any size net you want with or without logos etc. quick suppliers too.

looks a good site, thanks. was size and price should i be looking at?? what is the most common size, like what you see logs in a petrol stations etc

they are pallet sized bags arnt they?? i want the small net bags for logs, like what you get veg in etc

Im looking to buy some net bags for selling logs in, can someone point me to a website that sells them please? who do people on here use??

Thanks Mark

Morning all

I live near burton on trent in the midlands, im looking to buy a load of bagged smokeless coal? there are some local merchants but i have a pick up so i can travel, is there any main dealers i can buy from to get a good price?? i want some for family members. anyone knoe any websites i can check out aswell??

many thanks Mark

loving the pics, forgive my ignorance but i presume that 084 is an older saw ie before the 880, why is their no manual oil button on the new range of stihl saws?? is that because you can adjust the chain oil flow by a screw??

anyone else got any pics of big or different saws?? i love em !!

also is there any websites i can look at with big saws and big trees coming down on ??

yes ive lokked through the vids, but i could do with something basic which starts at the beginning, explaining the different bits of kit,etc

what do most people use for climbing? ropes or spurs?whats the adv and dis advs of both?

sorry to seem dumb but i know nothing about climbing.

almost forgot, can you get pto chippers? a used one to go behind our vintage tractors would be nice, is there any websites i can look at??

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forgot to mention dvds, is there any good basic climbing ones? i would be very interested in seeing them

I know nothing about climbing but it is something i really want to learn and do, i have ordered the tree climbers companion so im looking forward to reading through that, but in the mean time im looking for stuff on the net to read through, can anyone point me to some good sites with lots of pics and info please. has anyone got any tips for me, im looking to do my cs30 +31 shortly then move onto the climbing ones at a later date, what uk website is the best for climbing gear and what would you reccomend??

many thanks mark

yeah, we are really pleased with the david brown,i thought the back end would come up when we lifted the big piece of ash but it didnt, ive got to get a rad guard for it because if we keep lifting big pieces up like that the bonnet is going to be full of dents with the trunks swinging around.The david b just needs a few more pieces to finish it off, it makes light work of powering our mc connel sawbench and the loader is really powerful so were chuffed with it.

anothe pic

there is quite alot more pics on my site, including logging, haymaking etc

http://fergusont20.googlepages.com