Chris Sheppard
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Did you manage to wrestle it on with the crane?
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Good find - think he was saying what a lot of people feel.
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I enjoy pretty much every aspect of being out in the woods, but that bit really is the best
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Few Pics from Today's job. Two Sycamores and a Norway Maple in a beer garden that had shed a few limbs recently and were to come out. Andy (Treequip) climbing, with Brett (Buzzsurgeon) and me on the floor. Photos haven't come out great but should give you an idea. First one was on the floor before 9am, second shortly after and the last (biggest) before midday Some ringing up and a bit more chipping to do tomorrow and then a lot of splitting
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We used to use the 365's on one estate and they were used for everything apart from ringing up big stuff. I personally don't really like them as they feel like an underpowered 372 but they are good solid saws and if hadn't had a 372 before using a 365 I'd have never known the difference between the two if that makes sense. re the special vs the XP, as far as I now they never made a 365xp -but I could be wrong.
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that looks nice, but bet it won't carry a lot if its 3500kg GVW still
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I reckon you could be onto something with the long ladder - if you were doing a fair bit of smaller diameter stuff in one place, I wonder if it's worth having the ladder set up on some sort of stands so the saw is suspended from it rather than the ladder sat on the log and then just roll logs under for the first cut? I might be over complicating things but that's just me
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Thanks for the links - really helpful. Looks a very well built unit, bet it was very rewarding. what sort of weight is it? Was the pop up roof hard to do to make watertight? Well impressed
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Never realised that. Our old legacy was plated at something like a tonne and a half if I remember right - and handled it well too.
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Did you build that yoursefl? (I remember a thread somewhere on here with someone who did but can't find it again ) Been toying with the idea of a demount for a while but reckon it might have to be a self build. There was one on ebay a little while back which included a mark 3 hilux and was only something like £2500, which I was tempted by.
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If there's a chance the chainbrake may have got knocked on somehow while the cover was off, I took clutch drum off, shoved the cover back on and clicked it off with the handle then refitted the clucth - fitted a new brake band to my 353 a few weeks back so found myself in a simialr position and that was only way I could come up with that worked
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I reckon it will nicely. This is the 3.2t as well - that wasn't a particularly big snig either.
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I reckon you'll be pleasantly surprised what it will pull
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it's not spread to here yet, filled a can up in town this morning
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We're using a 30hp Landini on some stuff and that punches well above it's weight
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+1 for Lee I thought he'd vanished off the face of the earth though
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Which Firewood processor and timber trailer
Chris Sheppard replied to Tomatin Firewood's topic in Firewood forum
The Farmi processors are worth a look - similar build to such as Japa and Hakki Pilke but very fast. Value for money wise, the Farma trailers and cranes aren't bad for lighter work. -
Rob, I feel for you - had the 4 back one's out a few years ago and it was horrid. Not so much the pain but the not being able to eat proper food for a few days Just getting over Man Flu too - hate beign ill
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Ouch
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Trying really hard not to get too far into watching it as early start, but its a good film for sure
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Yep, found that fascinating
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We're still looking at a branch logger but struggling to find much info other than what's on Welmacs website or Youtube. We're thinking more for usign it for small roundwood when inter row cleaning but can't find anyone out there using one to get feedback from. From what I've seen on the videos though they look simple yet effective (if not a little visciuos on the PTO ones)
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Decided I could probably do with a shorter felling lever as I only have one of the long ones and find it a bit cumbersome dragging it round with me at times and often leave it against a tree to then wander round trying to find it. Been toying with the idea of one of these for a bit but can't actually find anyone who's used one to know if they are any good. Strikes me as a bit short to be much good for levering over but I'd be interested to hear from others. Bet it could be quite handy for braying wedges in withou carting round a hammer too.
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tracked one on a low trailer so you can still use it like a tow behind as well. Thw one I use a fair bit (TW150) has had a hydraulic winch rigged up on it too and gets used for pulling leaners and works very well for pulling conny hedges out. We even had it running a splitter on a job last week too.
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Saw nearly impossible to start when cold!
Chris Sheppard replied to samthescam's topic in General chat
In my defence, we once had an old YZ125 that would never kick from cold, but would go with a good long tow - but once warm would start fine all day. That got re-ringed and seemed to cure it.
