Chris Sheppard
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Is this what's causing higher cordwood prices
Chris Sheppard replied to likeitorlumpit's topic in Firewood forum
absolutely. Round us, the price of a hilux load has only gone up around £10-£15 since I stopped selling logs and that was when roundwood was £17/tonne roadside -
good point - I always was told it was something on the alternator that could damage and that was why you disconnected the battery (or put one of those surge protector things across the terminals)
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starting forestry. am i mad.
Chris Sheppard replied to mikeyg's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
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starting forestry. am i mad.
Chris Sheppard replied to mikeyg's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Are you mad? Maybe Should you do it? maybe Will you earn Arb money? probably not Will it get under your skin and take over you're life? Absolutely I've only been back in the woods since November after a couple of years doing other things and I'm loving every minute and don't know where the last 6 months have gone. None of the hassle of dealign with loads of multiple customers, no mobile signal most of the time, no one milling about getting in the way and most of the time the scenery is great This is what our landing currently looks like - the little landini is doing a great job but I'm really missing the old County
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There is a two part adhesive that is specifically designed for fixing leaking tanks - oddly enough called "tank fix" never tried it on plastic but it reckons it will bond to most surfaces. I'd try repairig the outside rather than the inside, a bit of a rough up around the area with some wet and dry and then smooth a thin layer of whatever epoxy over it. won't look pretty but at least it's then got something to stick too rather than a shiny smooth surface. EDIT: Dean beat me to it
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Bigger sprocket = more chain speed but less torque In softwood I run my 372 on full chisel, low rakers, 8 tooth sprocket and 15" bar and it's awesome. Can't help on the 346 though Ed - it'll be the same as my 353 but I run that on the standard 7 tooth. I would have thought though, if you can make a 9 tooth fit it will bog a fair bit with a 15" on it.
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Is it an actual 3.5 tonne GVW (with the huge front brakes and extra strips welded full length along the top and bottom of the chassis as well as the dual springs) or is it a 3050kg that has just had the dual springs fitted?
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If it's not rotten then that could be a plan - nowt the old metal glue gun can't fix I'd have thought
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Swedish candles---- what am I doing wrong
Chris Sheppard replied to hazzygawa's topic in General chat
yes, it does, but it burns out loads quicker. I've always burnt from the top and the last one we burnt, which was only last weekend (a piece of Norway approx 2ft tall and 12" diameter) lasted over two and a half hours with no problems. If the wood is dry enough it doesn't need much heat to make it go well. -
I'm hoping to end up with something a bit retro like this proper classic enduro bike
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I'm jealous
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maybe put a mark on the chain where it goes slack and see if it's the same place each time. If it is a different place each time, I'd say sprocket/crank related, if the same each time then most likely chain related.
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Swedish candles---- what am I doing wrong
Chris Sheppard replied to hazzygawa's topic in General chat
How well seasoned is it? What did you use to light it with? Have used larch, spruce and pine so far all with good results, just using a small piece of fire lighter shoved in the top to get it going. -
0-450 in three days.
Chris Sheppard replied to slack ma girdle's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
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0-450 in three days.
Chris Sheppard replied to slack ma girdle's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
What is the timber destined to become? I've never had much to do with Pop -
0-450 in three days.
Chris Sheppard replied to slack ma girdle's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Good effort What's it off as? -
Probably a lot further off than you might think
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Think it was just the older ones Tom, where they'd roll into LRSV a 110 and come out with a bit welded in the middle as a 130. Not sure exactly when it was tehy started doign the 130 on it's own dedicated chassis but have a feelign it was somewhere around the time the TDi engines were fitted. Mine was a 1997 and the vin tag was all correct and the V5 had it down as defender 130.
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Chances are by using a trctor and trailer it wouldn't fall within what you would be allowed to do on red and under the Agricultural badge. I'd be thinking something like a 110 Hicap and trailer.
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£39 inc vat for 25 litres Oregon super Saw, from our local Husky dealer in Pickering. Bout only thing they do at sensible money
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hard or softwood?
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We've been lighting it most evenings still, but our house is always cold. Not lit tonight though.
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quite looking forward to next APF as I'll get chance to look round it for a change. Just hope it's better than the last one.
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I'd go with planer too
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Yard machine or scrap I reckon.
