Chris Sheppard

I've never been a huge fan of spinning seats, but usually because the tractors I've used have had small cabs and it meant pretty much climbing out of the cab to spin the seat round and back again. On my old County, the levers were in one corner of the back of the cab, so were easy enough to use sat of the edge of the seat (not as uncomfortable as it sounds). The JD we had on one estate had a spinny seat but I found for loading up I'd kneel on the seat and then spin it round to unload. The kubota always meant kneeling on the seat too but there was little other option. Trailer mounted levers to use from the floor or the drawbar are a pain in the arse for when loading, partly because of having to jump on and of the tractor all the time (only good thing is when you're crosscutting and loading as you go from a pile of skidded poles), but also it's hard to see what's going on on the trailer once you get so far up the pins, and maybe more importantly it puts you in a fairly vulnerable position if anything slips off the trailer/stack. IMO, getting the levers in a comfortable position is half the battle won - I'd rather kneel but be able to reach the levers well than be sat on a spinny seat but have to stretch to reach the levers.

I have done a few times but find it's quite messy compared to the spray on stuff.

Nope, even from a private seller, ebay/paypal give the buyer 45 days to open a dispute if it's not as described. 45 days is a long time for someone to use/abuse/damage whatever they've bought and then decide to send it back. Unfortunatley I found this out by experience.

Have bought a few saws off ebay and have been happy enough with all of them, though some have been better than I was expecting. None of them have been particularly high value saws so have usually bid what they were worth to me as parts so as to take into account how someone elses opinion of a good runner may differ to mine. Usually you can get a bit of a feel from how the advert is written and/or what reply you get from the seller.

Varies a fair bit but used to aim for around 10 loads a day when we had ours, but on the whole we'd be pulling quite a bit further than that. Best I can remmber was 26 loads in a longish day. That was a 4T Weimer trailer that used to carry about 2.5T of 12ft firewood being pulled behind a 30odd hp Kubota. With the smaller kit, the presentation of the timber becomes a lot more important as you don't have the reach or power of a bigger machine.

and remember to lift them up when you set off......

That's the best reply yet I think

I'd work alongside him. It's not like he'd be close enough to squish me if one went wrong Bet he can't go at it like that for long though. Knocking them over isn't the hard bit though is it - be interesting to see his snedding.

Genius, no question. The stumps don't look that high - if you look on the uphill side he's not much above ground level, they maybe just look high on the downhill side.

I'd tend to agree that it's dfferent. Used to always use the Oregon supr saw and that was really gloopy, especially on frosty days. Husky oil was similar. Tried a few other brands since too and they all varied. Think the thinnest has been the GoPart stuff in the white drums - it varies from drum to drum but have seen it feel more like hydraulic oil than chain oil at times. Next drum will be back to the Oregon again now the GoPrt's gotten more expensive again.

Does that mean you've not tried the 550 with a 13" then? IMO, the 346 can't be compared to the 550 from a handling perspective whatever bar is fitted. OP - if the 13" is just for firewood cutting then I'd save your money and leave it on the 15"

Found this one while looking for something else [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sv2jxYxbfXE]RaMeC Firewood processor - Y Raunisto Oy - YouTube[/ame]

I fail to see why anyone wouldn't want to put it on a 13" for thinning - makes it hande like an old 242.

90's I reckon.

The odd ones that spring to mind are mostly people we've been to a few times. One's a retired lady who brings out tea and biccies fairly regularly, but at dinner time invites us in for a sit down dinner - we were there a few days last time and had Goulash one day, Chilli another and Spag bol another, all followed by some sort of dessert too. It was ace, but made the afternoons a bit sluggish. Another's a guy who's always good with tea but one day we'd done a fiddly beech on a really hot summer's day and he came out with Beers and food after we'd finished. Did a job for a bit of a celebrity chef and got bacon sarnies in the morning followed by steak sandwich and chips washed down with Beer late afternoon - Odd thing is we'd been there a few times and only had it like that once. Sometimes we're lucky to even get a cuppa.

Don't know what size mine are, but I know I tried a couple of pairs before they fitted right so I'd definitely go for trying before buying. The stihl ones seem to be the best - I hada pair of Husky ones a long time ago and swore I'd never wear a pair ever again. A couple of winters ago when there was a fair bit of snow on the gorund, I reluctantly bought a pair of the Stihl ones after being recommended them and now spend a fair bit of winter in them fairly happily. Feet do sweat a bit but if you try to dry the boots out each night they are a lot nicer to put on again in the morning.

The Stihl wellies aren't actually that bad, other than being a bit sweaty. Usually get a couple of winters out of a pair before they start to perish.

Go out and get some experience putting into practice what you've learnt

Plan was for it to become Giantslayer Mk2 Missed it last year because of work so decided this year everything else can wait :lol:

I tend to have the radio on in the earmuffs most of the time, but it depends on what I'm doing as to how loud or if at all.

Can't believe I never even thought of that! I was too busy burning me gloves trying to pull the guard off and then resorted to chucking handfuls of soil at it. Worked eventually though Missed a bargain last night on ebay - 1983 full size RM80 only made £100. looked to be mostly there and was less than an hour away You heading to the show at Telford this weekend?

Is that instead of or as well as the WR? Took the KTM out at the weekend and it clearly didn't want to play as it set itself on fire after half a lap! Looks like back brake was dragging real bad and the plastic disc cover ignited - I just figured the guy yelling behind me wanted past

Husky 372 and a husky 550 would be my choices. 550 on a 13" but will nicely take a 15" and have a 15" and a 20" for the 372, plus an 8 tooth rim. Either that or a pair of 560's

It comes down to assessing the risks based on experience. Training's never going to cover every single possibility, and sometimes you have to deal with things with whatever equipment you have available. I think part of the problem with Dadio's videos is the way he comes across.

Can only think you must have had a batch of bad ones as we've yet to snap one, whether out in the woods, scrub clearing or on arb