Chris Sheppard
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Same here - an 80 series is on the wishlist and especially while they seem as cheap as they've ever been. Still miss my 60 series - the 4 ltr n/a sounded just like an old wagon.
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I really quite fancy one of the little Portek ones but can't seem to get any feedback (good or bad) to sway me into trying one yet.
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Anyone?
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Our Husky is terrified of fireworks so we usually put a radio on in the evening in the outhouse with it a few days before and keep turning the volume up a bit each day and whilst it's never going to drown it out, it muffles it a bit and unless the fireworks are really close it's usually OK. If it's really loud or prolonged, we'll let it in the living room and that usually sorts it. Usually have to wait until quite late before we put it back in it's kennel though. The patterdale's finally gone deaf so she's no bother now - loud noises never really used to bother it other than make it bark a bit and the old spaniel used to get excited and sit and watch them going off.
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Has anyone got any feedback on the 5 tonne portek now a few months have gone by since it's launch? Did read something about an upgraded model (7t) coming out soon.
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If you can find a set of the old style husky ones, (they do still surface from time to time) then they are leagues ahead of the newer style ones. I didn't get on with the new ones at all - they were a lot heavier and would swing on the hangers if they were just popped off your ears and they didn't seal to my head as well as the old ones either. As a radio though, they did work well enough.
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I've seen an 80 done before (and think the photo might still be on here somewhere) and the guy had done such a good job that it could have rolled off the line like it.
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Bit like a dealer local to me who'd fitted the tie strap upside down so it caught on the sprocket each time making a tight spot. Sorted it on site with a file but did let them know about it.
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Hard to see from the photo, but I almost think that's just the bark. Peeled off as a sheet and joined, rather than a bored out piece.
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A groundie helmet with good ventilation....
Chris Sheppard replied to SteveA's topic in General chat
Had a brief try of one and it was OK, but not half as comfy as the old type ones. It might just be me being resistant to change as I've used the old type for about 15 years now. One thing I didn't like with the technical was how flimsy it feels to hold - you can squish it sideways really easily between your hands. -
A groundie helmet with good ventilation....
Chris Sheppard replied to SteveA's topic in General chat
Clarks do the Husky helmets (well the helmets that husky use) in different colours, and the white one definitely is cooler to wear when it's sunny. https://www.clarkforest.com/shop/safety-clothing/helmets/balance-ac-helmets -
+1 on the Eagle. Can be a bit irritating having to pick logs up once they are cut, but the cone splitter makes it really versatile and more than makes up for that. It also has a pedal to disengage the belts if it jams which i like too.
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Wold Top Brewery near Scarborough do a couple of Gluten free Beers that actually taste good Not sure if they do mail order but I have seen it in supermarkets that aren't particularly local so it might be easy enough to find. I think one's called "against the grain" and the other is "Scarborough Fair" Mum's a Coeliac and I'm supposed to get tested but never managed to get round to it. Definitely feel better for eating less gluten when I can but I think everyone does.
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Link between forestry Tree surgery & log production
Chris Sheppard replied to simonm's topic in General chat
I'm not sure there are different types of forestry; surely it's either forestry or it's not? Forestry = Tree farming -
Husqvarna Classic chainsaw trousers
Chris Sheppard replied to felixthelogchopper's topic in General chat
I've not tried the classics, but I'm currently on my second pair of the Functionals and really rate them. A lot more hard wearing than any other trouser I've had and really light too. The first pair lasted around two years (maybe more but can't remember) and the only stitching needed was to the nads area and they only got retired because the fly eventually broke. Tiny bit dearer than the classics but I reckon probably worth it. Husqvarna Functional Chainsaw Trousers Type A -
Whay about making a basket out of scaffold poles, using scaffold clips to hold them horizontally onto the bolsters?
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It's about the only reason I look forward to scrub clearing over winter We tend to use a galvanised bucket and work up in layers. potatoes go in about 10am, meat goes in about an hour later (chops, steak, sausages etc) and if we're doing beans, punch a couple of holes in the top of the tin and shove them in the top for abut 20 minutes. Started experimenting with breakfast too this last season - Bacon and eggs shoved in the ashes as soon as we get there and it's about ready by the time the saws are sharp and fueled up.
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It was a kit from the dealer, I think supposedly it was a 560 fix but fitted straight onto the 550. I'll try and dig it out later and get a pic up.
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I've got one of the very first, late 2011, ones and it's been fine on the whole. It got used a lot early on, mainly in mixed thinnings, but some scrub clearing and a bit of mixed groundying. In the woods is where it shines - handles like a 242 but cuts more like a 357. It's never needed any work and other than occasionally acting like it's flooded after refuelling, been faultless. The flooding is supposedly solved by fitting an upgraded tank breather kit (which I have) but it never bothered me enough to fit it. It's not been used a lot lately but only because I've been using supplied saws more so it could be going on arbtrader shortly.
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A bit like the local council tree team I drove past the other day where one guy was holding a short chog in one hand and cutting a log off it with his 201 in the other, at the side of the road.
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I've got one of those racks and on the right vehicle they are OK, but definitely wouldn't want one on the back of anything car derived, even if it wasn't overweight, I'm amazed they don't just peel off with all that leverage. I used to run mine on an old 90 and you'd hardly know it was there, I tried it on my current Delica and it wasn't clever.
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Absolutely. It took me a little while to realise that myself but I got there in the end. If needs must, I'm not averse to puting long days in (this week was like that), but I'd much rather be doing something else than working, as much as I enjoy the work that I do (on the whole ) I'm much happier now pottering along with minimal kit, and if we end up a bit quiet I make the most of it rather than panicking.
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Cheers Bob. We were told when we got her that she was quite partial to snacking on little dogs and that we were going to have nothing but trouble but I think they get on OK. Dog proof BBQ Mick, essential piece of equipment
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I keep looking at the logosol farmer's mill, but can't really justify one. I like that it comes apart for transport and storage and even though it's the base model, can be added to/upgraded as you go. Haven't seen one in the flesh but it looks good in videos, especially if you put the carriage off the M8 on it.
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That's a smart rig John
