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How much per ton for Larch saw logs & bars?
Chris Sheppard replied to Chrisy B's topic in Firewood forum
Wot he said ^ We tend to try and avoid oversize stuff if we can though as we're not really geared up for it and there's less demand. -
How much per ton for Larch saw logs & bars?
Chris Sheppard replied to Chrisy B's topic in Firewood forum
Have heard of over £20/T standing on nice thinnings - we've not paid that as yet but not been far off on a site or two and still had others prepared to go more. All of those chuntering at roadside prices want to spend a day out in the wood getting it down and out and leaving a tidy site behind them and then see how cheap they're getting it for Typically the best stuff takes the most effort to get the weight with it being smaller trees. Big gnarly stuff tends to cost less to buy standing, quicker to fell and is heavier but not as popular for some strange reason -
Did used to enjoy firewood but it looks to be a totally different game to what it used to be. Much less hassle being out in the wood selling roadside for someone else to have the headache
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How much per ton for Larch saw logs & bars?
Chris Sheppard replied to Chrisy B's topic in Firewood forum
The softwood sounds about right delivered - the time travelling between sites in a wagon doesn't make up that much of the cost. Hardwood, if it's nice size straightish stuff then it's always going to be premium money. £65 delivered is fairly high though, but maybe not by as much as you think. Bet if you don't take it someone else will. Hardwood thinnings price standing is getting stupid though. -
110 rear prop gone it has 50mm lift thanks
Chris Sheppard replied to mendiplogs's topic in General chat
If it has 50mm lift all round I'd be expecting the fronts to wear more often than the rears due to the steeper angle. Sure there's not something else amiss? My old 130 was on 50mm all round and never did a rear one while I had it. -
That looks a cracking bike, Geoff Fell out with the mighty DR today, the three of us went out to an enduro practice day and mine started to cut out at low revs - not a huge problem, more annoying. What didn't help is the battery seems to have stopped holding charge too - got a whopping lap and a half in all day What's most annoying is I've even got all the bits sat there to retrofit a kickstart but never got round to it. Came home, shoved it in the garage and think have found a TTR 250 locally to replace it with
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Yep, I'd agree. Mine was next to useless though. Tried it on Pigeons in a barn once at fairly close range and found it wasn't very effective. 58gm of BB Not intentionally but as all that was left in my pocket
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Have had similar on 242/42's Slacken the chain off a fair bit so it hangs off the bar a bit, pull the chain up on the top side of the bar so it lifts the bar into plce and nip the nut up as tight as it should be (hope that makes sense - trying to describe things isn't my strong point). With some slack in the chain you can more easily see what's nipping the chain - I'd guess its the thin plates either side of of the bar where it mounts. If it's the correct chain, I'd be looking in the area of those thin plates to see if there's any crap behind them or maybe a badly finished bit making them not sit right. I don't know the 435 but like others have said it looks like there's some white plastic bits missing (or would at least expect to see) - this probably shouldn't affect it as they have a habit of falling off anyway.
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I think that sums it up nicely If you want to make a bit extra on the side your best bet is a few night shifts stacking shelves - reckon you'd make more for less effort.
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So what your trying to say is a Moderator (Huck) can have an opinion but anyone else can't? Sure sounds like it. What he said ^
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I reckon it's a fairly high price for quite an old saw, even if it s in good fettle. Once you hit half of the new price you may as well start considering new IMO
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If you hadn't said I was going to
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I'm leaning that way too I reckon.
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Great idea Can see me ending up with an even bigger pile of projects I'll never get round to fixing
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For billets, I really like the HAkki Pilke Eagle as the cone splitter comes in quite handy for any f the bigger bits that get through, but you'd have to have a separate elevator which would be a pig for transport. If it was just to be used in the same yard all the time, I reckon a separate, movable elevator wouldn't be a bad thing and if you maybe went down the route of converting an industrial/agricultural model then it could even be a fair bit cheaper too. I never spent a lot of time using the Balfor saws, but I know that while I was there, there was always more 700 sawbenches on the lorry coming in from Balfor than anything else.
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Pretty sure Ryetec don't actually make any of the stuff they sell do they? The Blue stuff they sell/or used to originally was B3 stuff from Italy I think. And isn't the Oxdale saw a repainted Roselli? Don't think there's much choice for UK built sawbenches.
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Stick it on ebay as lightly used and buy a new one
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Neither of you need to - you're both wrong Nope, pretty sure you're correct. But, from my limited understanding, all it's doing is effectively tweaking the H&L screws from time to time on it's own. Not saying I like the idea but kind of have to get used to it, bit like cars really.
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I'm not a huge fan, have heard a few stories on LR forums of them failing and also have had a few probs when fitting (or trying to fit) other Terrafirma bits - holes not lining up etc. What I really didn't like on the TF shocks was that the top bushes are (or at least used to be) non servicable. Surely the shock should be able to last long enough to need bushes replacing - they're dear enough
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Forgot about shocks - I really rate the Koni Heavy track. Fairly pricy but they seem to take the abuse. I've a set on the rear of the 90 that I took off the 130 before I sold it and between the two vehicles have done something like 55 - 60,000 miles and are still going strong. Mine are the standard Heavy Track, there is an even heavier duty one called the Heavy Track Raid. I'd like to see a Britpart or Terrafirma last like these
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Think you might struggle to find a new 346 now. I've got one of the first 550's and it's never been any trouble as yet.
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Have you guys ever seen a hydraulic wedge?
Chris Sheppard replied to sylvanfirewood's topic in Video forum
Norwood used to do something similar but they never really seemed to be that popular over here. I like the idea of the hydraulic wedge over using a bottle jack as there looks to be less set up time. Still unsure as to how much use it would get in reality though as if there were enough trees in the wood to do that were going to be a pig to wedge over, then surely it's as likely to end up with a tractor and winch on site? -
Looks a dead handy setup
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I had Britpart HD springs on my old 130 and they were OK for a year or so and then started to sag/soften up. Went for Bearmach blue ones on the 90 and they've been on a couple of years and sit the same as ever. For weight carrying though, the standard 130 set up with the helper spring in the middle is about the best there is. Will go straight onto a 110 if you get the cup inserts too.
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Cold, wet and Windy here, we were waiting it ot but just had call to say stuff it Going to get fire lit and find something indoors to do
