Chris Sheppard
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I'd leave the 395 at home and see if they'll provide a saw. Can't remember what they gave us to use but generally for cs30/31 it'll be around 50cc and fairly docile.
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If it helps any, we've just had a few loads go over the weighbridge on a similar Botex trailer (11T Euro trailer with standard height pins) and got around 7T of 3.75m Pine Sawlogs and around 6T of 3.75 Pine Chip
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They've got a nice little 60hp 4WD Same on there - wouldn't mind that myself
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Anyone expecting to get £25/hour for a man on a saw out in the woods is dreaming
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372 xp - think only difference chain wise is probably that husky is on 058 and the stihl on 063 Plus it's loads better than a 441 - you'll learn one day (nearly answered your question with "any husky - they're all btter than a 441)
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Maybe I'm just weird, Don't think I've thrown a proper tantrum since I was little. Never seen the point in shouting/kicking/throwing things about and tend to distance myself from people that do.
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Looking for a decently made combi can...
Chris Sheppard replied to njc110381's topic in General chat
I've had my current Oregon one for a good fw years and it's lasted fine. The stihl nozzles fit too. Only negative I can think of is they're not as stable as a stihl one when in the back of the landy but I got rund that by chucking my fuelcans, oil cans etc into a plaggy box. -
I've found myself thinking about this one a bit more. Recreational drugs are on the whole illegal, alcohol isn't. What people do in their own time is up to them, but if they are undertaking something illegal (whether in their own time or not), what other illegal activities might they deem as being acceptable? I realise it's perhaps a very narrow minded view to take but at the moment, that's the bit that keeps niggling away at me. Taking that bit out of the equation, I still stand by the view of being unfit for work through any sort of intoxicant should be instant removal from site and would need a very good reason as to be allowed back at all. What would be classed as unfit for work would maybe depend on what work was being undertaken I suppose, but surely to even turn up for work hungover would mean you would still be over the limit to have driven to work in the first place?
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Over the last 12 years or so I've almost exclusively used the Oregon oil and never had any problems. I do like the fact it's such a deep red as there's no confusion over it being neat fuel or not. It's suddenly got really expensive round us so I might go onto the Husky Low Smoke once I'm through this last 5l can, but I don't think the blue dye is very visible. I've always run 100ml to 5l of fuel when going into a saw.
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I still wonder why LR never did the defender with a straight 6 - it would have been ace. It just wouldn't be the same Used to have a HJ62 Landcruiser with the 4ltr N/A Diesel and that was a good engine.
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One thing I did hear with the Perkins ones was to make sure it wasn't an ag spec one as they dn't rev very high - knew of a RRC with a Perkins out of an old Combine that would do 55 flat out, but would do 55 everywhere, any hill, with any trailer on the back, just no faster
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Bet it's not standing dead though? That's almost got no grain.
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Seen a 110 hicap with a Phaser in it too - looked a bit of a squeeze but looked riht and sounded lovely. If sticking to LR engines, the 3.9 efi is nice to drive with. Had a D1 with one and it was fantastic, and on gas was cheaper to run than a diesel one but with much more smiles per mile. Used to love upsetting local boy racers Somewhere on youtube there's a 110 hicap with a Cummins (I think) 6BT in it - that's got to be about the ultimate work/tow set up
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Absolutely, it's the only stuff my old Thor didn't like. Burns ace
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A question?, My best option for milling Sitka is?
Chris Sheppard replied to difflock's topic in General chat
Have you had a look at the Norwood Portmill? Not currently brought into the UK as the Norwood importer also is the Logosol importer and the Portamill would go head to head with the smaller Logosols. Have spoke with Norwood and they seem happy to send individual ones over. i liked the look of it as it seems to be easy to transport and easy to set up. Very close to placing an order as I think it could be a good first step as we get a fair bit of smaller stuff that is quite slow work with an Alaskan due to the set up for each log. -
To be honest, I'd not seen anything as compact as the one in the link until last night Don't think it would be too difficult to make a twin circular bladed machine with fixed gap - from bit of a read online last night it sounds like there were quite a few homemade ones put together for when pit props were sawn in the woods where they felled (long before I started felling).
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From what you've said, (so based on it being nearly all chip) if it was up here, any money for it standing would be a token gesture.
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Used to wear Haix and really rate them but heard more recently they arent lasting as well as they did and had one dealer at the APF talk me out of them when I asked about warranty. Iwent for some of the Tirrol Fighter boots after nothing but good feedback on them and have had them for a fortnight or so now and am getting on well. They are the stiffest boot I've ever worn but are getting better every day and I can even drive in them now!
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If you could fnd one of these second hand it would probably do what you want. Dragon Double Slabber | Dragon Machinery Double Slabber made in South West Wales Most double slabbers I've seen have been static ones in sawmills - chances are there's one floating about abandonned somewhere that's not been weighed in.
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Don't know any more 8 wheelers locally but Ampleforth Sawmill have a small artic if that's any good - about same size as an 8 wheeler.
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A little inspiration for the road cyclists
Chris Sheppard replied to ben lightfoot's topic in The Lounge
That was ace - looked so wrong that it was so right It's a bit like this - just looks plain wrong but is ace [ame] [/ame] -
Not had a lot to do with them but was told they were the best of a bad bunch. Did help out fitting a loader to one though and what should have been a couple of hour job took all day with having to re-drill bolt holes etc.
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Or buy a proper splitter - 20 sec isn't great. A good PTO vertical should do top to bottom and back up (so effectively 2m) in circa 10 sec.
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I think once upon a time they called it Natural Selection......
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Depends how e feel on the day - if it's hoying it down from first thing then mostly don't bother. If it starts while we're out then decide there and then - usually work through it though.
