Chris Sheppard
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Wonder if we can get a bulk discount if we order 2 pairs?
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Good to catch up with you too, Nige
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We had one out on hire a few months ago and found it to be very good. Was the older, air cooeld one but was radio control. Had a wide range of stumps from 3 foot diameter willow half buried in bit of a bank, to a long row of small leylandii and nowt seemed to slow it down. I don't know much about big grinders but the others do and they were thoroughly impressed. We were working a fairly long site, with some crappy ground to cover and never slipped a track so maybe the one you use is just poorly set up? All being well it's coming out again shortly.
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Looks like the Timberking's aren't looking quite so appealing - they were £185 at the APF (though there were only two pairs and odd sizes) but will be £220 normally. That is a fair chunk less than the rest of Europe though so not all bad - but it does make them a whole load more than the woodlander, which doesn't seem a whole lot different to the timberking at a glance.
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I had a chat with Richard at the APF about tthe japa 100 and he said that yes they still do it but it's been guarded up that much it's now jumped up loads in price and they don't think that it'll be as popular. They didn't even have one at the APF. Makes: Hakki Pilke eagle, (M Large) Japa 100 (Fuelwood) Balfor (Riko) Posch (Jas P Wilson) BGU (Perry Plant) (Ryetec) - can't remember brand but italian Bindeberger/Krpan (Marshalls) Palax (caledonian forestry services) there's probably a few more I've forgotten too. Generally second hand aren't far off new prices so if you can stretch to it, new's not a bad idea. As for Viewing, not sure who there is out your way any more.
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Rocking table are about the safest, flat table tend to be good at snatching the smaller diameter round timber and sending it flying over your shoulder. I used to have a hakki pilke eagle and that was a great little thing, but they are a bit dearer now @ £1500 plus vat (last time I priced one up). They have a corkscrew splitter built in which was great with odd shaped billets and has a pedal to disengage the belts when you jam the blade up (so making the belts last longer). The Oxdale ones look very similar to the Rosselli ones, just painted up. There are some that are fairly havily guarded which, IME, made them very awkward to use. TCT blade is a must have -they take a fair bit of abuse.
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Tht'd be the TR70 and TR110 - the difference in price for an extra 4cm is huge, but there's another manufacurer bringing one across that does 9cm and is only a tiny bit dearer than the TR70, google Rojek wood crusher. My thought were to think of it more like coal, in the sense of it being more like nuggets and you just heap it up and maybe even shovel it onto the fire rather than placing individual bits on. Been very close to going for a branch logger for a while but it's the shifting the massive amounts of produce from it that I'm less confident about at the mo.
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Tht'd be the TR70 and TR110 - the difference in price for an extra 4cm is huge, but there's another manufacurer bringing one across that does 9cm and is only a tiny bit dearer than the TR70, google Rojek wood crusher. My thought were to think of it more like coal, in the sense of it being more like nuggets and you just heap it up and maybe even shovel it onto the fire rather than placing individual bits on. Been very close to going for a branch logger for a while but it's the shifting the massive amounts of produce from it that I'm less confident about at the mo.
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I've done a few, but still at experimenting stage at the mo. We get a huge amount of small diameter stuff (sub 4") and am trying to find a market for it. One of my thoughts was chiminea wood - small diameter short logs. Had made a rack up for cutting poles to normal logs but it lended itself to doing tiny logs too and was surprisingly quick to cut and bag. Have got a few nets sat at home drying and they seem to dry fairly well without going mouldy and dry a bit quicker in comparison to normal logs. Haven't got round to burning more than an odd few but they seemed OK if you made a decent heap.
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I've done a few, but still at experimenting stage at the mo. We get a huge amount of small diameter stuff (sub 4") and am trying to find a market for it. One of my thoughts was chiminea wood - small diameter short logs. Had made a rack up for cutting poles to normal logs but it lended itself to doing tiny logs too and was surprisingly quick to cut and bag. Have got a few nets sat at home drying and they seem to dry fairly well without going mouldy and dry a bit quicker in comparison to normal logs. Haven't got round to burning more than an odd few but they seemed OK if you made a decent heap.
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Leylandii- dont you just love em'
Chris Sheppard replied to T & C Tree Services's topic in Picture Forum
Without being there, then I don't know exactly, but going off the two days bit and assuming Climber, Groundie, truck and chipper I'd have said around us it could have been more like 2/3rds and still stand a fair chance of not getting it. We are out in the wastelands to the East of York though so everyone's poor -
Leylandii- dont you just love em'
Chris Sheppard replied to T & C Tree Services's topic in Picture Forum
Without being there, then I don't know exactly, but going off the two days bit and assuming Climber, Groundie, truck and chipper I'd have said around us it could have been more like 2/3rds and still stand a fair chance of not getting it. We are out in the wastelands to the East of York though so everyone's poor -
Guessing Logrover's previous thread's been moderated - sounded like he's having a bad day.
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Guessing Logrover's previous thread's been moderated - sounded like he's having a bad day.
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Leylandii- dont you just love em'
Chris Sheppard replied to T & C Tree Services's topic in Picture Forum
For sure - Can definitely see the whole North:South divide thing here -
Leylandii- dont you just love em'
Chris Sheppard replied to T & C Tree Services's topic in Picture Forum
For sure - Can definitely see the whole North:South divide thing here -
Did try on a pair of meindls while at the show so at least can order a pair knowing they'll fit. Had forgotten about the Tirol fighters - does anyone know anywhere that's any cheaper than HB @ £205? Going to have to get some ordered soon as my curent boots feel even worse - a constant reminder I should have at least bought something at the APF
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Did try on a pair of meindls while at the show so at least can order a pair knowing they'll fit. Had forgotten about the Tirol fighters - does anyone know anywhere that's any cheaper than HB @ £205? Going to have to get some ordered soon as my curent boots feel even worse - a constant reminder I should have at least bought something at the APF
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Leylandii- dont you just love em'
Chris Sheppard replied to T & C Tree Services's topic in Picture Forum
Volume wise, once chipped a big hairy conny seems to take up nearly as much space as it did before it was chipped - if you think like that you'll be fine I don't mind a good bit of conny bashing. Dusty and horrible yes, but makes it all more satisfying ramming them through the chipper. We had some a few weeks ago that were the hairiest I'd ever seen, were not far off as wide as they were tall and each one was best part of the 25" bar on the 66. Of the 20 or so of them there were two and a bit bale trailers of timber and something like 80/100 cube of chip. Was quite glad to see the back of them mind -
Leylandii- dont you just love em'
Chris Sheppard replied to T & C Tree Services's topic in Picture Forum
Volume wise, once chipped a big hairy conny seems to take up nearly as much space as it did before it was chipped - if you think like that you'll be fine I don't mind a good bit of conny bashing. Dusty and horrible yes, but makes it all more satisfying ramming them through the chipper. We had some a few weeks ago that were the hairiest I'd ever seen, were not far off as wide as they were tall and each one was best part of the 25" bar on the 66. Of the 20 or so of them there were two and a bit bale trailers of timber and something like 80/100 cube of chip. Was quite glad to see the back of them mind -
Making a profit from woodland?
Chris Sheppard replied to Nature's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Yep, some of the best consultants I've encountered are the ones who've sort of retired off the tools rather than the "tippy tappy" shoe brigade -
Making a profit from woodland?
Chris Sheppard replied to Nature's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Yep, some of the best consultants I've encountered are the ones who've sort of retired off the tools rather than the "tippy tappy" shoe brigade -
Will do One thing I did wonder about but didn't occur to me til after, was whether it's possible to form the ball end of the hammer into a small axe like edge for some finer trimming and getting two tools out of one?
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Will do One thing I did wonder about but didn't occur to me til after, was whether it's possible to form the ball end of the hammer into a small axe like edge for some finer trimming and getting two tools out of one?
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Making a profit from woodland?
Chris Sheppard replied to Nature's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
What he said ^
