Chris Sheppard

I think the Husky gear doesn't look bad but it doesn't seem to last like it used to. Had a pair of last years Technical trousers go back after a few weeks as they were falling to bits. Currently wearing Husky Functional trousers (what used to be the Husky Pro Lights) and they've needed restitching a few times already and they arent a year old yet. Think there must be better out there for less money.

About every 6000ish. I've only put 35,000 on it so far though.

Owned both types and used different brands of both types too. IME Circular is faster on smaller diameter stuff and doesnt need sharpened very often. Not great on bigger diameter or bendy stuff as tends to nip blade. Doesn't take as much per cut but makes nasty blowy dust. Quite often run on belts - overzealous operator tends to lead to faster belt wear. Chainsaw a bit slower cutting on smaller stuff but more consistent on bigger stuff. Needs sharpening a bit more but most can be sharpened on the machine if you're clever. takes a bit more but a lot less actual dust (jut lots of shavings). Can be quite hard on bars (especially if chain a bit dull) - rails want leveling up every few days before it becomes a problem. Generally, chainsaw machines tend to be physically a bit smaller too. For handling the widest range of shapes and sizes of timber I'd be more inclined to go chainsaw but that's just my opinion.

Mine's got 284,000 on it so far - 1996 300tdi.

Reckon you must just be unlucky as the only saw I can remember the spikes coming loose was a stihl (who'd want one of them any way )

Nope Galv is wonderful stuff

Quite liking my 90 at the mo - realised the MOT was coming up within the next couple of weeks, popped into the gargae on sat just to book it in but ended up getting it tested while I was there. Bearing in mind I've not laid a spanner on it in three months or so I was pleasantly surprised when it passed with no advisories Oh and it clicked onto 284,000 miles last week too

Not injured but had one take the back window of a tractor out once.

Looks handy - just needs a seat on the drawbar for some proper 2 wheel tractoring

Some of the older zetors are pretty good too. Some have huge cabs which can be great for carrying your saw/dinner bag etc but can be a bit cumbersome in a tight thinning

Don't know if it's something that these do, but I know they run courses locally that do cater for children too. Yorkshire Hurdles: Woodland Management and Crafts

Short answer: no, I don't Taster day for what?

I know of one, belongs to a member on here and has 7T double drum with wander lead, full guardign and front/rear blades. Admittedly it isn't as versatile as tractor for some roles but I was really impressed where it would go and what it would pull. Also had a big Patruuna forwarding trailer behind it too. To the OP, for an all purpose tractor for in the woods I'd be looking for something like a MF 3000 series 4wd or a 300 series 4wd. Ultimately anything 4wd is going to be better than nothing but some suffer from lots of plastic bits to get ripped off and JD's in particular have vulnerable fuel tanks. Ford 7610 isn't a bad machine either if you find a good one.

We didn't need to, just shoved a big hole 3/8 rim on and away it went - 20" was rapid

Been quite lucky with not hitting metal generally but was on a job last year where we were milling some Oak we'd felled in a council park and hit a nail with a brand new band on the first cut. Cut it out with chainsaw and put a fresh band on swapped logs and did exactly the same again

hopefully this link will work OK http://www.farmiwinch.com/images/stories/accessories/snatch-block/snatchblock-tp14-450.jpg Making a bit of progress - Corwen have them listed on their website but don't think it's been updated foor a while as vat's shown at 17.5%

That sounds like a great opportunity for someone - hope you find a good un

Could be a few things but essentially what sounds like is happening is once it's fully returned it's still trying to pump oil into the cylinder. If it's a mass produced one, then there's a chance something's amiss on the anti crush device. If it's a home made one then chances are there's somethign amiss in the valve or it's had the wrong valve fitted. Any pics?

why didn't I think of that

We're shortly starting a block of sycamore where we're going to be line thinning straight up and down the bank side. Most of it's straight forward but part way along, the rows start to go diagonally across the slope and we're hoping to still follow the rows rather than try to make new ones as such. Am thinking a self releasing block part way down the row will help reduce the amount of rolling downhill of the snig without one of us having to chase the load up and unhitch every time but have never actually used one. Two questions: Has anyone had any experiences of usign one - good or bad, and does anyone know who makes/sells them. Riko are out of stock, Clarks don't list them in their catalogue, can't find any info on the Farmi ones that isn't american and don't know who sells Norse in the UK. Looking for something like this

Picked up a pair yesterday for when we're doing hedges or yard stuff and tried them out this morning on the forwarder. Seem to be quite good at keeping the noise out and are fairly comfy. The Mic button was quite good, but don't push it if you're sat on a cabless tractor even at tickover as it amplifies the engine noise enough it hurts! Liking the little clock on the side too. Be interesting to see how long the wires last as they look quite vulnerable. Rekon it wouldn't take much to make the important bits fit onto a set of helmet mounts either. All in all though am pretty impressed for the money

Cheers, I will get round to ordering a loop of ripping chain eventually

Behind a small conventional tractor (rather than a compact) the vahva jussi would be very very small - Looks about right behind a big quad though. Saw one behind a 25hp (i think) 4wd Massey a few weeks ago and it still looked fairly small. Compared one to our trailer the other day and while ours is still physically fairly small (approx 5ft wide), it's probably 2/3 times heavier than a vahva jussi and has a cross sectional load area of 2-3 times that of the vahva. Ultimately only you will know what's going to suit you best, but from what I've seen, a trailer will either be of a size to be good behind a tractor or a big ATV, to find one to do both will be a bt of a compromise behind one or the other if that makes sense.

The finish on those boards looks like how some of mine have come out - admittedly with standard chain. Is that likely because I've been pushing too hard?

Can't say for sure, but the crane makes me think it could be from the same factory as the timber dragon ones are/were. Of the tiny trailers and cranes, the vahhva jussi do look to be really quite good. What are you thinking of pulling it with?