Tom D
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The house is pretty draughty anyway, probably why we burn so much wood. I draught proofed the outer door but its not insulated. If I was building from scratch I'd have the store designed around one of those tall supermarket trolleys that the shelf stackers use, You could have a few of them loaded up and then just wheel it into the store when needed.
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LOL, If I was building a house I would definitely do the same again. We get through so many that anything else just wouldn't be practical. we ran out the other day and I didn't get home till 9, I couldn't be arsed to bring a load so I popped to the yard and grabbed a couple of bags that we sell to the local garden centre. They sell them for £5, I managed to fit an entire bag in the rayburn firebox, so at those prices it would cost about £20-30 a day to keep it going...
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Two or three nights worth! Thats efficient, that would go in my rayburn in 1 fill. This is mine, we get through a lot as its doing central heating and hot water as well, I made the two log stores when we were renovating the house by boxing out two alcoves and re-opening two very old bricked up window openings. We load them from outside and collect from inside, keeps the mess down and lasts a week or so.
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its a 350, I can't fold it on the rear as it fouls the mudguard, so It has to go on the front for transport....
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The dol/mak 7901 (now superseded) is a great saw, one of the best I have used. Don't know what the replacement is like.
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Its a Valtra N series. The bigger T series would be better HP wise, but its just physically too big for my needs. The N series feels massive in the woods compared to my old 6400..
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It does get rid of most of the splinters, maybe 70%..
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I'd like to try an echo but I don't know anyone who has one..
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The valtra has a hydraulically adjustable link arm which is really handy for raising and lowering the conveyor, but if you make it too steep they just roll back down.
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I'd have one in a heartbeat if it wasn't for the software. As the video shows the 357 equals it in performance and doesn't have the software to worry about. Both my 357s have heated handles. I prefer the huskys to the dolmar and the dolmar to the stihl.
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It does filter out the majority of the trash, especially the fines, if there's a downside its that it lowers the top of the conveyor by a foot or so. I got the screen at a later date, I forget how much it cost, worth the money though IMO. In theory the crane could feed either machine, but I need to gear down the front PTO first as it runs at 1000 speed and would be over revving the processor before it reached the minimum revs for the crane.
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Thats the first time I have used one, I liked it.
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Yes, its anticlock, so I can swap stuff from front to back..
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It works well, I may try offering a processing service, but its not fun to drive down the country lanes.
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This was Malcolm's 560, its been run in I think, performance was pretty much the same as the 357... I'll do the 362 soon.. Times for the three saws over two cuts as follows: 560: 23.8 357: 23.3 6100: 26.5
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Jas p make their own to fit the Posch conveyor, it works ok and filters most of the trash, certainly to an acceptable level. The posch rotating type is crazy money if I remember rightly. You can just about make it out in this picture...
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Did the 560 earlier on the same log, OOOOH it was close...
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I'd agree Frett, the dolmar is a nice saw, I'd buy another.
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Wether or not an employer pays you on the books or off as has already been said in the eyes of the law you ARE an employee. What this means is that you could, after a while, demand paid holiday and if it went to court the employer would loose. If you were involved in an accident you would have the same rights as an employee too, this is why ALL employers should have employers liability cover... I tend to put "subbys" on a zero hours contract these days, I can still use them when required but we pay a bit of tax and NI on their wages. I do also use "bona fide" subbys who bring their own vehicles and kit and work unsupervised.....
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Nearly got your saw there!
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I'll weigh them tomorrow, but the 357 feels much heavier, we all agreed that it did, I'll be very surprised if its not. I have a couple of 362's so I will try that. Along with the 560..
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quicker than I thought! To be fair to the Dolmar, that was it right out of the box, no run in, first tank of fuel. We also haven't removed the spark arrester ( don't know what difference that would make..) I am also used to using the Husky and not the Dolly so I probably didn't get the best out of it, I bogged it slightly once, knowing how to "push" a saw is all about familiarity. They are both running 18".325 7 pin BTW. We may try a 560 in the same log tomorrow if the opportunity presents itself. I will say this about the Dolmar: it is a better saw than a 362, I may do the test to prove it too. Its is a nicely made saw that is every bit the equal of the currently available stihl or husky offerings, it looks wide but is actually only slightly wider than the 357. It is also noticeably lighter than the 357....
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My prehistoric internet connection means that you could be waiting a while for the upload.......
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Raced the ported 357 against the dolmar 6100 today.... Video to follow...
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Nice Work Dave, looked windy, did you do it all in a day?
