Tom D

Good luck with the mog:thumbup1: as soon as I can afford a new yard in a more central location I'll get one, of now we are doing 500 miles a week and its just too much..

Thats kind of my point really there are loads of other people in all types of trades flouting weights, the ones who stick by the law are at a big disadvantage. I am not saying I run overloaded all the time, I take the tractor if there is a lot of stuff. As for being qualified and insured... no one has ever asked me how much my van weighs... been asked for quals and insurance plenty of times. If they really wanted to stop this they could. Like I said earlier there are loads of builders and landscapers towing plant which is way over the weight limit, and they only need to look at the plates to see...

No, thats the one I have its a 2.4, it was discontinued in the 2012 model the new 2.2 is a freelander engine. In the freelander its pretty nice, not sure how it would feel towing my wee tractor though....

We all break speed limits... and countless other laws what's the difference? There is an element of bitchyness amongst transit and lorry owning tree surgeons against mog and tractor owning tree surgeons who run on red, which deep down we know we shouldn't do. And likewise there is a level of bitterness amongst mog and lorry owners towards transit owners who run overloaded. Get over it.... each unto their own... I am in this game to make a living. its that simple, I choose the most cost effective way of running that I can. I could have one truck that does 10mpg and can only hold chip, or timber but not both. Or I could have a mog with front mount chipper and timber trailer behind.. but my current 2 vehicle setup allows me to start the guys off on a job and go and price other work, or run two teams on different jobs... Its so much more flexible and I am making good money.

We are not the only industry who regularly run overloaded, I see loads of panel transits and others towing mini digger trailer combo's which will weigh well over the towing limit. The cops don't even need to weigh them as both the trailer and digger will be plated, all they have to do is add them up. All I know is I have been doing this for 12 years and have never been weighed, if they were hot on overweight vans no one would do it. I have seen transit pickups with at least 2 ton of sand / type one in the back, or 3 bulk bags of sand... You will be really unlucky to get pulled and weighed... having a vehicle that looks overloaded will get you pulled, if its on its arse with sparks flying out of the back then its going to attract attention. As for 3.5 toners being useless.... why are they so popular then?? My main considerations are: will this make me money? will this cost me money? I bought a 53 plate transit 2 years ago, it was £5500 with 46k on the clock it has cost me nothing in repairs apart from tyres and servicing.... Thats some cheap motoring....its much cheaper on fuel than a mog (even on red) and a 7.5 tonner. I have a 3.5ton trailer as well as a 12 ton trailer for big jobs. Not having a go at mogs, I'd have one if i didn't cover such a big area, and if I get a new yard closer to town I'll get a mog....

It wouldn't cause it to suddenly stop dead though would it, it would loose power and run badly gradually as it warmed up....

What with all the threads on LR vs toyota Its interesting to note that on reliabilityindex.com my wife's freelander scores much better than either the rav4 or the land cruiser. And the Xtrail.... and check out the pathfinder!!! Actually an interesting site, worth looking if you happen to be car shopping... shame it hasn't got any commercials

I had an each way on sea bass.... got my stake back...+50p!

I don't see how you could have an intermittent compression fault, once its gone its gone. dirt or air in the fuel would probably cause some misfiring / spluttering so I would go for a wiring fault on the stop solenoid....

Figure of 9, figure of 8 with an extra twist, makes a nice compact knot.

If you want a legal route, have a friend call him to ask where he got the logs, then when he names you you have a case. I like deans idea too. TD Tree & Land Services Ltd.

It's either the circuit board under the engine cover back right, or the pressure switch on the stop bar. Possibly the restart buttons on the side of the hopper. Start with the pressure switch, grab the little wheel on the switch with some grips and pull it outwards, if it sorts the problem remove the switch then unscrew the 4 screws and clean and lubricate the piston. If that's not it, look at the circuit board and check for broken tracks, and loose spade connectors, make sure the relay engages when the revs are up and the reset button is pressed. TD Tree & Land Services Ltd.

I have heard that fuel efficiency is nothing like as good as some of the other small vans, how ever it is a bit bigger than other small vans.

I did some dead ones last year, the timber was ok, I'd avoid rigging and go for stunt fell / cut and chuck dismantling techniques though. rigging off dead stuff is never a great idea. The worst thing is the bark coming off, I fell 10' in on I did last year after both spikes popped out with huge lumps of bark attached.

Not the tractor in the pic LOL, my wee alpine...

Mossy lawn, loads of moss on the tree, grey skies, looks just like scotland.. Are they like that because your climber was too chicken to go any higher? He he

Thanks for the PM James, Vented bags are definitely the way forward, its all the handling that takes up time and effort, and therefore eats into your profit. These are the ones that we are using at the moment, they hold 0.8cube, problem is they are too heavy to move by hand, I tend to drag them off the trailer too but its seriously hard work. Also when they are filled with green wood they are so heavy that my wee tractor struggles to handle them. smaller bags would be better for me....

So if I get some 80x80's in will you take some Dean? You can split streight into the bags and not touch them again till delivery time.. TD Tree & Land Services Ltd.

is that a chipper? Global recycling have a second hand farm chipper in at the moment...

It might be nice but I would be worried about damage, a silky nick that may take out a couple of strands on a thicker rope could do serious damage. It may be really hard on the hands on those occasions where you climb on the rope, there is a noticeable difference between 13mm and 11mm 8 may be a step too far? Why not buy 5m and make up a lanyard, try it out for a while?

They will be vented Dean, I have been using vented bags for a while and they dry logs really well, no mould or sweat. Problem with the ones I currently have is they are not UV stable enough to sit out for a year.

Comet buterfly, xtc, a 110 and trailer and a second hand 254.

I am looking into getting some UV stable vented bulk bags made up, in order to make it worth while I am going to get more than I need and sell the excess. So I would like to know your preferences in terms of size. Personally I prefer a standard 80 x 80 x 80 bag as it only holds about 0.5 - 0.6 cube, this way when competing with other suppliers who sell by the bag you are not giving logs away. There have been loads of threads about people selling 1m3 bags and finding they are undercut by customers selling smaller bags with customers who can't understand the difference. My philosophy is sell in smaller bags and you win in terms of profit, why waste time trying to explain that your bags are bigger?? An 80x80x80 bag holds around 200 logs, my current 97x97x90 bags hold about 250-270 and and a 1m3 bag holds 300+. However as I would be hoping to sell my excess bags I would like to know what people would like to buy. And if anyone would like to "come in" on this deal and pay up front then there could be some real bargains. PM me if interested...

Jesus,,, get a processor...

Do they do a circular saw one with its own power unit?, they are faster than the chainsaw ones. The chainsaw ones really come into their own once you get to logs over about 40 cm as you need a massive circular saw to cut that size. I have used a jappa 700 circular saw type, it was ok, very fast on the thin stuff less than 6". The build quality is nothing like as good as the posch stuff though. I just bought a posch 300 and it is light years ahead of the jappa. The jappa was great for thin stuff that didn't need splitting though.