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I think if you look into it deeper guys you will find that running red/ white to suit the job doent work out, the vehicles are supposed to be registered according to the work they carry out and use the appropriate fuel, if a vehicle is registered agricultural/forestry then thats what its meant to be used for, just because you can register certain vehicles under this category doesnt give you the right to use rebated diesel.

Tbh this modern day thing kind of grates on me a little bit.Im not against training but Ive worked with lads that have got all the tickets with time under their belts that will never be what i would consider good as long as theyve got holes in their bums. Im amazed how little felling knowledge these guys actually have and saw handling is numb to say the least. Its the kind of job that youve either got it or you havent imo , sure a lot will get through but at a cost to themselves and their workmates. I had no training as such and cut for 30 years before i had to get tickets , and personally i wouldnt swap any 5 day course for what i learnt out in the real world.

The one with the screw in looks like fuel tank breather, wondering if the other clear pipe has been put on carb by mistake as crankcase pipes are often impulse pipes for carb. would be worth switching them and trying.

Hiya Stu, Tbh its not easy to get into but if youre determined then you will find a way in, machinery has taken a lot of the work away from saws but there will always be work for a good man on a saw. Forestry and arb. work are poles apart and i guess you try both to see which suits you best, the money for good cutters now far exceeds that of groundworkers if you are good at your job. Brushcutter, what year were you cutting chip at 3 quid a tonne? I started in the industry in the mid-70s and recall guys getting more than that then.

Hi, I would have thought biomass on a standing sale is going to struggle taking harvesting costs into consideration. The 80 - 100 tonnes could well be a realistic volume on this type of stand. There is a market for pallet logs but haulage is always a dictating factor, also a limited market for kindling. If you can supply some pics. tree measurements i may be able to place some for you.

The pump is the part that the plastic drive locks into. To replace the filter a piece of strong thin wire with a small hook formed in the end usually is best through the filler cap, the pipes normally stretch enough to get them out of the filler cap to replace the filter

Thats the drive for your oil pump and will need replacing. Its worth checking that the pump that it meshes into is turning freely , they often jam up with sawdust and cause that drive to wear out. Also because the oil pick up filter has been off remove the oil pump unit and check the hole at the back that mates up with the pick up pipe, they are often blocked when the filters been off and any comtamination will cause the plastic drive to strip again.

Thats the way i see it too, the other way of seeing it is that if you can stand and watch someone do something like this then your own ability is questionable and theres the potential for the same thing happening to yourself.

Leyburn Lad, I remember your Father and the accident , he was a smashing bloke , thanks for posting that. Ive got to say that looking at the photos it was an accident on the cards once the back cut started, the gob was never going to allow that tree to come down in one unless you chased it off the stump and thats not going to happen with a pulled tree. Ive seen it happen with experienced guys when everything looked right, but tbh the signs of things going wrong were there in this instance but luckily the guy got away with it , if that tree had taken him with it looking back at his mistakes might not have been much use to him then hey?

Because a lot of us are benefit cheats and dont want exposing .

I agree with Andy, as i understand it working tax credits was brought in as a top up to help to help them do a job, in effect with the introduction of the minimum wage it gave employers the means to abuse the system, it could be argued that any employer that doesnt pay a high enough wage for their employees to survive off is in fact having their business subsidised by the taxpayer. Sadly in some situations people are worth more at home than they are working,but its not them thats setting the wages. Victimising people for having kids is unfair i reckon, i was one once.

Favourite with these when the filter has been off is the hole where the pickup pipe meets the pump.Whip the clutch off and take the pump assembly out and check.

This oldie did Wigan casino in his mis- spent youth .Saturday night Blackpool mecca then down to Wigan for the all nighter then sometimes an all dayer on a Sunday--Monday not worth a s--t .Great atmosphere though and good crowd to be part of, it had a phenonomal following at its peak with coaches coming from all over the U.K to Wigan on a Sat/Sun.

As said before firewoods a last option, pics would be nice , and an idea of volume. If theyre as good as youre describing i know someone in that area that will have them providing theres enough to make collection worthwhile.

Unless you can find a private user for the wood i think you would be struggling-- commercial buyers wont pay a premium on sycamore felled with the sap in regardless of what you try.The black fleck that discolours and devalues the timber can and usually does appear quite some time after the timber has been cut, and runs throughout the log. Far better to leave stood if possible,planking figured logs is a last resort.