Alycidon
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Poplar burns fine in a stove, not sure about Black Poplar, maybe thats what I have burnt maybe not. Secret is to get it to about 16% moisture and keep it dry. If you cut and split it on the next few weeks it should be ok to burn winter 13-14 providing you keep it dry. A
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This is caused by worn selectors, usually between 4/6 and 1/3. This is easy enough to get going, six bolts hold the top of the gear box on, where the two gear levers are. Take them out, lift off the two gear levers and mounting plate. Center the two selectors in the box, replace top plate with gear levers engaging selectors. About 15 mins. I have recently bought an MF135, 40hp when new, 1971, 7000 hours with cab and loader for £3500. Spares as with Fordson widely available. Got a small gearbox oil leak but thats all. Masseys are certainly preferably to later Fords (2000/3000 etc) as the Fords have an issue with blocks going porus. I cut my tractor driving teeth on a Dexta, other than the gearbox issue and a reluctance to start in winter they are a nice tractor. A
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And use something with a bit more clout than a 9mm or 5.56 (.223), either will just annoy it. A
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I use Bag Supplies as they do green ones, less of an eyesore in the countryside. My first batch must have had at least 5 or 6 cycles, not lost a single one so far. A
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Personally I would buy the correct nut every time. A
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Weight is well beyond the 135s capacity, are the hydraulics self contained and driven off the PTO ( or elec motor) or do they run off the tractor hydraulics?. Think it must be the former otherwise how would it function with electric 3 phase power. I could put up to 160hp onto it to pick it up but running a turbo engine at low revs will cause bore washing with fuel which will prematurly wear the engine. We have a John Deere 2850 working a bale wrapper, needed an engine rebuild at 4000 hrs. So plant it with a bigger tractor then drive it with the 135, maybe that would be a flyer. A
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With my current manual rack this has to be on the tractor side, when processing short ( 5 feet or so) timber and loading with a fork truck on a teleporter then mudguards can get bashed. I have seen racks on the operators side and providing they function as per videos I have seen then that is the way to go. As I cut below 250mm that tends to rule out Palax who have a min cut length of 250mm so Posch is likely favourite at the moment as I like the TCT blade on my current machine. How much PTO power does the 350 want?. Currently I use a MF135, from memory max hydraulic pick up is about 2200 lbs, so that would not pick up a 350 and at 40hp ( when new!!) probably wont power it either. A
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Tonne bags are usually designed to carry a tonne of sand, is the size of your bag 800x800x800?, I would guess so, it just clarifies what volume of timber you are selling in a bag. A
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I am wondering what the formulation usually is between the volume of cord you put through a processor and the size or usual capacity of that processor. ie, if you process 100 tons a year ( say 130 cube) then use X machine or similar and if you process say 500 tons ( say 650 cube) then use Y machine or similar. Just thinking out loud as I may need to change my processor next spring from one that has a manual infeed deck to a hydraulic with hyd feed rack. At the same time I probably want to increase capacity as much as anything to save time spent processing. Thanks A
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Agreed, adjustable spanner or STILSON wrench, my bar was 6 foot. A
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I have had quite the opposite from Fuelwood, very helpfull. I would suggest an extension tube on your wrench having let everything soak overnight in plus gas of WD40. If it moves then you must be getting somewhere. Plus Gas is better. You certainly wont hacksaw it off I would agree. If you do need to use heat on the nuts to loosen them then I would also change the drive belts at the blade end as the heat will transmit to them down the shaft. These are B35 s, your local bearing company should do them assuming yours is the same as mine, a TRE model, PTO and elec motor drive. A
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That suggest that the nuts have not been off for a while, is it a TCT blade?, if so how was it sharpened unless it stood idle for some time. Anyway it sounds like you are slowly winning !!. A
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The thread is LEFT HAND, ie it undoes in a clockwise direction. Hold the blade somehow and take the outer nut off first. I used an adjustable spanner with a 6 foot steel tube on the end, then take the inner nut off. While you have the blade off grease that bearing on the blade end of the drive shaft, as you know its a nightmare to get at otherwise. A
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Wait and see how CW price this season, but an idea of costs/volumes per 1 cube and 2 cube crate might be handy for some members. The other thing is are the crates 1 or 2 cube outside or inside. I measured some crates poporting to be a cube in the spring, they were, outside, the volume of timber measured about 1.7 cube from memory. A
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My blade nuts undo with a decent adjustable spanner with a bar on the end, dont forget they are Left Hand Thread !!. There is a place in Birmingham called Gerrymet that will make you a new TCT blade, he did me one, not as cheap as others but a good bloke to deal with, he will also sharpen. Your blade is 700mm diameter. A
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Used to when younger, days of Viv Richards etc. Work inside these days, playing any sort of radio and you stand to need a licence etc etc. A
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Standard First Aid at Work, I used St John Ambulance for maybe 20 years for my staff, never had a fail. A
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I have used British Hardwood Trees for my trees and shrubs for the last few years, no problems at all. A
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What small telehandler to buy gratefull of advice
Alycidon replied to gensetsteve's topic in Large equipment
My brothers have just changed their old Saunderson, they did a lot of research on the subject and spoke to a wide range of owners. Their choice was a Manitou, not one owner had anything but praise for theirs. I have used it and to be honest prefer the joystick layout on a John Deere that I use quite a bit. Seems a well made bit of kit though. A -
Agreed, especially in these days of how much how much. Buy quality and you do get a good battery, some of the new Bosch and Varta batteries are superb but expensive. When I was selling them I never had a single warranty issue. A
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Old Fords have a problem with the block going porous, I would steer clear of that. No experience of the alternative, its all John Deere here except my MF135. A
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Yet another question about trailer licence laws :)
Alycidon replied to YoGi_93's topic in General chat
Certainly on the pre 97 licence its the maximum weight the trailer would weigh fully loaded not whats actually being carried. Not sure about post 97 though. A -
Silver Birch a couple of years, maybe 3, softwood three or four years, others should be ok for some time longer. A
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They will dry further yes but you need to consider how you are going to refill the bags without getting a lot of loose crap in them. Last winter I had about 100 cube in a heap and another 50 in bags. Loading the last 10 cube from teh bottom of the bulk pile into bags for delivery had to be done by hand as the crap level was about 30%. A
