Big 'Ammer
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So 3.25 m3 loose tipped logs in the trailer makes 2.25m3 neatly stacked. That's interesting, I was going ask about that later, as I was trying to work out what firewood we'd used at home this winter from the shed. Cheers Nice greedy sides, btw!
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There is an article about it in this month's Arborist News. I have never utilised it, but I could see that in certain situations it would be a useful technique.
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There's not a lot of hinge for us to rate. Keep practising, stay safe.
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I like a bit of big hedge cutting. Proper job.
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Our bollard lives in one of those green stacking boxes that Tesco deliver shopping in. Its strong and just the right size. The delivery man left one behind accidentaly one day, I must remember to give it back next time.....
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What's the front and back axle weights of a 3500kg 110?
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Deano's landy came from them, Pete.
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I thought Cottingham in East Yorkshire was England's largest village? There's only one way to find out....
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That's another possible option Charlie. Good info there, thanks. I'll pass it on.
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Cheers Peter, more good info.
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Cheers Scotspine. I was thinking of tensioning with another pulley at the base of the lower tree and running back to a vehicle winch or just use the vehicle itself? Top and bottom operatives communicating with two way radios. Why not use the set up in your diagram and just let the main line go slack and then tension it up to pick up the pieces, save any manual hauling effort? I would have thought that this slope would be sufficiently steep that gravity would take the load downhill and just a little gentle braking from the control/return line, say a half wrap through a porty would be ok.
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Well, its got to be more efficient than the way its being done at the moment, Pete! 50 m speedlines in dismantling are common, I reckon with the right gear the principles could be adapted for this situation. Anybody able to put some figures together for the forces and weights, safety factors etc, using Dyneema or Amsteel? (Please Pete!)
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Felix makes a good point about wording your invoice carefully. Make sure anything you move in the truck is 'yours'. Moving things for somebody else, may be haulage and may put you into Tacho territory.
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The usual methods for this sort of thing have been discussed. At the bottom of the slope is an access road, the speedline could be tensioned with a vehicle or winch. Hama, the timber needs to be off site.
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I suggested that to them. There is a footpath that the timber needs to clear and can't be dragged across though. The long speedline idea may not work. A shorter line to get stuff as far as the path and then start again and skid downhill perhaps?
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Without going into too much detail, I'm looking in to this for someone else, its not my job. The people undertaking the work don't have access to any heavy machinery, nor could they take it on to the site. The sag in the line and tension required to lift the load may well make it unfeasable. A steel cable is the obvious choice, but I was wondering whether it could be acheived with the right kind of rope for ease of set-up? The loads to be carried would be small and time is not too much of an issue. Two 50m sections may well work better?
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If I wanted to make a long speedline for the extraction of small timber down a steep valley, rigged in to high spar trees at the top and bottom of the slope, which sort of rope would be most suitable for the purpose? I guess it needs to be low stretch. Machinery is a no-go on this site and the system needs setting up and removing at the end of the day by two men. At the top, spike up and set a pulley block at about 10m high and tie rope off at base. At the bottom, same and tension from the bottom. Tandem trolley, rigging plate, slings for numerous metre lengths timber, return line/ braking rope etc... Anyone ever done anything like this? Cheers.
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Come on! That's a bit harsh, the bloke was only fitting his own stove.
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Only just seen this, not been on the forum for a while. Mend quick Stevie, all the best mate.
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If you think you are going to need it soon, rinse it under the cold tap in the Gents.....
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Fell.
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Snedding dogs?
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Is it the 2 cyl Ruggerrini engine? If so, same happened to mine. Lift the engine out like Mike says. I did, then drilled the broken studs and removed them with a stud extractor. All but one came out easy.
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What sort of a chipper is it?
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Arseless Chaps. Do they come under the same category as Chinless Wonders?
