Gray git
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Lol ok a oslodian telecoms cable getting a nudge
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Is that a BT wire getting a little nudge in the last picture rich? Big bits coming off, how it should be ;-)
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Take the artic trailer in on a 5th wheel dolly then just swap over one out onto hard standing. The way I described is how it was done for years before the crane became strong anough and remember your rolling it up not dragging it, think the biggest I've been involved with was around 19ton of Turkey oak, why it had to be left so big I never new but the biggest loglift crane on a scania tcab could touch it. But a 1975 boughton on a fordson major bossed it!
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Stockeld park near weatherby. Outdoor real ice skating Nordic skiing on AstroTurf... And a yew maze we got proper lost in. Grate day out with the kids. The woodland walk was definitely better at dusk when we went and kids loved it, so did I but shhhh don't tell anyone ;-)
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If I didn't know better I'd have thought the wife had slipped some magic shrooms into my lunch
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Might know where a 8,400 could be up for sale soon which is mounted on an axle. But it's crane feed only at the moment but prob be concerted back.
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What wall, nobody mentioned a wall or did I zone out somewhere, it has been a strange day...
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Side load it onto the trailer with a large winch 1st you need loading ramps, say 4 at 6-8"thick similar to railway sleepers, position your trailer next to the log and ramps off the side down to the log. Now position your winch tractor on the op side about 10m away and run the cable over the top of both trailer and log then back under both and fix the end back to the winch or tractor. When you start pulling it will cause the log to role up the ramps onto the trailer but make sure you have some chocks so it stops central once on and can also use them on the ramps to slow 1 end so turning the log a little. It's how we have loaded some monster oaks the crane couldn't pick up when I was an apprentice. Also used it to load decent lumps onto the ifor.
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That is 1 mighty fine looking county and it only at Hamsterley Chris so not to far from you. That's something I've always wanted which stems back to my forestry aprentaship skidding and forwarding hardwood with county's, happy days, would also suit a lot of the big trees I tackle for country estates but useless for general arb urban work. Scraggs that blue thing with the mid mount crane has been on and off eBay for a few years now, daft place for a crane if you ask me!
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Nope 3.2:-o Yes sorry for derail. Petzle out of the 2 the op mentioned.
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The new astria 3.2 looks nice!
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Came on it,available as a spare parts from stiyne
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That's the 1, small leaf lime.
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And this. GoPro HERO3 PLUS Silver:
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Arborist rigging techniques | How to setup a Spee…: Check this vid out or a few of reg coats. ROC on here.
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Got orange flat free 1ns on mine and not had a puncture yet so they seem to work they just squeak a bit when loaded.
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3 positions and just 1 limb got the better of me and my 560/silky combo so the gypsie stick had to come out to get it clear of the BT line in little bits. Then stelth climbed to get some neat finishing cuts I just couldnt get close enough in to do because of the spread over a neighbour garden, Always the way! Was happy with the result
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Went very well bud, twas 1 of those trees that could easily have been climbed on a perfect day like today but if it was wet it'd be a pig of a climb up and down shaping and reducing the upper tips so the mewp just made for a present day in the winter sun. Good to see the sawpod tshirt is fitting nicely now ;-)
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It's worth it, got 2 for vehicles and might get a 3rd at end of tax year in the backpack for taking onto site when there is a big walk in and leave 1 of these in the yard. Fits nicely behind drivers seat in both landys or rb44 so not too bigger box really.
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https://honeybros.com/Item/Forestry_Care_Emergency_First_Aid_Kit Fairly good kit with some very useful extras ontop of your normal parafanalia.
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Like I said, like a landy :-P http://wiki.lspace.org/mediawiki/index.php/Sam_Vimes_Theory_of_Economic_Injustice Someone else posted this link yesterday which just about sums it up. Think as with all machines it depends on amount of use and length of time you intend to keep it and how long it'll take before its paid itself back, some may hav covered the purchase cost and be in cleared proffit after 6month some 6years just depends on your business model and availability of contracts.
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:thumbup::thumbup:
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And?????????????
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Sounds to me like your over half way towards a good career with this sort of mindset towards gear and quals
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Take my grandfather's advice - If you need it get the best you can afford at the time. If you want it save till you can afford the best available at the time and it'll last you longer and cost you less in the long run. If you can do your course and get a chance to use some different gear before getting your own it'll help you decide what you like in brands, size etc. Good luck with it all and post your progress and don't be shy to ask, there a lot on here willing to give good advice.
