josharb87
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A mate got stopped the otherday for a routine breath check, passed that, but they checked his licence (B) then had a look at what he was towing (digger) Police said he'll keep his licence but there will be a hefty fine coming!
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I found that just screwing a load of self tapping bolts to the ramps helps no end when wet. And not using the support legs when loading pushes the back of the trailer down decreasing the break over angle
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Are they all very hot or just some? Ive a different make tri axle, a few weeks back i gave the underside a clout on a rock, bent the brake cable holder which is for the first 2 axles, thought id straightened it, but noticed the rear axle now locked up on wet roads under braking. That brake holder hadnt been clouted but the previous weeks "adjustment" meant the brake rod was now slightly too tight for that last axle, those hubs were also hot to touch, the others just luke warm. Im guessing yours has a Knott system like other Ifors? Just go over your brakes yourself, max an hour and basic tools. https://www.knottuk.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/KF048-Instructions-for-Adjusting-Braking-System.pdf
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Ive the 2,8 hilux, normally towing 2.8-3.5 ton (+a little more occasionally!) 25000miles in, probably 18000 towing, ive no complaints about it as a tow motor Got the top spec one, but i do think it has the most basic interior of the lot (ford, isuzu, nissan)
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Yeah, crown of the elm was off and out by lunch. So one of the guys went up the maple, the other raked up/grounded for the prune/straight felled another small elm. Away by 3. back tomorrow to grind the stump (not going to be nice, growing on bedrock pretty much) and prune a chestnut
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Felled a DED elm and pruned a maple (seen in last pic)
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Thanks all. It was the calculations i wasnt sure on, turns out it is that simple! It'll be for home use, and i can be selective with what i take home. Typically straight, relatively knot free birch, spruce and pine, sub 60cm diameter.
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By the time I added on the extras needed on say the Woodland mills, to bring it up to the same specification as the standard LM30, plus the extras I wanted, it worked out the cheapest of the lot (WM, logosol, frontier) trakmet has a very poor offering here (Sweden) so wasn’t in the running Norwood also seems to have the widest range of accessories and future upgrade ability.
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I’ve always heard that electric winches are for single use self recovery only, repetitive use burns solenoids or something like that. i use the winch far more than I thought, pulling back leaners over, dragging whole trees or sections of trees to where you want to chip, assisted felling, vehicle recovery in the snow
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Hi Im thinking about running a logsplitter off the auxiliary hydraulic outputs on my Logbullet forwarder. The Logbullet has a "working hydraulic" of 160 bar/25L/min Is this man/quick enough realistically? A splitter has come up which creates 10ton force at 210 bar. 160 being roughly 40% less than 210, does that mean i get 40% less capacity - i.e 6 tons instead of 10?
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If its just between those two, see what other specifications are offered that suit your needs/make the machine work better for you. When i was looking for the same spec machine, i wanted retractable tracks to squeeze into places (and allow the chipper and grinder to sit side by side on the trailer) and a hydraulic winch (not electric!) At the time, TW diddnt do retractable tracks on the 280, or offer a hydraulic winch (Electric only) Först had a bit of a hit and miss reputation on line and would only offer electric winchs. So i went for a Jensen 540 with upgraded 50hp motor, retractable tracks and 3500kg ramsey hyd winch. According to others it out chips the TW280 The 55hp först does sound good on paper, i would be looking very closely at that if needing to swap. Looking back, the retractable tracks have been incredibly important for me, likewise the winch.
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With the price of timber at a ridiculous price I brought myself a mill. taken a few hours to put together this giant mecanno set, but today I cut my first log. First project will be to create a simple 9mx9m pole barn type structure to house the logbullet and trailers (and short term the mill until I build another shed and proper base specifically for the mill)
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There’s no lack, pretty much all manufacturers offer them, just at a price which isn’t really justifiable to your average Arb co.
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If you're concerned about length of breaks its normally because you've underpriced the job, got lazy gits, or a combination of the two!
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Whats the best t-shirt for climbing trees?
josharb87 replied to Steve Bullman's topic in Climbers talk
Still rating the Engelbert Strauss hivis stuff untill breaking out the woolpower in winter. Last extremely well, long sleeved option too, only downside with the long sleeved ones is they're tight on the forearms. Sorry Joe and Tommy, no idea about Dad gut fitment! High-vis functional T-Shirt e.s.motion 2020 high-vis orange/high-vis yellow | Engelbert Strauss WWW.ENGELBERT-STRAUSS.CO.UK Work t-shirts by Engelbert Strauss ✚ high product quality ✚ large selection ✚ embroidery & print ✚ fast delivery » buy now! -
As it’s a saw that’ll probably see you through to retirement I’d go for the newer one. Sooner or later they’ll stop producing spare parts for the 880, probably around the time you start to need them in 20 odd years!
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I think they're eye watering expensive new, something like 22k for the top spec one. having a quick look at the Riko brocure i reckon a new one of what you've got would be 12-15k Yours has to be worth 5k on a bad day imo.
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Looks great! Something I’ve often thought about but never done. Im guessing you use a combo of winch and hydraulics?
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Could you post some more pictures of your trailers log loader please @Johnsond?
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GreenMech SafeTrak 19-28 reconditioning
josharb87 replied to GA Groundcare's topic in Large equipment
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GreenMech SafeTrak 19-28 reconditioning
josharb87 replied to GA Groundcare's topic in Large equipment
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I’d say it is different, you’re selling a product, everyone knows there’s a mark up on a product (to cover future unpaid service problems or advice) we’re selling a service, which should be a calculated price giving just a small profit to run a healthy business
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I recently dropped a similar sized quote by a similar amount, just agreed to let the customer do the final cleanup/rake/blow
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Try the simplest first, clean and lube all the brake cables, on and off
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Marlin spike with the knot towards the pulley
