josharb87

Have you read the first post? lifts 2 wedges high. Theres no magic involved, so its not miraculously going to tip over something that requires more. What it does do, is tip trees over that need 2 wedges (maybe 3-4 if theres space in the backcut for a reposition) and it does that very well, much more civilised, easier and safer than whacking wedges in

Anyone else got opinions on the Echo 501? Im looking for a 261 replacement, been impressed with the little echo 2511 so wondering if the Echo would cut it against the stihl, or would i be dissapointed? The Echo promo video is one of the worst i've seen!

Yep still going strong! Well the casting inside did crack, the factory wanted it for inspection rather than send parts out and fixed it free of charge which I wasn’t expecting, great service! it’s a valued tool in the truck, by the time @Kriss has lugged his tirfor and wire out the truck never mind the anchor, rope, throw line, or untangling the throw line or the hundred push n pulls of the tirfor lever, the tree’d be on the deck with the wedge

Looks Good! Should definitely be sellable imo

Yep! Ask and they will build! Well, they did for me Local dealer praises them highly for special builds. Certain dealers will do a "computer says no" auto answer, but Jensen themselves seem to pride themselves on custom builds. The new range does look under powered on paper, especially compared to the competition

I dunno what post brexit will be like, but when I’ve brought machines (new and used) from Germany and the UK into Sweden, there hasn’t been any “duty” to pay. With a valid tax Nr you don’t pay the vat in the country your purchasing from, but declare it in your home country. OR you pay vat in the country of purchase, then reclaim it back, this can be a bit of a faff/extra paperwork AND then still declare in home country post brexit it’s not going to be easier that’s for sure!

My 540 was a special build with a 50hp Kubota diesel in If your buying new, just ask them for what you want

6 decent sized spruce felled, chipped and stacked the stems for the Church sun decided to shine at the end of the day once we’d left!

Fair enough I wasn’t disputing that emptying an infrequently used saw was a good idea, merely pointing out greygits addition to the discussion that aspen is basically good for saws was also an option. anyhow, cool to see Stihls 881 is looking like a reality, although I doubt I’ll ever need to buy one. My 880 running aspen (?) rarely gets used (?)!

So yeah, either drain your saw as spud said or as grey git added to the discussion, use aspen if you can’t be arsed to drain your big expensive saw and too tight to buy aspen then expect failure. Uneconomical? Does a couple quid difference per slab really hit your profit margin that much?

read it again grey git is baffled people don’t use aspen in big saws due to cost, yet they hardly get used and due to lazyness when using with the old fuel go bang-a lot more expensive than the cost of aspen in the first place. Aspen doesn’t go off like normal fuel so safer to leave in the tank and use a few months later

You need to decide what the vehicles job will be, what you’re going to be using it for, before appropriate answers can be given

Crack on, felling trees isn’t rocket science (although many make it out so!) sounds a small tree, just check out some basic felling cut diagrams and don’t pre tension too much. winch may just be a precaution rather than a necessity? Plenty of “pro’s” unnecessarily rely far to much on pull lines, a diy’er on the other hand it’s a good precaution. a 13mm rope should be fine. Use a running bowline to choker the rope to the tree

Contact new owners, and nicely enquire if they'll be continuing their duty of care by getting the trees regularly inspected, and pruned away from neighbouring properties. They are probably unaware of previous maintenance/inspection schedules, probably hadn't occurred too them their trees may conflict with their neighbours. p.s I very much doubt you'd "wake up dead" ?

I think your being a bit over dramatic now @Justme has IFOR told you not to use ratchet straps on their title down points? tying into chassis rails is going to create areas where the straps are rubbing metal.

So where should we secure things that need to be ratcheted down too? All tie down points are 500kg

There is so much in this thread highlighting what’s wrong in the pay area of the UK Arb industry. No customer ever honestly expects to pay standard rate for asking someone to work outside normal office hours without incentive, so don’t charge standard rate! believe it or not , most people do understand that people have better things to be doing at weekends than working. the only exceptions to the rule is when a company is snowed under with work and to clear the backlog, works weekends. However, the end customer is still charged “standard” rate as it’s the company’s wish to work the weekend, and the guys who are out working should still be given an incentive to work their weekend - job n knock, half days work full days pay, time n half, double bubble etc. Or when YOU ask for weekend work. time is precious, don’t under value it for someone who won’t appreciate it!

My previous TT3621 had the 13" rims, new one has the 12". I think the 12" is supposed to give a stiffer ride, less flex in the rubber or something like that. Only difference ive noticed is that i wore a set of tyres out quickly (although i think this was the tyre fitted rather than the size, the non local (in sweden) ifor dealer replacements have hardly worn at all) A colleague has a BJ cargo tiltbed trailer, with the high sides. i do like the latch systems, and some of the features. Plus when his was new it diddnt rattle which was nice - the ifor with high sides rattles from new, his BJ too now after a couple of years. But we both agree that the BJ sides wouldnt stand up to any where near the abuse the Ifor sides take (it was the thickness of the metal that put me off going for a BJ tipper) You cant even stand on the lip of the lower sides on the BJ as they just fold. I think BJ has a better range (with nice features) for plant transport, but Ifor is better for daily abuse, over loading etc for tree work.

oh dear ....crosses off rural France from places to visit.....

You could at least have chosen a picture of some of the pretty ones to validate your point mick ?

2. Fluent in Swedish, 3 months of twice weekly evening classes, then just trying. As a consequence i can understand Norwegian, especially written and a little Danish (If Swedish is the queens English, Danish is like trying to understand a drunk Irishman dipping in and out of consciousness) Tourist level of french - its amazing how nice and helpful the French are if you try, even try badly! I found it quite cool once knowing Swedish and a little French, you can kind of work out written text in other languages too.

The rim is in amazingly good condition considering the state of the tyre the side walls are still stuck to the rim there’s something fake about the pic

Send them an email if you're not sure. Just a thought, couldn't the would be thief just release the retaining clip of your tow ball, use a short strop to "hitch up" and be off with the machine even if fitted with the lock? If so, it'd be worth changing hitch too

Concrete, cement and bricks are quite popular Hops would look pretty cool

It came with the skinny chain mick, I think I’ll try with the little stihl file for the 150t at 3.2mm I’ll definitely give Echo tools more of a chance in the future (got the little hedge cutter which is neither great nor bad)