josharb87
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Whats the restrictions/differences to other countries?
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I thought it was the Hägglund’s tracked 250(?) that was dismantled post show
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You’d just need to have the central weight biased to towards the rear axle to lift the front up, don’t think it’s biased past the tailgate to self tip, would have stopped him going on the road had it done that though!
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Yeah, why?
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Smart thinking there, stick a ton on the roof, to keep the trailers nose and vans back end down Another overloaded ifor, belonging to “traveling British business men” 🤣 7,5ton Lorry weighing in at 12,9 ton and trailer came in at 4,7ton
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Tarrif rates depend on specifically what it is, spare parts, service items, consumables we’re all different %. I think the last order was about 1100, and about 5% import duty on top. however I think @Big J has said that a harvester was very low duty, but a forwarder astronomical. So it really depends on the specific product.
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Yes brought in the UK, viva la European Union! I still buy consumables from Global Recycling, there’s now customs to pay but even then it’s still far cheaper
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That sounds like a very good return for such a machine I’ve done 200hrs in nearly 3 years with a bandit ZT. 5 months a year it doesn’t go out (frozen ground) No idea what it’s earnt but tbh normally aim for 1k a day including travel etc. At a guess of 4 machine hours per day, that’d be 50k so similar to yours but a lot less effort and I’m valuing my body more and more. purchased new for 15k yearly costs of 1500 for teeth and belts, 400 insurance and a guess of 4liters per hour
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Over how many machine hours did you earn your 25k?
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Im not an expert on the industry, but most adverts ive seen (including a couple of mates side buisneses) its normally £30-£50 /m3 1 year seasoned. normally free delivery within a set area for multiple m3. loose tipped. Premium firewood is birch (which here, once split and dried is more like ash tbh) £45+ /m3 Mixed load around here would be birch, pine, spruce and maybe aspen. £30+ /m3 Hardwoods like oak, ash and beech are deemed to burn too hot and not wanted. Although i reckon this might have been a bit of a scaremongering ploy from days gone by when all oaks were owned by the king. Aspen is preferred for saunas As an arborist, when cutting stems to rings at customers, standard is 30-40cm I reckon prices are cheaper as its not knotty oversized lumps, but incredibly processor friendly lengths straight from forest thinning operations
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Prices start at about £30 a cube for mixed split wood here
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Brexits made things a little more difficult for european work. Jackons in Stockholm, Sweden have been advertising for climbers, and will help with fast track visa's Otherwise Arbjobs is always worth a look.
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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.
