Justme
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So now all PaulB has to do is re loop them in to one chain & the jobs a goodun lol :sneaky2:
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You will have to charge more as its going to take you much longer to fill & empty all those bags. Barrow bags are for small orders (or so you can take them round the back) not full trailer loads.
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I think you change all the files as needed. So you are paying for very expensive plastic handles.
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It holds standard sized files. You need 2 sets of files as you turn it a round when changing sides.
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The VAT rise should not affect firewood sellers. Every thing you buy is at 20% every thing you sell is at 5% (unless to trade) You would have to mark up you base costs by over 400% to be worse off.
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No I dont do loads as its not my main income. However I am very very careful & dont cut on the ground without raising the log & dont cut rotten bases as that really dulls the chain. A chain a week sounds expensive. Not just the chains but in all the files you would need to have sharpened it away. I did wonder if the bar was a bit big for the saw, but as it was sold with this bar & its a standard offering it should be ok with one.
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Cheers, all ideas welcome.
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Well its arrived. Just been fettling the wiring of the speed indicator (yay it had one). It has the the makers name as GENETRACT. Its def single phase. Now do I make a frame for it to go on the 3 point link or bolt it down? Bolting it down would have to be to some tree trunks made into large sleepers so still moveable but not as easy as a frame. I am guessing that at full output we are talking some serious power. Would a normal shaft be ok or will it need a shear bolt or clutch one
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Just like the pleasure boater now can only buy 4 stroke outboards. Cant you make a 2 stroke diesel like the glow plug engines in RC models?
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Its got an 18" bar on it. I am sure I did read some where that the 250 was a little heavy on fuel but cant find it now. The chain that is on it (original Sthil chain) was put on last year part way through doing last years firewood (but not doing all the cutting as we had a processor in). It has done all my felling, snedding & logging up for 12 months. So its done a lot of work & still has enough life left to still be on the saw this time next year as long as I dont hit any thing in a big way.
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I did think about that but I am thinking that it would be horrible to handle.
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I tend to tickle it (one or two passes with the file) every 2nd or 3rd tank when cutting the mainly dry softwood & go over it at the end of the day. If I leave it much longer the chippings start to get more dust in them. Perhaps I have taken the rakers down to much, but I have used the guide to do it so dont see how I could have. The saw starts easy hot & cold, runs smooth & evenly at all revs so cant be far out can it? I am wondering if I am forcing the saw into the wood to much. On a good note I was speaking with one of my customers today when delivering their last load of the year. They said they would support a 17% price rise which would put me at a higher price than anyone else as they are happy with the wood & my service. I dont do enough to cover the cost of chopping in this saw & getting a dearer one.
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The stuff I am cutting is mainly 3" - 12" round but a few were about 14". The larger ones are done singly & the smaller ones in bundles. I tend to keep the saw cutting hard just under the point where its struggling to keep the revs up. The saw was new just over a year ago & is still set as it came from the dealer. How do I test the RPM? The speed & quality of the cut seems fine. In the main I am cutting the logs to 7" but 20% ish have been to 15" for a few that want bigger logs.
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I really dont get why the feeling is that its ok to use loads of fuel IF you charge enough to cover it. Would you all put up with a car that did 2 mpg just because your rates are so high you still made a profit? Or that your house was at 30c all year round & all the TV's lights ect were on 24/7 just cos you earn lots of money? Why should a small (45cc) chainsaw use more fuel (in £) than a 3L engine? Ok the fuel costs twice as much but the tractor was running for over twice as long.
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Dont you use red diesel? Petrol is now £111.58 (ex VAT) & red is £0.65p (ex VAT) Plus it has more energy per L so should last longer too. Yes you are right we dont charge enough but we do charge what our local market will stand. We are matching what other local sellers are charging. We are telling all our customers that it has got to go up for next winter. Even if the others dont raise prices we are going to. With delivery the fuel / oils are over 10% of the sales price. That seems steep to me. I do understand that for those of you doing take downs that a few quid on fuel per day is peanuts compared to the daily charge you make.
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I have a MS250. I am currently ringing up some softwood for splitting. So far we have done 11m3 & I have worked out how much fuel & bar oil we have used & was a little shocked. For each 1m3 bag of split wood the saw is using 1L of fuel & 400ml of bar oil (plus 20ml of 2 stroke). All oils are Sthil. I am tickling the chain every other fill but to be honest its cutting well & not needing that much doing (on hard woods I tend to do every fill). The chain is about 3/4 used of the usable section (so ignoring every thing after the guide line) & I have taken the rakers down as needed & I am getting good chips. So is my saw using to much fuel & oil? If so is it how I am using it or does it have a problem? Its actually costing less to run the tractor to power the splitter as thats using 2.27L per 1m3. With the cost of petrol rising so much will someone bring out a diesel one?
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As the largest cost is the duty the retailer could double the profit (profit not cost so a few pennies per L) & we would still be loads better off. Oh & yes lots of prices did fall.
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I hope so. Its costing me more to run my 45cc chainsaw than my 3300cc tractor per hour. Sorry just realised that not what my figures show. The saw costs more to cut up 1m3 than the tractor does to split it. Not quite the same but still shocking as the splitting takes twice as long.
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Buy in 12 weaned lambs every time it needs cutting & then eat the lawn mower when its finished. You can then also charge for fertilising the lawn too.
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I was thinking similar today whilst standing there looking at two tractors & one 4 tonne digger thinking I could sell one & get a processor lol. Trouble is the 4wd 590 does lots of other jobs as does the digger & the 165 aint worth much.
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We have just paid £700 plus VAT for an 18 tonner load (not 18 tonnes in weight as its already dry but the wagon was full to the brim) of softwood inc del. So about £38/tonne. Looking at about 30m3 but wont know till we finish doing it.
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Owch, I am monitoring my fuel consumption quite closely at the min. We have bought in a lorry load of wood & filled all the tanks (we have the 165 running the splitter, the 590 moving the full bags & the digger picking up the logs & holding them whilst they are cut on to the stack & the chain saw being filled from a 20l can). I am hoping to be able to say exactly how much fuel it takes to cut & split 1m3 of logs & so exactly how much it costs to produce. So far the 165 has hardly used much at all but its only running at 1000rpm. The pressure is fine it just the speed thats slightly slow. Not to bad when the OH is running it but I find it frustrating. The trouble with running the splitter on the 590 (4wd) is that then the 2wd 165 will have to move & stack the bags & its just not up to it.
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Just found it in the service manual. 28LPM for the one I have, some are 36LPM I guess fitting it to the digger would be best as that has 40-45LPM
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We also have the Harrows are us one. It works great but on our MF165 it is slowish but then it only has 17LPM. Keep meaning to try it on the MF590 (cant find its flow rate on http://www.tractordata.com) so dont know how much better it could be.
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Your welcome
