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Possibly you mean "viscous" lol, i've yet to come across a bar oil that is vicious 

Nice tirfor that may not make a lot of money due to collection only, otherwise I'd go for that. Thanks for all replies, honeybros puller is the one really but can't spend that much at the moment so the Maasdam sounds ideal

Having only used Tirfor's or similar heavy duty winches previously, I was surprised at the effectiveness of a lightweight 2 ton winch that we used today in the woods- Yank made, I can't remember the brand. For pulling over the odd leaning chestnut, it was adequate and I can't see any need at present to spend 200 plus on on a Tirfor or the like, nor the need to drag the extra weight across woodland. Any recommendations of the cheaper varieties out there, available from a tenner upwards on ebay but obviously some are going to be substantial than others and I don't really want Chinese. Yank, German anything but..

Recently tried a brand called Boruit (what a mate might say if  he clocks how good it is "can I....boruit" I guess), only about a tenner on ebay and they are the nuts? Very handy to have in the truck

I've used Pfanner but the most durable and comfortable for about 4 quid I find are Maxiflex, last about twice as long as the aforementioned

I agree, simply a frequently used term for firewood of no specific dimensions or length

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A lot of fair comment there- defo the case that the thickness of the steel exceeds the cut width that most of us leave, also the fact that the longer bar may grip a decent sized stem but not smaller stuff. I actually found a few days back that it bit just fine into 12 inch chestnut, but spins on lesser diameters. Time for a smaller bar in addition

Not long ago i bought a 130cm Husqvarna felling bar for coppicing, we've since found that despite not looking dissimilar to one of the other bloke's bars, the cant hook is hopeless; on any size stem - it just skids round? This isn't just me, 3 of us have tried it. No point in ordering another hook if that might be rubbish too, so i'll bell Husqvarna on Monday and ask what they can do. Anybody else found this, 70 odd quid for something that won't twist a hanger out of another tree isn't really up to scratch

Have you seen the Yank made pickaroon that Chainsawbars had on offer recently?£29 plus the VAT and lightweight alloy, but lifetime guarantee. I think they are pretty good

Can you call 07538072127 please

Hand cutter needed for Glynde area, thinnings. Experience essential

Signed, and posted on facebook. Good thread Steve

Yeah, will do cheers

We didn't get as far as how the tonnage would be dispensed Mark, he has a telehandler but that's not much good for as you say, short sticks. So loading could be a bit of a headache, to say the least. £25 it is, at best. Handy to know what i should offer as a local vineyard has a fair few tons of apple that may be available, too

16 minutes ago, john_walker74 said:

Exactly, chip is bugger all use for a decent sized smoker.

 

Pay as little as possible for it. I was just highlighting that to the right person you can shift it on for decent money.

As Daniel suggested, £25 p/ton was actually what a mate had said already -  I wanted to know if that would be a kick between the legs so to speak, or not? Seems he probably wasn't far out after all

Ok, fair comment - but what would you pay? £50 a ton?

I have been offered a few tons of apple cord, fairly local and cut to 1-1.5 metres lengths. A farm has had a grub out, left a load on the floor for a year or two and now wants it gone, ideally. I like apple to burn but for log clients who like to see neat, split straight stuff, it isn't the easiest to process, obviously. If i am going to load it and remove from the farm, what is a fair price per ton? I can't see how I can offer what i would for ash, beech oak or similar since it's going to be suited only to some customers.

Bear in mind that obviously new stuff might be pounced on by customs, and duty charged. It isn't just booze and fags they look for.

Yep, can vouch for that. Thought I was being smart buying a 346XP from the States at a heavy discount, and naturally got clobbered for the duty when it hit our shores. That said, depending on how much cheaper stuff is, it may still wind up being cheaper than here. Annoying how a lot of gear is so pricey here

Just don't invite too many "potential buyers" to view, unless you want the whole lot to go overnight. Had a horse trailer nicked last weekend in broad daylight, from a farm occupied 22 hours out of 24 / 7- I shudder to think what might have happened if my wife had turned up and disturbed them

Must have just been temporary issue, all fired up and running well now

Can update on this tomorrow, but yes to answer earlier queries he is a bona fide ag. mechanic

The bloke has checked it all Will, apparently - I can only relay on what he's saying, but he's totally competant; so should be fine

Thanks for all replies, out of those, the last post sounds most likely

Some weeks back I managed to get a rope piston stop stuck in the barrel of a 560 XP. An agricultural engineer mate offered to have it apart to remove the obstruction, and having reassembled all looked honky dory. However, it now doesn't want to run, it has fired once and we have a spark. But nothing more- what is the crack with what is required as far as the autotune goes here, I have not had to deal with anything like this yet, cheers

I thought i'd have a shot at designing a forestry website myself, but can't seem to find any free templates with the right theme. Most likely I'm just not searching correctly, but has anyone got any recommendations?