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Good work Erik, thats some fine looking lumber. Judging by your sooty face, fire damaged?

Jake plate mounts above the 3 point linkage, and is bolted to the chassis. You can mount a crane on it, and still use the the 3pl. A digger with a grab and rota will be a good option

I would be looking for some form of crane to sort the timber once it has been winched up. I did years of manual stacking, and i am now starting to pay the penalty. A jake plate mounted crane on something like a 60hp tractor will be reasonably cheap to purchase .

Have Echo improved the vibration damping/ AV mounts? I stopped using the 450 because the vibrations to my hands were terrible.

I'm still waiting for the video of you driving both in a synchronised style.

Starting to get what the Doosan can and can't do. Just wish it would fit in the average back garden

Any forestry that involves a winch will double your costs. I have never managed to to extract on slopes for the value of the timber, particularly small diameter. Looking at the size if the timber, i would guess £60 per cube would be more realistic. Remember that you are adding value to the remaining trees.

Bitter oysterling, biolumenesent apparently.

I use Laylandii as bearers to stack split timber on, the oldest is about 15 yrs old and has been lying on the ground for all that time. It is just starting to show signs of rot. No other wood including oak has lasted as well as Laylandii

Just changed it @Khriss, should work now

First outing for the new machine @IronMike, this makes the Log bullet look tiny

The makita saws are very good

Fire wood is £50-£55 roadside here in west Wales.

These are the best that i have used, well made and grip well. https://www.chrisforestry.co.uk/store/Stubai-Hand-Tongs-p135973142

I have had mine for 4 years, so far the only thing to have gone wrong is the RPM sensor. Has always started and keeps the ground crew busy. I will be buying another one. Greenmech tech support is brilliant. My only quibble is i no longer have a local dealer .

@Steve Bullman i have looked on my computer, tablet , next doors computer, and i can not find the Arbtalk app in google play, can you post a link for me. Cheers muchley.

When i search the Google play store for the Arbtalk app all i get is this. I can find it in the apple store but not in Google play.

@Steve Bullman I have had to reinstall the app, but i can not find it in the App store. Where to by is it hiding on the Web?

Verbal and mutual trust is the best. However you want some form of paper trail as back up to which both parties agree to for when it all goes wrong. If you are after small amount of timber (sub 200 m3) in small woodlands then a management plan isn't much use. The forestry commission has a management plan guide on its website.

Been using Woolpower for 2 years, hard wearing and well worth the money. It does attract sawdust, but doesn't smell and comfy to wear.

@josharb87, ere ya go

@Ironmike, the good timber didn't last long, back to small dying Ash

If i remember i will take a photo next time i move it.

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You don't need all the bells and whistles, the basic machine is more than adequate. 27k is alot if you don't have it, but with finance of 5yrs, a basic business plan, and an established forestry customer base, it is definitively doable