Michael C
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See page 20 here, the adjuster screw might be vibrating loose, happened mine once. http://www.mlarge.com/images/upl_files/000325.pdf
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I agree, and to be fair to both parties, I dont think there is any harm in putting up a link... Farmers running lorries. - British Farming Forum
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Has anyone got any views on the likes of this for general delivery and collection jobs.. 2007 Ford Transit 115 T350M Twin Wheel Rwd Pick Up Tipper With Tail Lift | eBay Other than the fact that the legal payload will be poor, it looks like a very useful set up.
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See this video from about 2.00 onwards, for lots of potatoe boxes! [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfUYulmP91U]The Woodfuel Cycle - YouTube[/ame]
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I may be all wrong, but I reckon a transit tipper will be nearer to 2.5m3
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See pg 19 here.. http://www.mlarge.com/images/upl_files/000325.pdf
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I'm sure pushing the lever to extreme right retracts the ram.
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Forum4Farming - Britain & Ireland Farming Forum, Agricultural Discussion Boards. IE & UK
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Or he might be talking about these... BAG Supplies Ltd :: Packaging Suppliers covering the UK and Europe If so, dont do it, been there, I should have bought vented bags instead!
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I agree, and having it on the 3pl would also mean you could have it on a much nicer working height.
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Or a Subaru 9hp ...
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'Builders bags' vary though, many are only slightly over .5 m3
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Looks like a 2 lever gearbox to me, unless the third lever is hidden. 1234R on the big lever and low-start-high on the smaller one. I presume its a 265. Early ones were 8 speed, later ones were 12 speed. Glass is easily got for Sankey cabs, doors etc are trickier.. S.70330 Cab Glass Massey Ferguson CB12-97
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Stick your hardwood where the sun don't shine
Michael C replied to Dean Lofthouse's topic in Firewood forum
I cant see that lasting too long in the firebox either! -
I agree with this. Oak is one of the less profitable woods in this regard compared to Ash etc.
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Stick your hardwood where the sun don't shine
Michael C replied to Dean Lofthouse's topic in Firewood forum
I'm burning Spruce at the moment and find the same, keeping the stove loaded is a constant job, otherwise you will end up relighting it. -
You certainly wouldnt need a laptop for a 590 or 290 anyway! Or most tractors from the 90's either in fact.
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I suppose it has to be looked at from the customers point of view too. Its all very well saying that it should be £100 per cube to make a decent profit, (and I am sure this is true) but how many on here would actually be comfortable paying maybe £350 for an 8x5x3 trailer with a slight heap tipped in their driveway? It takes a LOT of cord to fill the above trailer, but its not a massive load when tipped, and when stacked neatly in a shed, it doesnt take up much real estate! You have to offer value for money, but doing this AND making a decent living for yourself is where it gets difficult.
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I went with the pipe option, works well. There is no tractor that wont give out fumes, and I wouldnt fancy inhaling them for too long..
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http://www.mlarge.com/images/upl_files/000325.pdf Page 23 as Steve says.
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There is no no doubt that there is a few quid to be made if the raw material is 'free' and you have 'free' labour. Its when you have to pay £50/ton for a year or two before you can actually sell it for firewood, and either work alone or pay wages to help process it, that things get very tight. Not trying to be negative or anything, just my opinion, from my own experience in recent times!
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I botched one together with scaffolding and a few rollers, as already said, makes things a LOT easier and faster and also takes most of the lifting out of the job. Rollers are well worth it, they make pulling the log onto the processor effortless. I picked up a few from the local scrapman.
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I'm not sure, but 50hp would drive a serious size of a hydraulic pump I would have thought. Lifting these machines is a different story altogether though, and a 135 sized tractor will probably fail to lift a heavier processor.
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The hydraulics in most smaller older tractors would simpy be too slow though, the splitter being the biggest problem. I think the independent pump is a vital necessity in a processor really.
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Also, when you say 'optional hyrdaulic pump and tank', does this mean the standard model is worked off the tractor hydraulics?
