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If I could have one sub 10 y/o for the same money as a new DMax that I would seriously consider: BUT it would have to be single cab, tipper preferably, RHD and not the 4.2 naturally aspirated (which is what the aus and SA sites show) but the turbo as was in the old VX ???

Have to agree; I wish the International engine (D239) in the forwarder was also in my John Deere 2130; the latters engine exhibits one issue after another if oil changes were neglected which mine must have been in a former life; balancer shaft bearings knackered. BIG fan of International / Case here weak back axles tho.

Clearly an import opportunity here as I have found with Dolmar. The 600p is the same as the 610 here so good news; I have the older cs-600 - see thread "hell of an echo in here" - excellent saw about to be ported.

+1 please but £45K plus is bonkers; how the hell does that add up?!

Felling license? !...

As above, can you be sure the stack of roundwood isn't seasoned? edit: btw I've got beech in the round down to 20-25% in 1 year...

Stroke delimber is a Patu, nokka were all roller? We almost went down this route but a logmax 928 head on the swing shovel got there first. Downside is max 16" felling diameter but upside is v fast cut-to-length and higher volumes. FMS were adamant we should go down the stroke route as they handle rougher timber but early thinnings, nowt but chip, track base economics and deadlines mean roller head. Still get the pleasure of hand cutting the big fir!

Had a 390, hated it; twas smooth tho but 661 for me next time.

comes with a crane

More than very interesting. As I suspected, Dolly Ps5105 has the most grunt in its class...

+1. Cannot kill my 04 L200 no matter what I do to it. Guess you get Monday am and Friday pm ones... Mine must have been made when Mr Mitsu and Mr Bishi were inspecting the Thailand factory..

proper job!!! :thumbup:

As above; wrong figures on the two saws: 390 is 4.8kW, 661 is 5.4kW !! 661 is the more powerful! fyi the 395 is 4.9kW !

No pics I'm afraid but thinning medium DF with velcro tops; 9 out of 10 times landing them on a sixpence so to speak, steering them through the cover, saving the tassel

Get the pressure lubed kawasaki; good machine; parted company with my 2 back in the recession. Interested in the Sisis...

If it's the one I think it is, looks good for the £. Got to be 8 wheeled imo.

Reduce that by 8-10 / tonne unless hand stacking everything. 30 x half metre (or 1/3 t) sticks doesn't take a lot of bother. £225, wow, where are you working?! agents 100% ditto. Lol, exactly same here; owner - smiths gore - tilhill...

+1. In April it will be "Hottest Longest Summer for 3 decades predicted"

pm me an offer

Almost a decade of insomnia now, last 7 years been the worst. Have avoided medications with one exception in 2008 and now having to try them again; zopiclone - hopefully break the cycle; body has got used to chronic fatigue, forgotten what it feels like to have vigour and energy. My complete sympathy to anyone who has insomnia - it is a form of torture.

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/chainsaws/49210-echo-challenges-stihl-top-handles.html A new CS-620 is on the way too with the same poke as a 560xp and atleast £100 cheaper and obviously infinitely more reliable

Anyone interested? 18 to 50 top. also, <50 ton 2.2 posts... If not, euro as usual.. Thanks.

ditto. Redline Racing / Kart Oil. Been running some this week for a change and by golly does it run crisp! And that's compared to JASO-FD Echo Powerblend... I do wish aspen would stop hijacking the 2-stroke oil threads; the OP asked which is the best 2 stroke oil, which to my mind means the best at lubricating a 2 cycle (most likely air cooled single cylinder) engine at very high rpms and under aruous duty cycle, not how it doesn't goof the environment or lungs etc. Would aspen like to reveal EXACTLY what upper cylinder lubricant is in their product? Technical and MSDS data?

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Plodding is Underrated Posted by Geoff Lee on Thursday, 25 July, 2013 @ 12:18 PM Sometimes life is simply about keeping going. Doing the right things, in the right order, without seeing overly spectacular results. Character is built this way, children are raised this way, education and careers evolve this way, food is grown this way, the seasons pass this way. If you feel like you are going around in circles, and not much is happening, bear this in mind. I was reminded of the power of plodding when I went to the theatre last Christmas with my family. Things all started pleasantly enough. It was a crisp, cold Saturday afternoon in December and, as a family, we were going to see "The Hare and the Tortoise". We have been to this particular theatre on many an occasion. The productions are small, often with only two actors. It's warm, it's friendly, it's uplifting, it's light-hearted - classic children's stories are retold, often with a quirky twist. Everyone smiles, the children are happy and carried along in the moment, the mums look over at their sweet little ones with a moist eye, the dads take the opportunity for a nap in the dark and, when it's all over, everyone drifts off into the cold December dusk, feeling enriched by this little dramatic distraction - this little pocket of warmth on a cold, wintery afternoon. Only this time - this time was different. The afternoon started in much the same way. The chatter and the low hum of voices, the dimly lit theatre, the piped music, the rustling of sweet wrappers as we sat waiting for the performance to start. The play started and progressed as normal, the children laughed, the mums smiled, the dads napped and made little grunting noises - and we slowly approached the end of the play.... You know the story - the hare and the tortoise. They have a race. The hare starts off the race at a lightning pace, the tortoise is soon left far behind. The result of the race seems to be a foregone conclusion - the hare is going to win - he is going to thrash the little slow tortoise. He is so much faster. So much more talented. He gets complacent. He gets distracted. All the while the tortoise carries on at a steady pace, plodding along, making slow and steady progress, until finally, he overtakes the hare and....and.... And this is where it all began to go wrong. The young actors built up to the crescendo moment: I was half-listening as I napped. And the winner is....the winner is: The Haretoise. The….haretoise. My left eye snapped open like a lizard. The what? I must have misheard. The Haretoise is the winner children! My right eye snapped open now. I squinted and focused my hooded stare on the young exuberant actors as they jumped up and down. The tortoise won children AND the hare won, because, because, we are all winners aren't we children! We all win in the end, don't we children. "You have got to be kidding me" I muttered, a little too loudly. My wife glared at me and elbowed me. "Be nice" she said - "there are children around". And by now the actors are bounding up and down the steps, telling us that we are all good at something, we are all winners really. And they start to ask, first children, and then mums and dads, what we are good at. Because we are all good at something. All this is done in a cheery, bouncy, Teletubbies kind of voice. I find a sarcastic response forming inside my mind....fomenting and rumbling upwards... My wife has a scared look on her face, hoping they don't bounce over to me. I don't know if I will be able to help myself. My response to the enthusiastic questioning of the actors forms in my mind: “I'm good at ... I'm good at smelling politically correct drivel and nonsense from a mile. I'm good at telling children's stories the way they are supposed to be told.... “ In my mind's eye I stand up and I tell all the children - the tortoise wins children. The tortoise wins!!! Not the hare. Not the haretoise. That's the whole point of the story! It's not how you start it's how you finish! You may be a plodder but if you keep going you will win in the end. Character counts - not just charisma! Lots of people start the race well, not many finish it well! Fortunately for all involved, the actors bounce past me - the moment passes - everyone drifts out of the theatre - I at least tell my kids the truth. They won't be fooled. They know the truth. The tortoise wins. The hare is a loser.