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Page 20 in the latest FJ... Harvadig / FMS conversion also...
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Just watched the above video. The micro harvester is cute but it would put me to sleep. You have to put stabiliser legs down - a big minus. Very little crane and slewing power, slow head (despite being roller), poor ground clearance, tiny wheels etc etc; not sure they'd cope in a normal brash mat. The slow feed in the head will seriously hamper delimbing aswell. Get a cab, it's Britain! The timber in that vid is comparatively clean, first thinning in Sitka...!...Hmmm Oh and first thinnings (neglected) goes upto 40cm dbh readily down here.
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Now the haulage point is a very good one. Waiting on the low loader between jobs is truly maddening! I think output is dependant on the cleanliness of the stems and the length of extraction. A recent first thinning I did in exactly the size material you're talking about was very slow going due to how hairy the spruce was. We hand brashed the racks first but still had to fight with bog-brushes through the head, especially in the matrix trees that we hadn't skinned up. From memory, each rack was yielding 10-15m3 and I was doing 3 racks a day. I'll post some pics... This was with significantly more hydraulic horsepower than a micro machine or swing shovel.
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Micro machines will limit you to micro output with less timber handling power than conventional 12-14 tonne harvester and 10t forwarder. These get into first thinnings no problem and will take Bandtracks; an absolute essential Imo. £60-70k will get you tidy used pair of machines. Oh and 40-50 tonne a day in first thinnings with micro gear; no chance.
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Loadsa variables you haven't mentioned... stick size? terrain? job volume? extraction route? motormanual or mechanised? and so on and so on and so on......................................
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Actually, I don't take any painkillers at all. AFAIC if it masks the pain it just means I'm more likely to rip it again. Thanks tho bud.
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Any advice? Following a dislocated and fractured rib back in November, the nature of the job means I keep re-fracturing the rib cartilage adjacent to the sternum. Doc says time; delegate the physical work. That's pretty much ok but I hurt it even climbing out of the cab on angles, whacking track joiners out, even giving it some to the big socket set Even sleeping on it funny too lol. Any special techniques for recovery time reduction gratefully received.
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Which is more important for you? The chipping power and productivity OR the tracking ability?
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Note to losers: The Drugs Don't Work.
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That's perfectly fair enough. I've been there trust me - started out feeling it was wrong to do a job and take money off people. I was the one living a miserable life on the edge for years; because I was clueless about running a business I had every debt collector ringing me up, defaulting on every commitment because I had a STUPID POVERTY MENTALITY!!! £12/hour is a recipe for ruin. It isn't doable unless he's won the lottery and "cut that grass for free".
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So you live without money do you? No mortgage? No heating, water, other fuel costs whatsoever? Free food from your own garden? Free meat from your own flock? People queueing up to do voluntary work for you. Left wing socialist bullcrap!
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Some sensible responses here from business's; the others are charities who haven't a clue:thumbdown: Funny the one's always complaining they're skint are the one's who think profit is a dirty word. Young, dumb and full of ...
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ditto
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Husqvarna to be bought out by Sthil!
TimberCutterDartmoor replied to kevinjohnsonmbe's topic in Chainsaws
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Ditto
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Junk or worth a punt as a bargain?
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Correct. It's a Dolmar product, not Mak.
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That the one. More like a coppa saying "oi, I wanna word with you" and the ORB running round a yew hedge...
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The bar in the pic; that the original that doesn't cut so well as the .43? Looks lush tho!
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One of the all time greats imo. Very sad. I'm off to blow a phantom raspberry.
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FISA best get some regs out quick!!!
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As above, get the 501sx rather than the ol CS550; the latter is a bit of non-saw imo; a down cc'd 620 so a bit dull for the weight and dimensions.
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Piranha Chainsaw Chain - Press Release
TimberCutterDartmoor replied to Steve Bullman's topic in General chat
I'm about to trial some .404 on the harvester. If it performs as bad as it looks... If it breaks and puts chain-shot in the margard window I'll be savage... They reckon it will be miles cheaper; hmmm... -
compression test questions
TimberCutterDartmoor replied to Richard Thompson's topic in Maintenance help
Yeah, cylinder compression is between the piston rings and combustion chamber, via the spark plug hole. There will be differences between hot and cold compression but not as marked a difference as with a 4 stroke engine. Should be hot to test against specs.
