Stephen Blair
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Worst tree bark for setting spikes in.
Stephen Blair replied to Darrin Turnbull's topic in Climbers talk
Monkey puzzle! -
My u900 start d life like that when it came to the uk? It was stripped and turned into an Arb Truck, no drama. It will be well maintained.
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Great work but don't envy the 6am start and travelling! I've been working away for 3 months and living in a caravan, away from family plus 4-5hr commutes aren't glamorous either end of the week. My current contract is 9am-4pm 8 miles from home. Bliss!!
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You don't need a 100hp, stick 155 HP behind it and they are different machines! More power the better!
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Cracking felling! Love the big toppling 1 near the end
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Had TP Chippers for 15 years, out of 4 of them I've only ever replaced 2 belts and a hydraulic pump seal. Great machines.
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Ditto that!
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Like that shifter, I've usually got to take a few pipes off to get to the right 1 with my shifter!
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self propelled chipper (Shreks wee chipper)
Stephen Blair replied to Stephen Blair's topic in Large equipment
I think this will be a game changer for the mini chipper, a bigger price tag but can be tracked and a deal on just now for under £10k. -
I think the first few times it happens it's an end of the world feeling but when you have been doing the job for a while all those sap cuts, gobs, undercuts etc are all time consuming. Why no fell straight fell onto that big lawn and just fix the divots?
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It will be Tuesday before I'm back at the spot I left it, its a pretty big forest so fingers crossed
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It's lying beside a tree on a job I'm on in a forest, if I find it I'll bring it home for you.
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Buy a Vermeer, job done !
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Thanks
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You are dealing with tons of tree with vertical downforce getting thrown around like a toothpick, practice makes perfect and a bar is peanuts in the world of harvesting, better that being the weak link. Once an operator gets to a certain level it will not be a problem
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Explain please:)
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Scots pine.
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Ha ha yes, good ridiculous!
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Trees are still being cut, it's a tough job, a job I hope my boys don't want to do! There's easier ways to make more money and if the younger generation know this then good, that's evolution working. I did 5 weeks in the woods 20 years ago and thought stuff that, and went and cut hedges instead in a town with shops and people. Not driving for 2 hrs in the dark on a single track Rd to be stuck working on a steep hillside doing pine trees in the rain for £40 a day! Never regretted it!
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Working in aincient Scots pine forest for the next 2 weeks so hopefully get some good pics
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Looks like a big Cabstar I think! Doesn't have the Mog coolness Tonkaness I love about the standard shaped cab! Driving it is effortless though, the turning circle is ridiculous! The semi auto gearbox is brilliant! The switch pto and hydraulic controls are smooth!
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Another few
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My wife love that Mog, she thought it was the best out them all!
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Some more pics
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I just don't want my kids killed.
