Stephen Blair
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If you have a member of staff who can drive then shuttle timber and sweepings in that . Use the Mog as a chipper and lifter. Or dumpy bag everything and go around on the weekend with big ifor and collect stuff, the time and energy saved not hand balling logs and bucket loads of sawdust means you can use the staff to do the high profit side of the job and then at the weekend you go a jolly, collect stuff, price stuff and be seen. Start selling timber as lumps in ton bags, no point using dismantling time faffing about tidying when you don't need to. As long as the jobs neat and contained the customer will be happy
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Ian they sag, and chip can't get into the corners or up front! A solid roof will get you so much more stuff in! If you are thinking for loading with the Hiab, it's a pain getting things in, clambering in and out, then you have to lift them out as tipping risks too much damage to stuff under the Mog and coming back onto the wheels and chassis,mother it gets stuck under because you think you can drive over it in your monster truck, then you get stuck lol! Mogs are great chipping units and I'd run the transits and Ivor's beside it for dumpy bags full of sweepings, wood and obviously bigger timber!
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Ian the Mog will sit on its backside a bit, but that's because it's on springs, I broke a good few on the 2150, mainly due to the speed I was going though Personally I prefer a solid roof, great for standing on for high hedges and you will get so much more chip in and have close to no spillage
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That's sold now Matty
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Best 2 I ever removed were straight fells onto a rd and a JCB dragged them off into the bushes! You don't get skelfs off them, just bone numbing pain for days from the spike jabs!
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the saw will cut them easy enough, they are just jaggy, very jaggy, real very jaggy, sticky and generally horrible in all ways possible!
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Thanks Reg, it looked a bit of a workout for sure that tree. you made the ascents look easy! Great job as ever!
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Oops:laugh1:
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Helping a mate out today
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Very cool! Looked a big legy wobbly tree! If you were not videoing, would you have done your redirects the same way? My thinking would be to work from top down and then pull my rope down to save ascending, could this be done with retrievable redirects? Do they exist for that situation? Just curious
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6" chipper!
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Jake plate crane, not roof mount tut tut Miss mine
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do you have front linkage and pto? If so, then mount 1 there. If not then get the above done. If you don't want to do either of those, buy a hydraulic winch and run long hoses to it from the back and cable tie them up, cheap as chips style
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That Mitsubishi is a lot of cat for the money!
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Kangoo 4x4
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I used to count the logs I put in, whether it was a net bag, wheely bin, large vented bag or lorry load. They were all and loaded for quality control and it's not hard to count. I would describe the log size to the customer and offer a replacement log if any were not as described . Never had any problems. There is also no reason you couldn't sell be weight, know your moisture content, set a price and weigh them, simples. If either of those things are wrong then the customer deserves the right to a refund or exchange, the exact same way any retail business works . Rather than go in the huff or have a hissy when there is a customer concern or complaint, be professional. It also protects the business from fake complaints or chancers.
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Great video, shame about the trees. Amazing pieces of kit!
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I suppose you could make up a splitter hear, hydraulic thumb, but the geometry and power would be ltd, easier to make up a splitter and put it on the hitch, more control and simple. Winch wise, simple enough to mount 1 on the blade and plug into the ram for the blade, but really slow and would easily get in the way. Forwarding, you have to think about the pumps that work the tracks. My Arbdigger thread is worth a read, all the questions, theories and others ideas are all on there. LPG Eddie is the guru who has done it all, and has a very pucka 8 tonner, but there are lots of guys out there with 1 tonner sand upwards with new and home made kit working daily saving back ache!
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Nicest cutting I've seen in a while! Great job!
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PeteB on here is your man for Greenmech.
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Yes, great idea
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I love a plate of scrambled eggs and toast with some bacon or black pudding and a pot of coffee.
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Proper job!
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I worked away for a week this year for a company driving machines, there was no extra pay. We got picked up from home and dropped back, put up in a very nice b n b, worked 12 hours, came back to a big dinner and pudding and a cuppa, then it was pretty much bedtime and repeat. I never even considered staying away money, I've worked for myself for years so someone paying my board and food was great and there was plenty of hours to work. All I did was spend £30 and filled a box full of food for through the day that lasted all week and I bought some sandwiches off the b n b lady for £2 for the Thursday , Friday . Job done!
