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£200 ish 1978 ford 4600,inc timber haulage on road
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I was on the other thread,and my thoughts came about because I normally fill from the processor into a cube bag supported from an old David brown foreloader - the bounce not being very effective! this is done at my yard and has been fine,but last year I took my processor to the felling site and bought the bags back to the yard in a trailer and was amazed at how much the load settled during the 2 mile journey - it looks at least 20% down I previously worked with chemicals and we measured dry powders using 'tap' density - literally banging the container on the bench,settled the load by the same sort of percentage Think it's best to carry on as is,no one has complained yet,log count sounds interesting though!
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Yep,same idea,but I was thinking of having the box on the outside of the cube bags,bagssuspended from a frame on the foreloader,fill top top and then lift the bag out of the box,the box will need to be anchored to the floor to stop the bag gripping the inside of the box on the way up! But had a look at the stretch in the bags yesterday and Alycidon is absolutely right - they don't,so probably won't bother!
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Fair point - I had assumed that the material was stretching,but if not the volume stays the same I guess. I was thinking about filling the bags within a wooden metre cube frame,just to keep the loads consistent if nothing else,I always say they are loose filled When I have enough ply I cover the filled bags with a sheet of 8x4 over two bags and stack on top of this,which gives me better results then bag on bag!
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I hold my bags open on a frame on the foreloader when I fill them,but reckon as the sides bulge out I must be giving more than a cube! Still can't stack them for toffee though!
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£20 to stack,at which point we usually get alot of teeth sucking noises and get sent on our way,which I don't mind as it would be the best part of an hour lost whatever the situation,some people are still keen though
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fitted a 130 tub to a 110 CSW along with a "king cab" tool locker - was all fairly straight forward - mounted the tub on a sub frame onto the original chassis mounts which has raised it by two inches,which is not ideal,so direct to the normal body height would be better. Sourced all the panels required off of ebay and a couple of bits from a breakers down in Glastonbury - and sold all the bits I'd removed on ebay and pretty much covered the costs - rear doors seemed to be very popular!
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I think theres a website that you can put your registration into which will tell you if you need to pay or not - I got a letter saying I had to pay prior to the new ruling coming in,as I had just done some work up there,even with permits the parking was a bit of a nightmare to get the chipper in as well!
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Excellent that ! look forward to seeing the finished article How involved was the engineers report,did you get to go through it with him? Cheers Steve
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Hi Lee What was the turn around time for getting to see the plans - i appreciate that this will vary from different utilities in different areas,going to have a try tomorrow for a job next week! Cheers Steve
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We were on a rear boundary of a garden and an unadopted road,I had already removed nine 40-50 year old leylandii's and a mate ground the stumps out before we started fencing - the cable was three feet down right under the stumps,just on the last knockings for the hole,really put the willies up me,now looking for a CAT and the relevent training - I thought it was just going up trees that caused the problems!!!
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I'd also check what you're insurance has to say about digging holes - had a bit of a run in with an LV mains cable - fortunately my mate was alright,but we won't be using that spade again! The EDF guy gave me a good talking too and quite rightly pointed out the HSE requirements for working at depth,which basically involve contacting all utilities for plans/drawings and then using a CAT if services are evident. Never felt the need to do this in the past - but the repurcussions for future costs and even more paperwork are going to be a lot of work. Cheers Steve
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Cheers Shaggy - should save a few brown trouser moments!!
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Thanks Shaggy - am I right in thinking that it should be attached to the mechanism directly below the external service valve (on the side of the transmission housing) and thanks Worcswuss - but i think that the seat is a little beyond adjusting,which is a shame as it's a bit snug behind the wheel !!! Cheers Steve
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Evening all - does anyone know what the lever in the centre of the picture does? just under the seat,by the draught control lever I'm hoping that it is to regulate the flow for the hydraulics - just fitted a forklift mast - and it's a bit lively in operation! The lever is not actually connected to anything at the moment,but there is a valve block directly below that I suspect it was connected to,but can't be sure! Cheers Steve
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How long does your UJ Last on your 90/110/130 land rover
smiles replied to mendiplogs's topic in General chat
Usually have one go every six months to a year on my 300tdi 110 - but it could be any one of them,greased and checked regularly - but it does alot of off-road stuff with heavy loads on board,suppose somethings got to give! -
Having a clear out at them moment and have four old saws on there,lots of watching and not much bidding going on....and why to people always ask if theres a buy it now,when you haven't put one in - do they think you'll forget and let it go for a song?
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Thanks for the links -hmmmm retort kiln,veeery interesting,may well be back to bend your ear on this one! suspect that I might now regret cutting up the stainless steel barrels that had lids and clamps!
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Thanks Natalie - that does make sense,just thought that I might get away with it being such a small diameter - but I suppose the overall sap content for the volume of wood doesn't change unless seasoned. Chris - how long does your retort take to get up and going in the morning ? I am operating in the same way and trying to do a couple of small burns when I've got other jobs to do around the yard,but obvioulsy don't want to be too far away from me barrels!! Cheers Steve
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Cheers Chris - I'll give it a go then,what's a little more smoke amongst friends!!
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I went for the smaller ones as well - on the basis that I haven't made that much yet and the bigger bags would gobble up my meagre supply in no time! For the last burn I used some bits and pieces of seasoned birh and dead hazel,but for the next one I have loads of birch of around 2 inch dia as byproduct from firewood cutting - however it is not seasoned at all - is this a good idea,or best leave it for next year and use more seasoned stuff in the meantime? Any ideas welcome Cheers Steve
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Yeah Chris - they arrived this morning,look very good,can't wait to fill them up! The delivery cost was a bit steep,I only went for 50,but to be fair they did try to sell me more as the postage was the same !! but it's just a toe in the water at the moment,could be ordering more if things go well. Cheers Steve
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Thanks Chaps - now ordered the complete asssmbly as the cover needed replacing,along with the chainbrake handle - now £75 lighter of pocket,at least I won't have to dodge the flying spring! Cheers Steve
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Thanks Spud - but unfortunately it is a compression spring that has to be fitted into the clutch cover casting - and it's no mean spring either! Gardenkit - I think that you have a very good point there,but the clutch cover casting cant be cheap,perhaps the brake bands dont go all that often - I hope not! Cheers Steve
