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Its a manual swivel that you lock into place. I think sherpa have their own sized mounting plate so i wouldn't 100% say it can fit another. machine that's not a sherpa. Mine won't even fit the new Z series sherpa without an adaptor plate and hose extension.

Using an alaskan mill a couple of years now on and off mostly as a hobby. For my own use I have milled shorter logs - 1.5m and less before but only unusual stuff and for practice e.g pine / thuja - got some 40cm wide white mulberry boards and even a magnolia stem which is a really nice white colour. Got some 40 - 60cm diameter oak logs ranging from 3m to about 1.2- 1.5m from a dismantle - Is it worth the effort of milling the short logs - thinking of for smaller projects like stools / chairs / side tables they might be usable? otherwise I was thinking of saving them to start learning chainsaw carving on. - Just concerned the shorter logs will be nothing left if they split when drying- which I have heard oak likes to do and have never milled oak before. Local carpenter is super keen on getting some milled oak from me at the minute. Any tips advice much appreciated

Got the logs dropped off from this weeks dismantle - 7 tonnes of oak and cherry all shifted and (mostly) sorted ready for milling / carving / firewood thanks to the little sherpa agri

... but mostly i use it on my own jobs and as much as i can... - Even if its just for holding up branch wood for logging up - saves the back... and knees from flying chogs. I reckon its easily saved me 3 days x 1 man labour hire this week and the subbies i use to help with the climbing are always happy to see the wee machine on my trailer when i get to site.

i charge an extra of around half of what another hired in labourer would cost for the day to come with the machine - more if its full on day to cover extra fuel - i use aspen 4 so that's maybe £2.80 / 35kr a ltr but on some contracts i have to use it so. Charge more for bringing boards to make a road etc. The machine can easily do the work of more than two groundies in day in the right situation and save everyone's backs - I've found those who do the work more keen to hire me in than those companies where its the boss in the office who only looks at his profits / numbers.

Handy for about the home - old dishwasher on the trailer... wasnt allowed to lift the new one up the front steps with it though...

I initially bought and have mostly used the log grab mostly and found it best for the kind of work I've been doing - and today was no exception - some stuff to drag out along a narrow path beside a stable and then some stuff felled out into fields the log grab is perfect. Was considering the bucket with grab for things like loading up the trailer with loose split fire wood - and general loading of the trailer with stuff from the house - the log grab is not the best for loading brash over the sides mop... but the log grab was mint for chucking out the old washing machine and dishwasher I mounted a tow ball onto the face of log - it works well enough. and cost less than 10 quid - used it for towing the small chipper and arbtrolly about - nothing heavy. I have used the the volume bucket with the wee chipper and it works but it fills up quick - considering using pallet forks to hold up a bag and chip into that - if I get the right set up I reckon im on to a winner - chip in the bags - load the bags on the trailer - stash them at the yard - its bagged and ready to sell to local gardeners and the like. Just had a decent sized milling job come in so I think the pallet forks are to be next purchase as I think it will be the best to go along with the log grab and bucket I already have. Will probably keep adding to the collection as I go.

Looking at getting the pallet forks for my wee sherpa agri, also considering the bucket with grab - Is the bucket and grab decent enough for grabbing brash?

Got a Predator / Laski 360 SW. When I push the throttle leaver up to full it keeps sliding back down just a touch. Enough to nock a few hundred RPM off. ( I use a little motocross tacho and hour counter on it ). It feels like there is a bit of resistance when I push it fully. Plan to look at it at the weekend but wondering if anyone has had any similar issues.

was working alongside grapple saws over a decade ago in Sweden.

self employed tax here is 51% base rate. virtually no tax free earnings limit and vat / moms is 25%. but labour costs are subsidized to stop cash under the table. if i took 10000kr ink moms from a client as profit after expenses id be left with under 4000kr in beer tokens which is about 4 beers in Scandinvia. So yes idiots would put 30000 on it and then the sky is the limit here. 50000kr would be competitive for this job with out much room for delay and error

Grapple saw truck 2x30m3 containers on the truck + another truck and container to swing by to keep the grapple on site instead of doing a lunch time tip off. stand around myself most the day and hop up myself to do the cuts on the larger timber as they are craned off. 1 day in good weather... missus would be pissed when the garden is full of beech logs ill never get round to milling.

Pictures of the tree. Its going to suck for the owner because its not going to be cheap removal or even prune... The KD is near where the yellow rope bag is...a previous owner wanted a bit more space on their driveway...

Well balls -- This is a bit of monster by local standards - one of the oldest around the area - Its on private property and protected under Swedish laws but if it goes its either going to wipe out a new house that's just outside the drip line or flatten the neighbours garage... and if it has to be removed its going to mean another tree on the neighbouring property is going to become much more wind exposed to the point where I would recommend a hefty reduction - if this goes it will be also high in terms of consequences. I will also get lynched by the locals who were getting upset that I was just removing the big dead a and doing the require crown lift 2´over the road when I spotted the KD... but all I can do right is put forward my recommendations for an advanced inspection of the base and then its up the owners.

How good are beech trees at compartmentalising against lateral spread of KD?

Can you not turn the auto grind feature off and use it like a normal lever operated machine? I can just imagine the wincing as it hits a buried bit of concrete and just keeps going over it instead of being able to back the machine off straight away. I like how they fold up for transport - could fit both b37 or b31 and my miniloader on my trailer easily I reckon ... take up less space when parked up as well.

yeah... that is annoying. also found the throttle cable stretched. i found keeping the tyers well inflated helps (and having a spare brake cable in the tool box). but yeah the brake system could be better... but i consider it a minor issue.

well.. depends.. temporary building - won't need planning permission. utilities - well tbh there should be all that info included when they bid and bought the property - plans for hook ups, and they will have a general planning permission - the people who by these places are also beyond minted - the local council are pretty helpful with those types as long as they put something good about the environment in the planning permission for the final build. Tbh I don't think the clients have thought it through in its entirety.... but as I told them - I work with trees not property development..but I will guide them to the right people and best companies locally to help them as best I can

On the sherpa I just use a small ratchet strap to hold the pin up, though honestly only done it a couple of times and more as an experiment,

well - after todays meeting, the client has said they have no plans to start a build for a couple of years at least - haven't even spoken to an architect and haven't even begun to think about utilities.. they are after a touch of that good old instant gratification - want to stick a static on the site and have it as a bit of summer place, get a feel for the place before they get plans drawn up and seek the planning permission which can be a lengthy process in this area. They spoke to some one who bought a neighbouring plot who mentioned about getting stung for the recycling fees for the removal of the stumps so they are happy to go with a quote for grinding.

Old post - but just to add - I have a Laski 360sw which is the same as the predator - just green. It's a great machine, compact and easy to maintain. A bit of TLC with the maintenance and it's fine. Biggest draw back is when you have to push it up slopes, soft ground etc. can be a slog.

any reasons? I like the look of the b37-110 but local agri dealer can get in predator / laski machines

Thanks for the input! Plan is now get my mates Bandit 265O then run over the site with a ditchwitch with the flail mower to smash down all the scrub and brash that's been left by the clearance, a few bigger lumps of oak have been left and will probably pinch them myself as I've got folks asking after buying chopping blocks.

oaks, pine, pops, birches. fair mix

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