Down-the-slope

As I said a bit terrifying....but still genius that he managed to cobble together from what he had something that actually works. Wonder if Scrapheap challenge could do a 'firewood processor' as an episode:001_cool:

This is genius if a bit terrifying. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DBydr9C-Sk]YouTube - 100+ horsepower firewood processor homemade from junkyard salvaged materials[/ame]

the risk assesment on those would be hilarious. The new invisable PPE in the second one is quality..

OK - I hired a TW 13/75 to clear about 4 skips volume worth of woody hedging and large shrubs with some small trees thrown in. in a place of shoddy access. Note to self...open blade housing and check at point of hire..don't take 'YES' as the answer to 'is the blade sharp' Outcome...a blade that was the equivelent of dentures on well done steak...AAArrrrrrrrGGGGGhhhhhh Decent size of feed hopper - but too high. In 9hrs running I lost count of number of elbow bashes on infeed rail (I'm 6') As mentioned by another poster - out feed is better than some but too low. It also adds to overall width making it not possible to get through limited access (cue tarping ground floor corridor of house and carting through shed loads of stuff....after having considered utilising the available petrol for other than running machinary ) Good points is that Honda engine is robust (why its used in so many industrial machines) and hardly struggled with anything even with blunt blade. Makes me wonder why they did not mount 2 blades as enging would cope with this and would double chipping speed. Access to rotor housing is easy with one single nut (just as well as we were in it about 20 times due to jamming of brash not getting chipped properly and so not ejecting) Build quality is solid as is needed for hire kit. Would I buy one? In a word No. Too much reducing knukles and sizes. Would think it quicker to bring stuff to location where larger maching could be used overall Might feel different with new blade of course...

Why the irritating music? to cover up the sound of a struggling engine? the only bit of sizable wood was poker straight.

Nice use of a poly tunnel (does it not get too hot?)..and some obsesive compulsive stacking....

I stay in East Lothian (20 miles SE of Edinburgh) Little on hire of this type other than Camon C150 / TW 13/75 in area that I have found. Plenty of bigger road towed stuff but that is not whats needed for a lot of poor access stuff. I have one job where there is equivelent of 3 -4skips of tree / hedging / massive shrubs in a rear 100 ft garden with access only through the house.....yikes. So getting a machine through the property 750-800mm max width and chipping / leaving in borders is way prefferable to dragging that amount through a house!! Others would walk away from this kind of awkward job..for me that means less competition and in Edinburgh there is a lot of situations where access if more of an issue than the job itself....that for me = ££££ Seems the few on here who use portable stuff are suggesting a mixture of JB / GM / TW....I will probably hire TW as a test on this job (even then I will need to remove wheels / axle I think) as I know I can get hired from company that looks after its hire stuff well. The weakness of the £ is bad on the cost of imported kit though.......

Just a thought...the Jumper may have been in fashion when he started that job:laugh1:

Top marks for succeding and living to tell the tale:001_rolleyes: Just a though...your involved in PR for Stihl....are you going to be impressed this shows how one of your baby saws has true grit.....or scared you will get sued when someone else with less skill tries and fails

Yup hire purchase is not good unless you have no cash....given new HMRC rules where you can put whole value through in one year you would be better buying at 4/4.5 k using for 5 years and still selling for 2k if looked after (or keeping till end of life) 10/12 hours out of blades is hopeless. This is the issue I have. Most machines run on demo are fine - razor sharp blades and ticking over nicely with poker straight medium sized timber put through...that is no where near the real world though.

made the Kids (no pun intended) laugh

Good vid and advice thanks:thumbup1:....if were to rate those machines 1,2,3,4 etc what would it be PS everyone keeps mentioning 'Jones'...a machine dealer I presume?