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Towcester area?

does this count !

some from site yesterday reminding me of this thread

agree with above sharp blades, distance from anvil ( and sharp or square anvil will make a difference ) and infeed speed, there are addit features on some e.g. TP can have a slither breaker added to the blade set up to break or prevent this . if you are trying to produce fuel woodchip then a screened system seems to be the way to go . the usual cause of 'kindling wood size slithers is when the last part of the branch/log turns sideways in the infeed system and is chipped along the grain rather than across it, one easy way to prevent this is to chip longer lengths of wood!

link here ( I hope ) huge saving on new, low hours, good spec crane and controls, http://www.agriaffaires.co.uk/used/used-forestry-tractors/19203556/valtra-t160.html

any feed back from ATF day on Saturday 14th, wanted to go but tied up fixing machinery, uugh again!

although OBMtec have gone the grinder side has been taken over by Ufkes greentec there is still one, at least, for sale here https://www.mascus.co.uk/forestry/used-forestry-mulchers/other-obm-pro-270-xl-nieuw/rctdmnmk.html or their website http://www.ufkes.net/ there are usually preowned and other types of grinder i.e. the miller pro 150 and 170 style, for sale, good luck

fuel wood chip shadow lunge

Josh we have a 4x4 sprinter 413 2004 with the following comments made to another arbtalk member it has > 2151 cc engine, rust front wheel arch lower esp nearside ( more dirt ) > chassis where folded seams join and also body work pin holes expanding > into bigger rust patches, fuel pump leak, no cure or fix told have to > get new one. also injector seating causing huge mess under plastic > housing and dribbley injector burning hole in piston, I understand last 3 items > common with this engine, if going 4x4 anti roll bar and shock absorber mountings are > slung under the axel limiting clearance,! please note also the rear axel position when rear body is loaded carries all the weight even to the point reducing weight of the front wheels , it has got diff locks this helps traction, is not 4x4 as in Landover or similar but it helps a lot in slippy conditions, i.e wet grass verge towing chipper etc. tyres will make a difference, try for a demo or trial if possible, good luck

David hello tree is still standing and will make busy day when it falls! it is leaning over a well stocked lake, if I get a chance I try to supply pictures, no leaf on it this year. the Alder is one of the largest single stemmed I have seen and the ash possible twice the size of this, cheers for now

on Ash and Alder from todays site

not up to Stephens max! but a bit of extraction today

ok yes 1 not to miss, every 4 years for the big one

not England! but trade related

Cardington bedford

Steve a long time ago I tries a few yew slices, dried slowly and had better luck with them than any other wood slices of same size, possibly a good time of year to dry them slowly is now , good luck

Stephen good looking combination there, birthdays a! just about to join this section I think, a little fine tuning 1st

you can go independent crane fed chip as here Richard Blakey's one but the tractor option gives a lot of options, I would suggest perhaps 100 to 200 hp tractor could power10 to 12'' chipper

here you go http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WOOD-CHIPPER-WITH-CRANE-JUNKKARI/222628852535?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D45993%26meid%3Dffe942e60455468ab1385911dcb10f78%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D222600479643&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851 or if you have a crane I may even have one myself!

how tidy do you have to leave the sites could you mulch them? if not crane fed medium size as here http://www.jaspwilson.co.uk/en/tp-chipper-320-tractor-pto-crane-fed-uk can be effective or crane mounted on tractor enabling you to forward/load without the chipper attached, remote control of chipper is advisable, cable or wireless, and some models are only crane fed, Jensen, TP, Schliesing, Junkkari, bandit, hiezohack among some of the potential

it is unfortunate but if the trunk has failed and there are rot pockets above in the branches it is likely that part or most of heartwood is decayed and may not be usable, you will find out by crosscutting to explore, good luck in finding sound brown wood !

a recent watery one, school holidays of course!

Lee thanks for your help in packaging and posting, all arrived safe. cheers Jeremy

I would think if you floated the mulcher over the ground to avoid heavy contact with floor you would cut and mulch most woody weeds and brambles, there can be a problem at this time of year with grass being shy of the flail, it depends on the shape and speed of the flail, some flails depend on being able to trap the cut produce onto the ground to make a tidy job of 'mulching' all the above is dependant on your ''compacted down'' we have mulched brown field sites where demolished building have been flattened and the usual suspects have turned it in to a sssi! the only problems punctures, therefore tracked or solid tyre an advantage, swinging hammers would be an advantage if lumps of demolished office block are not compacted, good luck

Eddie impressive specification and return! looking spectacular one hell of a pair of secateurs and just at the end of bird nesting, good timing, I wish you well, respect