richy_B
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Hi Spud, could I get a copy of your prices too. I have a ms660 and was reading your post from yesterday.
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My experience is rings will always split. The thinner the item the quicker/worse this will be. What you could try is cutting the rings at a much steeper angle so you get more of an ellipse shape instead of round. Maybe you could keep two rings and do straight cuts at 3 and 9 o'clock to allow it movement to shrink as it dries. Then cut the two rings in half an glue to two intact sections together?
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I would assume if properly employed you provide all the tools/fuel/etc as gray git said. You could do it like a vehicle I guess and pay a price per day/hour for them using their own saw/fuel. Legislation wise I would expect you need them to demonstrate/show certification their saw is safe , ie CE marks, no safety features removed, etc. The same way you might ask for certificates for cs30/31 and so on. Essentially a paper trail so if anything went wrong you can say you have evidence you checked his kit was safe.
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With the 3pt cranes, do you have the trailer hooked up underneath to the drawbar or do you have to mount the crane on the drawbar? I am wondering how much of a faff it is to go from crane on its own to crane and timber trailer.
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Problem is hardly anyone is buying it so the prices are rock bottom. Your time to load it, your machine and fuel costs, £150 for a lorry load isn't worth it from my perspective. I'd rather donate it all to the local allotments.
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£600 or best offer! Last year I half buried 25 tons of h.chestnut as a beetle habitat. Little did I know I was throwing away thousands....
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I think you have answered your own question - excel. You mostly likely already have it amd it's very capable but of software. Next step I'd maybe look at a Microsoft Access. Build yourself a database with a front end form that you can print. A lot of hassle for the info required.
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Does it need to be movable/a tractor? I'm sure an agri - engineer could knock up a 'donkey-engine' with a PTO on it. I might be dreaming it up but I'm sure I saw a transit van chopped in half and the drive shift welded to a standard shaft powering a processor. I imagine engine running at 1500-2000 rpm, first gear of 3.5:1 odd and you'd be away. HP to spare....
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Worth my time to extract alder
richy_B replied to Marsh Monkey's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
It's a tough call. I hate 'being beaten' by a site but I've found I need to trust my instincts - if you are concerned about it being boggy and the associated risks then you're probably right! I've talked myself into jobs only to wish I'd stayed well away two days in. Having a machine stuck for a few hours kills the profitability. Having it stuck several times and you're screwed! -
Incredibly capable - you'd have lept off long before you reached than angle though!
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Agreed. Just spend the money now and you have the entitlement on your license for life (ish...). A 750kg trailer is so limited.
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Teletruk are great. 2nd hand prices are pretty steep, good and bad depending on whether you are buying or selling!
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Daft question but does the red dye leave any trace?
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Good point, would be easy to get 'in the zone' and forget to refill the chain oil.
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I agree, they are not the kind of thing you want to be lugging a few miles through the woods but compact enough to leave in the back of the pickup. Will get you out of a pickle. I used mine daily for a few seasons when working on a river project where you had no chance of getting a tractor/mechanical winch near. Pulled out trolleys, broken willow limbs, motorbikes and so on. Took it apart a few times to give it a proper clean but generally pretty hard to break and require little maintenance. Just clean the cable off and gave it a blast with wd40 when putting away.
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The great thing is they will last you decades. Mine is secondhand and have had it 10 years and still looks/performs perfectly.
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Lots of good advice on here already but I'll put my tuppence worth in. Definitely get some spare shear pins, I've broken loads on my t532(although I do use a longer bar). I get all my strops from Damar. They are good quality and price. I'd recommend getting 5 ton 'endless' slings. Get a few sizes atleast, 2 metres, 3 metres, 4 metres and 5 metres is good (half the size obviously because if the loop). Gives you the option of anchoring around some big trees (and not having too much slack/loose strop if you are on small trees). http://slingsandstraps.co.uk/roundslings-5ton I don't use snatch blocks or shackles with hand winches. There is always a risk of the cable snapping (I've seen a few but never anything dramatic). You can dampen down the risk by putting some carpet/similar over the cable. It takes a bit of the energy out of it should it snap. Hope that helps
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Put the boot in....
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I have a 175amp Anderson plug on the rear of my L200, it's a really useful addition. I switched my ifor tipper so it's runs off the car instead of its own battery, I also run a flatbed trailer mounted winch from it. Could easily make up some jump cables to connect to it, 12v grinder, fuel transfer pump if you were carrying a tank of red to site. Well worth doing in my opinion.
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It's luck of the draw. I am aware of people running red in everything for decades (personal cars, vans) and just never get a pull. I've never used red inappropriately as I don't like 'getting away with it' but in fairness I've never had a vehicle checked and have been in the industry over 10 years.
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I haven't got it to hand but I was quoted about £6,800 odd, EX VAT but obviously reclaimable.
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Is there anything out there that covers equipment still? Some grants for new woodland creation and improvement but I think they exclude equipment. There was a Woodfuels production one by FSC last year that could fund towards equipment but I think it ceased and wasn't likely to return. To the original post, perhaps it is worth investing in the right kit from the start. I think it's around £6.5k from riko from a 3t trailer with crane (I'd got a for a 3t trailer and 60% fill it). That sounds like a lot of money but it's not necessarily what you buy it for but what you sell it for.... I'd imagine you could get 3 years use out of it and easily sell it on for £3-5k. So it's costing you under a grand a year. You could make that back in increased productivity in a couple of weeks.
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It's a good choice. They are perfectly suited to an alpine.
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There is a lot to be said for some wiggle room. I've found on some plant trailers you just haven't got the room to achieve good weight distribution. Something like an lm125 with ramps could work. If it's behind a 4x4 the 1.75m width is a bonus as it's the same or smaller than the vehicle. Comparitevly cheap as well.
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Raging!!!! Ryanair, what a rip off! Never, never again!
richy_B replied to PeteB's topic in The Lounge
What has always got me is I, as a 105kg man pay the same as a 55kg girl but then they argue with you about your bag being a few kg over..
