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Yup!!

Been felling Norway and Sitka spruce so press ganged my mates Ford 4610 into action with our new Rabaud winch.

Just came across some old photos from 2011 of my friend using his JCB with a log grab during a chipping session. Unfortunately, both the 360 and grab have now been sold.

Ah, you beat me to it Eddy! I visited on Friday, there were certainly more staff at the show than visitors. The JCB groundhog had two boxes in place of the tailgate that swung out either side. There's a beer tap on top of each one but unfortunately there were not connected to any kegs!!

1985 GMC Chevrolet K30 4x4 Dually V8 Diesel Hiab Tipper winch MOT and TAX | eBay

If you can split 25 ton of timber in one day with your machine, I'm wasting my time with my Palax processor!

Ha ha, yes I knew that.:thumbup: I have in the back of my mind the 90 is actually 92.7inches but cannot verify that.

The clue is in the name - the 130 is 20 inches longer than the 110:001_smile:

Whilst I whole heartedly agree with the production of UK charcoal and how it uses up timber that would not be used for anything else, I fail to see how the maths stand up. You paid £10,000 plus vat = £12,000 and yet only achieve £130 per burn. The machine is not going to pay for itself until you have done 93 burns but you state the manufacturers have not done this number yet and the machine is already suffering from the use you have given it. And that does not take in to account your other costs either. From your excellent posts it sounds as if the machine would not reach this number of burns without constant modification and rectifying. I'm in no way criticising, as I say I just fail to see how the numbers stack up and if the retort could eventually achieve that number of burns without more time and cost being expanded.

Always useful to put a location on posts like this:thumbup:

NO, Ian only ever used it to move stock around the site so they were never fitted.

Landcruiser HJ60 tipper/ hilux / offroader / workhorse / pick up / forestry | eBay

Did you not get the tracks off Gary when you "bought" it Mark??

That looks absolutely fantastic!! Well done.

I was thinking that as well. My mate put Compomotive alloys on his 110 as he said they had a superior weight capacity than the standard Defender alloy.

You will not get much of a trailer and crane for 5 grand. And think about what you said earlier "The forestry would be a boost as I hope the ag would be 75% of my work. In winter when that goes quiet im hoping to pick up a bit of other work." I have heard from a number of people I have tried to buy timber off - "No chance of getting it out the woods until spring and only then if its dry!"

I looked in to this at the start of the season but it was not viable. I would have had to bought at least a ton from a local merchant and I only had a few customers asking for it. Goaty - I too bought in kindling - 160 nets and sol the lot. You just have to mention it to every customer when they ring and always carry some when you do a delivery as quite often people will say "I don't suppose you brought some kindling??"

Most dog guards I have seen in the past have been designed to prevent the dog from gaining access to the front of the vehicle rather than to stop heavy objects flying forward.

Mate of mine bought not one but two Chinese chainsaws off an Irishman in a transit who called at the yard he was working in!! They are orange and white and look like a Stihl and have a 20 inch bar. He paid £120 each, why I have no idea!!! Watch out!!

Depends if you want a dog guard or a cargo guard! A dog guard tends to be fairly well spaced which would allow other stuff through. If you carry other items in the back I would look for a dedicated cargo guard or have one made from mesh as that will stop other items as well as the dog.

And I've just discovered today is also Steve McQueens birthday!!!! How strange is that???

Well, today marks the 70th anniversary of the real great escape. 76 brave men escaped from Sagan camp - considered escape proof by the Germans because it was so far away from any neutral countries and under a foot of top soil was sand so it was very hard to tunnel in to and very easy to spot if it was spread about outside. Of the 76, only 3 made it home; 73 were recaptured but only 13 were returned to the camp. The remaining 50 were executed by order of Hitler. The ingenuity of the escape committee beggars belief and there wasn't much they could not use - rubber soles from boots were removed to make stamps for passes; waist cord from pyjamas was used as wicks in home made candles. I certainly don't think 19 and 20 year olds of todays generation would have the first clue what to do. The idea was not just to get home but to cause massive disruption among the German forces and this they achieved as divisions were pulled from other areas to hunt them down. I think we all need to raise a glass to the 76.

You could read your comment as only did you well for 10 years because you hadn't used it for 5!!:thumbup:

There's one thing missing out of Sarp chains .... the h!!!

As an update on this, my pal and I both got a new chain off our local chainsaw guy and fitted them the same day - both were Sarp. We are felling softwood and immediately I thought the chain was nowhere near as good as when I have had new Oregon or Stihl chains. When we met to refuel, my mate commented how he thought the blunt Stihl chain he took off was better than the new Sarp he had just put on. Needless to say I have just ordered some new Oregon chains online which will be delivered to the door for the same price.