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  1. Big J
    I have that exact saw from that exact special offer
  2. Big J
    I don't have much experience in trees as large as that and not having done domestic work, I never really ring up. On my jobs, it's only a cut every 3-4m, so a shorter bar is no impediment, and besides, my little forwarder won't pick up larger sticks anyway. I'll use the example of a spruce thinning job we did in August. One of the cutters came with a 372XP (very quick cutter) to fell some fairly large spruce (100ft average, 18" DBH). He was running a 15" bar on it. He then had an issue with the saw and had to borrow an MS261 on a 15 from another cutter. His production rate actually went up when he dropped to a smaller saw.
  3. Big J
    I think that the issue of bar length is less about speed of cut and more about the extra weight, the unbalancing of the saw and the lack of agility when snedding. When I did hardwood self select thinning when I started out (average tree was about 12-14 inches at base, 60ft tall), my saws were MS260, 346XP and 550XP. Bar of choice was 13". I really don't like long bars. I did my medium trees ticket the other day (finally! after felling thousands and thousands of medium trees). Largest tree was a douglas that was maybe 2ft across the base but still only an 18" bar on a Makita EA7900. 110ft tree, but I would have been just as happy to fell it with a 50cc saw on 15" and the snedding would have been much quicker.
  4. Big J
    Depends entirely on what kind of forestry you're doing. 70cc is too large for most (softwood) snedding so I'd be inclined to say go 50-60cc depending on the size of the trees. If you wanted one saw to cover more or less everything, a Husqvarna 560xp on an 18 inch bar would do it. But then the Dolmar PS6100 is also very good. I certainly wouldn't go over 18" bar length for much. Longer than necessary guide bars slow you down more than an oversized powerhead.
  5. Big J
    It will, yes
  6. Big J
    The unloading was of course preceded by coffee and biscuits, but I unloaded the trailer at lightening speed with K's uncle inbetween showers
  7. Big J
    It was braked and it was single axle. About 1800kg I think. With the Woodland Mill it will be much lighter so it's unlikely you'll need brakes.
  8. Big J
    Ya big girls blouse! I was up in Dulverton today dropping off firewood for my wife's aunt and uncle and it wasn't that bad! ?
  9. Big J
    In the UK you're limited to a 7m bed length, plus drawbar. Stick to that and you'll be fine. Full length will be fine to tow - I used to tow a Woodmizer LT40 at that size and it was a breeze.
  10. Big J
    TCD rather than TDC? I'm not complaining really. The rain is a pain, but we knew it could be wet down here before we moved. Better that than continuous drizzle and biting easterlies, which are characteristic of the East of Scotland.
  11. Big J
    I think we must be in a wet spot near Cullompton. We've not got a rain gauge here (yet) but judging by how the buckets and pots fill up in the garden it's been at least 12 inches.
  12. Big J
    That it has been. My firewood that I brought to Devon in July (in a shipping container) was 12% then. It's now 22-23% after the foot or so of rain we've had in the past month.
  13. Big J
    I had a bad experience with them about 4 years again. Massive pedants, causing me a lot of inconvenience for something that was thrown out by the procurator fiscal immediately. I take your point, and their original intent might well be what you stated, but in practice they penalise the self employed ruthlessly, virtually ignoring the genuinely dangerous (occasional caravan and horse box towers). I don't object to them stopping people to check their vehicles, rather how they put it into practice.
  14. Big J
    Having moved to Devon, it's so bloody mild down here, I'm wondering if I'm ever going to need to burn overnight again! ?
  15. Big J
    Like putting a pair of sunglasses and a trilby on an elephant. Ultimately, when I see a truck like the one above I just think "little man syndrome" or "little penis syndrome" or a combination of the two.
  16. Big J
    The frightening thing is that there is someone out there that thought that was a good idea and spent their money on making it look like that. Utter clown.
  17. Big J
    Yeah, I saw them as I passed. The chaps in the cab didn't look best pleased, but to be honest they did look overloaded. The load on the tipper was only secured by ropes (instead of a net, which it needed given the shortness of the lengths) and the trailer must have been 3000kg. I actually added 15 min to my return journey yesterday taking the long way home from the sawmill as I had a (legal, but looked heavy) load of sawmill offcuts on the trailer. Given that the Pollock Scotrans lorry (brand new, super shiny and completely empty) that loaded up at the sawmill got pulled, I didn't fancy my chances. F**king VOSA.
  18. Big J
    (from when we were north of the wall) Scotland when the locals talk about the weather being "no too bad" which means only that it's not raining. It could be grey, blowing a gale and 10 degrees below freezing, but if it's not raining, it's OK.
  19. Big J
    ....Devon when you get delayed by stray sheep on a lane, have to catch a bedraggled spaniel trotting along another lane and find someone who might know who it belongs to and when you have to spend 15 min over 3 phone calls directing a haulier to your site who is all the time cursing the ridiculously tiny little roads. Oh, and it's raining. But it's really really warm for December! ? Go on - what defines your home? You know you're in.....
  20. Big J
    I don't fancy that rear overhang for towing, not at all.
  21. Big J
    General sawmill stock, so cabinet making, flooring etc.
  22. Big J
    Oh good god no! Just using the services of Dan Franklin and his excellent Serra Bavaria. Highly recommended
  23. Big J
  24. Big J
    The ash is all gone. Fitted very neatly onto two lorries as it happened. Good quality too
  25. Big J
    I'm very close to the point of not being arsed to do it myself any more. I bloody hate processing firewood. If you totted it up, nearly all of us would be better using that time earning and paying to fill the oil tank.

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