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  1. rowan lee
    Like that grapple idea Callum. Both for lifting/moving larger timber, plus an adjustable gripper for blocking down with (like an enlarged hydraulic version of a croc jaws saw horse). I will one day make a smaller version of your saw rack. Love that as mentioned in a previous thread. I would use it for processing seasoned billets, which could then be tipped straight into a trailer for delivery.
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    excuse the terrible microsoft paint effort - but could you somehow eliminate the complex chain/hydraulic system on your table rack and take advantage of the winch mechanism on the splitter. In this diagram the layout of the pulley guides would have to be ergonomically positioned as to allow the easy placing of round timber lengths up onto the roller deck.
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    I love doing billets as well. But one day my back will say enough is enough. If you are a one man operation like myself/Marcus/poss. yourself and you do billets, there is no escaping constant heavy lifting at some stage or another. If you can be mechanical all the way to the end stage i.e lifting 9inch seasoned logs out of a crate, then you are doing your back a justice. Unfortunately this can never be achieved on your own in the billeting process. Do you reckon there are many 500t(+) guys doing billets? Only one springs to mind. And its intimate twice with the 1mtr lengths, once whilst unseasoned and once seasoned. Using crates for this amount of billets would not be feasible or economic.
  4. rowan lee
    Nice one Beau. I like rustic. Marcus - Trade/sell the crawler, bench saw, splitter and invest in a decent SH processor and use IBC crates. No more triple handling wood. No more sore back, no more gizmos, contraptions etctetcetc Tractor winch trailer/grab combo in the moss (winch stays in the bog) Tractor to processor with trailer/grab combo at side loading your infeed at the yard, to IBC crates. DONE! You only touch the wood ONCE when you unload the seasoned timber from the crates. Too simple though......right?!!
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    You have the mechanical arm and grapple. A simple rack (and deck combo?) will probably serve your needs, short of fabricating/buying your own 1m capacity billet processor. Is it easy to balance a pole in mid air from the grab, for cutting to length? and having some sort of sliding ruler/marker stick that could be quickly mounted and dismounted from the grapples. I know you like to cut out bendy bits as well, which might upset fixed marker units.
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    That made me chuckle Logan, I have tried all that as well. measuring sticks that always went missing, countless bending, sore back. For now Im just stuck with simple estimation. I count up in short of 10inch steps along the stem with the bar, at count four I cut. Works well when Im fresh, after 200 cuts though There are always a few buggers that need toppign when it gets to the splitter. We'll leave this in the capable hands of Marcus to fix.
  7. rowan lee
    These mate Jo Beau M 400 | Woodpecker Environmental Ltd serious bit of money though.
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    All the right tools for the job
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    Did you get a chance to measure from the center of a 4way cross-hair to the main up right on said splitters. If you are looking to simply split into four pieces, this length will be your limiting factor on the max. diameter you can split in this way. Obviously there will be no such limits when using just the single blade. I have a slide-on four way for a 13ton thor, and dont use it much unless its small sub 12" rings, just struggles too much other wise, using slow speeds much of time. Difficult to use on green billeting operations as well, due to it being too wedged shaped, and can be a nightmare if the wood is 'stringy' and 'chewy'. I would like to try one of those adjustable 4-way knife setups on a horizontal setup, to see if its any faster.
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    Another variable to consider is the amount of bark left on the round wood. Spruce that has been machine felled will have alot less bark on it then hand felled stuff, and thus in theory should loose water faster in the stack.
  11. rowan lee
    whats this Marcus, for the billet bundler?
  12. rowan lee
    Thanks for all the replys, I think its a crossjet down at my local hire shop. Bit pricy to hire out, but as mentioned should be easier then a strimmer. I'll give it a go anyways and see how I get on. Thanks again.
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    Nice landscape, where's that Breffni?
  14. rowan lee
    Has anybody hired one of these before for a rough terrain grass cutting job? Video's look good online, but what are they really like? Thirsty? Think the one I'm looking to hire is about 20hp. Cheers.
  15. rowan lee
    I have a large area to strim again (2 acres), long matted grass, rushes, etc. Took about 20hrs the last time but only really skimmed off this top to level things out. Was thinking of hiring out something like this machine next time. Are they any good vs a decent 40-50cc strimmer. Video's online look impressive, but I want a real opinion. Will it be slow going, lots of clogging and unclogging, drinking gallons of petrol? Or could I really whizz through a 2 acre site of heavy matted grass in a day? Cheers.
  16. rowan lee
    I gave them a quick ring today, very helpful indeed. The website will be live sometime this week-early next week. The machine will be appearing at the national ploughing championships towards the end of this month as well. The man I spoke with offered a free test drive down at their yard, might take them up on their offer as its just down the road from where I work.
  17. rowan lee
    If those bolted up rights get too loose, get a long 12mm drill bit, drill through the entire unit and use threaded bar instead of the coach bolts/screws, what ever you have used. Then bolt on from both sides and clamp together.
  18. rowan lee
    Cool, I'd love one (but as a hobby woodman only, my old 35 will have to suffice), Ill keep an eye on donedeal though. you never know. Cheers pal.
  19. rowan lee
    here we go: I have since removed the stop block to aid easier access of the sawn timber from both ends. Works well, and is light weight. Can be taken off the pallet and wheeled around, just a ratchet strap.
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    it will be a heavy bugger at 8 foot. The yoke i built (ill get a picture) is designed for 1.2m billets with a bit of overhang. its mounted on a pallet ( i move it about on back of tractor and set of pallet forks) about 4 foot long. both ends are open so i can easily reach in and all the logs are accessible. find this the easiest method of retrieval. I work from the top of each cut stack as I unload and hand ball into trailer/ibc crates. As soon as I have to start bending down to reach sawn logs, I simply lift up the entire unit, and resume work at waist height once again.
  21. rowan lee
    Also, if using entire length of rail sleeper, leave larger gaps between upright bolsters in the centre (see woodworks photo above) as you may have difficulty retrieving the logs otherwise. Perhaps you plan on tipping over the device each round of cutting though, in which case ignore above. Get some nice big coach bolts for the up rights as well, screws just work loose too quickly I find.
  22. rowan lee
    Nicely setup, no more hand balling brash either. Nice Holder in the backround as well, looks in good nick. Have never seen one in the flesh in Ireland. Is that one a 60?
  23. rowan lee
    Thats a real neat piece of engineering that. love the hydraulic chain clamp:thumbup1: no more spinning logs and kick back. I see the brackets for a front loader as well, lift and tip straight into a trailer. looks as though it could hold about a loose cubic meter as well.
  24. rowan lee
    Nice, was aware that kindling processors filled bags, but didn't know there was such a tool for logs. Thanks for the info.
  25. rowan lee
    Really neat bagging. Presume its done by hand, tipping tray, etc. Are have you invented a more efficient way?

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