rowan lee

Cool video. Thanks for producing. I haven't seen a pull line, thrown over the top and tied off at the base before, is there a reason or advantage for this? Also wondering what the portawrap device was used for in this procedure? Thanks Rowan.

kinda weird at first, but I got to like it (granted there is no right side of the road underground anyways ). Its continental driving on the wrong side of the road that gets me, LHD, or other.

Did you have any luck on M Larges web page? I know they have recently revamped it, and there may now be additional video's. If not, you could contact them personally and see if any of the staff there have any private videos of her in action (which may not have been uploaded publically anywhere yet), in fact they might even make one for you if they have time. They are a very accommodating bunch of people.

I have a pto splitter myself, so no experience of either above. But would i be right in thinking an electric model might require a little less maintenance compared to a petrol (at least on an annual basis, no oil changes etc) - also you might be inclined to opt for a petrol in terms of accessibility, but one could always hook up an electric to a generator for the occasional move away away from a mains power supply.

Some decent jobs coming through this thread the last week. Good to see em. Cheers all.

she looks ready for work.

haha, yeah the old berlingo plan we discussed before for my pto splitter, still in the back of my mind Difflock.

Another of Chris Sheppard's helpful comments here on the pro's and con's of vertical vs horizontal splitters Taken from this thread which you should have a read through Chopper http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/firewood-forum/58731-ideal-first-firewood-setup.html

Cool recovery here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6CzS0w-iOI:thumbup1:

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Cool video, nice climbing systems at play. Cheers for posting.

Serious kit mate well done, is that a 2850? The excavator looks well guarded up for forestry work, does it run a processing head?

Delicate operation in big wood, me thinks. Lots to contend with as pictures show, but nice bonus with all that timber going home. Good job mate.

Great Idea, great project. The movers a 30hp is it? Should be ideal. If the pressure isn't suitable - could you use one of the hydraulic motors (gang cutters) to turn the original pto pump that you removed from the log splitter instead? (Not sure how the speed can be regulated, presuming the cutters on the mower turned at 1000's(?) of rpm and you only need about 540 for the job.

He back in the Mog world of things brushcutter. Nice take down there boys.

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Pictures of her two years on, with the addition of impact bars round the bumpers back and front. Not had a single problem (nearly 17k on the clock now), and like I said in the other thread, the landy 110 it replaced was scraped in the same time frame, due to the maintenance bills outweighing the cost of a replacement - broken prop shafts, spring leafs etc every other week, spent more time getting fixed then out doing the rounds underground. Those single cab landys are so tight inside as well, the 79 has loads more leg room etc. The gearbox is also a lot smoother then the landy, not sure if we had a clutch issue there, but the gear changes used to be very sticky. The landy also struggled a bit to build speed on the up ramps, which in fairness can be steep, but the 79 just bulls on, and growls up the incline, seemingly effortlessly. A pleasure to rip round in, although its bumpy as hell, given the extra heavy duty leafs on the back axle, and the fact that she is generally empty.

Wow, there's a machine built to last. Is that a rear steering model? Was trying to work out the model. looks like a possible 540? or slightly smaller? How is the winch set up on the back?

If your buying wood in you may be looking at between £25-40 per processed m3 at your end (pending species, vat, haulage distance etc). Then you have factor in your time. fuel for machines, chainsaw chains, files, chain oil, etc. At the very least investment in a hydraulic splitter is essential I would say, so you may need to invest a grand or so in something powerful and efficient. Then you have to consider delivery methods for the finished product and all the associated cost with that. Not too mention depreciation of equipment.

Sorry meant straight 6. Does growl nicely. Took some pictures of this 78 chassis, as I passed the surface workshop. (just a check up). A steel plate is being reinserted under the cockpit area of the machine, where steel rebar has a tendency to penetrate through the gear stick area and into the drivers environment. Happens regularly enough believe it or not, and thats with good house keeping underground (we use tons and tons of 2.4m rebar for good support). Thankfully nobody has ever been impaled in such a situation.

Yeah its unbelievable really, and we have at least 10 different guys thrashing it underground 7 days a week. Body wise, havent seen a speck of rust on any of the 70's stuff yet, although some of the older hilux's are rotting under the wheel arches etc.

Yeah had a look at a few close ups in pictures, I see what you mean, cutting out a side would seriously jeopardise the structure alright. I'm sure you'll come up with something anyways mate. In terms of a manual swivel, the only image i was getting in my head was that of an old winget cement mixer mechanism for the drum? Anyways looking forward to seeing how you deal with the problem.

Just back up from underground, took some pictures of the 79 two years on from the thread I started in 2011 (above) today. So 1500 hrs later (17000km) here is what she looks like now. Has been through a few sets of tyres, but has not seen the garage yet for any serious stuff. The landy 110 it replaced was the same age when it got scraped. She was constantly in and out with broken prop shafts, issues with the gear box, broken leaf springs, cracked sumps etc, not to mention little stuff, like window latches, door handles and gauges just disintegrating and breaking apart. The 79 is a tough machine, and built to take serious abuse. (attached are some pictures of the general terrain underground, it does get a lot worse in more temp area's). The gearbox is so smooth compared to the landy. (gears were so stiff in that thing). Only down side with the 79 is that she is bouncy as hell offroad with no load on the back tray, and the drivers seat isn't the most comfortable. Often have a sore lower back for a few hours after an afternoon underground in this machine. The hum of the v6 makes it all worth while though.

Sounds like a plan. Sure you have thought of this already - but if you could simply re-fabricate one of the sides of the crate to act like a top hinged swinging tail gate like you see on tipper trucks, and fix the pallet unit of the crate onto your front loader forks like you did for your hedge cutting basket contraption, and tilt your load over the waiting trailer. (haven't looked at an ibc unit up close and personal, so not entirely sure what parameters you have to play with?)

I'd be happy with £15/hr saw work, £12/hr with the axe, and £20 for the hydraulic splitter.