rowan lee
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Wanting to buy a tractor mount log splitter with large blade.
rowan lee replied to Woodworks's topic in Firewood forum
Few video's here woodworks documenting the thor magik log splitter I have. It runs off an old mf 35 pto mostly at tick over. Very light on diesel, and great turn around ram speeds. The knife/blade on the end of the ram is reasonably large as well. I use it mostly for billets, but I welded up a very basic table for blocks. Expensive, but this will last me forever. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mR4OFgTCqI8&feature=share&list=UUon5mJhm3OfyzvML3ehYauA]Thor Magik 13 (pto) Splitting some rough bits - YouTube[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHMvp8qfkKw&feature=share&list=UUon5mJhm3OfyzvML3ehYauA]Splitting fresh Sycamore - YouTube[/ame] -
Here's a really basic one I made from a few branches (just messing about) And a more sustainable one that can be moved around the yard (A couple of 6x2 and 2x2 screwed together).
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Nice shots dude. Well done.
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haha reminds of this clip
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Thanks for that Spud, Ill try the air filter assessment. Thanks easy lift - Didn't notice a kink when I changed the fuel filter, but hadn't thought of it until you mentioned so i'll look again. Good call.
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Sweet, is that a leborgne maul in the picture Mark?
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Loved the perspective from the camera setup. Great angles and depth. The head camera stuff is great, but the window of capture can be limited. From my own point of view (somebody who is not involved in the industry, and thus doesn't fully understand and appreciate the mechanics of a certain situation in a tree) its great to be able to see everything that is going on around the climbers actions. I've been watching your video's for some years now, rarely comment, just sit back, watch and enjoy. Thanks so much mate for all the great clips and long may it last. Rowan.
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Sweet, a clean might be the job so. Cheers boys.
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Good day, got given this Kawasaki strimmer yesterday (Its an old TG 24). Hadn't run for a few seasons, but the fuel lines and tank had been emptied out before it was decommissioned. I put fresh 2 stroke juice in her, a new fuel filter and spark plug. It started after a bit, and ran well on choke, but the problem is she seems to die everytime I kill the choke and throttle it up? There's a throttle setting beside the trigger, which sets at about 50% rev's. If I engage this and leave the choke on its cuts away no problems. But as soon as I release the setting and give it a bit more welly it also dies. No problems restarting on any occasion today either. Just wondering if anyones knows what these symptoms might suggest, and whether or not it could be fixable? Thanks for your help. Rowan.
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Source an old low profile tyre as well, can fit loads in one of those, Biggest advantage with the tyre method is you can work all the way around the chopping block, with out having to rotate the logs as you go.
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Axe x27 Fisker for anything straight grained, and one of these Mauls Leborgne | Produits - Woodcutting Tools for gnarlier stuff in conjunction with a sledge hammer. Make sure you get a good knee to waist high chopping block with a low profile tyre nailed onto the top (stops split bits flying off each time and reduced the amount of bending you have to do). Chainsaw wise, a small pro saw like a stihl 260 or husky 346 in a domestic environment will last you years and years.
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Think you mentioned blue rope idea Marcus (oh aar!) a few posts back, seems to work well in this clip anyways for this dude (not sure what the plastic spike things are called or where they can be sourced though, but seem to make the job a little easier).neat little lifting frame for the forks at the 3:15 mark
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or stump house, well cool that.
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Awesome billet roll factory on a an 8 wheeler here: Check out the big smiley swiss head on the bill hook attendant hehe. Complex hydraulics going down here, but the billet rack is essentially operating on the same principle as a log grapples only inverted so to speak. Not sure if it could be easily copied in a diy environment, and perhaps have a tipping mechanism added. web page for this machine: Robert Roth - Forstwirtschaft - Landwirtschaft - Werkstatt
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Was a lovely setting for a show of this sort (and only an hrs drive south for me thankfully), Stradbally is a beautiful estate. Thought it was going to be easy to spot you arbtalkers, but other then Greg (above, who was easy to find at his stand) I had no luck unfortunately. More or less the same stands and exhibitors as 2011 (Birr), I got my beer from M.Large (you boys had them bottles well hidden away though hehe - I promise I'll buy that processor I was so keen on prior to my beer query). There was a cool mini forwarder based on a tw*t dumper beside Larges stand, hydraulic winches back and front, stabilizers the lot, Really nice kiwi dude running it. The harvester demo was a bit slack at 1230, felled like 1 tree, did a few stretches and hibernated again. The climbing was good to watch, and the blacksmiths bicycle (complete with skull and horns) driven fan was pretty cool. Must check out this APF sometime.
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Well done, what a journey its been from bog hole doom to woodland glory again. Hope it makes life a little easier for you mate.
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Pretty stormy here in Co Meath today, Will hopefully have passed by tonight. Should be sweet come tomorrow, perhaps a passing shower or two. Might give the camping a miss though.
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Whereabouts are you based Kinney logging?
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The old fella lives in a gate lodge on a beautiful (semi abandoned) estate, back home in the west of Ireland. Its totally secluded, overgrown and idyllic, and wraps itself around 3 miles of lake shores. Anyhows for some time now, Ive been clearing and felling dead trees, and invasive species from the 50 odd acres of mixed woodlands, most of which is self seeded. I get to practice my felling, play with some machinery, and basically get away from the outside world. I sell most of the timber for firewood (to friends and work colleagues) which pays for this weekend hobby, including new bits of kit, diesel, etc and beer for round the fires at night time in the summer months. Heres some pictures from various seasons, down the woods:
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Yeah show us the topper pic difflock. You can't beat a bit of ingenuity, re: the old Gardiner fan generator. Its just to easy to go out and buy that purpose built bit of kit for the job, but where's the fun in that. Btw is the crane trailer in your profile picture a diy job?
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Cod that friend of yours setup sounds amazing. Could only sit back in awe and watch that creation. :thumbup:Holy smokes Difflock, you have given this some thought. Never looked into that to much, (perhaps the little 35's engine at tick over for the pto pump is under a little more strain then I give her credit for) Good tip on the use of rollers for under the two front wheels, probably would screw itself off under the constant torque. Like the topper gearbox idea mentioned in Codlashers post, I'm sure that could be easily 'bogded' together off the front of the berlingo. As they'd say up your way Diff, 'keep 'er lit bouy'
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Nice one, Keen to have a good look into the climbing side of things for this show. Have been dreaming about it for to long now, and its time for some action. Hoping to make a few contacts on this trip as well, I'll make myself known.
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Nice idea, like the sound of that Difflock. So split, saw, stack for your own supply and sell cubic meter bales to punters. I could do with a second tractor myself, as I'm constantly swopping kit around in a single day. My splitter usually sits in the one place and I was thinking of jacking up an old berlingo van my dad has abandoned , removing the front tyre and welding a pto spline onto the drive hub for power. Would save me buying another 35 or similar.
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Just outside Navan (horsebox!), I work over at the zinc mine there.
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Are any of you guys thinking of bringing some climbing gear down to do some reccy climbing somewhere around the estate? Not sure if there will be any official recreational climbing happening, but I for one would love to check it out and have a go/ or see it done in the flesh and have a chat with someone in the know how. (Have never climbed with a rope and harness before, and am keen to learn at some stage, and possibly buy some basic of gear at this show).
