rowan lee

(presume that's 10'' high rings not diameter) About 5 seconds on a pto version of the magik 13. That's picking the log up from table at waist height, splitting and next log in hand again. I have a video somewhere.

Did you get the 4-way head? I find it great for smaller diameter timber up to about 14inch (which is about 90% of my production)plit in half on the tip of the blade.

The latest arrivals to join the fleet of 60 odd 70's series we run in the mine.

Could be a setting in the Tuscan mountains for all I know Marcus. I am liking the uniqueness of the crawler and the G-wagon. That looks like my kind of holiday.

Duals, cheaper option, plus easy to undo as it makes steering a pig especially with the front weights. Generally a smaller diameter tyre is used on non-power assist tractors I believe so you don't get the extra drag when steering but do get the lift required when you start to cut the ground. I tried 13" wheels from a berlingo van but fiddly to bolt on and off.

Deep into the boggy wildness pulling out some storm damaged beech. Too good to leave behind. Drag was 500m through some rather wet hollows requiring all the extra rubber on the old girl.

Thanks Stubby. My 36cc might struggle then, though I could try 4mm in shorter lengths? Haven't used square before. Does it offer any advantage over an equivalent sized round cord from your experience?

Hiya Stubby. I haven't used a jet head before. I use 2.4mm line on an autofeed head (36cc machine). What advantages do these jet heads offer? Cheers.

Clearing endless Laurel on the estate.

Bushes or stops highlighted in red. Your machine has the updated levers, but don't see the bushes? I did a stint with single controls but went back to double handed operation after seeing some horror show pictures. I found that my left hand thumb and first index finger were getting a little too flirty with danger at times. Have you got the 4-way? Really efficient in the right sized timber.

Most have another crack at this myself during the summer, I have used the biscuit tin method with a 25ltr can in the past just for personal use. What species are you using there Beau, and do you use full size fire wood logs or smaller off cuts?

Semi seasoned stuff from last summer

Haha, option 3, interesting idea, an infinately variable length splitting chamber. Wonder what the pushing power is though on good tracking ground?

Don't know if you have a log pick, but useful for slewing and dragging big lumps into position on your own (especially pieces closer to ground level as in your instance).

Will it be a pain shovelling up loose logs that are sat on pallets in a big pile? Its a pity the pallet and sheepwire method wouldn't stand up to the rigors of a front end rotator.

I would love a mini digger timber trailer setup like the one in this clip. Even with just a thumb you could make light work of extraction, though it would make loading that trailer more difficult. Downside I suppose is speed, although currently I use an old massey which creeps around in low gear, but it can't knock hung up trees for me, sling brash out onto the haul mat, lift wood up to waist height so it can be easily snedded, and logged up - the list goes on.

yeah thats what i was thinking. Interesting project.

Do those compressor model 30e's have a pto at rear?

This post is not exactly relevant to the thread title. But its production levels on the small end of the scale and I don't buy timber in. I can fell and extract 2 ibc cages worth a day on my own (~8hrs), processing with chainsaw and vertical log splitter back at a suitable landing. I am not sure it would be that much quicker with a processor, given much of the time is the felling and extraction, tidying up branches, etc part.

Hey you only live once. Follow the heart as they say. Exciting and daunting at the same time, funny how we allow ourselves to get so comfortable in routines we don't necessarily enjoy, with the thought of ever changing them out of sight. It will be stressful with family, business, etc all in tow, but I have always found a move can reinvigorate all aspects of living. On the low impact side of forestry - Its an idea I have always come back to in my dreams. I'm from an entirely different work avenue (economic geology and exploration) but have constantly come back to the woodlands idea time and time again. There are so many small private woodlands on farms here in Ireland now just begging for some low impact thinning work. Some of the devastation you see after the 20 ton machines have been in, you wonder if the final crop will actually come to anything? Its an interesting niche for sure, I have started seeing the first bit of light with the introduction of those Vimik 6 wheelers here in the republic, perhaps the tide is starting to change. All the best anyways. Looking forward to reading your new work thread later in the year.

Ok. Thanks for the info.

Any ford 3610 users on here (though I'm sure this is similar to any earlier 3000 series). Got a 84 version recently. Was told no issues, but the pto grinds like a mother when engaging under load. Have to kill engine, engage lever, and restart engine again for ease of use, not ideal. The lever appears to have been modified for extra leverage in the past. I assume this is a 2-stage clutch system for engaging, and not an independant system? I do fully compress the clutch pedal until it hits the floor plate, though I have to admit the arc of travel on this particular clutch pedal seems reduced. The bite is extremely low down as well. Changing gears is smooth mind, so no issues there. Its no big deal as tractor only runs a pto log splitter, but I wouldn't mind sorting it out all the same. Any other things to check, or does it need splitting in half? Cheers Rowan.

Has anyone had success with a stump splitter for this application.

Winging it now with stuff I split early last summer (may/June), so hasn't had the full 12 months, but no complaints yet.

Thats class. Well done. Was wondering if you had a link for the timber trailer? I really fancy a small trailer grab setup like that someday for the back of a small 2wd ford tractor.