rowan lee

This dudes back most be in tatters.Sliding about in that mud, no chopping block, all that bending, swinging wildly with a gruntish looking maul, panting like an elephant. Couldn't help but laugh, although smart looking quad he has. Somebody get this poor dude a block and a tyre. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leeC_7Atl78]YouTube - Manual Log Split with Maul[/ame]

Simple idea's are best, liked that Hammer. Always though an old cattle trailer conversion would be mint, if you could remove upper body and install a ram underneath.

Cheers Minn - does RS comfort require alot more effort and/or technique then, when you say 'rock hard when sharpening'. Most give it a go on my mates 260 sometime and see if there is much of a difference compared to what i'm used too, and if i can get a similar edge. Thanks for the heads up anyways mate.

- might explain why its not as standard on a 250 then (i.e. domestic saw). I'm right in thinking that full chisel commands more experience from the user and can deliver more kick back potential then semi chisel?

Cheers Minn, Does that mean a picco setup on a 260 then would be more efficient as there is less wood to cut, and if so why do they come with .325 as standard then? ( i.e. a thicker kerf stands up to more abuse, domestic vs pro - or are there more reasons?)

The 250 i got a few years ago is supplied with 3/8p picco chain, however ive noticed some chain websites suggest a .325 pitch 'super rapid' chain (semi chisel) instead. As far as i was concerned these were only standard on the pro saws - 240/260 etc. Too me the picco and rapid look pretty similar. Are there any additional benefits to running a rapid vs a picco for the domestic user? The saw alternates between a 14 and 16'' bar and cuts mostly small hardwood thinning.

LOl yeah, it was a case of extracting the front windscreen and getting flies in your eyes all day long, on a hot summers day, drawing in silage.

Another thing that made me have a second think. What is the industry preferred practice for controlled felling in this situation? Is the 'dog leg' the most common? Cheers

Does dog tooth go under any other name. Don't know it by that name. Is it the same as a 'boring cut'? If not would you mind explaining briefly, Thanks.

I'd fell into the category of a young lad with limited experience - and i'm glad I saw this thread. Dind't know the term was 'barber chairing', but splitting trunks has crossed my mind on several occasions before, and thankfully it has never happened to me. I do a small bit of chainsaw work on a weekly basis in my spare time. Mainly its small scale wooding, but recently i have started practicing small tree felling (~12-14inch) on birch and ash thinnings. I knew they were both brittle woods, noted for there fast 'cracking' 'snapping' effect rather then the 'slow chewy' effects of something like oak - but never imagined something so potentially dangerous could have occurred. I noted this thread early this morning, just the pictures and thought very little of it, until i read a guys very harrowing life changing story a little further on (Thanks for posting that Leyburn). It was quite a heavy read and on reviewing the pictures again, i suddenly began to view them in a more respectful manner. It would be great if any one else could add to the list of possible 'barber chair' trees for any other young lads/less experienced guys who may not be in the full know. So far from reading this thread ive got ash as the worst offender. I suppose birch, sycamore, etc could be added to this list as well. A few tips on how a barbers chair can be avoided would also be appreciated. I gather from the picture example given above, that this occurred because the knotch was too small, the back cut was too low, too much tension on the pull rope, didn't use a dog tooth cutting technique. I started thinking about how i might have gone about felling this tree if it had off been me, given the job brief, etc. Really helps putting things into perspective a thread like this, so thank you to all the contributors. Also - a small dedicated space for this kind of discussion would be a great addition in time to come. Although this forum is dedicated mainly for the benefits of those directly involved in the industry, it is also a great source of information for the likes of myself, the 'domestic user', who after some formal training, and varied experience, wants to get to the next level, i.e. the sort of knowledge they can't teach you out of a book. I have to admit after keeping track of this forum for sometime, i've noticed that safety related incidents are rarely discussed aloud ( I have to admit i don't cover every section of this forum in great detail). Perhaps on occasion this is for good reason, but it would be interesting to hear more on this. Thanks Rowan.

A few tractors from my youth - JCB and Ford from an uncles setup, and a great summers job that was back in 2001. The blizzard has since been traded on

You'll have to stick up a few pic's of your new setup mate, when you get a chance.

Nice one, bet that auto infeed conveyor on the 1X has helped out wonders compared to your old Japa mate.

Nice little double towards the end there.

Nice setup Caveman, liking the colour coordinated splitter and grapple.

that axe head looks like its gonna fly into orbit in one more minute, and probably straight through dudes head:thumbdown:

Here's how to build one, if your keen. Final part in a series of 6 here - the finished article with a safety conscious guard around the axe head:laugh1: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-E4GmFX3Puo]YouTube - wheel of death part 6[/ame]

hadn't thought of it like that. Cool idea.

Pretty dangerous , but an interesting square baler convertion (this may have been posted before?) [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7Hir7E4Yhw]YouTube - wood splitter[/ame]

:blushing:thought that was an unusual members name. Thanks.

Ahh fair play so it has been done before. Is Nokka a member on here? Did he have a pictures knocking about for it on the forum?

[ame= ] [/ame] Not seen a convertion like this before. Fairly impressed here alright :thumbup1:I Presume that is just a standard harvester head with a home made wedge bolted on one end. the only minor down side looks like the operator can't manipulate or adjust the wedge. Don't know a thing about timber harvester operating, but with all the tech that's out there nowadays, i assume you can set the feed wheels to jig in and out like that at a given distance automatically? If so even better Absolutely wicked.

sound mate, another option.

Ok, yeah i see what you mean. A pity mind. Thanks Chris.

Take the splitter component off the OH-60 or the 1x37 for example, 3.5/7 ton range. Is there an auto splitter out there like this but without the other bits, ie. conveyor, saw, etc. I would love a small horizontal splitter like that, for just dropping small 8'' pieces into, and with out the hazzle of continuous lever pulling and adjusting. Is there anything like that available?