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  1. rowan lee
    Yeah I've had a few bits kick on me as well using a portek (especially on the last cut). Trouble is the way you hold the piece down with your left hand means your thumb is vulnerable if this happens and have sprained it a couple of times which is a pita. The rack system as previously mentioned is the business for small bits especially if you have a saw with a long bar.
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    Yeah thanks. It definitely clears the head space for me alright. Quite addictive the woods can be as well. Only weekends though unfortunately. I'm stuck in Co. Meath weekdays, conducting field work for an exploration company, logging drillcore and going underground into a zinc mine for my sins. While this work pays the bills ( and in fairness very enjoyable) nothing beats down the woods on your own with a saw and the old 35 passing time.
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    Back down the woods last weekend, getting some therapy. Brought the new dog along to have a look. Birch and larch thinning's in the rack, and had a go on a failed pine that had twisted off during a storm last year.
  4. rowan lee
    It seasons quickly as well. I split a few cages worth in November'16 and sold some last week to a regular for next autumn/winter. He told me it was all sub 20%. Not bad for air dried (wet and damp) west of Ireland.
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    Just saw it in passing. No idea mate, sorry.
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    A 4WD Ursus 475, getting ready for some bog work this summer. Nice example with doubles all round.
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    No winch on my yoke. Had to use the other tractor to lift rings up to splitter table height in a transport box. I had forgotten how heavy green beech is. Some pigs in that pile of yours Beau. Surprised that your processor's splitter deals with such large lumps. I had the Thor on single blade only, didn't struggle but would have with the 4way on.
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    Sorry meant to add these videos in the last post me on rings with the 4 way and on billets with the 4 way
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    I find the 4way (13t Thor magik) great on rings upto 12'' diameter but struggles after that unless perfect straight grained brittle green wood. Its just a little to wedged for gnarly stuff or very well seaoned stuff and bogs out. (bear in mind only the 13t ram). The single blade will shear through anything though from the gnarliest twisted elm to the most seasoned knot riddled 20'' piece of spruce. The 4way on ANY diameter 1m billet is a disaster on this machine. The side fins are just too too narrow so as the center split widens the side fins kick out and you loose the 4 way split half ways down your billet. Only kinda worked on brittle green sycamore of about 8'' as it 'pops open on impact almost like pea pods.
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    This beech tree came down in the February storm. logged up with a 261 and 460. The wee 35 needed the cast front weights for some of the lumps.
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    classic old thread that one.
  12. rowan lee
    Oven dried logs Beau. Now there's a little cottage industry waiting to happen. How much could you charge for a net of that?
  13. rowan lee
    Fair play to that modest sized crane. Very enjoyable watch. Thanks.
  14. rowan lee
    I use a rack system on a pallet for processing. This is moved about the woods, yard gathering timber on a set of 3 point pallet toes. Note that when I'm unloading the bottom sections of the rack I can raise the system to eliminate alot of the bending/twisting. [ame] [/ame] Sawn logs from pile split straight into IBC's for seasoning [ame] [/ame](Don't waste your lives watching 10 mins of these vid's, you'll get the idea in a few seconds of each). Wood handled 3 times to seasoning stage. As efficient as it comes without spending mega bucks.
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    What road speed is the 20 getting now with the Rover engine? Loving the raw sound section of that. Neat little push off buckrack style turf transporter on one of those rigs. Great little video.
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    15cm from billets.
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    The more I see of this machine the more I want one.
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    Hey, does anyone run an older G1700? I'm thining of buying my first diesel machine for home use (1/2 acre grass path) and part trading in my old snapper. Any advice, things to look out for etc, would be appreciated. Dont know exact year or hours yet. Cheers Rowan.
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    Processing

    rowan lee replied to Bird's topic in Firewood forum

    What splitter are you currently using? A proper splitter can make a hell of a difference production wise.
  20. rowan lee
    Aye there the one's mate - bingo.
  21. rowan lee
    Another member on here modded an old lawn mower to mount and run his thor splitter a few years ago and put together this great thread on the build - http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/large-equipment/64501-another-one-deanos-brainwaves.html This project is the next level though in terms of versatility. Really like how you can eliminate heavy lifting. Boy its rapid on pump 2. Auto return would be the icing on the cake for me.
  22. rowan lee
    Glad to hear it's as fast as the pto version. There are two silver lugs on either side of the machine where the control levers come to rest. I simply removed these and hey presto one hand enabled. I found the leader control aspect a bit sensitive at times, the slightest bit of resistance on the guides (i.e. pine sap build up)and the ram would not extend and eventually got fed up and did the above.
  23. rowan lee
    Saw this in a yard last week. Pity is wasn't a runner anymore.
  24. rowan lee
    On the birch pile this weekend down beside the lake. So much easier to split once its been ringed up for 2 months.
  25. rowan lee
    Good man. Did you get any extra's? Table, 4 way head, etc.

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