normandylumberjack

Registerd as Boucheron- Lumberjack and paysageist- Landscape gardener.

Most ex-pats in my area look like they have done a stretch, or are avoiding one by hiding in manche! Did you have ant problems when you registered? I had to go to the department of work, and sit infront of a pannel of 6 officials and justify my wanting to be a forestry worker in france, my 15 years of experience, College certificates and ability to work sober didn't impress! this was after I had paid my cottistation, so when I was told 3 months later that I couldn't work in the industry, I asked for my dosh back. Later that week i had a phone call to say carry on working. c'est la vie. Not had any bother since.

Second that! bilke is brill! jas p wilson had a couple a few months ago, s/h and a low price too, i think £2k ish. great conveyor on them really flicks the logs.

Euc?, struth bruce! not very native, sell your dog and buy a Dingo! I thought farmers liked subsidies? go native- ish, well,at least Northern hemisphere:lol:

Forestry isnt a fast returning bussiness Im affraid, perhaps you could plant a faster crop, on say 20% of the parcell to give you the fast fix, and then harvest the good stuff once you had a couple of rotations of the other? Fast growing, by its very nature means a softer, less dense wood, and so you will need more of it to maintain the heat levels you would look for. If your looking at willow, or worse poplar then a chipper and a gassifying boiler would see better return/ton, of these woods, as the dense nature of the chip will burn more efficiantly in this state. As logs they are not so hot. this is why poplar is used as matchsticks, slow burn-low heat. Good management will speed the cycle times on the coppice and initial growth. Try a poultry/ agroforestry approach? get the birds eating the bugs and competeing grasses and manureing the site at the same time, free range turkeys for next xmas?

I have planted ash, as it is by far and away the fastest growing/calorific valued timber in europe. Low moisture content, coppices v. well and stores well. read the old poem "logs to burn" it says it all. birtch is heavy when felled due to moisture content, pick a piece from your log pile after a couple of years, feather weight! willow- chip it and burn it- fine. not great for anything else! Also go for a bit of diversity, its not just a modern buzz word, its how nature intended the woods to be, plant some scots and cedars in with the ash, it will create habitat for birds, that in the spring, will feast on the bugs and catipillars munching your canopies. They will also act as nurse trees and offer wind shelter etc. dont plant too many 1/50 trees should be ok. or in small parcells. you may also be elidgeable for some funding. ( not sure about the uk, but here the trees are part funded) Also speak to a local ag college, when I was there we planted thousands of trees, just for the experience, mostly on private land. If your paying for your trees, not to mention the maintenance costs, chose a species that is worth burning. the weed trees (willow and birtch) will come on their own, take them as a bonus, dont stake your money and warmth on them!

in my dreams!

Very nice, you must be proud to pull up in that! :thumbup::thumbup:

Im looking at doing a fair bit of ringing up of 30"+ hardwood, and want to run a 30" bar to avoid moving around the yard back and forth. I want to know if a Stihl MS460 will run this size of bar, with gustto, in knotty oak, ash and elm? If not I would look to buy a 660, and wonder what the maximum bar length in serious hardwood that will run? Any help much appreiciated:001_smile:

You said it, do you find your customer base to be mostley ex pats or french? I have found the french, or parisian to be more exact, to be more inclined to offer work. One of my regular clients owns a timber wholsale bussiness, and is reasured to see me wearing ppe, as the local boys wont. it just looks professional..... if nothing else!

Really??????????? I will have to sell all my stihl kit, free gimp suit thrown in! I just hope that Im man enough to continue using huskys? The orange clashes with my lip gloss tho!

Thanks for clearing that up for me, might look for a good secondhand old style one and get it overhauled? Thanks guys:thumbup:

Im over the channel in france and looking to buy a 346xp, when in my local dealers I noticed it had a silver clutch cover, and a primer bulb. I know the silver cover de-notes the new higher power model, but do they all come with primer bulbs, or is this just a France thing? Ive had primers split in the past and dont see a place for it on pro kit, so would rather not have one. I always buy in the UK (Home) anyway, but wonder if I can specify a saw without bulb?

Kit is pricey here in france! Dealers don't offer discount from rrp. I come to England to buy my kit.

The 362 vs 261? two different size saws. Asfar as being too heavy for use all day, that would depend upon how strong and fit you are? I use a 460 all day in the forest and thats even bigger again. I would go for the bigger saw and purchase a couple of bars to deal with different lengths. perhaps a 13" and a 18/20" that way you have versatility. Hope that helps?

Thats a fantastic way of explaining the mod. I now understand too. will let you know how it goes.

I agree, fantastic saw, handles well with the small bar. Also ms200 is sweet

I have tuned before, but any tips would be great. What size hole would you recomend drilling? I have read about 80% of the input, but maths was never my strong suit.

Hi, Didn't realise that there were so many of us here. Strictly speaking im registered as a bucheron, and have found work here to be a mixed bag. Most of my time has been spent buying and selling firewood, but Im seriously toying with the idea of branching out into arb. I would be looking to do my climbig courses in the uk, to complement my existing forestry ualifications. I keep getting asked if I do ariel work and have to turn down a lot of work. Im in souther manche, near Villediue les poeles. (50)

This would have to be done to a new muffler, as the old one has a piece broken off and rattleing around inside. Im worried that if i drill too big a hole that its money down the drain. Also the braizing, is it strictly necissary? instead of a spark screen, could i drill multiple small holes? I know i sound like im fussing, but i really am that stupid when it comes to maths and metal working! What size of drill bit would you recomend for one hole?/ multiple holes & how many?

Nice, Im new to this forum and its nice to see that people stick up for one another here. We are all on the same team, and its great to see a video posted despite the risk of it getting knocked, like the vid Dadio posted. Good shot, considering the bent trunk, and the bounce- well done for the fell, and well done for posting it. Ballsiest move i ever seen, mav!

Hello people, I need a replacement exhaust for my trusty ms390, and have heard a lot of people singing the praises of modified mufflers. Can anyone tell me if they are available pre manufactured? I dont have the skills to make my own, and think that there must be a gap in the market for a pre fab offering. I use this saw commercialy along with pro grade stihls, and cannot fault it for reliability.

I would recomend a short traing course in the safe use of saws, a lot is common sense, but issues like kick-back and cutting wood with nails in (pallets) are subjects that a competent instructor would be teaching you about, as well as saw maintenance, protect your investment and your safety.