doobin

I'd beg to differ, prices are considerably down on their peak of a couple of years ago.

Finance rates are not that low, but if the manufacturer is doing 0% over two years then they will also do subsidised rates over five. I think my E27 is 1.6% over five years.

Bloody hell you must do some miles! Makes sense though. I rarely go further than ten miles from the yard. Lucky down here in the South.

You bought another one the same? Or replaced the other one? I didnt think it was that old? What is the 'arb' spec, just twin lines?

If it can be gotten roadside in 2.4 or 3m lengths then it will have a value as biomass. best to call the local timber haulier and see what they will give you for it, don’t get too involved. Let the customer deal with them directly.

Yes must be a hell of a load. What is it?

Very good point above, if you had the mill you’d sell the boards and use the scab wood!

Doesn’t look much timber there for 200. You’d be surprised how quickly you can make that amount of boards with a bandsaw mill and some leylanddi saved from a job.

With respect, a little torpedo level on the bar on the bench won’t tell you shit. It’ll make you feel good but that’s about it. Steel straight edge is what you need. A peice of aluminium is liable to be bent from the off unless it’s an extruded profile.

Milwaukee powerfile with an 80 grit ceramic belt.

The Makita grease gun is the best on the UK marktet currently but the Milwauke M18 (not the M12!) will do for most users. The rest of the Milwaukee range is, as you say, very impressive.

hes got three diggers.

Don't cock around with thumbs, get a grab to share between them.

That fella knows his stuff, you shouldn’t go far wrong if you buy from him.

Really impressed with what this thing has shifted in 21 hours. Three arctic loads so approx 75ton. The hauls were between 600 and 1000m round trips. 40m of elevation change but mercifully the steepest bits were empty going up- I know it wouldn’t have made it loaded, it would just be spinning. On slighter hills it wasn’t fazed- really impressed how well this copes with hills compared the my Multione with the same engine. Between 15 to 20 minutes for a round trip, including loading and unloading. Around twenty litres of diesel burnt per day which is just insanely economical. I’ve been blessed with perfect ground conditions and there are pretty much zero marks on site. I’d be the first to admit that this looks like a toy. But it’s actually incredibly efficient on the right job. Gets anywhere, sneaks between trees so you can take a shorter route. I’m really getting the hang of operating it now, starting to look like a pro. Hopefully some more work will come up for it as for the first time in a long time I was actually enjoying operating even after the first four hours in the seat.