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Seconded. Looks like a straight fell, no obstacles. £900 is steep to say the least! Can anyone local give him a decent price to fell and log? Then we can put this thread to bed!
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This thread is worthless without pics! Let's have them! On an aside, I think you're making too much of a faff in regards to wanting larch rather than elm (and it would probably be the other way round down South!). Wood burns, water doesn't. Log the lot up for £300 and it's going to be cheaper than buying logs, save yourself buying firewood for a few years. I know I'd not want to mess around swapping logs with a customer, or if they wanted me to there'd need to be a hefty 'exhange rate mechanism' in my favour Half the cost is loading and unloading.
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2k is cool. Don't butcher the loader, if you sell it on you will be able to buy rams and much more.
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Jesus just bin it!!
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Go on mate, how much? You know I'm gonna pick holes because it's a Ford and therefore overpriced! Is it a proper power loader, and what attachments?
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I have amazing results with contact cleaner and an air line, but it's probably on a par with brake cleaner re both efficacy and price tbh.
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Balliberg- what do you intend to use the tractor for specifically? Early on me and my mate had a 590- it was a god awful clunky piece of junk. Too big to be manouverable, bad steering lock, not enough power for it's size. Even the old International 454 is more pleasant to spend an afternoon in. Replaced the 590 with a 3080, and then replaced that with a Same 110HP. I just think it's too big for a yard tractor, and not enough power for a fieldwork tractor. A loader would be nasty on it, with the gearbox and rubbish steering lock. If you tell us what you want to do with the tractor (exact jobs) then perhaps we can advise better?
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Balliberg- what do you intend to use the tractor for specifically? Early on me and my mate had a 590- it was a god awful clunky piece of junk. Too big to be manouverable, bad steering lock, not enough power for it's size. Even the old International 454 is more pleasant to spend an afternoon in. Replaced the 590 with a 3080, and then replaced that with a Same 110HP. I just think it's too big for a yard tractor, and not enough power for a fieldwork tractor. A loader would be nasty on it, with the gearbox and rubbish steering lock. If you tell us what you want to do with the tractor (exact jobs) then perhaps we can advise better?
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which is the best course to start of with???
doobin replied to Wolfman1388's topic in Training & education
Screw the courses, even once your qualified it's a saturated market. Get out there and chat to folk, offer day's for free to learn the ropes. Before you know it you'll be flat out volunteering (which keeps the mind sharp and keen) and then you'll start to pick up paid work. Somewhere along the line you'll be shown how to use a saw, other machinery too. You'll find your way, don't pigeon hole yourself as a chainsaw operator as they're not in demand. What is in demand, and will always be in demand, is someone who can use everything from a saw to a mower to a forklift to a digger, without abusing them. Get yourself some gardening knowledge along the way. Machinery maintenance also. You may even wind up running your own show, who knows? Costs as much for the chainsaw course for a cheap mower and tools/adverts to get you started gardening. Which will easily earn you double what you'd get as a brash dragger/chipper monkey starting off. -
Don't do it. Common scam. They will send you a link to a fake ebay site, and lots of mention of money back scheme backed by eBay etc. There is a prolific scammer who often slips adverts into Farmers Weekly, based in the Thames Valley.
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Lot of effort for bugger all money, particular with the recent price drops due to power station closure. I bet you wouldn't even cover the diesel and truck running costs properly even if you got the chip free and sold it on.
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Bought two pairs of those. Radio is pathetic. Aux in works well enough and the bass boost is a nice touch. Overall quality is shoddy. One pair in the bin after a month and a bit. Second pair needs wires re-soldering- only one side working which is a lot more annoying than you think. I would avoid if you plan to use them much at all. If you're after a cheap pair with only aux in capabilities, I can highly recommend these: Howard Leight Sync Stereo Earmuff (FREE UK P&P) | eBay They look geeky but the SNR is exceptionally good, they are very comfy and sound quality is excellent. Also excellent for drowning out the woman and the telly so you can listen to some good tunes whilst writing invoices in the evenings! No batteries required. As mentioned before, anything by Howard Leight/Sperian/Bilsom (all names of one brand/importer) is excellent. HTH
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Yes at great expense. Complete waste of time and white diesel. For the amount of power they would provide, buy a 7 ton electric splitter.
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Howard Leight/Sperian. Only one's worth a look IMO. Bilsom Radio Ear Defenders 28db Snr | Screwfix.com Can be found cheaper elsewhere. The Husquvarna one's really aren't worth a wank, I threw an old pair out the other day.
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Won't be any use in the ground except for small bits. IIRC they offer a tiny bit for soil sampling, and that's it. If I can stall the BT121 with a 6" bit on, never mind an 8", then the BT45 won't stand a chance. How many holes of what size are you planning to do in timber with it? If it's just a few 19mm holes in gateposts every now and then, then a Makita 3-speed Li-ion combi drill with a pair of batteries would be your best bet, much more versatile and cheaper. HTH
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That splitter is made in China and rebadged/modified slightly by a multitude of different firms. Can I ask what you paid for it? I have the Mitox version which I paid £500 for- again with a cross wedge. Mitox LS700 Vertical Electric Log Splitter Screwfix sell it cheapest, branded Woodstar, without the 4 way wedge. Woodstar IV60 104cm Log Splitter 3kW | Screwfix.com There's a green varient on eBay also. I find it excellent (with some modifications to the wedge to make it fatter) for splitting small billets about a metre long. It's OK on larger stuff but you have to be careful not to jam the levers at the side when you push the wedge into the log. HTH
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Are you sure you're tensioning them up enough? They need to be under a good amount of preload to stop the problems you describe. Preload the right way too- if it's the wrong way up you'll be uncoiling the spring instead of coiling it. M5 bolts fit well to replace the bits that get lost. The Stihl T27 combi tool is an ideal tool for tensioning them. We're running them to make self closers with round timber each side and they work well enough when set right. HTH
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I'm up to 92MPG on my XR125 now Oddly it returns best MPG when being ridden alongside my mates XR125- for 'ridden' read 'thrashed'! Which I find odd, as surely it should return better MPG when being coaxed along the back lanes at forty? No lugging or anything, just using the gears economically. Yet when riding with Jim we're constantly full open with the throttles, using the whole powerband, but being 125s we only average 10-15MPH faster.
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Brand new JCB Fastrac and forwarding trailer...
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A man can't work all day on those crappy instant soups, they're only 30 calories FFS.
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Whilst I admire your ingenuity and careful diagnosis, the prices for those sort of vehicles, even second hand, are an absolute joke. With the quoted battery cycles, and the replacement costs, I think you will struggle to keep fuel costs below those of a small engined truck such as a 1.3 Nissan, especially when you take into account the hassle factor. I hear what you're saying regarding advertising, but I reckon a decent paintjob on a more standard vehicle would achieve the same for less cost and MUCH less hassle. Let's be honest- once you've fixed it, do you really expect it to stay running? Or are you anticipating dragging the missus home with the landrover a few times? As for those two on eBay- 511 miles on one, and the other has already had to be cannabalised for parts??
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Today's effort....Davidski's lunch
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Jammy sod, mine cost double that! Pics please!
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Tractor loader all the way. Small 2WD International 454, cheap to run, not too nickable, starts on the button and would not be without it in the yard. Considering a small forkilft, but only as yard is all concrete and VERY tight. What tractor do you have for the log splitter?
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Had no problems whatsoever with 2 years hard use of a pair of FS460s. Highly recommended.
