doobin
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Bump! Anyone?
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Always shop around! I was quoted £810 inc VAT for a lift pump for my digger. Got one off eBay for £35! Then bought a second as spare.
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Good man, thanks for that.
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You can't. HTH
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If you'd taken the time to read the post properly, you'd see that the OP felled the tree- the lad was only instructed to cross-cut. Regardless of whether the lad had had instruction in cutting timber larger than the bar, he is showing a lack of extremely basic saw control in forcing the saw through the timber. A lack of saw control that his claimed experience should have prevented. All I can say is I hope you're not paying him too much. As others have said though, at least he gave it a go. The acid test is whether he's the sort of lad who only needs to be shown things once. If he's not, then I'd ditch him.
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Tungsten-Carbide Removable Boots/Tyre Studs
doobin replied to TRADITIONAL LOGGERS's topic in General chat
How thick a boot sole do you need to use the studs? Would they work OK on a quality welly (Muck book 'Humber')? Also, how many are needed per tyre and how quick do they wear on gritted roads (might be preferable to taking snow chains on and off) Very interested- been meaning to get something similar all year, of course it gets put off and put off until suddenly the snow comes and you need them! -
No such thing as a cheap Defender- overpriced rubbish. Get a Disco or maybe a Fourtrak if you can find one in good nick. Awesome tow motors. 2.8TD knocks the spots off a 200/300TDI for power and economy. The petrol version (Sportrack) are quite popular motors amongst cutters in my neck of the woods.
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Have to say, when I've used veg oil from Tescos coz I forgot the normal stuff it ran very well in an 023 and pole saw. I was told that veg oil would eventually bugger the pump up, especially if it started to wax in cold conditions. Can anyone shed any light on this?
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When it's minus five outside and you're working on the computer right next to a little stove pumping out cosy heat. Paperwork is especially not so bad when the alternative would be sitting on a digger with no cab, trying to work out where to auger the holes for a fenceline you can no longer see the route of under six inches of snow. Just off to get a coffee (plus a dash of rum). God, I love being my own boss sometimes!
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Thanks for the ideas chaps. Yes, definately going to be hydraulic. Might join a speed winching 4x4 nut forum or something, see what they reccommend. MileMarkers look good but can't find any for sale?
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Both I appreciate they're nowhere near as fast as a PTO winch but I couldn't find any fast hydraulic winches.
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Hi all Looking to equip my 1 1/2 ton digger with a hydraulic winch. Blade seems the obvious place to bolt it to- question is, how big a winch to go for? PTO winches seem to have similar sized blades to the digger- what size should I go for? Got 35 litres a minute flow rate. Seen a nice nine ton winch on ebay but that might be pushing it!
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Running a 260 here with a 14" picco micro bar. Take the rakers down enough and its a sweet coppicing saw.
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Does yours read anything other than between 30-60%? Mine doesn't, no matter if I stick it in kiln dried oak or a bowl of water
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Could someone please give an example of what timber in the UK is possibly worth £1000/hour to extract?
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Does anyone know where I can hire a PTO winch in the North Sussex area? Thanks
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If you're all set up as well as you make out in Essex, then the ONLY thing I would consider is, as stated, leaving the business running and using rent from your house and profit from the business to fund a move and business branch-out in Cornwall. If then it doesn't work out, you're only back to a fairly good square one.
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Hi all Just took down 1/4 acre of chestnut coppice to give a customer a view. Good timber already gone as posts. I then stacked the bendy timber in 10' lengths with the digger. Was just wondering how quickest to season it? No substitute for splitting each length, I know, but would scoring the bark with the saw have a similar effect? Alternatively, does anyone know anywhere I can hire a cone splitter for the digger? Thanks!
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Pleasantly surprised how well a bit of 2 year old poplar burnt on my open fire. Might take the digger and drop and stack a few dozen trees that we left last year cause we didn't think it would be any good.
