doobin
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I was that drunk I didn't read the post properly- was assuming bucket grab, because THE BUCKET GRAB IS SUPERIOR TO THE LOG GRAB FOR BACK GARDEN TREE WORK!!😆 But as you have the log grab, yeah, a short chunk of telegraph pole with a suitably sized and fixed hook should be fine. Your biggest risk will be the timber splitting along the grain with the forces.
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In that case I'd just drill a couple of 12mm holes in the bucket grab corners. When you want to lift a bag, an M12 bow shackle in each corner, each holding the two loops from the sides of the bag. This will give you a touch more lift by being able to crowd the bucket right back, although at the expense of leverage. You could always drill another pair of holes further back. Even a man of your limited fabrication abilities should be able to manage that.😘
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I’m not keen on mine. Lots of vibes and feels delicate. Ran it as a saw for the 36” for a few months then said ‘**************** it’ and got an ms881. so if anyone wants a barely used blue thunder let me know.
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You need the right tool for the job. That bag lifter looks good. Gripping something else is just adding more weight and leverage for no reason, and you have no margin for error as it is. Put your hand in your pocket mate. (two beers in as requested)
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That's an issue with the trailer design, not the tractor! You wouldn't be complaining when that lack of weight on the wheels meant that it skipped across the bog without falling through 😉 Realistically, alpines are not the best tractors for timber extraction.
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You're a bona fide subcontractor with your own van and investment in a jetting machine. It's the labour-only subcontractors that are more of an issue.
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You can use a battery drill chucked onto the input shaft to replicate drive (you should do this anyway to prime pump/check oil levels). Then mess about with the levers till it makes sense in your head! These transaxles need a very specific grade of expensive oil as per TuffTorque's original spec. Most failures are due to the oil becoming overheated when grass blocks the cooling fan. Mobil 1 5w50 fully synthetic is what I have on the shelf marked up as for that transaxle- available from your local motor factors.
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Nice work. I was sweating just reading your description! Makes me realise how spoilt I am with all the machinery, that would be an hours job for me!
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You'll probably be better off selling the log splitter and getting a PTO driven one for your tractor. It's not just the pump you need, it's an oil tank and filtration system too, and by the time you've cobbled one together it'll cost you as much or more as an upgrade and you won't have anything with residual value as it's home built.
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What did you buy the processing gear for if you weren't sure of the market? If its for your own use, charge enough locally that you aren't undercutting yourself by processing too cheaply for the competition! We are £450 plus vat per day for a 38hp compact with a 16" cut Jappa processor and 4/6 way knives. Sussex.
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It looks a hell of a machine. Are you running Ripper 37s? I'm really happy with the 130Max for the money I paid, but something like yours would be a very nice upgrade. Doubt I will ever do that much to justify it however- must be £15-20k sat there? For me, having concrete and a forklift to run on it mean that I can get a lot more productivity out of the Woodland Mills than your average WM owner setting up in the middle of a field. So it'll do for now, I think it must owe me 6k with the lap sider, extension, subframe etc. It's main limitation is the 30" cut width. What will yours take?
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Why does every religious leader end up looking like/being a paedo??
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Arb waste is cheap, but hard to process and produces ugly logs that customers don't like. Processor grade timber is expensive, but with the purchase of a processor the whole job is a lot quicker and produces neater logs. It's a trade with low entry barriers, expect a lot of undercutting (you will probably be undercutting others!) And theres the whole Woodsure business to worry about also.
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That will increasingly become the case as interest rates rise, new machinery prices rise, and secondhand kit lags as economy outlook and possibly lack of work and rising costs keep a lid on s/h prices with the possibility of some distressed seller bargains. But as a point of order, anyone with newish kit secured at pre-covid prices on five year pre-covid interest rate deals (2% flat rate) may have an easier time than you suspect of making the payments. The interest payable over a year on my many machines is usually around two days hire charges.
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That's just a mom and pop team keeping things going. Both of you enjoy the benefits- no childcare fees, extra money on a job goes straight into the family and the children are brought up happily by their parents rather than strangers. It's an ideal situation and I commend you for it. But it doesn't work that way outside of family I'm afraid. One parties gain (not having to pay for childcare) is the other person's loss (the inconvenience of an employee leaving before the job is finished)
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Did they ring it up on site or lift it whole?
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Employees who have to do school runs are useless. You want a job that fits around school, become a dinner lady. I would not employ the guy you describe. You'll end up having to let him go as school runs and kids off sick become too much of a problem, leaving you wide open to a discrimination case. If he's worth more, pay him more, but invoiced (with UTR) only.
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What bit of 'not in council hours' don't you get? Most employers here would be fine lending their labourer a 750kg trailer to move a sofa for his mum. They'd be less chuffed if he did the mum's sofa, plus the neighbours, in company time, in the company van, with the company diesel. The differences aren't even subtle.
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It doesn't need to look like new. I'd put far more emphasis on changing the oil, filters and belts and making sure the teeth are all sharp. 30-50 days a year is more than enough work to warrant some substantial investment in a decent machine in my book. That sounds like a great deal that will make it's money back in no time.
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Pallets are all you need. That subframe means you can stick it down pretty much anywhere and it will still run true.
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It’s tight but you can still load it with the forklift The Sherpa is great for smaller logs too
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The weather was so shit last month that it made sense to bring it inside. That post might have been for a job or for a sale, I can’t remember, it’s been busy. posted in another thread but we added the extension too. So it won’t forklift through the barn door anymore! 🤣 should be able to lift it out with the backhoe though.
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Added a drop in mount for the chopsaw to do weathertops easier.
