doobin
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They are a right faff to use even with all the agility a digger offers. I think a tractor would be even more frustrating. I also found that the processor really didn't like dealing with the resultant lengths- usually wedge shaped. I'd not bother personally.
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The 241 is now discontinued, but it was a pro level saw. Very handy for coppicing etc. basically the power of a 251 with the weight of a 181- plus pro build with magnesium clutch housing etc.
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Sorry thought this was the todays job thread! Quick- a recent tractor thing! Picked this up cheap the other day.
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Alarm with sensors that sends a photo and sets a siren off somewhere else/maybe turns a light on (can be 12v off a battery) I use an Ajax system on my kit on site. Sends me a photo from the sensors if triggered and also has a battery alarm that can be hidden somewhere else on site to confuse them. here’s the view this morning from sensor number 2
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Usually shenanigans here- all back gardens are massive in Sussex! 🤣
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Yup, firewood is as much about image as it is heating (if not more so) here in Sussex.
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That's not a lot indeed, and it's all very short lengths for processor grade. Probably the best tool for the job is something with a circular saw. As this is going to be regular occurance for you (one presumes) I'd invest in something like a Hakke Pilke Eagle for the back of that tractor.
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It may be that it's double acting only. It doesn't have to be in single acting to run a flail but it helps keep the oil cooler. Plenty of people run flails on things like a Bobcat E19 which is double acting only. You'd need to chat to the flail mainfacturer regarding motor suitability, but most modern ones are set up to run in either direction with a cross line relief. I'd give your cooling system a good blow out and try it. There should be a warning light for oil overheating too.
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Register for gross status (if your business is of good standing with hmrc) and they can then pay you in full. What you must do as a Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) subcontractor: How to get gross payment status - GOV.UK WWW.GOV.UK What subcontractors in the building industry must do under the Construction Industry Scheme -...
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How many gangs and what machines do you run mate?
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Lawyer up....
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A nature reserve I contract to got £65 per ton for crappy birch the other day. Mix of sizes from 6” to 20”
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Depends what work you do and how important image is. for me it’s not, so I run multiple tippers and pickups on a fleet policy. this leaves change in the kitty for all the toys that make the cash. Caveat is that I only work locally. If I were driving fifty miles each day for a job then I’d be doing like I do with the machinery- buying it new with as long as warranty as possible and then changing it soon as that’s up.
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I’ve seen multiple brand name excavators do the same, one of them mine right next to a stream. I wouldn’t look twice at a Chinese micro, but these loaders I would if I were in the market.
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I'd beg to differ, prices are considerably down on their peak of a couple of years ago.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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Selling timber from private garden
doobin replied to Foggy's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
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?
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Very good point above, if you had the mill you’d sell the boards and use the scab wood!
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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.
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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.
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Milwaukee powerfile with an 80 grit ceramic belt.
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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.
