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Best airblow gun for cleaning logs before milling?
doobin replied to Squaredy's topic in Milling Forum
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Best airblow gun for cleaning logs before milling?
doobin replied to Squaredy's topic in Milling Forum
Not a chance. You might as well piss on them. When it comes to cleaning, either with air or water, the volume is far more important than the pressure once past a certain pressure. A 6cfm compressor is barely enough to clean saws with IMHO. I'd look into a decent power washer- 13hp 21l/min models can be had relatively cheap and of course they can clean other things well too. If you can find a system to deal with muddy water (wash bay), then the water will remove much more dirt than air ever would. If you blast it with air the dirt just ends up everywhere, I'd rather have the water carry it to a settlement area where you can shovel it up occasionally. -
I have to run my stove (Jotul something or other, so presumably a good stove) hard with good dry wood (softwood best) to get the temp of the stove body up to the end of the 'best operation' section. Dry wood, small logs, air intake wide open etc.
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I don't know bugger all about the whole situation, but I've seen enough of MSM half truths and outright lies/shoddy reporting over the past few years (Trump, Covid etc) to know that what I'm being told can't be gospel.
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Just under. 99cm. I know because I had to measure for those ramps, I was sure it wouldn't fit and I'd have to go up the wall instead but happily the board lifted the ramps just enough to clear the steps below. I love it when a plan comes together. Going back to dig out and remove the stumps and dirt at some point.
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Not in the same league as many of you on here, but my mantra is small is beautiful. It’s been on order since October. The rep told me to look after it, as he won’t see any more of this model until next October!
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Wide. It's brilliant, we just took the chipper in and out on the pallet forks. It's just so easy to stand the chipper at the base of the felled tree and work upwards, feeding all the branches straight into the chipper. So much more efficient than dragging out to a road tow, even with those size trees. Two of us had those two Leylandii in the photos above out through the access below in a reasonably easy day, with one extra truck trip that I called in off another job for the big timber. It's such a more pleasant way to work, and I reckon the Sherpa and wee chipper cost about the same as a decent road tow. @AHPP- pincers in action.
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She’s great for this domestic tree surgery lark.
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Yup thats the idea.
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Anyone got a contact for a supplier of stakes and rods for riverbank stabilisation?
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I find with certain surfaces like sand, the turf tyres have the floatation but need more grip. Were I buying again, I'd probably go for the wide low profile agri type first. At least they're quick to change!
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That was my plan, but I’m wanting to get a third set too. The grass tyres are good but I think the ones you had on the hire machine will be most use most of the time. They are a bit like the multi one type in that they are a ‘low tread profile’ agri tread.
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Nailed it. Never thin either.
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We all know what a pikey looks like. He ain’t one.
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Well I've never seen one be much of a climber...
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And wait for the council to order you to replant!
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JCB were fine with me adding tree felling up to 30m.
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Take it out, clean up both surfaces with a stripping disc and reassemble with a good smear of copper grease.
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Looks like a perfect specimen.
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Good luck to him, at least he’s not a pikey. We all start somewhere.
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Just thinking of your chestnut odds and ends really. It's good burning wood for a log burner.
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@Johnpl315 has beech cord for sale, maybe some chestnut.
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JCB understand the nature of plant, and the fact that machinery is left on site overnight. They don't have bullshit clauses (or bullshitter salesmen) like Trust do.
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JCB insurance are good for me.
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I spent years with shitty trolley jacks like the blue one. Then I bought the black one, I can’t remember what it cost but it’s worth every penny. Now I actually reach for a jack rather than a forklift.
