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Well, there’s free beer in letterfrack, galway every time Harry Kane scores. its where his grandfather came from.

Pretty mullered! machine has done 3800 hours , I would suspect they may have been ground back before I got it and I have sharpened them a fair few times. thanks

Hi. anyone know approx cost of new feed rollers for A328? Or, con old set be refurbished ? thanks

Flat here. i get mine sharpened by saw doctor at large sawmill. hollow ground definitely chip better but don’t stay sharp as long. after half a days chipping, no difference imo. also, with flat ground there’s less ground off to get sharp again as edge not as easily damaged.

Yes. We get a lot of rain but it’s nice when the sun shines

Maumturk mountains ,Connemara

Lough Corrib , Galway Ireland ??

Nice views from the office today

Can you fit that grinder to a mini digger?

One lucky postbox ?

A change is as good as a rest!

Yes. Open grab is a must ?

That’s some tractor to have running what is essentially (no offense meant to farmi) an entry level fuelwood chipper. those Farmis are pretty poor at Leylandis or brashly stuff, it’s really not what they are designed for. with 170 horsepower plus ,you have a wide choice of chippers to choose from. depends on budget , size and type of jobs available to make it viable. we run a crane fed Jensen on a valtra/ roofmount botex set-up ( Tom d,s old tractor) it has its limits but it allows us to take on good size jobs with a small crew without anybody being over worked. Also it doesn’t take a huge nod to make it worthwhile. We also use a mini-digger to handball stuff to within reach of the crane on tight sites. As others have said , how it’s prepared is the key, the more timber going in with the brash the better chance of the rollers pulling it in. It takes a bit of trial and error to get the preparation right (in the beginning we tended to over- trim). Also it takes a while to get efficient at feeding the chipper

We got some cheap ones on amazon and they work very well. i can’t think of the make but it begins with B. €75 per pair

Nice! More photos please?

Never again! Unsafe and not fit for purpose in my opinion. Also,in the extra time it takes to sharpen one for the first time, you would easily earn the price of of a proper chain.

Good climber= safe: does a good assessment of job and not afraid to say something is too dangerous or outside comfort zone. always tied in twice. koows his cuts dosent do daft one handing. minds his gear. consistant: meets target on most jobs. team player: not arrogant, is considerate of ground crew, helps with cleanup . Goes home safe every evening . not much more to it really.

Oh and, come on Ireland!

I have an old 3ton farmi and agree that rope system can be a pain. good winch otherwise. got a bigger Uniforest last year with remote control. Makes the job so much easier and faster

Totally agree. Teeth breaking off for no reason (apart from poor quality metal) Only a matter of time before one of them causes a serious incident. And it takes ages to sharpen one for the first time.

Great minds think alike ?

Looks like he’s sharpening the flat of the blade rather than the bevel. would have to take off blades to do bevel (on most small/medium disc chippers anyway.) Would be handy for touching up in between proper sharpenings. very similar to a dremmel motor?

Nice setup. Good luck with it. I’m it doesn’t need a weight block up front

Dreumex expert works for me??

Great find. Strange watching saws without chain-brakes