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s o c

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  1. i assume new filters as well. has happened my tw a few times (water in tank), but more than a year between times
  2. close one.could have been a whole lot worse. well done for posting.
  3. s o c

    cs 30 31

    coillte and esb only accept city and guilds
  4. kelsa head on 8tonne sounds most useful to me. i used to run a tapio on a 14 ton excavator. mostly processing from a skyline and from sawmen felling on slopes. we also cut some very wet sites by felling from both sides. when we gave up skyline work, it worked really well cutting forestry roads and laying down the poles to build the road on.(some very wet deep sites). best machine ever to collect and load brash bushes etc. good at feeding chipper. we also used it on bog restoration projects,feeding small trees to chipper and windrowing sites with larger trees. also cleared large areas of gorse for a surveying company(pulled with knives). a stroke head will never be viable in mainstream timber harvesting but on niche jobs like you do and with a couple of steady sawmen could be a super addition. hope this is of some help ,i always enjoy your threads.
  5. wouldnt part with either.266 was the main pro saw in the woods here when i was starting out (1987)would love to try one again. 440 best saw i ever had.still have most of it in shed
  6. s o c

    Love it.

    used 372 again recently for a few minutes. had forgotten how light they are.
  7. neil young, rem,big country,simple minds,waterboys. dissapointed to miss fleetwood mac in dublin last weekend
  8. used to run 260, very small fuel tank. fill used to last about 35 mins in light to medium felling, husky 346 would run 10 mins longer (but has larger tank) so consumption simular
  9. super photos! check out this months classic commercial magazine. great article about fleet of pacific trucks used in africa to move huge transformers etc.. purpose built, up to 900hp ballasted to 75 tons. awesome stuff.
  10. i dont mind finance on something reliable and fit for purpose. if i need it, i need it now not next year. better a planned repayment than an unexpected breakdown and repair bill. if the interest makes the difference between a vehicle being viable or not then its not worth buying it at all.
  11. i,ve put my domestic crew doing forestry stuff for a couple of weeks to let a few jobs accumilate and allow me to take a holiday. brashing ahead of a harvester, felling large trees and off slopes etc. nice work but dosent pay as well as tree surgery
  12. i changed to plant this year and am well glad. much quicker and easier to load/unload and no mullocking skids around. also easier on jeep with lower load. only downside, a bit wide on tight corners
  13. is minic gur bhris beal duine a shron. translates to; twas often a mans mouth broke his nose. or; he was talking when he should have been listening.
  14. we use 3ton digger for all those jobs. more outlay but a lot more versatile. only 5 feet wide and leaves tractor free for other work. they hold their value very well also.
  15. enjoyable day .good to meet a good few former workmates etc. didnt notice any arbtalkers either apart from greg.(didnt really have time to make an effort today as quite tied for time).most interesting to me were; branch logger. quadchip,( but would like to see on branchy stuff).great displays by marshall, woodpecker,m large.climbing very entertaining and friendly. nice to buy some gear from republic of cork for a change
  16. heading down tomorrow regardless of weather , havent been to any shows since 2008 apf so looking forward to it

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