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    tracked dumper every time. quad is fun for ragging around. the small walk behind dumper out performed the quad even with a stuttering engine and very worn tracks in skidding logs up a slope.
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    nice work. ive been looking at one for a while. the company havnt replied to one email. good to see a picture of one. i think for the time being ill stick to my chainsaw and the large pile of saw dust.
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    just to update my original post. after much thought and retesting a serviced quad bike( still unable to skid log up the track). i opted for the largest walk along tracked dumper i could afford. even with worn tracks and an engine which has seen better days (soon to be a honda) it skidded the log with ease. once an electric winch is fitted and a tow bar for the trailer is should work as a poor mans ironhorse. the ransome fitted the bill but ive had enough of sitting on something, on steep ground which wants to roll onto me. thanks for all the help. chris
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    the previous post about bending my bar on my stihl 880. ive managed to straighten it ok. it works fine but now has a small wiggle on it which is causing a lot of friction and heat. i think for milling a new bar is in order. can anybody recommend a good make or should i just replace it with the stihl. i liked the fact it doesn't have a sprocket, but is it better to have one? it has to be a solid bar. 120cm is needed so i can use the chains i already have.
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    canoehead, i think i posted that ive decided to use sweet chestnut and split them. i know what you mean about being surrounded my trees and timber, but not the right sort. i did see a home made shingle "rack" on a web page i now cant find. he was using pine. although it was for a barn. the big difference is that he had a band saw mill. so a lot less waste. the rack was made from wood a looked like the steel ones used on bigger bandsaw mills. it just needs a mechanism to lift each block up to create a taper. i think the size of the shingle can be any size. there are some great pictures in the book shelter, by lloyd kahn.
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    have had the same problem. i switched to a HD filter and the saw just cut out. so i now use the HD filter but with no "sponge". the filter and felt cover work perfectly. all i hope is that the dust that did get in before has not done to much damage. there was me thinking German engineering was the best.
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    no wind turbine just one of these.
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    put away where? the only place above freezing was the house! i parked the bike out side the front door. the day before i had turned the quad bike over coming home. after a massive day milling the douglas fir. i couldnt walk any further. back aching, so the 880 had to stay put for the night.
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    thanks for the replies. knackered after finishing the wall plate today. the douglas was 8m long. decided to mill it in one go because i couldn't work out what length i needed for the frame. it (ended up a bit twisted but it only adds to the character of the frame) while im at it here are a few more. we live in mid wales in our little timber house. which should be a bit bigger in a few months time.
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    a few pics of the current project.
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    ive been looking at masonary heater for a while .expensive bit of kit. im planing to build a rocket mass heater in the autumn. Google Image Result for http://ilovecob.com/wp-content/uploads/cobmob_rocket-500x375.jpg
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    the krabat looks great. thanks for the link. a bit out of my price range. i'll keep a look out for them on evilbay. the only thing that would worry me are spare parts my swedish is not to hot
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    wow, i think i understood some of that and thats why im looking to find a veichle which carries the load over the wheels to maintain traction. therfore using gravity to increase traction. i just haven't got £10,000 to spend on an iron horse or time for a real horse. and i have an old quad which i want to try and improve.
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    treegeek, could you send me some details on the location of the ransomes? i think the "newer" mg40 sounds like the one.
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    i think the talon a pneumatic. just because we use the latest version of something doesnt make it the best. the marketing men make sure we just keep buying no matter what it is.
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    thanks for the posts and the link. interesting reading. although the extraction was down hill. the tractor looked great. at least if i brought one it would hold its value and i could take it the local show.
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    following on from my other posts. we have upgraded the quad with better tyres and possibly doubling them up. the iron horse is out of the question. i have found a few old posts about the ramsomes tracked crawler. has anybody seen one in a steep woodland? along with a lewis winch, quad bike and trailer it could provide a relatively cheap way to extract timber from our woodland. and open up the possibility of further work in the woodland around us.
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    4orcestore — 21" Grouser Sport Paw trying to get our quad to be a bit more usable on a steep woodland. ETV 4orce Talons
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    Rob, the granberg mill sounds interesting. any ideas on when i can have a look at one. hope to start milling lots of cypress in the summer.
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    ve been milling as similar lump and i agree with big J. keep the chain very sharp. lots of vibration otherwise. im air drying mine at the moment for floor boards in our extension. ive got one section to go and i was thinking of quarter sawing half of it? i want to use it for kitchen doors.
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    alec, thanks for the low down on the ripsaw. ive been carrying my alaskan mill to where the trees have fallen for the past year and now my back is aching and im looking for a way to speed up the process. the speed on the ripsaw sounds good, but i think im going to stick with a chainsaw for the time being. the alaskan is amazing for bigger stuff. i even managed to help a guy out who needed a cross cut slice from a large pine where all the local mills couldn't manage a 35" cut. also ive only got a 880 so it looks very over powered as i was told on another forum. my concern is sharpening the ripsaw. how long does a blade last while cutting oak? if im in essex i'll give you a shout. cheers. or if you want to mill some red oak in mid wales, let me know
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    ive ordered the sweet chestnut. so cracker i may be in touch for a few froes because a party sounds like a good idea. alec, im in mid wales. aberystwyth. ive been investigating what do do next because i want to "upgrade" my milling from an alaskan to one which is more suited to smaller diameter logs and many more of them . also a log cabin workshop. the logosol looks good but expensive just for the frame. also their bandsaw is only electric, something i haven't got in large supply.
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    any opinions on this? CORMIDI UK | Affordable Cormidi power barrows, Cormidi tracked dumpers, construction narrow access high tipping mini dumpers, compact machinery, hydraulic tipping powered barrows, hydrostatic transmission, high tipping
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    our quad bike and trailer setup in our steep sided woodland is very limited in the amount of wood i can move up hill to our house. the quad bikes problem is traction and stability ( ive rolled the thing a few times). the iron horse looks like the ideal solution. but the price is far beyond our budget. our woodland is 6 acres and we have access to around 100 acres all on a steep valley. a real horse would also be perfect but using one as and when i needed it would not be ideal ( for me and the horse). a small tractor would be a problem because of crossing a field we do not own to access our woodland would be a problem when the field is muddy. i was looking at the small skid steer loaders which look similar to the iron horse and was wondering if anybody has used them for lifting timber and skidding logs or pulling trailer? they are on ebay for around £2000. all ideas welcome
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    a quick update on the bar. the vice was not enough force. the bar under the transporter van not enough. the bar under the tree that bent the bar with car jack not enough. took it to a blacksmith today and he had to bend the bar so much we both expected it to crack and the bar is just about straight. phew

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