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SORRY, Hands up, i have taken far too long to get through this book, who does it go to next ?? On another note, it is an awesome read, i have done it cover to cover several times now, many thanks for the loan of this. can you pm me an address and i will get it sent on asap Rob.

Oh bugger, i missed this as have not been online for so long now, but would have been right up our street. Rob.

Just another question ........is there a minimum limit on these cards, as at present i have twin tanks in my yard and fill them both, one white, one red, the savings are very small indeed, and its a hell of an outlay in one go, i never thought of a fuel card until i saw this thread. Rob.

I have a mounted chipper and trailer on my tractor, i will not hire it out unless it goes with operator, and to be honest, i only get work for it as it will eat upto 9" stuff without blinking, i think the market for a tracked chipper around here will be pretty limited unless you are using it in conjunction with an arb business, hire companies can do it as they have a range of machines. I think you may find it spends a lot of time sitting in your yard not earning but still depreciating. Keep us informed if you get it as its always good to know where i am able to hire a machine if i need it. As Rosey has said, your at the very top of the price range for one though. Rob.

I got an oregon pro (think its labeled as a carelton) and its one of the best investments i have made, i learnt to file properly when training in forestry woodland as a subbie, i get them like a razor (even if i say so myself) i take huge satisfaction from it when felling a large oak or something similiar, feeling each tooth working evenly, cutting straight, even to the point i keep an eye on the sawdust all the way through to see how the chain is performing, my logic is....the chain is a consumable, its my responsibility to keep it tip top for performance and to last as long as possible for profitability, it is an art to sharpen one by hand and get it perfect. I thought no grinder would ever replace my files, and it has not, but.....it certainly has its place and i would not be without one now, in the evening i often have 4+ chains that have been grounded, hit flint inside the timber (clearing windblowns) and a lot of the time i work on hedgrow trees that have barbed wire, staples, nails, gate hinges and so on and on and on, the grinder is a godsend to bring damaged chains back to life, i have saved countless chains that were damaged badly (i keep them for trees i know have wire etc in) it is quicker to put a fresh chain on than try and file it up again on site, i also think it works out cheaper in the long run. I run three bars at 25" one at 30" and two 48", as you would imagine, a lot of sharpening when we are cutting flat out, yes we still touch up by hand when required, but any major sharpening gets left till evening or rainy days. As said, it is not easy to do properly with a grinder, god knows i wrecked a few chains when i started, but now i got it and most people are unable to tell the difference between that and a hand sharpened one (i can still tell) Hope this helps a bit. Rob.

I run 3 460's all usually with a 25'' bar, but i sometimes use a 30'', it will handle it for occasional use, but as has been said, if you have a lot of sawing to do then step the saw up. Rob.

Someone did ok, made 400 quid !!!!

I did look into making one last year but the bits were silly money i thought, well over £200 just for the cone, then time and steel, almost worked out cheaper to buy a brand new one. Know what you mean about well used, but the one i had a few years ago, there was nowt to really go wrong so long as the bearings and pto were kept greased.

Sorry i cut and paste it as aint to clued up on doing links.

Found this on fleabay, fairly local to me and was thinking fo having a bid, what do you think ? 180763229836 Actually looks like it will make silly money, didnt think there would be much interest in it.

Done, and as above. Good luck Luke, i would definitly be interested in the results. Rob.

Have sent you a pm about the timber. Rob.

Bloody hell, thats freaky, someone else that thinks like me lol.

Do as i do, tell them that thanks to the wieghts and measures act you are unable to sell by number or wieght unless they are all counted/wieghed, and due to been cost effective this is impractible as it would add cost to each load and your business strives to offer value for money. If they are happy to pay for you to count them then crack on. Rob.

As was said, depends on your area, i know 3 firms within twelve mile of me doing seasoned wood for 60 quid a cubic metre (all pretty good hardwood), would not get away with charging a hundred quid when thats going on. Rob.

cheers for the replies guys, seems they are not due for the bin just yet. Windfall, i am in touch with spud already as it happens Rob.

Funny enough i havnt found one of them yet which was also a suprise as i had about 4 years of using them in the woods, but...i aint a third of the way through everything yet so still time for one or two to turn up lol, if it does i will give you a shout. Rob.

Been having a sort out of my workshop and quite frankly was amazed how many old saws and saw parts i have lying around. Every time a saw used to play up it would get stashed in the workshop waiting for that rainy day to be sorted out, most have ended up been robbed for parts, and some i have no idea what was wrong with them in the first place, i have several stihl 064's, a danarm, an echo, two huskys and some old old stihl's, the ones before the chain brakes were implemented. I am never going to need them as business has moved on and all my saws are new, so Is there a market for half robbed saws, and if so whats the best way to sell them, as parts, individual saws as they stand or a job lot of all the saws ? Rob.

As above, whats the rate, me and two of my blokes "may" be interested but does depend on the wonga. Rob.

As you no doubt already know, if it is poplar then it is a hardwood so that explains that, and the bit about seasoned wood not been wet i have nearly a hundred ton of seasoned oak that is soaked from the rain, it is still seasoned though !! However, it sounds like a little bit of info is dangerous in his case, it would be ok if he knew what he was saying and not only half way there. Ps, i love the bit about soft on the outside and hard in the middle lol. I would not have been able to keep a lid on it if i was in your shoes lol well done. Rob.

Typical, i was working near there and would have been able to manage that as well !! DOH, knew i should have popped in here for a look. Rob.

We are hoping to have them over here in the next month or so, when it looks like it is certain i will let you know, my next trip over there is booked for march but thats a way off still.

Now this is interesting, last year i had 3000 ton of poplar on offer, i looked into a few things and found a firm very near to me that supplies homebase, i went and had a meeting with them, and he told me they sell it all to homebase as hardwood ! tecnicaly they would be right. However, he also said from felling to delivery to the stores usually is within ten days !! and they call them seasoned, when i questioned this his reply was.....we dont care there is more market than complaints, and we never get the complaints thats down to the store to deal with !! He offered me £1 a net..........needless to say i wasnt over impressed with the whole set up. Rob.

Thanks dm, i am looking forward to reading this, have heard some good things from those that have read it, love increasing the grey matter. On another note i have family in florida and usually do four visits a year between us, so if anything needed to go across the water it shouldnt be too difficult to pop in a suitcase. Rob. ps, what other books are in circulation ?

Have sent you a pm.