Matthew Storrs
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That's sounds crazy, I bet people who can do work to such a high standard with skills which must have taken years to acquire are probably far and few between. I'd have thought you'd be worth 3x that, its sad really if that isn't the case. Still if your enjoying the firewood and you get your main/regular income with that you could try being a bit bolder with your pricing on the furniture making side?
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I used to have a tracked timberwolf- miss it so much on a lot of jobs, you just don't have the versatility with a tow behind, trying to reverse a tow behind up a rutted woodland track is a nightmare no matter how good you are, the smallest root or rut throughs it off course. The only problem I had with the tracked setup was you had to find somewhere else to put the trailer on jobs- which could be a pain in certain situations but the pros far outweighed the cons. Didn't even find the extra weight too much of a problem to tow around with the land and a full load of chip.
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The last few jobs we've done, its been so tight for space that we have to unhitch it (on fairly rough ground) just to be able to turn the vehicles around. 2 of us just managed to move a timber wolf 150 around on the rough but not sure we'd have managed a bigger one. I often find this is the case with jobs, also sometimes its just quicker to unhitch the chipper and wheel it back into its position rather than trying to reverse it- particularly with the chip box on. Or maybe I'm just crap at reversing:lol: a 16ft I for is so much easier than a little chipper.
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Me? Yes I do, and there is a lot going for the 750kg chipper, ease of manhandling, cheaper to buy, and if you keep everything thicker than 3-4" for logs then you may not benefit form an 8" chipper as much. My above post meant that if your business would actually benefit from having a bigger chipper- why would you let a simple trailer test stand in the way. You'll soon forget the cost of doing it and reap the benefits of being able to utilize it. Of course the problem with having a bigger chipper is you can only fill up your truck just as much as a smaller one would, so in essense a 750kg makes a very good partnership with a 3.5t tipper anyway.
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I can't understand anyone who would buy a 750kg chipper just because they don't have a trailer license. For the sake of 600 quid and a few days, you will have the option to be more productive with a bigger chipper for years to come, also what about towing a trailer load of rings.... IMO anyone doing tree work should consider +E as essential as your cs tickets. I used to run the risk towing without my trailer license but I feel soo much better now I have it and also have no limits up to 3.5kg trailers.
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Some landies are rated at 3500kg (most 130s and some 110s) which gives you a fair bit more payload compared to most pickups which are usually rated at around 3000kg. When you say truck do you mean Japanese pickup or the transit type tippers? Landys have obvious offroading advantages over both but particularly transits which are non existent of road. Landies are narrower than transits and a 3500kg one will probably have a greater legal payload. On the other hand they are pretty limited for tool space unless you make provisions for it, ie roof box or some sort of toolbox mounted on the tipper bed. All comes down to what sort of work you get really.
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Its all luck of the draw- particularly at that sort of money, that is exactly how much my landy cost me and it has been 100% reliable for 6 years now. On the other hand you can buy a shiny pickup for that sort of money and it ends up being a right money pit.
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Sorry Beau, it does indeed look finished, I looked at it a second time and realised but I had posted by then! How many hours do you reckon it took you to do that?
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Wow- that's some serious skills you've got there, love the grain too, what will it get finished with varnish?
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On the subject of making the most of hardwood whilst its around I can't understand why more isn't being planted. Last week I went into one of Dartmoors main 'managed' forests where a recently felled large stand of softwood had been replanted and guarded with a large number of Rowans!! Couldn't believe it, what a waste of time and resources particularly given Rowan would have self seeded quite happily anyway amongst any 'usefull' species they may have planted. No deer fencing either so can't see many of those trees lasting either, IMO very poor management from the FC.
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Spot on- doing a lot of river improvement works for the rivers trust and part of the project is to leave the large fallen beeches right accross the river for the habitat/shelter they provide, also they create pooling in what is other wise a shallow stretch of river.
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Christ, that was quick! Took me about a month:laugh1:
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If cats could just stick to rats and rabbits then everyone would be happy!
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I like a cat if its curled up purring in front of the fire, but they are fickle creatures and I hate what they do to wildlife. Unfortunately the bell on the collar does not work as well as some people thing. Cats often sit and wait for 'prey' so the collar is not effective. My parents used to have a nice ginger cat but since he died I don't think they are keen to get another as he was forever trying to get the nesting swallows.
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Digging a trench with the grab, fair play:laugh1: got some scrub clearance/burn up and fencing to do with my digger tomorrow- looking forwards to a day in the cab! Iv been moving some ridiculous sized bits of granite recently with my grab- to look at them you'd never think a three toner would shift them!
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That sounds well unfair if the van was speeding, I always think that when I get to a junction which says think bike, yes sure look out for them but if a bike comes flying over the brow of the hill at 90mph then it really is his problem to think bike.
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Anyone know rough value of 2005 Isuzu Rodeo single cab?
Matthew Storrs replied to adowning7's topic in Arb-Trucks
Would think about £7-8k for that spec, low mileage on your side. -
So true. And then you get the ones who don't overtake no matter how nice a stretch of road there is, which in turn causes more traffic to build up. Its all about good judgement but there seems to be a lot of extremes in both cases which no doubt is the cause of accidents far more than the tractor itself.
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Well it wouldn't, but it may improve the safety of other road users given that most tractors tend to do 40mph regardless of speed limit. I don't think an increase from 20-25 will do much to reduce frustration of other motorists, I think a slower tractor is easier to overtake anyway then one doing 30-40 MPH.
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Every one breaks the limit anyway, so I'd think such a small increase is pretty much pointless. I should think some form of MOT for tractors would be a more worthwhile point.
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Another I enjoyed is ' the man who broke into Auschwitz' . Although there has been some speculation recently about how true his account is. Still a good read though!
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I read another you recommended, the rifleman, on another thread a few years back, fantastic book, I'll try the downfall too.
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Have you considered the 395xp, I find it an excellant all rounder for bigger stuff, I run between a 20" to 36" on mine and don't find the weight too bad for smaller stuff. I used to have a 576xp which was a lovely saw too but perhaps not as good power to weight.
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Blimey some of these tales are a bit dark! 'Stihl are better than husky' was one I heard:lol:
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what would you do? new chassis or new Landy?
Matthew Storrs replied to Matthew Storrs's topic in Arb-Trucks
that's exactly the same as mine, going round the corner and the drivers door suddenly flys open, it happened on the M5 the other day:laugh1: Have you worked out why it does it yet?
