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If I find another on my travels I’ll give you a shout [emoji106]

Stenner vxj 42, tbh we struggle with the first cut at anything in the 1m range as have to manhandle it on the bench.. If he’s interested feel free to pass my number on though 01760 755624 [emoji106]

Here’s my mobile one, you can take the axles off for running over a pit but I would rather find another..

Racksaw, 20ft tables would be great.. I’ve got a 42” mobile and after hunting for a new yard to operate it from I’ve got a barn with the pit / block work / gantry and motors still in place to run a static..

Both sold, the dismantled one was a shame as it was only down the road and they let it go for £1000 in the end [emoji24]

Cheers big j, i did see your thread on that one but thats far better than I’m after and somewhat out of my price range unfortunately ☹️.. Imagine the rusty old one that you would typically encounter hiding behind some trees covered by the remains of what looks abit like a shed, that’s more of where I’m aiming, hopefully abit better but along those lines [emoji106]

New yard move in the near future and as such I’m looking for a stenner 48 (ideally) to work alongside my mobile one. should anyone know of one in need of a good home please give me a heads up. Not fussed about if it’s up and running, dismantled or not been fired up in 20yrs, Closer to Norfolk the better but happy to travel if needed, any info much appreciated [emoji106]

F.C. chart is showing birch at 1.07 m3 per ton.. I would say alder was a very similar weight to fresh felled birch? Anyone able to confirm?

Yes, stack calculation at 30 cube for example you would assume a weight of 18.07 ton.. That’s lighter than I was thinking, I normally buy per ton but have to deal on the meter with this one.

Small timber also 4 - 16”

Fresh cut (November felling)

I’m thinking 1.2 - 1.3 cube to a ton?

Evening all, anyone able to give me an idea of m3 to ton on alder?

One day i may feel the need to modernise but I'm working on the theory that if i keep running old gear at some point i can charge people to watch as some sort of classic working demonstration [emoji23]

Ill get some pictures on the go once theres some paint on, were still in workshop mode but hopefully be ready for Monday [emoji51] I have a feeling theres going to be some late nights ahead !!

Good evening all, Ive been looking for a skidding winch for the last few weeks without much joy, keep checking the usual places but nothing seems to be coming up within budget although i've seen them in the past within my price range, the job is coming closer and with nothing sorted i thought it would be worth an ask on here. Im not fussed about age or beauty, ideally 4-5 ton (have 50hp) quite happy to carry out work if needed and i have up to £1000.00 to play with. If you think you have anything that may be of use please give me a heads up [emoji106]

Unknown / hidden stumps is a possibility on this one so I'm taking the safer option ..

Thankyou for the info all, i had been offered a flail from a friend but on inspection it was a little big for my hp.. I had a run cross country today and picked myself up a wolsey jungle buster type cutter, were out on a job next week so I'm looking forward to seeing whats what [emoji106]

I have used toppers / flails etc in the past but only on grass. Never given either any stick. I have a few acres of thigh deep bramble to tidy up with some small ish self sets throughout and wouldn't mind something to run through the woods before felling now and then, ive got 60hp to play with Anyone able to enlighten me on which would be better suited?

Like a Gilf but younger

Apologies, that may have came across as an arrogant rant which wasn't my intention, Plenty of people are better at running a tree business than me, of that I have no doubt. I was just suggesting that I could charge less to make myself more competitive, I'm sure many of us could if we tried. It don't believe it would help in the long term though, just drive prices down which for what work we do isn't overpaid to start with compared to some industries.

I don't believe "better" has much to do with it, if I decided to go full hog I could stick myself and all my gear out for free, charge £240 a day to cover wages for 12 months, sink the competition no matter how good they are, the gear has all paid for itself, if someone is better than me at turning a spanner I will take my hat off to them and buy them a pint. The point is I don't, I like tree work, I like the glory, I've taken my fair share of nip arse moments, I am 30, I do have a kid on the way and all I really want is a relatively hassle free life with slightly more than I was earning on steel work in 2005

It wold appear (not having used it for a days graft) that I had a feat of genius !! I tried it as above however the damaged pistons came out under pressure and after a few minutes caused the same issues as before. At 8oclock at on a Friday I attack'd the bastards with the use of a spot weld and after reassembley it seems all fine, a little slower but all good.. You may see a picture of me smiling or crying in the near future [emoji846]

Having a kid arriving some time in the next few weeks means my office has been converted into a nursery, in the process of this I was cleaning out old paperwork, and found a couple of diaries and pricing figures etc from 2013, I remember increasing figures before then and chatting with other local companies that were generally doing the same and we were mostly within £50 - £100 of each other. I have always had a baseline cost for half and full days which increases a certain amount with any additional plant or extra labour needed, several bits of plant were already included as I'm not up for the idea of making hard work out of a situation however these are generally shit box machines that I've bought and rebuilt as a hobby then use whenever I need them, I prefer assets rather than savings. I've never seen a couple of grand in the bank carry a log 50yds to the truck so i just keep collecting. Since then I have increased staff wages by £20 a day. In recent years competition has been higher than before and capped me increasing my pricing despite adding a third truck, 6 other bits of plant, and setting up a woodyard to make use of waste and provide more work for myself and staff. The last year has been pretty dire and in that time we've introduced a new website with paid advertising, calls are coming in but the competing companies are kicking my arse in fairness. Over time I seemed to have lowered my pricing without noticing as such but after finding my old paperwork it turns out I'm charging £60 a day less than in 2013 and a third down on diary bookings. I believe that a major factor of this is new startups that haven't had to buy their gear with money they actually earned / saved themselves thus not wanting the rewards for the effort of earning it in the first place, a handout or possibly a share of sale / rental income of an inherited family home for instance. My point being that several people I no don't actually need the same amount of money to keep going or advance and if they do it's simply not sunk in yet, some didn't start with a view or plan to run there own gig however some money turned up and they like the job or the idea of it so fired up on there own for a few more quid than they got doing whatever they did before. I have discussed this with the old school tree chaps i know, they compete in slightly different markets with a lot of business being word of mouth are typically able to charge nearly double that of competing companies advertising alongside each other on the net and local rags.. I don't resent it as that is there plan and they are free to carry on, some may fold and some will be happy as they enjoy the job and money isn't what there here for. It does however make it harder to increase earnings and move forward if you want to as it removes a lot of the bread and butter work that kept things ticking over in the past.

Cheers chaps, I've been down the mower route but it's somewhat different, I've got 3 mower pumps in the shed from various ransomes in the hope I could cobble something together but the space is so tight it's not going to take anything but the original without some serious work, the diesel tank is built into the chassis and the whole thing just screams nightmare to reconfigure given the size of it.. It's a single pump driven direct via a fibre coupling, I have found details that the Parker can be used as a replacement but again it's going to require cutting about to get it in, it's not really a piston pump as such although that was my original assumption. Since the evenings have become darker I've been playing in my shed with the burner going and got sick of looking at it so I decided to have a last ditch attempt with the original. On investigation I believe (sort of) that the pistons actually don't create pressure and only really direct fluid variably for fluid flow / speed, there is a normal gear pump in there also which is either a charge pump or hopefully is responsible for pressure. If it is then all I can see will happen by my 3 pistons being knackered is my speed will be reduced, the issue we've had is every few months these 3 seize midway in the bore and create a knock on the pedal, no damage occurs but it prevents you from using the forward / reverse pedal to either extreme. In a hope and prey type manner Instead of removing them, cleaning up and refitting I've knocked them in, ie they are now unable to cause the knock and if I'm correct which is very much a 50/50 it will work fine just slower, while not ideal is a lot better than being an ornament. Either way i don't believe It can make the situation worse so I'm giving it a shot, I refitted the pump last night and should have time to pipe it up later so will keep you posted [emoji106]