difflock
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Consider Metabo. A 5 year commercial warrenty incl on batteries, for UK stuff leastwise, per the very clued up subby joiner at work.
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My sincere condolences Eggs, our mother is currently a kinda on "borrowed time". best regards, Marcus
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OK Makes sense, i reckon 30mph is ave speed door to door for a car (based on 250 thou on the Galaxy when we were still running to the Continent on hols) I thought perhaps you were referring to ex hire gensets, I did not realize stand-by sets were changed at such low hours AND low years. Will re-focus my search. Anyway not rushing, rather get the Mill set up before I locate the genny. Hmmm?, with a canopied/enclosed/silent genset, I could rig the whole shebang on a tractor drawn trailer chassis, and still be mobile. cheers m
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I was looking at 2000-2500 Hrs (ish) Am going to speak to a local man, tomorrow, who works to MacGen up in Kilrea, rather cross his palm with Silver than buy from afar. ***** Farmer John I dont think a 4 pot Kubota ud have the horsepower I need, to drive a nominal 100kvA set. regards marcus
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I presume the attraction of a high hours/Ex hire FG Wilson's type genny, as opposed to an older low hours open stand-by set. Is that the FG Wilson's is "plug an play"(plus ready availability of engine service parts) Whereas the older stuff will require wiring/re-wiring or a new control panel. Not quite so concerned about diesel consumption, since prob not be running high hours. m
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Am proper disappointed Steve:lol: Cos I were just ogling a RR Genset an also a sexy big Dorman engined English Electric, never mind the AEC engined Autodiesel (perfect at 96kva too) This lust based on intimately admiring a 1950's build, ex chicken house standby duty, air-start McLaren Generator at the GDSF. Nothing was scrimped in that build spec. But seriously thanks for the sage advice. Marcus
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Replacing gorse with something else
difflock replied to spandit's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
In my NI exp, I very strongly associate Gorse (or Whins) with dry conditions underfoot, regardless of underlying soil type or nuterient availibility. It certainly will NOT grow in a wet place. m -
Ud dat be a "dynamic" risk assessment like, in respect of the row of Poplars.
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The band is driven by a 30 HP Motor, (3630 =36"/30HP) and the stand-alone hydraulic powerpack by a 10 HP. Both Euro spec "soft-start", whatever that means So 40 HP all up. On the one hand I swithered about running an engine to drive a generator to drive a motor to drive the band. When some use an engine to drive the band direct. However a diesel Genny (with power transmission losses) is still probably cheaper to run than a 25-35HP Petrol engine. And I have a bulk tank of red for the tractors anyway, so will simply plumb the genny direct off the existing tank. Ideally, I imagine, a larger Ex standby "open" gen-set, to be housed in a shed. A sexy big pot 6 cyl 1970's or 1980's vintage. And I can then leastwise look at powering other stuff off the 3 ph.
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Hi Sur, dat bes hit! Currently (pun intended) looking for a 3 Ph Genny, of about 100kva. A very confusing subject (to me at least), but time enough until after I get the Mill del and installed. Since I would prob really need to read the Motor spec plate , apparently. m
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The 3630 Baker. My larning beginnith:lol: Well it will, after I buy a 3Ph Genny and get a lean-too shed built out the back. Marcus
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oh dribble n drool but some day some day m
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Dammn that time limit on editing. Gonna say, my next quite feasible project is to add a tractor PTO stub mounted and driven hydraulic pump. To boost hyd pressure to near 3000psi near 50% more than the David Brown's rated output. Prob spring a few dodgy hoses an such. but for near 50% more lifting capacity, well worth it. cheers m
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Jim, Whitehouse hydraulics can supply a 1/2" ported 4 slice block with 2 directly connected "joysticks", for sub £600.00.(and I imagine 3/8" ud suffice) I will leave the legs on the old fashioned slices, and "drive" my log grab through a 12V operated 6 port valve, for about £100.00. I dont have a hydraulic extension function, though a glimmer yet grows in my eye. So. I could not justify the spend involved on your much tastier kit. However? for my eddification. I guess? the "servo" oil is "bled" off the main hydraulic supply through a pressure reducing regulator. Is this correct? marcus
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Aha, he says! see page 24 in; http://www.huscointl.com/wp-content/pdf/5000.pdf Mechanical control of two spools Hmmm I should be able to fabricate a similar arrangment myself.
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my basic wee trailer wit timber crane, has a cheap, (and leaky on one slice). 7 slice valve block. The 2 for the legs could stay on ord hyd "slices". I was however idly wondering as to the practicalities of fitting 2 digger type "joystick" controls, second hand off a digger. With the grab on a thumbswitch. Most of these are not directly connected to the slices,(I understand) so do they use low(er) pressure hyd oil to communicate with the valve block? And How complicated ud that conversation be? m
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Sniff!!
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We had one of the first range of IW 3500kg tipping trailers running on LR wheels. An indestructible PIG. I traded it, for a very fair price against another IW tipper about 10 year ago. this one is larger in size, therefore more useful, and running on smaller lighter axles wheels. Got it plated at 2000kg so as to be legal behind misc vans. tows like a dream, even behind the Octavia. A very very useful bit of kit, and has done us proud. the key is, that it is not much heavier than a flatbed, but hey, it TIPS! And has given ZERO bother. M
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heres mine
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PS All trees cut from the one side, drop in a horizontal cut, chop down the angled cut to make the gob and snick the back-cut away with the back of the bar. No measuring or looking/remeasuring throughout. Nor any wedges used. "just do it" I had to go for higher stumps as the bases were so twisted and skewed it was impossible to gob and fell accurately. The other problem I find is the poor tensile strength in the Lodgepole fibres, they tend to snap like pipe shanks. So "steering" them is a bit limited, and some are heavily leaning. cheers M The
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An there is mair! Pic 1: Wot is done Pic 2, fell exactly where I wanted it (as they mostly do!) Pic 3 A Volunteer Beech tree Pic 4 15 to 20 year old volunteer Oaks (Jay propogated?) coming among the Birch Pic 5 = ditto as above Pic 6 is a small volunteer Beech tree Pic 7 Russian tyre flotation is good, with a full load on (& log trailer re axled by myself) Pic 8. 3 more well behaved tress going where they was sent. Pic 9. getting a swelled head here, but just look at that alignment Pic 10, a wee Beech Pic 11 just another view Pic 12? Pic 13 link-up achieved, with my other way in from the wet end
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John, Except I am cutting my Lodgepole Pine for the "free" firewood, and it is my only exercise/hobby, being otherwise in a desk job. Plus it allows native specis trees to get a foothold. I would not reckon there to be any nett gain in "Harvesting" this rubbish. Regards Marcus
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"Worth a bomb?" Why?, for what particular market. Is it because it is Lodgepole Pine, or what? Shitty, misshapen timber, and very prone to wind damage, i.e. tops snapping out. In my direct ownership experience , of this past 20 years. Why does anyone plant it, other than vigerous growth in rank moss. m
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Erm! Found my invoice. £30.00 + Vat Yawn.
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I will try and find the invoice and check, I could be wrong, but not by much. Remember the NI housing market collapsed ABSOLUTLY big time, with a knock on effect on rates chargable. Would also be one reason I dont be bothered buying my own digger. cheers m PS We did feed an water the Operator.
