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oops thanks 7thdevil heart might well win out yet. specially iffen I kin drum up another purchaser to go 1/2ers on the transatlantic carriage. Already planning the 600mm square wooden gate posts fabricated from 4 no 300mm square sections bolted together diagonally (with 16mm/20mm threaded rod), with all but the last 18" of each inner face chamfered off to form a cresote resovoir feeding into holes bored outwards into each quarter section. marcus

oh er! Rover, how very perspective:001_tt2: Clive at work allows i WILL, yet, TALK MYSELF INTO BUYING A SAWMILL:lol: I am the worlds worst decision maker. Cept in respect of (i) Picking a wife/life partner (ii) buying land (iii) buying antique furniture PS this Sawmill indecision is ABSOLUTLY NOWT compared to my car buying decision making. Mind I only do that every 12 to 15 years regards, Marcus

A 1600 TK, with the optional manual toe-boards. with a 27 HP KOHLER or a or a LT20MG25SDH3 woodmizer with the hydraulic gubbins and a25 HP Kohler prices for either are within a couple % of other, assuming I got the import duty right at 2.2% for the TK. Incl for carriage to N IRELAND TK Pros, heavier built, hydraulic head motions, fractionally larger engine. TK Cons, not "CE" compliant, not UK spec trailer, no hydraulic toe boards, no setworks.(not that I want them) WM Pros, easily re-salable, Euro spec, full Euro compliant running gear, spares availability, hydraulic toe-boards, full metric setworks. WM Cons, 12V head motions rather than hydraulic, cantilever design. decisions decisions Heart says TimberKing Head says WoodMizer

What I took odd, was the complete absence of wind, at the time the ice came ashore. No wind noise in the footage. No trees blowing in the wind. So was this the result of a gentle zephyr over square miles of surface ice on the lake. Or the result of an earlier storm getting the ice moving. There was also something weird about the creeping mechanism. Where was the leading edge of the ice getting the energy from, since the ice appeared to be in a very flat sheet. Though I suppose if the ice was acting like a fluid that would explain it.

How would a suitable sized Blueline type building suit. Steel Buildings & Metal Buildings | Bleline Buildings Limited I fancy trying one, since there is a reasonably local agent running down his current stock. And yes Seek forgivness rather than asking permission, assuming you can be reasonably discreet. regards marcus

I first came across "Tulip Tree" wood a very few years ago at a home-builders exhibition in Belfast. Used in very expensive internal joinery work. Because it is, if I remember correctly, "diminsonally stable" Despite being about as heavy and strong as good Balsa wood. I suspect it is also very kind on planer blades, and "takes" a good finish. but It grossly failed my very discreet "thumbnail" test. It is Poplar re-badged, just like Windscale was re-badged Sellafield. Also used in Nth America as "sidings" Also makes good matchs, as I understand. PS Apparently Poplar bark shingles last for 50 to 75 years. cheers m

Testament that Stihl been focussing on the wrong end of the saw in recent years.

I was unaware that particular condition existed outside of Ulster. Generally being worsened by the July heat. m

And ding!, ding! Woodmizer re-enters the fray, just today. After I braced them vis-a-vis their glaring US/UK price disparity Watch this space:biggrin: This "no secrets" internet indeed bes a very powerful tool. In terms of transatlantic price comparisons. m

Sorry to hear that TL Commerisations

Exactly! They wont! Of choice. But they will scratch on an unprotected (by barbed wire) post or strainer. And some of the 1/2 bred Continental beef breeds are somewhat large.

Only advantage with the rear mounted crane, is better reach to the rear when one has reversed in as far as poss. ps I like the close mounted winch to winch the stuff within the cranes reach. tidy

Kawasaki Mules and J Deere Gators been in use a long time in switched on farming circles. 2 seats and a decent loadbed.

I recovered a "bogged" 7.5tonne Iveco tipper, by myself with recourse to tools. Vehicle was reported "bogged" to me, I went and inspect vehicle and site. vehicle was stuck facing uphill on a sideslope with a cut on the front wheels. Fortunately the ground was sufficiently hard but greasy that the rear wheels had mostly simply spun. I simply , with a little driver dexterity, reversed the lorry back a bit, realigned the front wheels, drove off downhill, gathered momentum and swung back uphill, safely and without incident reaching the hard. DOH! Ditto the VW 4*4 with the 14' IW trailer parked facing uphill on damp grass. It got stuck when they tried to pull away. If it had, and it could easily have been, been parked facing dowhill, it would not have got stuck. At all. Read the ground/slope/terrain.

Cant understand that with the Dogs, Our dogs negotiate barbed wire fences daily/routinely without harm or issue, mostly diving below the lower barbed. Of course they be proper Country bred dogs. Barbed wire fences are also a doddle to climb or cross. When I work with barbed wire, i.e fencing, but only occassionally mind, I use my bare hands, without incident, incl rolling up the old stuff neatly. Seriously!

Cough cough I believe it was a Mog in the photo somewhere above. That required 2 expensive tractors to extract. Essentially a lot of the "non sticking" tyre comes down to tyre circumfrence, to put a larger footprint in contact with the ground. Also allows the tyre to better/easier "climb" out of the rut. Part of the problem with the average trailer tyre is the smooth profile. Which allows the towed wheel to stop rotating and therefore stop "climbing" And rather start bulldozing the mud in front of itself, thereby causing excessive drag. For this reason it actually makes sense for a non powered wheel to have tread technology that allows it to "grip" Look at slurry tanker wheels/tyres for an example. Quite often not dissimilar to the rear tyres on the tractor. Strange but true. Also the higher axle keeps the undercarriage clear from snagging.

Barbed wire is good stuff. Livestock will scratch on any suitable hard object, especially posts or strainers. Barbed wire takes up less land footprint. As said tight barbed wire is NOT a problem. Hedges are also good. However! Hedgelayers have to be very expensive to maintain or traditionally lay manually. In my NI experience hedges generally work best along with a sheaugh or ditch or dyke. Todays society has become stupidly risk averse. Yet drink too much and still drive very badly (amongst other stupidly dangerous personal activities) Muldonaghs post was absolutly spot on btw. As was Timber's above.

I went to the local ploughing match back in October. It had rained non-stop all day Friday. Parking was in a sloping stubble field. I went on Sat, the mud was unbelievable, 4*4's spinning uselessly various places. I did a quick recce as I waited in the short queue, left a good space in front, picked my line, kept moving and got reversed back uphill. Ditto on the way out, waited for a break in the traffic. Moved off down hill, built up sufficient speed and headed for the gate, with sufficient momentum to carry me through the 10's of metres of uphill mud at the gate. I got out, just. In a 1.6TDI Octavia, on ordinary, but reasonably new tyres. Many others were being towed out by tractors......and this was downhill. marcus

That is apparently the standard US spec, which is why I made the enquiry in the first instance, since it was significently hydraulically better specced than the UK model. I did not want to meddle with the standard spec, and figgered I could add the hydraulics to the standard manual toe-boards myself.............well..........eventually. Though I did take it odd that this was the only item that was not hydraulic. cheers oops, must ask what price the optional de-barker is. Marcus

Now that "toy" is the massive Mutts massive nuts! Why dig they not hitch the strop to the bucket, puling the digger round on the slew ring if necessary with the winch. seems a poor arrangment hitching to the side of the boom?

SPECIFICATIONS: TimberKing 1600 Cutting Head 4-Post Cutting Deck Twin-Beam, Solid Welded Standard Motor 27HP Kohler V-Twin Machine Weight 3540 lbs. Max Log Diameter 36" Max Cut Length 20' Max. Width of Cut 32" Clearance Above Blade 16" Machine Width 7' 3" Machine Length 30' 11" Blade Clutch Standard Moveable Guide Roller Manual Command Post Stationary Direct-Action Hydraulics Standard Feed System Direct-Action Hydraulic Blade Up/Down Direct-Action Hydraulic Log Loaders Direct-Action Hydraulic Bi-Directional Chain Log Turner Direct-Action Hydraulic Log Stops Manual Mechanical (4) Log Clamp Direct-Action Hydraulic Toe Board Manual (Optional)...........................only hyds "missing" Highway Transport Package Standard Electric Breaks Standard Break-Away Box Standard Fine Adjust Outriggers Standard Debarker Optional As above, I can only presume. PS Is it worth de-opting the standard non-metric "set-works" package to save $1700.00 I really dont know

I have priced for a 1600 TimberKing mill "Ex works" I have been quoted $24,292.00 incl for 20 No Dakin-Flathers blades and a $500.00 spares package. About £15,000.00 + VAT if applicable Shipping is the killer. quoted at $4440.00 = £2,775.00 + VAT Anyone interested in "going halfers" on the carriage with an order for a TimberKing Mill. "halfers" on shipping being pro-rata'ed on value of order. Container to be shipped to Belfast Docks, and back-load other Mill to the UK. Or perhaps visa versa. Larger value 1/2 of order determines destination Port perhaps?. If say, someone wants a TK2000 Mill or bigger. And split the final destination truck transport costs for the other Mill? I got 2 weeks to decide. Marcus 07764211521 My contact is Will Johnston on: Will Johnson <[email protected]>

I had been accepted for the NI RHI scheme. I declined to progress with the installation until they decided exactly how much they were for paying and how it was to be measured or calculated. My 6 month period has expired. I may reapply. BUT I am NOT for buying into an as yet unspecified "pig in a poke" scheme. Regards, Marcus

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