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  1. difflock
    Finally!
  2. difflock
    Surely in the 2nd clip it would have been faster NOT to have used the pick. I took it particularly odd using the pick to lift the lower end of the wee log. Clamp upper end against gut with both hands and swing into position, works for me. PS I have always admired the Thor "Magic" fast single handed action until the blade meets resistence/is just engaged, very slick. PPS I am envious of that lovely regular same-sized straight knot free sycamore. I assume? the first vid was splitting the knots cut from the second vid material.
  3. difflock
    I suspect it comes down to supply and demand. Since a VERY high percentage of tractors used in agricultural this past 20 years have been 100 HP + (and creeping ever upward) "handy" wee basic spec tractors have become scarce, since no more coming into the 2nd hand market. I was kinda admiring a 390T in McElderry's yard earlier this week, my size and spec to a "T". It looked like a toy lined up with the rest of the fresher 2nd hand stock, let alone compared to the new stock. Cheers Marcus
  4. difflock
    Ah! yes:001_rolleyes: the "system" works. Tis the worker operating the system bes the "weak link":blushing: Anyway I need to keep Senior Managment company in the garden drinking tea/offering advice/eating Hagen Daz, an the dogs need walked bytimes, an it can be too wet/too cold/too muddy/ then suddenly too hot an a cool Guiness beckons. Hey its my birthday at the end of the week an I am on holiday. Life is good. Marcus
  5. difflock
    Photos tomorrow, at proper computer anyway. 0.5m3 bundles work SO much better. Astoundly more stable, probably partly because the same tension in the strapping around the smaller bundle has a greater effect. And the wee crane is well fit for them, so can stack good and high. Stack really well ( well all 3 so far ) Still need to get trees out of the Moss, been too blinking wet up to now. Anyway am content for now. Cheers Marcus PS Senior management reckons the 0.5m3 bundle is probably more saleable on my future "cash an carry" sale basis.
  6. difflock
    Look for the proper certification. Class 1 is for commercial use by tradesmen. BS and EN nos also apply Think of an 18 stone heavy footed Hod carrier, with 8 stone of brick on his shoulder. We bought really good, 3 section, wide footed, telescopic cum step ladder ones. I cannot recall the brand, German I think. (It will come back to me) Astoundingly good. The brand made in Wales are also good, but did not offer the flexibility in use.
  7. difflock
    I cant, limited by the splitter. I have to say, despite having watched a couple of clips on Youtube, that I was STILL surprised at the instability/elasticity/deformability of the bundle, despite winching the straps as tight as ever possible. I reckon the smaller diameter bundle will be "stablier" I also agree with your suggestion RNJ, that 1.2 m lengths would have been even better in this respect. Except since my timber is less than straight, with huge knots, it would have been more difficult to get reasonably straight lengths. I need a system (stillages or crates) for the %age of non-bundable stuff
  8. difflock
    Why must the splitting edge stop 50mm short of the base? And then surely if one fits the factory supplied 1/2 height splitting table, this no longer applies (and I appreciate there is an adjustable stop controlling the hydraulics) A few layers of plywood make the best non damaging end stop btw. cheers marcus
  9. difflock
    For my poxy wee crane, I knew when I cut and split dammned near 2 complete trees, before I had the 1.2 m diameter circle filled. Fresh felled Lodgepole Pine. Anyone want to hazard what weight 1.13m3 of split Lodgepole is? At least the cordstrap system was strong enough. So a rethink. 0.5m3 bundles are 0.78m in dia, say 0.8m, pity they will used more strapping per m3 strapped. Photos to follow (perhaps) Cheers Marcus
  10. difflock
    Are they perhaps officially referred to as "Noxious" weeds, again in official circulars etc sent out by the agricultural. Not notifable, but as properly quoted somewhere above legally actionable by the relevant agricultural authority, if a causing a nuisence notified or reported by others.
  11. difflock
    Repeated applications of bog standard glyphosphate will kill it, needs 2 or 3 doses in succession though. cheers marcus PS Re "notifiable weeds" = Docks, Scotch Thristles, Ragwort. These 3 only I think. Under Agric regs, one should and can be compelled to control, regardless of land ownership, simply because the seed will contaminate ajoining landowners properties.
  12. difflock
    An they say culture ends at Watford Gap. When will Glasgie host the 1st International deep fried Pizza (best eated wit a busted nose) Fest. cocktail of choice sponsored by Homebase/B&Q
  13. difflock
    A good "pick" and good luck. Marcus
  14. difflock
    I suspect the flywheel effect accounted for this brief service beyond total engine failure.
  15. difflock
    Hmmmmmm?
  16. difflock
    Knowing absolutly nothing about forestry winches. But there HAS to be some sort of lining. It used to be possible to get commercial brake shoes relined. I presume the service is still needed for all the older/vintage stuff still. Would this work?
  17. difflock
    18/24 V cordless drill screwdriver to power a wee winch?
  18. difflock
    Alder "ring" might be the key. i.e. "bottomless" far easier to run through with a chainsaw. PS Assuming wet fresh Alder used I guess? is it very hard to ignite or burn? There is always a reason.
  19. difflock
    Funny enough (or perhaps not) but I believe Alder charcoal was reckoned to be the best for making the best gunpowder.
  20. difflock
    Google kin unnerstan German. Tis the "Rabbie Burns" santering what flummoxs it, de ye ken? I shall perhaps consult the local "Ullans" language office. cheers m
  21. difflock
    However, logically, the larger number in a given series should be the larger. So the 2** range should ALL be pro saws. Farmers saws the 3** range Hobby saws the 4** range (or whatever, i.e. same as for German marque car ranges) Husky's numbering/nomclamature is far worse, even less easy to understand, to me anyway
  22. difflock
    I am not entirely sure I understood what you were attempting to communicate Broonie. Nor was Google's "translater" able to make head nor tail of it. Cheers Marcus
  23. difflock
    An why is the 271 lower HP (=3.0 HP) than the 261 (=3.6 HP) scratches head
  24. difflock
    I have always reshafted my own tools, spades, shovels, billhooks, hammers, sledges. But never yet tried an Axe. All with seasoned hedgerow Ash. No regrets or (unexpected/undeserved) failures.
  25. difflock
    Well bugger that! Very clever "gizmo". Needs incorporating into a "hitch" arrangment to avail of the extra mechanical advantage. It was however the "unknotting" that most impressed me. Very very well concieved. PS Anyone wanna buy a cheap unused strapping package? PPS I did search (in English language only) for permutations of rope fastening devices/self fastening devices for rope etc. Without success. Double bugger!!

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