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Sorting windblown out especilay mulitiple windblown is an art in its self and is in a diffrent league, there is so much to think about and if you dont read the situation right the result could be very very painful,

I will have a bet that it could be south London !!!! should of gone to specksavers

Hi from what you are explaining i would forget the tractor and go with a tracked dumper far better on wet greasy steep ground, we hire a tracked tractor in now and then and all i can say is tracks compared to wheels is the differance between going and not going we have done jobs extracting timber on very wet peat moreland and tracks win every time,

this could be interesting 500i is light yet loads of power so does that make it a better or worse saw to use in a tree ? i would say a worse saw as if your on spikes and a lanyard round the tree it makes getting out the way a little difficult and the 500 is a very aggresive saw and in the wrong hands it could be deadly faster chain speed lighter saw just the right recipe for greater kick back,

Yes out of about 20 arb lads i know only 2 of them have CS32, and what you say big saw standard felling cut ? and as some of us know that dont work all the time, the lad i said had the PL claim took a dead beech down, removed the crown, left a stem about 12-15 ft, rope in top, 661 out the van and proceeded as normal, left a 3" hinge on a 30" diameter dead stem, they rocked it back and forth untill the hinge snaped when stem went back, stem fell 90 degrees from where it was supposed to be, landed on a rockery launched 2 stones 1 in to garage door and 2 went through the fence and in to the side of a Merc ml270 which was only about a month old at the time,

Hi ya used both saws but i have had more time on the 500i, i was cutting some Sycamore with a 500 a few wk ago saw has 25" bar and timber would be 40"+ the 500 does get through some fuel i used best part of 5ltrs in about 2hrs, the saw is light and is considerably noticable compared to the weight of my 461s,the saw has loads of power in the top end and is very quick to get there, so to sum it up it would be a good saw for what you need but as i do what you do i would think twice due to the fuel consumption, i think you would have to take 2 combi cans with you along with every thing else, The 462 i have used a bit but not as much as the above, again the saw is very light compared to the older models, its quick on the throttle response and seems to have bags of power, i have used 2 of these 1 with a 25" bar and the other with a 20" bar this saw feels very well balanced with the 20" bar on it for me, the 462 dont seem to get through the same amount of fuel as the 500 but the 500 is 80cc and the 462 is 72cc i think, the choice is yours sir but if you need to know owt else or have a chat about them you know where i am,

As others have said have a look at doing a cs32 (i dont know the new number) felling trees over 380mm, its not all about getting a bigger bar or saw, its the right sequence of cuts and this can be done with a small saw, its not that long since i said to a fresh out of collage lad, we will go and take that beech down now, i will take hammer and wedges you fuel up and bring a saw, he replied 660 i said no 261, took a 42" beech down with a 16" bar, when tree come down he stood there looking amazed at what i had just done with a small saw, it can be done, There are alot of domestic arb lads out there that do cs30/31 and climbing ticket and thats all they think they need ? but do they need more qualifications ? has any one ever stopped to think why PL insurance for domestic arb is so expensive ? i believe there is a insurance claim made every 3 mins of the 9 - 5 working day in the domestic arb sector, A guy who i move timber for had a claim about 12 months ago for around 11k,he fought with his insurance company to get the claim paid for about 4 month and the main issue was, the insurance co said he was not qualified to remove such a large tree as he did not hold the correct certification,

I said i would talk to you about this ? but the way you worded your msg you was bassically telling me not to bother ? or have i read it wrong ??

Stihl discontinued them about 18 months ago, there will be odd new ones lying around in the odd dealers tho, one i had i think was 2014/15 it was mtronic but all the 241s where as far as u know the 240 was on a addjustable carb, if you know of a 241 grab it they are a really decent little saw,

As quoted in the post above the 241 is a great little saw, i bought 1 a few years back and worked it to death when we was felling infected larch, but they are no longer available, i replaced the 241 with a 261 a couple of years ago and find it a very good saw to use, its light, fast and very nice to use all day, its good on fuel and very quick on the throttle response, i would have no hesitation in buying another one,

Thats very good of you we have serched hi n lo for it but if it went in to forestry it wont be taxed, it was traded in for a 145hp Renault that was a bag of shit, county went up east lancs and then we lost track of it and then about 7/8 yrs ago i heard it had gone up to the boarders working in forestry, i would like to see it again and the guy who i worked with who owned it has said for many years now theres a open cheque for it,

£50 - £55 tonne roadside all day long for every thing for chip

And you told me on Friday you had 12 episodes of Mummy blows best to watch over the week end !! have you watched em all,,,,

been on that page and several others looking for it, its not been taxed for years and the last thing we knew about it, it had been sold to a forestry company up in the scotish boarders and thats 21 years ago, probably all battered up by now and been worked hard but it may still be working on a daily basis,

Yep we had a 1174 reg BEX 330T different machine when you put the diff lock in it just pulled for fun even on wet ground, most of the time it was moving stone and soil with a 12 tonne dump trailer behind it, if any one knows the where abouts of this tractor i would love to see it again,

There are several ways to look this, 1) Countys where and still are very capable machines, and some one will correct this if i am wrong they are the only true 4 wheel drive there was for many years and they could get the traction down, thats why they where so popular in forestry, 2) If you buy a county today and dont anything to it it will be worth £100 more next wk, so buy it use it, and you will have a capable machine that will be going up in value every day, they never gave much trouble if any, good solid reliable work horse that you would never loose a penny on,

some really good answers above here to consider, now coming from some one who has been involved with selling firewood for some (dare i say it ) 45 years, I was doing it with my dad back in the mid 70s and he made a bit out of it but not much, but you have to remember back then the miners where on strike nearly full time, people where hard up and gas centeral heating was only for the rich, Since then i have allways done firewood but it only made pocket/beer money, then as things have progressed and the demand has risen as more people have installed wood burning stoves, but it is a venture that needs a lot of careful thought as you will end up working your arse off for very little return, I am in a very good position at the moment as i do a bit of work for one of the Uks major forestry cos and when it gets to the end of say a 10,000 tonne harvesting job i get the the job of going and removing the timber that is left roadside, now this will be 3 tonne of this 4 tonne of that and 5 tonne of then etc, its not worth the forestry company sending a wagon for a mixed load, so they pay me to go and remove the timber, i all so get paid of one or 2 local tree surgeons to remove there timber as well, The above enables me to make a bit out of the firewood but it is only a bit, i make more out of removing the timber, and most of it is sold direct from the harvesting site, we now have to consider the fact that after Feb 2021 all logs have to be sub 20% moisture so this is another issue to consider, I would be doing some serious home work on this subject and personally i think as Big J said you could spend your money else where and make far more with a lot less effort, Do a trial on the firewood with say 1 or 2 wagon load and see what happens, but you will miss this winter now unless you have means of drying the logs to sub 20%, i would consider the comments above very carefully,

All the tipping gear on Ifors have the manual back up as standard with the electric as main tip, i have used mine once on the manual tip and like you say 300 pumps its a night mare but it works and its there to get you out the shit if electric side fails,

Do any of the trailer manufactures give the option of a manual tip only trailer these days ? i know Ifor used to on the 8ft trailer but you dont see many, forget the trying to save a bit of money, my advise would be but the right trailer from the start, i took the plunge several years ago and went and lashed out on a 10ft Ifor tipper and if i was very honest i would not be with out it, i hate to think how many tonnes of timber i have moved with it, it is on the road moving timber 2-4 days a week and its always loaded, the trailer has been no trouble what so ever and is still in good order, i think i would get back today what i paid for it 7 yrs ago so that to me is very cheap, i have pissed about with old shite for years and got sick of repairing/replaceing stuff so took the plunge, you will not look back if you buy one and but the electric version, Ok it may be more expense but work towards it, do a wk end or 2 and a odd later day to get cash together, you wont regret it,

well forgeting is one thing but i cant bloody find mine, and i know i will of put it some where safe ?

You just take the worm drive out for the oil pump and leave tank dry,

cabstar spares uk he is breaking cabstars of all ages every day, he is very knolageble and helpful, based in somersett and usually has a lot of adds on flebay,

Dont know him the one who hauled timber for us was Steve Millner,

who is peter J ? i see him driving about now n then, i know about the forwarders as they started life as a MF tractor.

Well he is just road from me, i know of him but know very little about him, his son-in-law used to haul timber for use,