spuddog0507

its not that hard just answer the questions of what you want to do, tree spiecies location etc and send to exeter to FC we generally apply on clients behalf,

dave meradith he is in penrith

that looks tidy and yes its a lot of kit for the money very cheap, but that would be a bit big for my job 101 is about as big as i can go due to weight of crane and outriggers,

Hi all i need to sort a dielema out, i need a crane piped for a grab and rotateor to go on the rear of a 12 tonne truck, the jobs in hand are secondery extraction, tidying up timber on harvesting sites (i.e all the odds and sods that are left over like 4 tonne 4.9, 3 tonne 3.7, 5 tonne 2.5 O/S, chip wood etc) not enough of each product to send a wagon and drag, all so need to be able to move big lumps of hardwood but that wont be to often, so taking in to consideration that a 4.9 X 400mm dia stitka log will weigh over a tonne and a 3.1 x 700 beech log will weigh approx 3 tonne. so to take every thing out of the picture and be self reliant i think a tlmber crane like a Botex or FMV is out of the question so that leaves me with the cranes manufactured by atlas, hiab HMF and palfinger, most of these cranes will lift around 3 tonne but will be slower than a purpose built timber crane, looking for addvise on cranes like atlas etc, what i need is something that when all extensions are closed is around the 4 mtr mark and when in use with either 1 or 2 extensions needs to be from 5.5 mtr - 6.5 mtr has any one got any expierance and knowlage they could share on this type of crane, pros and cons, which ones are a bit faster than others and any info would be greatly welcomed, ,

not sure if i did as good as you or a bit better 461 not 12 months old 25" bar & chain + spare new chain in box and saw not had 5 ltrs of fuel through it ? but i thought it was cheap at £400 with original invoice ?

Well if it did,nt sound like the Arkansas chug a bug from the Wacky races you might not get all that attennsion ? The Arkansas chug a bug driven by Lazy Larry and Blubber bear watched it every day after school back in the 70s,

Hi seen that one, is it the full trailer and crane he has for sale that you mean ?

trailer mount would be fine but what ever i find it will have to be addappted to fit as it is going on the back of a truck

just have a look on youtube i am sure there will be some videos on there, i bought a old patu stroke processor last year not used it that much but we have not had the right job for it yet where we can see what it would be capable of doing in a week, its easier than a saw and you dont sweat as much just pulling leavers,

Got loads of videos all on VHS thou,, but there aint any saws with big bars on any of them thou,, big tits yes ! when do you want em ?

used a 462 about 2 week ago with 25" bar, i have 2 461s both quite new one on a 20" and one on a 25" bar and all i can say is the 462 leaves the 461 behind and the weight difference is very noticable the 462 is a very impressive saw and as for running a 461 on a 30" bar it would not be my choice by a long way OK if you have loads of time as i think you may need 1/2 an hour per cut .

Hi i am on the look out for a timber crane, needs to be the long king post type, with min of 1 extension, overall reach not important but when closed needs to be around 4.2 mtr ish, prefared make would be FMV 350, 360 or 460, Botex, Mowie or any make would be considered prefareabley in the north of England but will travel for right crane PM me if you have anything with details of what you have, many thanks,

You could of come with us today, we went to Blackpool and had a walk on the beech, and yes it was nice

that day milling ? then you still have yo build it,, you could of built it that day,

They would need some luck, if you sold it em..

Thats another 10" birch or roady down as some might say !!!! as thats all we do ? only 3 to go out of 182 trees,, bottom 12.5 mtrs calculated out at 7.52 tonne

transit, that may be your problem ? i had a transit about 9-10 years ago cost me about £560 for insurance, then swapped it to a more usable Nissan Cabstar and insurance dropped to about £165 and its just broke the £200 barrier this year at £206 i think its done through a company in manchester called Wilsons, but the post code does really matter,a couple of years ago a close friend was trying to get her insurance down on her car, when i put my details in with her reg it came back at about £220 but same driver details and her post code it nearly trebled to £618 and only differance was post code,

Trees now down, first tree was the smaller one to go, gob cut in and felled out and away from the larger one, yes the larger one did move slightly but not much, i was watching the root plate a couple of days before when we had a decent wind blowing and it was moving as the trees flexed in the wind, bigger tree just did a release cut on it with a massive crack n pop when released, both trees down in 20 min, processed up in 50 min then farting about with brash for an hour or so, no winches, lines in, climbers or MEWPs used, just like to say thanks for all your comments as its allways good to ask,

timber prices have dropped this last 2 or 3 months and are down to where they where in feb/march 2017 all BSW mills full cronaspan full and several other smaller mills and processors full as well, i know one company i sub contract to have put all softwood harvesting on hold till further notice, to see if they can get the price to rise again ?, its been good for some time now and the bubble has to burst some time but lets hope it don,t, fingers crossed,

Noticed a fair bit of ash suffering from dieback on my travels this week, i can see there being a massive load of timber available all at once and lasting several years , hence prices will fall and it wont just be firewood it will be all across the board on saw logs fencing, pallet wood etc and it will be both hardwood and softwood

Oh your brave, but when you climbed that big tree PPE and ropes n harness would not of been invented would they ! and i am really supprised that the photo is in colour,,,,,,,,,,,,

A short fat twisted bent one ! i think it would be our native english oak as where situated there is several of them and it is at some alltitude so no hieght to them all,

I think the value would be in how it looked once milled, if it was good looking with plenty of character value may increase ? but if it was plain or poor at say £65 + transport it would be expensive, at £65 that would equate to £433 a tonne, got offered £500 for the piece in the photo 8ft long with a diameter of 45" but depending on how it looked when milled out and i would only know that if i am there when milling takes place,

you will never lift that in your condition ?,

362 is not that good of a saw, even thou i own 9 saws a blower and hedge cutter and they are all still the new 261 will blow both your saws away but 18 or 20" bar i would,nt bother there are some good deals on the 441 at the moment while stocks last, 441 got plenty of grunt on a 20" bar and its old school no mtronic ,but have 2 saws on mtronic and no bother at all and its not as if they dont get used, had a 241 with over 400 hrs on it