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Hi another stihl ms241 fan 2013 model on 14" bar use it all the time for logging and felling if it can be done with either heart cut or sweep round so trees up to 32-36" gutsy little saw easy to start been very reliable so thumbs up.

Hi interesting project can't wait till photos appear as on with a similar project my self may be good to have a chat about this.

Hi gone through this idea myself a few years ago and sacked it off, reason why is as some has said to you load skip and try it in woods , we did 2-3 runs out loaded and then dragging winch cables and chains about for rest of day complete waist of time,the 2 dumpers as with link to flebay are only about 3 mile from me looked at them thought about them and what I could do with them but forgot about them for now as I kept having flash backs to past experience. We have had several wheeled dumpers hired in from 1-5 tonne pay load and none have really worked,the only 1 that has is a 3 tonne tracked yanmar but only carrying 2.4 MTR firewood took tractor trailer into wood and used crane to load dumper when we was getting towards end of this job I loaded trailer and took out but I only did 4 trips and it was getting harder each time 2 or 3 more trips would of been it tracked dumper about 50 trips and not much mess .

As the saying goes you can't suit everybody ! Had a similar experience like this in sept 2016 large mature oak growing out across a main drainage ditch in the middle of a Field ,water level at one side 8" higher than the other and clear of debris underneath it ,the EA said it had to go as it was holding several thousand cube of water back, land owner got written permission EA. Got one of 3 stalks on the floor when I noticed a plumpish lady behind me screaming have you got permission of the council as its got a TPO on it as its an oak tree and all oak trees have TPO,s when I said no permission of council but written permission of the EA, her reply was rubbish its nothing to do with the EA its the council ,I rang the land owner and explained the situation , he said this is 3rd time today her she's been to farm twice all ready about carting slurry, he turned up with letter and sorted but tree is still there as she put a stop to it , six WK latter she's back at farm asking for the ditch to be made wider as she had just been flooded in her kitchen and garage, some people just have nothing better to do l,am afraid if she had,not stuck her oar in she would of not been flooded.

I will stick with you " this time next year you will be a millionaire ??????.

Em,stihl 260 all the way have 4 of them 1 battered and bruised 2004 and 3 2009 models (1 still in the box) ready to replace the 2004 when it gives up ? My experience with huskys are not good had 1 years ago for a short time .1 lad who works with us has huskys 550 & 560,560 seems to be a pig to start 10-15 pulls every time and they say its right his 550 seems a better balanced saw and as for the 261 being a crock of site ? Its like all machinery if you maintain it correctly it will be fine there's 1 of my lads got a 261 2011 never gives any trouble revs its nut's of 8 hours a day but it gets looked after.

Hi I have a 54 plate 3.0ltr swb cabstar tipper had it 6 years now and has been a fantastic workhorse and it has been aides, good points are very reliable, very manoverable in tight spaces,good on fuel compared to others, parts easy to get hold of (if needed), very gutsy with plenty of power, I tow a 10ft Ifor tipper with cage sides and think nothing of loading bothe trailer and pick up to the limit or more often above limit it doesn't look overloaded and pulls trailer along happily. Bad points gears are a bit clunky,not the softest of rides in the world, seats are not comfortable (not a truck for riding long distance in)but its a work horse and I bought it to do a job that it does very well, had transits in the past but this cabstar doubly been hear the longest and no planes to get rid of it for as long as I can see , rust issues are not bad but you have to maintain things and look after them and they will be fine.

Hi 12p a tree up here in the northwest planted into mounds,and you will have to work your arse off to make £150 a day,its a young mans sport, good luck.

SORRY about this but if you are a loler inspector i suggest you do a little homework before you quote that a timber crane has to be loler inspexted, because it does NOT and it does have something to do with where the controlls are mounted, HSE page lifting equipment in forestry quotes. Tree harvesters & forwarders with appropiate protective structors will NOT require thorough examination. Equipment used in forestry does not require thorough examination where 1, it does not lift over people 2, the opporator of equipment protected by a roll over protection system (ROPS) or tip over protection system (TOPS) and a falling object protection system (FOPS) or oporator protection system (OPS) you quote that a timber crane and its grab are covered by loler and must be subject to a thorough examination every 12 monthes,is the HSE page wrong or are you wrong, i cant say what i would like to say on here but a loler inspector tryed this one on me and failed big time its called taking money ///////////////////////////////////////// ????????????>

I dont see the reason for all the jibes and pokes at what Nick is charging to load and deliver this timber,?,If i did not have the access to the amount ot timber that i do have and was more local to this I for sure would be putting my name forward for 4 or 5 load as there is good money to be made out of this, softwood firewood del into my yard £42 a tonne and the haulage is only 6 miles. Think about it ???.

Hi we are a small forestry company in the northwest and currentlly seeking a part time hand cutter in the Preston area, the position would proberbly suit some one doing a course at myerscough collage who is looking to gain experiance in felling trees, applicants must have cs30/31 and there own PPE for more information please call Gary on 07763013024 if no reply please leave voicmail and we will get back to you.

Hi that link LGP eddie has put up is the one you want i put 4 of them on the back of our tractor for when the forwarding trailer is on lights up evry thing i need to see and more besides, and that price you can renew them every year if need be,go for it.

that winch is the same as ours but marketed under a different name ours came from a 4x4 shop on a certain auction site but was half the price as the one on your link, great pice of kit thou.

Is that your final answer ? you wont go wrong with an ifor far better resale value than the others,i was looking at a 2014 buffalo tipperon fle bay not far from you john same spec as ifor tt3017 very clean trailer he got £2450 for it a ten year old ifor will bring that,good decisione mind you if it takes as long to buy it as it has for you to make your mind up it will be £3500 + VAT.

Hi john are you sure about price of tyres ? i just had a quote for a tt3017 comes with the 13" wheels as standard but you do have the option of the 12" i was quoted £140 more for the 12" wheels which are what i got as to keep the center of gravaty lower and a bit lower for loading.

Hi its a no brainer really i have been looking for a 10 foot tipper for the last 6 week,i have considered all makes ifor,brian james,buffalo,debon,indespension,graham edwards and nugent, i did not want to buy a dog of one so i have waited and the right one has come along,and its a 7 month old ifor 10x5.5 tipper with ramps for £3200,if it was one of the other mentioned trailers of the same age it would of been around the same price but and this is a BIG but in 5 years if looked after the ifor will be worth 50% more than the others ifors have a MUCH STRONGER resale value,i could of got a indespension 10x6 tipper 2004 for £1500 a mate sold his 2002 ifor at christmas ramps and caged sides its had 7 sets of tyres on it so it had done a bit but been looked after flebayed it and got £2580 for it that was £285 more than he paid for it new in 2002, doesent need much thinking about really.

not seen this for a long long time derv cheaper than petrol derv £1.06 and unleaded £1.12 ltr long may the fall continue.

your not that fare from me i am in Garstang just north of preston, and my truck came from Halifax in jan 2011,only 51000 m on it now.

Hi i was in the same position as yourself about 4 years ago so bought a cabstar dropside on a 51 plate very clean and tidy only 32k on it got it a good price,and converted it in to a tipper it took me and a mate a day and a half to do its not a hard conversion and if it has a wooden floor it will have a metal frame underneath,best thing i did for a long time. dont know what part of the country your in but if you wanted to have a look at how its been done your welcome,

hi sold about 80 cube so far this year some customers who had it in march april have asked for another load or 2 have burnt it myself and seems ok, the scandinavians burn alot of spruce and i think we can learn alot from them because a lot of the stoves espeically the better ones are scandinavian designed,

in reply to Genset 3/4 years ago there was 8 different firewood guys(wk end wood warriors i call em) started up round me buying 1 or 2 load of timber in processing in to logs and delivering at wk end they have all since dissapeared of the radar. saw one of these lads at a wedding 2 monthes ago and he said he could not make it pay as it was just beer money he was making after costs removed, and you lads doing it all year round i dont know how you do it, it took 2 of them 6 wk ends sat& sun to cut and split 24t of larch and day to tidy. how many has there been round the country i dred to have a gusse,?