Spruce Pirate
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I heard a rumour, stress rumour, that even purpose built machines were going to need testing if used to lift anything other than wood - grab tanks onto a low-loader for example or lifting an engine out of another machine. Presumably as when doing this there are often people within the risk zone? Don't know if there's any truth in it.
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Saw this on Facebook, sickening. Need to remember to lock the gates behind us.
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Pointing out what's wrong with something, in a constructive manner, can be every bit as educational, sometimes more, as showing what is right. Pointing and laughing is different.
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If I could change one thing it would probably be googling "lemon party" after I read this!
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Here's some photo's of mine. A guy who does a bit of cutting for me sometimes welded a bit of chain to the plate and the handle of the jack on his - keeps it from getting lost or taken with the butt of tree when it goes over.
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That is training - doesn't matter where, how long ago, or by who - you've been trained. Training is the legal requirement - not qualifications. As far as I'm aware, anyway.
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Health and safety policy for a fencing company
Spruce Pirate replied to Jimbob87's topic in Business Management
Try the HSE website. They used to have one that you could download and fill in the blanks, presume its still there, but haven't checked in a while. -
Like many, I don't know you Sean, but all the best to you and yours.
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I used to get xzl's from Witham SV. They'd send them out individually or on a half pallet for four. I'd think they'd be a good bet for Wolf rims too. MOD Sales, Military Vehicles & Used Ex MOD Land Rovers for Sale
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Hands up Troops .....who does there own sewing !
Spruce Pirate replied to IVECOKID's topic in General chat
I sew better than my wife. I used to do all the repairs on my saw breeks, but there's a lassie in the next village who is a seamstress and has an open fire. Didn't take too long to come to an arrangement. -
Pretty sure it is the same emissions, only the timescale is quicker.
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And we wonder why the NHS is at breaking point!
Spruce Pirate replied to TimberCutterDartmoor's topic in The Lounge
Anywhere between two and eight! -
If you're only felling the 395 has more torque. If you're processing, the 390 picks up quicker for snedding, you can sned with the 395 but the 390 is slightly better. I had a 660 and liked it, never tried a 661. I don't find the vibes on the 395 excesive, not used a 390 that much so couldn't really comment on the vibes on that or the 661.
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Have you kept some of the stumps high on that job in front of the castle Tom? Are they being kept for a reason?
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Had this to deal with today - a lot cleaner and a lot cheaper to fix than most of my saws, and a very happy four year old customer!
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Forestry wear and tear per day cost's
Spruce Pirate replied to bella wood's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Just beat me to it on the reply. In reality you have to sometimes consider working for what you can get, rather than what you'd like to get - it can come down to a simple choice of working or not sometimes. I think the ball-park costs mentioned are about right. Also agree on the starting at the bottom of the ladder thing, the trouble now is a lot of the middle rungs on the ladder are missing. All very well starting on scrub cutting or rhoddies and getting a feel for the saw, but there's a world of a difference between that and felling over-size, awkward and steep slope trees. Very little chance for someone to progress from scrub to small trees to the bigger stuff. Also far too many people seem to think a cross-cut/maintenance and felling small trees ticket makes them a "fully qualified" wood-cutter. Plenty more threads on this. -
Keep trying - it will be well worth it if you do find someone.
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No, but not too far away, it's Loch Chon. I do forestry and arb, more forestry at the moment, but things come and go. I think being a cutter makes me a better tree surgeon and doing tree surgery makes me a better cutter. There is enough cross-over that both can be beneficial to each other. Big ol' stick. Had a few 4.9's that sort of size a while back, they would've been 6.2's, but would've been to heavy for the lorry to lift.
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That site's a fair mix TCD, steep and rocky with flat and boggy in between. The 1st picture I posted is one of the flatter bits, but not as flat as it looks. There'll be a bit of winching to do there as well, but amazing where a harvester can get to these days. These might show it a bit better, last one to prove the sun does sometimes shine around here!
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Cheers, hardly wedged any. It's a nice spot I when the weather's good, covered in snow the last couple of days and the road like glass this morning though.
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Felling to the head, much better than processing hairy beggars.
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Too dry J? I always found oak held an ember really well. Trouble with burning Sitka is you never get to sit and warm your feet by the fire - every time you sit down you need to get back up to put another log on. Good for kindling though.
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High lift felling wedge question
Spruce Pirate replied to normandylumberjack's topic in General chat
That'll work, hit them in as far as you can, then every time you're trying to wedge over some back-weighted, back-leaning horror-show of a tree it'll go in tighter. Often to the point where burning them out is the only option! +1 for the two rings as well. -
+1 here. I'd be willing to travel if needs be.
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High lift felling wedge question
Spruce Pirate replied to normandylumberjack's topic in General chat
Yeah, from memory they're 4 to 5 times more expensive, but easily last 4 to 5 times longer - worth it for not having to change the bloody things all the time if nothing else!
