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  1. Spruce Pirate

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    Hopefully the last of the chainsaw clearout. A box of random Husky parts, 2 series, 3 series and 5 series. Exhausts, covers, bodies, carbs, all sorts shoved in a box unlabelled, it's a bit of a luck dip. If anyone wants it they're welcome to it, but its an all or nothing deal I'm not hunting through it to see if specific parts are there. If no-one wants it it's heading for the skip/scrap. £5 plus postage which I guess to be £12-13.

    £5

    Arnprior - GB

  2. Spruce Pirate

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    Another old donor saw from the shed. 2014 Husky 560 xpg. Many parts robbed for other saws. Not sure if anyone fancies a project. £10 for the saw, postage around £12-13 I think.

    £10

    Arnprior - GB

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    More cleaning out of the shed and found an old 353. It's basically the body only as seen in the pictures, been used as a donor saw in the past. Piston and crank have been robbed as have fuel cap and pull cord, possibly also other parts. Think the saw is probably knocking on 20 years old. £5 plus postage if anyone is interested, think postage is around £12 or £13.

    £5

    Arnprior - GB

  4. Spruce Pirate
    We watched it. Loved Chris' stuff, but to be fair there's a lot of good carvers on it. And a lot of good carvers who aren't on it.
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    Doesn't look particularly like DNB, or red band if you prefer, to me, but I've no ideas what it might be.
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    Quite possibly. I'm only blindly repeating what I was told, thought it was to do with the shimmer on the end of the leaves at that time of year. I've never heard of senescence before, but I've looked it up. Every day is a school day!
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    Quite a while ago we used to spray it with glyphosate in Round-Up form. It always seemed to shrug it off unless sprayed later in the year when it went into effervescence. Never seemed to have much effect when sprayed earlier in the year so interested to hear different stories of how to treat. Haven't done it in years, but do have a wee bit to treat now so I might try hitting it early.
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    Any that are parked up.
  9. Spruce Pirate

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    Oregon Sprayer, dye hasn't drained from the hose properly so could probably do with a new hose as well as new seals (left in my shed by someone else).

    £12

    Arnprior, Stirlingshire - GB

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    Two Pottputki tree planters in good condition, one been robbed for parts but still a few bits to rob, or could be put back together with a couple of spares (spring and bracket). All been welded to improve strength. Collection preferred but could look into posting.

    £48

    Arnpiror, Stirlingshire - GB

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    Still clearing out the shed and have found these, unopened box of vole guards, 300 of. There's also a few loose ones in a box to lump in. Haven't looked into postage, collection preferred.

    £36

    Arnprior, Stirlingshire - GB

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    Two CP 15 sprayers. Haven't been used in years, would probably benefit from new seals. Red nozzle and spray shields included. Bulky items, not sure how much postage would be but can find out. Collection much preferred.

    £24

    Arnprior, Stirlingshire - GB

  13. Spruce Pirate
    Skyline not really my field of expertise, but dragging 30-40t a day isn't bad I think. Again, depends on the length of the drag, size of the tree, size of the winch, number of people in the crew, etc, etc.
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    I can't speak for JDon, but in my experience timber is measured through the head of the harvester when it's processed. Then often paid for by the ton. Amounts pulled in a day can vary hugely depending on the terrain, difficulty and trees. Some days you'll get hardly anything, some days can be quite productive, it does depend on who's cutting and who's on the winch.100m3 plus is possible, but I rarely actually ask what is coming out when doing this type of work. Main contractor sometimes swallows the cost of the winching within their overall costs or will sometimes charge it as a separate part of the contract, normally if it is complex work, such as around roads, powerlines, paths, houses, etc Most cutters are paid by the day, including all saws and fuel. Sometimes you'll get oil supplied, occasionally fuel and oil, but most of the time it's a day rate you agree with the contractor and that includes everything.
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    MS 261 with heated handles, got run over by the chipper and thrown in the shed in disgust. I now need to clear the shed and the saw has got to go. It could be repaired, or it could be used for spare parts. Rear handle took the brunt of the damage. Any questions please PM me.

    £20

    , Stirlingshire - GB

  16. Spruce Pirate
    I got a pair of Lavono (? spelling ?) boots with caulks a while back. They've been good boots, great grip if you're walking on logs. Haven't been able to find a pair since. The thousand dollar price tag on those ones seems a bit steep for boots.
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    Fair play, sir. You win!
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    Was in Auchentorlie not long ago, just wee stuff to waste though. I'll see if I can find a picture.
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    The plate has three grousers welded across the top for a bit of grip and a ring on the bottom for the jack to seat into. The tree didn't look all that much, but it was heavy. Cutting mostly central belt, occasional forays further south or north, sometimes even into Argyll.😵
  20. Spruce Pirate
    This hairy back leaner couldn't go the way it wanted so had to be jacked in. It put up a bit of a fight! Think the base of the jack was about an inch into the stump.
  21. Spruce Pirate
    Whereabouts is your windblow course? Many years ago when I was trying to get into forestry work I called all the FC offices. None of them had any work, but some of them gave me the names of contractors working in their areas. You could try calling them, along with any estates or management companies you can think of, they might be able to point you in the direction of someone who is good. You could also try the FCA (Forestry Contracting Association) Directory, you can search geographically on that. Remember there's quite a big difference between the ticket and the actual work, it's the old driving test analogy of actually learning after you've got the ticket. Be prepared to travel, most cutting work is for contractors and they're seldom in one area for all that long, cutters working for big outfits might be on five sites in one week. Keep stumps low, snedding tight, remember in timber cutting wood = money for the contractor, production and efficiency are important. Know your log sizes and specifications. Take any work you can get, it's all experience, all trigger time and if you can do the crappy mundane jobs they may eventually lead to where you want to be. That's about all the useful advice I can think of, expect to be overworked, underpaid, never happy with the weather and always in debt with the local saw shop.
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    Ah, but was it a BT pole before it was a post.......?
  23. Spruce Pirate
    Yeah, way out of area - I'm not really even sure where Gloucestershire is! Generally I steer folk towards the merchants if it's a clearfell, for smaller thinnings like this it might be possible to find a firewood merchant who'd be interested. Biomass can be an awkward market now due to the nonsense that is Woodsure, so I'd guess firewood is probably your best bet. Don't know anyone down there who'd be interested, but you could try trawling through the firewood suppliers groups on Facebook, you might be able to sell it through there. Do you know roughly how many tons / cubes you're trying to sell? Species?
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    I've seen Big J trying to squeeze himself into a van and through a doorway - I can easily believe he has to put his arms out the windows to fit in the wee Novotnay.😂 Hand stacking not too good in Sweden then? H8 looks a good wee machine in flat ground that's reasonably firm - don't see any around here.
  25. Spruce Pirate
    The locals aren't the only ones! 😂 How was the wood cut Jonathon? Small harvester or hand cut?

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