tim361

Just wondering if any hauliers are free in the mid sussex area or are passing through. We've got to get the last of our wood moved before the end of the year and i'd like to get it moved sooner incase the weather turns. There's probably 25-30 tonne to be moved, if by lorry its about a 5-6 mile trip. If its tractor and trailer its a 4 mile round trip. If there are any hauliers or anyone with a tractor and trailer who are passing around the Haywards heath area please get in touch if you can spare a day.

After my landrover being stolen I'm now left without a 4x4. I'm after something I can use on a daily basis, is four wheel drive, and can carry logs. It has to be something my other half can drive. I'm looking at getting a hilux, but have thought of getting an l200/navara tipper. Got up to a £10k budget. What are you all using?

That's what I'm wondering. Did they steal it to drive or steal it to tow something heavy. I know the assessors will repair all visible damage, but are they going to check/notice any mechanical damage done to the landrover. A friend who works in the police has looked at the case file and it was used in a ram raid before it was dumped but what else did they do in the 3 weeks it's been gone.

2-3 weeks ago my defender got stolen from outside my house one night. A few weeks have gone by and I haven't heard anything. Then today I got a phone call from the police saying they have my landrover and it will be transported to the insurance assessors yard Monday or Tuesday. I phoned the police yard to see what damage has been done and they said from what they can see all windows have been smashed and the interior has been trashed. The repair company will now assess if it can be repaired or if it's a write off. Apart from all the damage that you can see what happens with all the running gear? The landy has 14,000 miles on the engine and all the running gear was really good. Presumably they stole the landy to tow something or things very heavy. What happens with regards to all the running gear if it's not how it was when it was stolen? Does anyone have any experience with this, any help dealing with this would be greatly appreciated? Cheers tim

+1 for the riko one. Haven't brought one yet but after looking at alot seems to be very well made, tungsten blade and not a bad price.

Was at the wealden wood fair today. Had a good day out, looked at alot of things and talked to alot of exhibitors about they're product. Just need to save up some pennies now. Had been there about 15 minutes when I got a phone call from my girlfriend. She asked where I had hidden the landrover as she couldn't find it, after a few mintues of me thinking she was winding me up it dawned on me that it had been knicked. Some b*****d had come along last night and broken into the landrover, and drove away without waking anyone. Really put a downer on the day. Apart from that, was a good day out.

Ignore that, just re read it. Oil is only around 57p per litre at the mo.

What price was the oil when you worked this out?

My dads got a 2.0 turbo petrol one. Didn't have any problems on the snow, got everywhere. The ground clearance isn't as good as a 4x4 but better than a car. Mpg expect somewhere between 22-25. Depends on how your drive it. They can't pull a massive amount of weight. But as a daily driver they're brilliant.

I'm going through the same problem. The planning officer said I need to apply for permission to import and process timber on the site. They also said I have to clear the timber from the site before I can apply for permission. So the extra costs are meaning I'm not making as much as I'd like on my logs. Let me know how you get on with planning as I need to get it sorted for my land.

Have got to move the last of our beech cord. Our time runs out with the council in the next few weeks and we are expecting an enforcement notice after that. The wood needs to be moved from Danehill in Sussex to another location a few miles away. Will be a 4-5 mile round trip, there's around 20-25 tonne left. Just a shot in the dark to see if any forestry contractors etc will be in the area with the equipment and fancy a days money on route to a job. PM me if you've got any info. Cheers tim

The company I'm subbing to is a bit quite at the moment. Just wondering if anyone has any work going in the mid susex area. Have got 30/31, brushcutter ticket, first aid and own transport. Cheers all

Looking to stock up for next winter with a couple of arctic loads. The last lot we brought worked out at about £45 a tonne delivered. I know were not going to get it that cheap again but what's the going rate at the moment. Cheers all

Spotted this on ebay, stihl ms 440 chainsaw | eBay Don't know how to do the clicky link. Saw something on the tele a week or so ago about these bad knock off saws being shipped over from china. If you look as the side cover and top cover they don't even look nearly right. Would like to think no one on here would buy it. They said on the tele they were trying to stop them all at customs but theyre still getting through. Just feel sorry for the poor buggers buying them as genuine saws.

The guy I brought it from has spent a fair bit of cash on it. Had a complete engine rebuild last year costing £2500 so engines good, the chassis is really solid, going to undercoat it before the winter and already has heavy duty steering arms. It's got a nearly new set of general grabber at2 on which gave me good grip when we pulled over and ash with it. Going to look at getting a winch for pulling things over.

After looking at lots of hilux's, navara's and l200's i ended up buying a 110 200tdi Landy to use for work. Already provedto be really useful, mainly because of its towing capacity. I'd like to know from any Landy owners what kit or bits you've brought for yours that you can recommend to help with tree surgery/forestry? Like wise anything you've brought that has turned out to be a waste of cash. Cheers All

Don't know how far away you are but you could try turners fencing on the ashdown forest. Good stuff and not expensive.

If you live near the ashdown forest in Sussex you can get lottery funding for around 55 to 60 percent of the course. Did mine for around £350.

The company I work for is based in Eastbourne and they're getting none stop calls from the council to take down elms in Eastbourne. This year seems to be one of the worst for Dutch elm in recent years. Give it 2-3 years and they'll be none left in Eastbourne.

Henfield is a bit to far for me, but thanks for the offer. I'm in Danehill, could do with somewhere around 10 miles away.

After all of the on going problems were having with our wood stack does anyone know of a piece of land we can rent to store the wood on. It's a long shot but just wonder if anyone knows of a farmer with land or a bit of waste land we could rent would be greatly appreciated. Cheers tim

All sorted now, just wasn't trying hard enough to turn it.

I've been stripping bits off the saw to see what could be with being replaced and have got onto trying to fix the broken chain break. Only after taking off the side cover and handle there doesn't seem to be any form of chain break. Does anyone know if it came with one, or is it a case of someone has just removed it when it broke? Also what can be done to fit a chain break to the saw? Cheers All

Have taken the nut off the sproket on mine, removed the clutch shoes, but i cant get the sproket or the washer off the saw. Does it pull off or is it screwed on?

After browsing the free papers today, i saw a stihl 14" saw for sale fot £70 ono. After a phone call and a 10 mile trip, i came back with a 020 avp. Managed to knock a tenner off the price. Probably paid over the odds for it but its almost an antique. Going to fix the broken chain break and use it as a chipper saw. Have got no idea on the age, but its got made in "west germany" on the side. Love it.