agrimog

wait till you get 5 ton of mog stuck up to the axles and have to winch it out, thats a ploughed field...lol

"oops"

50mph gales...pahhhh, the woman are hanging out the washing in stronger stuff up here.....lol

the minute you start using them for anything other than whats prescribed in "the rools", they cease to be an agricultural machine, and become either a 10 tonne truck or a special purpose vehicle(an even bigger can of worms)....it isnt worth it

mines is registered as agri, but I wouldnt touch domestic stuff for love or money, dont need the hassle or grief, I fell and mill trees, not prune bushes

too many grouchy ***** that have never served complaining, most vetrans would enjoy the stunt and say aye, go for it, rememberance is in the heart, not a block of stone

haemostatic dressings and a cat field dressing on the braces, first aid kit in the van, and cos most of the areas we work up here are quite remote, the risk assesment always has the co-ordinates for the nearest helivac

when it comes to protection in a remote yard or property, the yanks have a much maligned phrase that makes a lot of sense at times....."I have a gun and a shovel, and I know how to use both......" no evidence = no case, think about it

would someone from FISA like to clarify "harvesting timber", or is the answer to complex for us lowly woodcutters

and as for thread, ford usa will be an american national coarse(same as unc, except 1/2", the odd ball 11tpi, instead of our 12tpi) unless it was a canadian built motor

any good engineering supply place should be able to get you left handed twist drills, there std fit on a lot of cnc machines, you can also get drill bushes that would fit into the hole and keep the drill centred, slow speed plenty of pressure and good cutting oil, a nice easy job, as long as you use quality drill bits !

I use soluble oil, at a very weak mix, and again about a drip a second

aye, that would be the weans school bus, very latest in comforts, does the whole village.....it would be reekin a wee bit rusty, with what was on the back plus the loaded trailer, it was close to 25 ton, .....and some folk on here think 1/2 ton over on there tranny tipper is overloaded......lol

a good machine, logosol market mortenson under there own banner, capable of some very good work, the moulder knives are available a lot cheaper than logosol supply, takes a bit of time setting it up, but will punch well above its weight, great for turning average wood into expensive custom mouldings, if you've got the market for its output a great bit of kit

aye rusty, moved a big load of stuff up to a farm on bennane hill for a mate, it was working hard that day !!!!, well, village idiot, I learned the art of reversing them many years ago in the RAF, its a long spine "s" type, used to be able to do 2 at a time, these days, the one will do just fine.........lol

1 new trailer to conver to a timber hauler, fetched home today, got to love ex military stuff, cost a fortune and sold off for pennieshttp://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/images/smiliesmodern/thumbup.gif

big boys jenga....brilliant

strangly enough I just bought a trailer to use with the mog today, an ex RAF "s" type weapons trolley fitted with the long spine mod, 6mtr lengths of timber and loads up to 12 ton, all agri rules of course....lol

Ive tried most over the years, 12v, 14v 18v and 24v, air ones, 240vmains ones and now have a milwaukee 18v 3/4 drive, there latest version, and if this doesnt take it off, your cutting it with a grinder, Ive broken 19mm dia bolts with it due to nuts being imoveably seized on, it generates something like around 1600nm of torque, and comes with 2 5ah batteries, mog wheel nuts are now a pleasure to take off

theres a new woodlands mill due out very soon, apperently a bit bigger and beefier

nice machine Teed, should do most of your timber, I have a 12" (305mm) sedgewick myself and find it covers just about anything I ask it, what questions you got about jointing/thicknessing your wood, Ill see if I can answer them

hmmm, interesting I will have to investigate this further, looks like, as you say, there is no actual formal certification for grading softwood or hardwood in the green state

Oaklay, horticulture is one of the hardest ones to actually prove usage, although the exemption actually states agriculture, horticulture, and forestry, they seem to deem horticulture as market gardening, and as for towing your alpine behind a mog, get ready for some complete wierdness......both vehicles registerd as agricultural machines.... mog on red diesel, alpine on red...ok, mog on white, alpine on red...ok, mog on white, alpine on white...ok, mog on red, alpine on white....not ok.....work that out !!!!, comes down to whether your cuting agri roadsides, garden roadsides, public park roadsides......I sugest you look up the HMRC site on the use of rebated fuels, find the section that lists the various exemption rules, print it off, and keep it in your mog when you get it, also a very usefull sheet to keep in the vehicle is the section from construction and use act which defines what is actually an agricultural machine/tractor, I've found that even the know it all traffic plebs back down when presented with the actuall rules in black and white, they know they cant argue and must accept them. It also helps to have the right answers ready, and refuse to get drawn into any argument or disscussions, as they'll twist your answers to suit there own interpretation of the rules

I've had to turn a good paying job down today as the client needs the timber grading after its cut, so I'm wondering whats involved in becoming a timber grader, and are there courses available

a few facts most of you dont seem aware opf concerning mogs.....lwb models are very rarely available as agri spec due to how the TPL mounts, similary crawler gear setups not very common on lwb, age of vehicle will determine engine type, OM352a or OM366a or OM366la, OM366 motors rev slightly lower and usually have the high speed axles fited....but not always, the lower revs mean just the same 50ish speed, if your going to use it for arb work, even commercially, your stuck with an O licence and white diesel, or take the risk of being hammered by DVSA, (there is NO grey area, its been hammered to death on here before) Unless you absolutly require the abilities of a mog i.e. in the forests, or off road, think about getting something easier to run and get to grip with, an RB44, or an ex military 4x4 truck, youll get your pto, and tipper box capability, but save on the grief of running a full blown mog