agrimog

ps, I havent included the engines fitted to the later 3000, 4000, or 5000 models, or the 3, 4, and 500 series , as some of these are 4 cylinder tier3 and tier 4 versions

for those that arent aware of the ins and outs of the mog engines, there are basically 2 engines, in various guises fitted, OM 352, and OM366, these are the early and latter models, they go from normally aspirated, through turbo, to turbo intercooled, from 100hp, to 250+hp the differences in power come from the pump and injector types and settings, and slight variations in the cams. there are very few differences across the engines internals(352 and 366 obviously different, but some parts are interchangeable) so if your engine is in good codition, applying the settings for a more powerfull version, along with the bits to suit, will not cause any problems. In fact the german tuners are pushing in excess of 300hp from the humble OM 352 motor,....... try that through a chipper then

-my new woodland HM126 is sitting in the workshop still in its shipping crate waiting on me finishing the trailer for it, can someone please magic some more hours into the day......make plans to leave a few days free, and BOOM every thing goes haywire

there used to be a trick of mixing southern irish green diesel with red, the two colours cancelled each other out, now they add a chemical tracer to the red, and yes the delivery tankers carry red and white in the same tanks, so most of the white on sale from smaller outlets has traces of dye and chemical in it. you can buy your owh dye from the web, and add it, to prevent theft !!!, this will cover red, but not tracers, and Im not telling how to do that, there are ways to legally run red if you are willing to look into it....domestic treework isnt one of them, so unless you are involved in forrestry work, running your mog, or tractor on red is out, even if it is registered as agricultural, take the free road tax, and mot exemption and be happy, buy your white and dont screw it up for those who are able, legally , to use red

no suspension =agricultural trailer= 20mph max tow speed on public road, check the construction and use act for anything your unsure about

it comes down to legal speed on the road.........20mph as opposed to 50mph, that and modern tractor electronics vs old school basics

theres a couple of small mills on the market now at well under the £5k bracket, the timbrey 100 (under the woodmizer guise) and the woodland mills HM126, both cabable machines

time to start wearing a suit to work in the woods, whos going to be the first with the pinstripe type "c"s then

the RB44 was a bitsa, designed to replace the LR101, another piece of poop, they based it loosely on the 5 1/2 ton dodge with a few 7 1/2 ton bits thrown in, the front axle and transfer box were pure RB, it was a 70's design that they dragged screaming and shouting ino the 90's, poor weight distrubution, leaf spung, and drum brakes, most of the problems on braking and handling come from the fact if you brake and turn on a live axle suspended from leaf springs, one corner will dive and tuck under, this problem was never sorted on the RB's, the brake problems came from lack of use and seals drying out, this was addressed. the military never liked them, and thats why the pinzgauers were introduced as a stop gap, spares for them are still available, as long as you dont want front axles or transfer case parts, the dodge vans and trucks on which they are based are still knocking about in camper vans and mini buses, the engine is a good hard working unit, as is the box and rear axle, electrics can be a bit iffy, and corrosion is like any other vehicle of the same era. A lot of the ones comming on the scene at the moment are reserve stock vehicles that have been in storage for years, will have very little milage on them, and after a GOOD service should give years of use, but be prepared for most of the seals and rubber bits to be perished due to age

now will folk believe me when I start ranting about training places inventing the need for courses just to keep themselves in a cushy job

the lichen growing on your tree is a sign that your air is of a high quality, very little pollution in it and the seeds are delicious..mmm

£7 a cube, and delivery, tell him you'll burn it for firewood before you let it go at that price

simple really, non smoker = cheaper insurance

do you mean log cabin, as in constructed with whole tree trunks, or engineered timber buildings, built with machined and shaped timber beams

aaarghhhh sacralige, too late now, always check an offcut just in case, you can always get more firewood

ah fife, scottish coal strike again !!

well done, first class service deserves rewards

well that one isnt going to break!, like the simple aproach

they dont need mines or pits anymore, opencast mining has taken over, up until february this year, when scottish coal went bust, 47% of the uk coal was produced within 30square miles of where I live by open cast, whats left looks more like a bomb site and is going to take tens of millions to try and put back.......go local planners

long hair and a beard !!!!!, a long beard...lol.....saves on dust filters

never mind anti dust clothing.....who does a filter for the shower, at least once a week I've got to de-sawdust mine

I know it sounds silly, but I find if I polish the bar with some wax floor polish, there doesnt seem to be the same build up or "stiction" when cutting resin loaded timber, and scraping of the build up on the leading edge opf the bar every cut helps as well

or an echo 360t

if your worried about falling, what the heck are you doing up a tree in the first place