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Timber trailers on public roads
agrimog replied to Tom87's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
as long as its "forestry" work your ok with red , and as for brakes, under 20mph with an agricultural trailer, no brakes requred, this is why its important NOT to exceed the magic figure, above 20, you start to fall foul of all the construction and use rules that apply to commercial HGV's, for the sake of a few minutes longer, its not worth the hassle, even towing with the mog unbraked timber trailers are 20mph, too many smart ars*d young plods out there trying to make a name for themselves -
simple first aid kit lives on the braces for my chainsaw trousers, and an israeli battlefield dressing taped inside my chainsaw helmet, thats one bit of kit you shouldnt forget....ever.....lol
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Timber trailers on public roads
agrimog replied to Tom87's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
depends on what your hauling it with, some strange bits of road traffic law out there -
you can make your shingles out of scots pine, ok they wont last as long, but they will work
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baseball bat.....freezer...chipper...pig farm..mmmmmmm
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What effect would scottish independence have on the UK tree industry?
agrimog replied to daltontrees's topic in General chat
there is a lot of humming and haaing going on , but nobody will come out and say the truth...nobody actually knows what is going to happen if the vote is yes, no actuall decissions have been taken, but it will be an interesting situation, what will the unelected "goverment" of the uk actually do when one of the free countries in the union want , by public decsission, to leave the union, there good at shouting for every other country in the world to be left to make up thee own mind, but when its there cash cow, its a different story, hypocroscy springs to mind, Sept isnt far away, but Scumron and his bum chums need to remember, 2015 and a general election is looming to -
Which older 130/150 hp 4wd tractor for forestry?
agrimog replied to cessna's topic in Large equipment
why do you want a 40kph tractor for, your only allowed to do 20mph max on the road, check the road traffic act, could earn yourself a lot of points on your licence. -
after having a look through the loler guidlines, I cant find anywhere where it actually states what kind, or type of caribiners are to be used, It looks like its another urban myth, he says, they say, your not allowed, type thing. If thes caribiners are sutible for climbing, caving , and all sort of other strenious outdoor activities, whot makes then not usable for tree climbing......looks like this is another part of the industry where the words of a few are being taken as law by a lot of others not willing, or wanting to ask questions.....again common sense being overtaken by myths and one sided opinions
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and what part of legislation says you cant climb on them, when will all the folk on here realise that THERE IS NO LEGAL REQUIREMENT other than advice on the H&S stuff, common sense should be the overall assesment you make, If you find a way thats safe and suits you, thats the way you do it, as long as your kit is safe, serviceable, and if required, lollered, then thats the way to go
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yes, IC engines draw the liquid off, forklift containers have a dip tube that goes into the liquid, quick fix is a domestic one upside down, but not recomended( beware the H&S nazis). If you are going to be using a lot, investigate a autogas tank that you can fill at the garages, it could work out cheaper than the big orange cylinders, ( or a decant system for the big domestic gas tanks for folk not on mains gas....legality , Im not sure of, but they are available on e-bay)
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out of curiosity I checked on my mog, surprise surprise, I can drive it around the london LEZ if I want, and boy does it spew smoke....its a tractor...lol. so much for the clever twa*s that make up the rules
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excactly, to many "ticket collectors" out there and not enough experience to back it up
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what spec of rope, ie is it a double braid or a kernmantle core, this will dictate the type of splice
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aye, its called a logosol m7 or m8
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a mog will use between 10-15 ltrs an hour if its working, irrespective of whether its sitting running a pto or pulling a load!
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type of timber, grade, seasoned or green, length and dimensions, and most importantly area your in, these factors all dictate prices, and till you get a good market set up , its very much a try and get what you can for it type of business, try and find a niche that nobody else has exploited and go for it, nobody is ever going to become super rich milling small lots of hardwood in the UK, the big boys have the volume market sewn up, small specialists is all thats left
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a no 7 plane and knock the corners off the iron, keep it very sharp, wax the base, and apply lots of "grunt", if your good, it'll give a finish as good as any mechanical planner
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sacreligious I know, but its one of the best firewoods going, but if its a reasonable size its worth a lot as turning blanks
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if your not going to be using the saw for cross cutting and felling Steve, get a good pair of chaps, cos I can gaurentee once you cut a few boards and stop to move them, your going to start cooking, chaps on, mill wood, chaps off, manual work, it only takes a few minutes to slip them on and off, depending on what your milling a dust mask is a must, and you might find a clear visor face shield is better than the mesh visor on a felling helmet (the chips of a milling chain are a lot smaller than cross cutting chips). till you get your setup honed to your liking a pair of knee pads, your going to be doing a bit of crawling about...lol...and anything else that works for you
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whoops, he seems to have fallen face down in the flood and "bumped" his head, what a shame he drowned !
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Hiab to log crane conversion
agrimog replied to Timbermcpherson's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
timber cranes dont generally have the same lifting capacity as a hiab/atlas style crane, in as much as there construction is a lot lighter, as long as you can run an extra two hydraulic circuits there is nothing to stop you using one(one circuit for the rotator, one for the grab/bucket), some cranes are already piped this way, usually ex utility company ones, the other advantage of a hiab is that you can usually stick on a manual extension jib which can give you a lot longer reach usually without sacrificing to much lift capacity, swings and roundabouts!!, most can be adapted to fit a variety of mounts, even adapted to fit a three point linkage. have a little chat with your local engineering fabricators and see what they can come up with -
as mr punch would say "thats the way to do it", nice job
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Weight per m3 of green Aspen / Poplar
agrimog replied to TimberCutterDartmoor's topic in Firewood forum
aspen is 43lb a cubic foot and poplar runs at around 38lb a cubic foot, both green weights -
find a contact in south america, they still produce the '90 for that market
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speak to one of the specialist diesel tuning companies and get the ECU "tweaked" to remove the adblue requirement, also any DPF or EGR bits all they do is restrict and kill the longevity of the diesel engine a properly set up and maintained pump and engine will run clean and efficient enough to pass any emission test
