agrimog

another information sheet put into circulation by a dept, not the definitive act or statute... construction and use act trumps any such leaflets, check it if your in any doubt, sect 15 and 16 are quite clear, and are the ONLY legislative information that can be used in a court, not some advisory leaflet

and from my above post, my mog weighs in at 5250kg...4 times this is 21000kg, max gross allowed is 14230kg, so a 14 ton loaded timber trailer is my max (not that I would attempt this), but it would be legal

the law as it stands, 1986 construction and use act, not what pc plod likes to think, or not what the muppet from the nfu says:- Trailers drawn by agricultural motor vehicles 85. (1) No person shall use, or cause or permit to be used, on a road a wheeled agricultural motor vehicle drawing one or more wheeled trailers if the weight of the drawing vehicle is less than a quarter of the weight of the trailer or trailers, unless the brakes fitted to each trailer in compliance with regulation 15 or 16 are operated directly by the service braking system fitted to the motor vehicle. (2) No person shall use, or cause or permit to be used, on a road, any motor vehicle drawing an agricultural trailer of which— (a)more than 35% of the weight is borne by the drawing vehicle; or (b)the gross weight exceeds 14,230 kg, unless it is fitted with brakes as mentioned in paragraph (1). (3) No person shall use, or cause or permit to be used, on a road an agricultural trailer manufactured on or after 1st December 1985 which is drawn by a motor vehicle first used on or after 1st June 1986 unless the brakes fitted to the trailer— (a)in accordance with regulation 15 can be applied progressively by the driver of the drawing vehicle, from his normal driving position and while keeping proper control of that vehicle, using a means of operation mounted on the drawing vehicle; or (b)automatically come into operation on the over-run of the trailer.. as you can see, as long as your tractor weighs at least 1/4 the weight of your load, you DONT need a braked trailer

if the trailer is a piece of agricultural equipment, and limited to a maximum speed of 20mph, no brakes are required, check construction and use act, with reference to agricultural equipment, over 20mph must be an air brake system irrespective of the weight, and abs if its fitted to the towing vehicle. There are too many "farmers" out there with 40k and 50k tractors pulling loads too fast and too heavy these days and its only a matter of time before something happens to cause a change in the acts, dont become another statistic, load your trailer to its capibility, clamp the grab down, make sure your rear lights work, and can be seen,( note you dont require a beacon, unless you venture onto a dual cariageway) as long as the no. plate corresponds to one of your agri registered vehicles, your fine, and drive safe, you'll be fine, theres nothing you can be prosecuted for

if something hits your helmet hard enough to comprimise the space , your not going to need the dressing, its going to be a wooden box, its in there for quick acsses for use on others, I tend to work with trainees a lot, and have had to develop the ability to look in 3 different ways at once, common sense is a much lacking ability these days....lol

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

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

baseball bat.....freezer...chipper...pig farm..mmmmmmm

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

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

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

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)

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

excactly, to many "ticket collectors" out there and not enough experience to back it up

what spec of rope, ie is it a double braid or a kernmantle core, this will dictate the type of splice

aye, its called a logosol m7 or m8

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!

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

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

sacreligious I know, but its one of the best firewoods going, but if its a reasonable size its worth a lot as turning blanks

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

whoops, he seems to have fallen face down in the flood and "bumped" his head, what a shame he drowned !