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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
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well done steve, good to see you catching up, if it would stop raining up here the rest of us might manage too as well...lol
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one of the biggest landowners in the uk, and a lot of it gotten through deception and lyes, they pay full price plus a premium
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making my own wood processor advice needed
agrimog replied to jasonblack72's topic in Firewood forum
a 6" cylinder will give you 35 ton, and a 7" one will give you 51 ton, both at 3000lb pressure (200 bar), to get the advance and retraction speeds you'll need a pretty good flow rate(big pump) so probably looking at something pto driven, or a big diesel motor, something in the region of 15hp or larger -
european law...manufacturers waranty must be honored by any dealer, irespective of where the product was purchased... if a local dealer will not carry this out , shop him and see his dealership removed, why should we, the punter be screwed in this day and age
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most of the flooding problems are a lot simpler to explain than the above, 1. for years EPA employed folk for waterway management, IE clearing out watercourses and managing the river systems, suddenly this was considered not envioromently frendly 2. money grabing local authourites decided it was good to build on flood plains 3. add unmannaged watercourses silting up and no flood pain to carry the overspill and what do you get?......large areas of built up area feet deep in water. there's a good reason the old timers built on hills and elevated land, water doesnt flow up hill. anyone who buys a property on some area that is obviously low lying or right on the bank of a river" cos the views nice" deserve everything they get. comes back to the old phrase" not got the sense they were born with" R.I.P. common sense in the UK
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most of the wand type detectors only penetrate around 5-6" into the wood so you need to remember sweeps after every cut on urban and fence site trees, or carry lots of spare bands or chains!
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what size of blanks you looking for to turn skittles, got a load of beech to mill up soon pm me if your interested
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Chinese chainsaws - anybody done proper reviews
agrimog replied to ArthurBottlesworth's topic in General chat
stuff coming out of china's quality depends on what is asked for, pay for sh1t, get sh1t, pay for quality, get quality...some of the best machining centres are now being built with castings and components built in china, same with all ranges of tools, sadly with the quality problems in both husky and sthil over the last couple of years its only a matter of time before were all using chinese saws and kit -
I pay for my saws and kit, 20 mins at the end of the day is a small price to pay for longevity, if more folk had a little mechanical sympathy things would last a lot longer, too many things becoming throwaway these days pushing prices up
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there special trees, better known as prospective firewood, fell them, ring them, split them and burn them......theres going to be more than enough larch in the west of scotland just shortly
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the biggest problem with trying to price the timber is to many know-it-alls down the pub or wherever telling would be buyers" thats to pricey, I've seen it cheaper at so-and-so -aplace" I set my prices at a reasonable price, enough to cover my costs and a little bit of profit, knowing your market place and what folk can, and are willing , to pay dictates the price. I cant ask london prices and get them up here in the west of scotland
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should have hedged your bets ballibeg, at least a cat5e, or even a cat 6 for future proofing, you might have to repeat the fun in a couple of years
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many years ago when I rented a farm cottage I spyed the JW's coming up the road, when they knocked I answered the door wearing a sheet and holding a chicken and an axe, said hello, we're just about to sacrifice this chicken, do you mind waiting a minute.....they were last seen sprinting back down the road as quick as they could run
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used to be called a backsplice...lol
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cheers mate, but Im looking for a couple of stainless ones
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wheres the best place to get some fids , need an 8mm and a 12mm to replace my old knackerd ones
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hydraulics are a strange thing, to get the high flow rates required to get a motor spinning fast enough for the chainsaw, the pressure goes down, your starting to look at large class 3 pumps, and these need big power to run them, possibly something like a small car diesel engine, with a couple of pumps on the back, one for saw, one for ancillarys, your then into big wieghts and lack of portability. Ive looked into the various hydraulic options and a saw assembly from a harvester head is prohibitivly expensive compared to other options ( precision built plunger type motor with epicyclic gear box and bar mount and tensioner all built into one unit), makes a bandsaw seem cheap
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it doesnt matter what anyone says, or wants, its coming, the eurocrats want it, and our spinless "leaders" will bring it in, doesnt mater that no other european country does, look at the CPC requirement for hgv drivers, really hapenining in the rest of europe isnt it!!, so start getting your trailers, caravans, and anything else you tow up to a good standard of roadworthyness, or its gonna cost !!
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What would you do with this tree???
agrimog replied to A Pettersen-Firewood&Chip's topic in General chat
"it will be very tight and it will have to be felled 100% accurately into the spot which if it goes wrong will end up in neighbouring gardens"...... every tree I fell has to be 100% acurate, if its got a clear path, just drop it, to much time wasted climbing up and choping little bits off..... in, drop, sned, log up, and get to...... job done -
the only problem I've found with a winch on the back of the smaller alpines is even with the plate down, a large log,or hung tree, can pull the whole set up back, and leave your intended "victim" in place
