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  1. agrimog
    if anyone bothered to read the article they would have read the comments as well, the "pupil" was a year 13, 6th form and having said permission had been granted, then removed this head teacher should be pulled up before the board of govenors and his tenure placed in question, as far as I'm aware the UK is still a country that holds traditional customs strongly and I have been noticing a strong resurgence in the rememberance day services and customs, as well it should, the parents of these cadets need to demand a public apology for there children and an apology for the act of rememberance which this idiot has defiled
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    Big J, remember your not running the typical band mill now, and a stenner isnt excatly portable, the average bandmill, runs a blade between 1 and 2 inches wide, and these do deflect and cause striations, and 2 I dont now and never will mill with a 404 chain, its a total waste, a dedicated 3/8 picco is a genuine 1/4" kerf, and when the chain and mill are properly setup the boards are almost as good as some planners produce !
  3. agrimog
    the forrestry commission does not own the woodland, they only manage it for the owners.......the public
  4. agrimog
    why o why does every one assume that you loose more boards with a chainsaw mill than with a bandsaw, whats the kerf with the bandsaw, then how much have you got to plane off to get rid of the striations left by the blade deflecting at every little knot and hard bit, against the 1/4" kerf of a properly sharpened and set up picco chain which will need very little removing by the planner, perhaps 1 pass per side, plus the fact you can take the chainsaw mill anywhere, yes the BS mill for production work and speed, but for specimen timbers I still look to my CS mill
  5. agrimog
    with the way sthil and husky are going, we might all be on disposable saws soon....lol
  6. agrimog
    yes, and have done for several years now, nothing on the mog is beyond a competent mechanic/engineer, the MB service manuals are all you need along with a good dealer(the specialists are not always cheaper!) and acsess to the MB EPC system for your parts (registration is about £12 a year and its a brilliant piece of kit)
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    there seems to be a false idea that unimogs cost a fortune to maintain, this just isnt so, anyone with a good working mechanical ability can look after one, yes certain parts are expensive, but you need to remember that this is a proper comercial vehicle, not some glammed up landrover, as long as preventitive work is carried out things tend to last
  8. agrimog
    realisticly it worth whatever somebody will pay for it!, if you cant mill it yourself, your going to have to acept whatever they offer, or your going to be stuck with a big lump of valuable fire wood
  9. agrimog
    and what makes them an accredited body?, who decides, or who decided what the tasks and checks have to be?
  10. agrimog
    define a "relevant certificate of competence" and who can issue one.....
  11. agrimog
    why not look at setting up a skyline and save a lot of hassle, allows you to take your logs out with no ground damage, and if you do it right you could even still take it out over the hedge and into your field
  12. agrimog
    john, if you must use a flat belt, why not set up a jackshaft arrangement,and connect the tractor pto to the jackshaft input
  13. agrimog
    first line..signage, 2nd line a tape barrier..., 3rd line, horse tape electric fence, never fails, 40kv jolts the senses into thought quite well, still to meet a punter that didnt get the message....lol
  14. agrimog
    have great problems banning a tool, what reason they going to use, and they can only advise on the use of a top handle, cant stop someone using it how they want
  15. agrimog
    just built a stable for a neighbour on condition that the foal gets trained for hauling out logs, going to have a long wait though, he's only 6 months old !!!, lovely haflinger colt, a real working horse. looking forward to the day we can harness him up and pull his first log out, I'm all in favour of low impact loging
  16. agrimog
    been there, done that...lol, most of whats coming down is being used in the construction of a log cabin, so being very selective in the selection of the trees, mostly larch for use as purlins, and sitka for roof gables (slightly larger DBH), very little waste, the locals come in and gather up any bits that arent any use to us, no chipper needed here, the brash is being piled up to dry back and will be used for wildlife shelters and hides, very eco frendly woodland, its going to be a long term project to bring it back to a managed resource
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    I'd like to see him try that in a sitka plantation....the tree drops 4 feet and stays hung up...why do all these guys demonstrate on big open areas, they need a go where the trees are all about 3 feet apart....and covered in short spiky branches whos one aim in life is to jag you......not cost effective to bring in a harvester, so joe blogs and co. get to do it
  18. agrimog
    have been using a lightweight 4 ton winch, the tajfun on the tractor and a rope with 2 pulleys, even at that my shoulders are goosed, there just isnt an easy way that covers all the problems....oh for some open spaces....lol
  19. agrimog
    as it says in the title, oppo and I have just spent 3 days selectivly thinning a small plantation of larch and sitka of around 25-30 year old trees,(never been done before), and apart from 3 or 4 , every one has hung up and had to be winched down, most of them with a manual winch as its to tight to get even the mini tractor in, and we've got another week of this, I had almost forgotten how much I hate thinning:thumbdown:
  20. agrimog
    dumfries house, and charlies "new" eco village just down the road, and the biggest man made spoil tip in scotland just out the back door!!!!
  21. agrimog
    it is once again a case of someone oversteping the mark and asuming authority they do not have. the equipment is either servicable, ie free from damage or inoperability, or unservicable, damaged or inoperative, the inspector has no right to comment on its proposed use. it is not his place or his right, complain to his employers and refuse his payment as he has NOT carried out his designated job
  22. agrimog
    the cpc for commercial drivers was brought in at brussels remit to bring us into line with the rest of europes driving stds, another load of beurocratic bullshit. and as for trainers watching me, Ive seen more bad habits and innacuaricies from "trainers" than almost any other full time operator
  23. agrimog
    how many of you drive, you passed a driving test and were issued with a driving licence, did you have to resit a test every time you changed your car, or resit every 5 year, what is the difference, a car could be much more dangerous than a saw and nobody seems to think you need to refresh every time manufacturer improves the breed. I use a saw, well several almost every day, and have done so for over 30 years, I stay current with new developments a techniques, (I've got to if I want to stay on top of my game), could one of you young educated folks please inform me what vast fountain of knowledge will I be able to drink from by doing a refresher course on "basic" chainsawing practices as I am curious and interested, and before anyone starts I am not against training, in fact before anyone picks up any piece of kit near me I insist they have been instructed in its proper use and maintenance
  24. agrimog
    an old adage springs to mind on this debate, "those that can, do. those that cant, teach". how many "assessors"are still activly employed in the arb business cutting timber?
  25. agrimog
    I have a friend who wants to get into climbing, but not trimming or cutting, they want to get involved in bat surveys, tree inspections , and nest box placements. I've had a search but all I can find is CS38 courses, or basisc rope accsess courses, at a bit of a quandry about what to sugest, and who would be the best provider considering we are based in sw scotland, anybody got any suggestions

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