agrimog
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its a cone splitter stuck onto a rankin post hole borer, you could do it with any post hole borer and the cone for sale on the bay, nothing fancy about it
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check your pto speeds, also check its not for a front mount as the pto rotates the opposite way
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Ag Reg truck..CAN OF WORMS....OPEN AND STAND BACK :)
agrimog replied to treedweller's topic in Arb-Trucks
you can tow up to a max gtw of 3500kg on a post 97 licence, if the tow vehicle allows this, the 750kg is UNBRAKED max, there is a lot of confusion and urban myths been posted about this, if you check the road traffic act latest amendements, its explained there -
Ag Reg truck..CAN OF WORMS....OPEN AND STAND BACK :)
agrimog replied to treedweller's topic in Arb-Trucks
you should be looking at around 10-15l an hour while working your U1000, not to bad considering the work they can do, forget mpg....its a mog...lol -
why do you want a 40k gearbox on a tractor, obviously another tractor driver that doesnt know the law, tractors are only allowed to do 20mph, PERIOD, irespective of what gearbox is in them, to exceed this speed a tractor MUST be fitted with suspension on all 4 wheels, and have a brake on all 4 wheels, at present only 2 manufactured vehicles comply with this, fastracs and unimogs. any faster than 20 in any other tractor =3 points and £60-00.
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with that length of trailer, your going to need a tow vehicle over 3500kg, :- Towing vehicle over 3500kg GVW Length (excluding the coupling and drawbar): 12m (min 4 wheels Width Maximum: 2.55m Length of towing vehicle and trailer combined: 18m Maximum overhang of load from rear of trailer: 3.05m so a mog would be the perfect choice, but one of the newer ones, at least a U1000., or even one of the oddball ex utility service ones, and as for licences etc, depends on what the V5 says it is, and yes you can exceed 20mph, drive on motorways , and run on red, check the vosa guidlines for ag vehicles, unimogs are mentioned as being special excemptions
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M system... Anyone heard, seen or used it yet?
agrimog replied to David Goss's topic in SRT (Single Rope Technique)
its a technique for getting UP into a tree top, not for working or positioning yourself, so once your up there, switch out to your "safe" working methods, try telling cavers or rescue teams ascendeurs arent safe and see how long you last -
M system... Anyone heard, seen or used it yet?
agrimog replied to David Goss's topic in SRT (Single Rope Technique)
two ascendeurs locked on the rope, how is it not safe, oh I forgot!! climbers today need backups on there backups...lol, get a life guys, back in the bad old days some of us didnt even have ropes, the system looks very good for a quick ascent into a tree with very little effort, if your that worried stick a prussic on above the lower ascendeur and youll be fine. I folk didnt try new things you would all still be climbing with fibre twist ropes and knotted loops -
if you cant do quick mental volume calcs and estimates of weights, you shouldnt be cutting up the tree, you need to know that every bit you cut off isnt going to put an undue stress on your rigging setup, or be too heavy for your lowering system. this can be taught in various courses, but once again it comes down to experience and a good working knowledge of what different trees weigh in there green state. ie if your chogging down a standing dead wood, your "bits" can be a lot larger than the same tree in full leaf. thats why the guy with the time on the "tools" can comand a higher wage than the newby, 99% of the time!!
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as long as youve got group H on your licence your laughing, have to remove the smoke grenade launchers though, section 5 firearms ????, but should be able to pull your chipper, and garden acsess NO PROBLEM SIR, well just go through your house...lol
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till its split open theres no way to determine how far the rot has intruded, and as for the small one being to small, rubish, Ive hab some beautifull timber out of so called rubish, thats the whole point of having your own mill
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would sell really well at some of the artsy craftsy fairs, you could be on a winner
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dont ever use wire wool on any project destined to live outdoors, tiny bits of the steel end up inbeded in the wood and rust leaving nasty rusty spots, if you must rub it down use one of the grades of scotchbrite instead
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wouldnt use pirtek for anything, there a franchise company and not very good at it
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Have to renew all NPTC units every 5 years
agrimog replied to lloyd g's topic in Training & education
it is time the profesionalls in this industry got together, stoped bikering and fighting and stood with one voice, the FC, and all the large bodies need us more thasn we need them, instead of bowing and scraping to there every whim we need to tell them sorry, but thats not how its going to be, here are MY conditions for work, YOU will provide any aditional training thats required at your cost, and if not, sorry I wont be cutting your timber, nor will anyone else in the trade, You will be put on a blacklist and no-one will work for you. But as long as all the infighting and backstabing , plus shiny new just passed trainees , bow and scrape, this will never happen -
well if your labour rate is covered in the rest of the job, you should be about right with around £10 to £15 a cube, depending on quality of the timber, no knots = higher value
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what is your daily rate, and do you do a half day or minimum charge, ok its only a few boards but your time to set up, saw and clean down have got to be paid...even at mates rates... get him to come and help with the labour and then he'll see whats involved and a "sutible" payment can be arranged.....its all about not ending up out of pocket
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since most of the shows are south of border, it becomes very expensive for us guys north of the great divide to get to them, how about some a bit further north for a change
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most of the time when Im milling, its a solo thing, 40-50% of the time felling in the woods, years of doing it, you learn not to be stupid, when Im in the enginering workshop some of my machinery makes a chainsaw look like a butter knife and these days I dont even think about it
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when Im milling, especially on long runs, when I get to the end of the cant, I let the saw sit on idle for around a minute, then a couple of blips before I switch it off, Ive found this is the best option to guarentee a first or second pull start on the next run, dont be scared to stop, sit the saw down , and fill the cup at any time, gives the saw time to cool down and makes the job more enjoyable as well
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having just read through these threads, I am wondering to myself how could that boy be so stupid with just the one head...lol
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a properly inserted helicoil, or recoil insert will give you no problems at all, there stronger than the original thread
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adrenalin has stoped pumping, now your on a come down, shock will start to set in, its very difficult not to start thinking all the different scenarios that could have happened, but as has been said already your training took over and you done everything by the book, your wifes maternal instnct kicked in when her baby came home injured, shell be better in the morning, best thing for you now is a nice cup of sweet tea, corny I know, but it replaces the sugars you burned when running on overload, and a good nights sleep, see what a new day brings, just be thankfull you had good training, and I hope your boy gets better quickly, start of a good scar collection, hell be showing it off to his pals before you know
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put it in juice cartons, mix it with waste veggie oil, and burn it on the fire
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american calculator, got to watch the species and weights, there not always acurate
