billpierce
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been doing quite bit of alaskan milling over the years. currently use 2 x 660's (me and a firend have one each and share the double ended bar.). this is fast and good but requires 2 people. 660's seem hellish slow milling oakat 30/36/42''. been oggling big old stihls, but are they better for milling than newer saws i.e 880/088/084 or husky 3120? seen a couple 076/075 and even an 090 on fleabay at the mo. would love some advice from people that have used them and can compare them to modern big saws. thanks, Bill
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I would reccomend Dolmar or Makita as a serious competetor and if your buying new you will save much pounds! depends a bit on your local dealership, Shavey from here should be able to sort you out with Dolmar kit.
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how are they for parts?
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sorry to hear it
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what sort of outdoor activity you do for him al?
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well, i have done a couple days tree surgery for him.don't work for him regularly. i'm mostly a sculptor with a bit of tree work thrown in for good measure. only met chris the other day after he had been chiping at sweethope. i'd like to get up and have a deeks at sweet hope at somepoint soon. sounds good here?
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hope your right! will let everyone knowif it turns up
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nope was dismantling a sycamore for Tony in allendale when criss came by and mentioned he'd been with someone caled matty at sweet hope and my powers of deduction kicked in! sure we'll meet soon!
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LOL! sounds good
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Great idea to store split logs
billpierce replied to A Pettersen-Firewood&Chip's topic in General chat
yep thats pretty eccentric. wheelbarrow? works just fine for me. still i had loads of cash and time and a bobcat who knows what extraordinary things i'd come up with -
havn't heard from him so i assume not yet. will def post as soon as i know. you weren't working at sweethope where you last week per chance matty?
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enjoyed that, particulaly the fast forwarded chainsaw sounds!
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i have used ally decoraters scafford which set up is approx 4ft deep by 8-10ft wide. you can set the platform every foot or so, bit annoying ahving to move it everynow nd then but not too bad. also have used 2 workmates and scaff boards. what you making?
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if anything i find the 170's to under oil slightly/ oilers to break
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yep i would like to see it after a week indoors. nice idea and looks good. amazed at the amount of morons commenting about the "waste of good wood" on the youtube page.....really what must they be thinking?
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thanks! appreciate the effort!
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no more details, was taken at night, no tyre tracks, nothing. no evidence of it being winched up onto anything so they must have picked it clean up or done something really clever/been 20 of them. sadly security was rural countryside and a shut gate, and the fact it was a huge object that was hard to move.......
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yeah i'll try and get the serial numbers and post them....sorry to hear of having 22k of kit go. that must have hurt alot. what do insurers usually insist on? saws locked up, gates on yard locked? meanwhile of anyone hears of a sawmill going cheap (not necessarilly a lumbermate.) my pal might be interested as i think he really needs one....
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also how the flip do you cruise around in the middle of the night with a huge lorry and probably a hiab without getting clocked?
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who knows?shipping container off to somewhere too far away? you so so few for sale you'd think it would get picked up eh?
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yeah i think he assumed that no wheels would mean it would be too hard to take. which is what i would have thought too.....get yours good and safe eh? where abouts are you in kielder? i assume you didn't get your lumbermate real cheap this morning per chance !?
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yeah real savage......has anyone had any stolen kit returned ever? i'd like to believe its possible but seems pretty unlikely. we live pretty out in the sticks here, alot of folk don't lock their doors etc so its a real shocker...
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have posted on stolen thread but just thought i'd post here too. pal of mine had a Norwood Lumbermate 2000 20ft bed lifted from his yard last night just near Allendale. generator welder went from just down the road too. i'm sure no one will but just incase they do, give me a pm if you hear of ought. didn't have the wheels on or anything just lifted it clean up! he reckons 8k of kit! ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh he was just about to start milling to build his house too.
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pal of mine had a Norwood Lumbermate 2000 20ft bed lifted from his yard last night just near Allendale. generator welder went from just down the road too. i'm sure no one will but just incase they do, give me a pm if you hear of ought. didn't have the wheels on anything just lifted it clean up! he reckons 8k of kit! ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh he was just about to start milling to build his house too.
