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Chap could really do with tightening that chain up a bit too...

Top job Silky Fox, nothing like a bit of hard work to keep your spirits up. Hope you get your self sorted out with plenty of work, you deserve it.

Well i'm doomed then, Fishing and cutting. Best make the most of the time i've got left.

Yeah, I got this screen when I stopped by arbtalk yesterday morning,,,,, Didn't think much of it at the time...

Love the four pack of oil, proper mans drink.

Problems aside, the 18" might be too much for that saw anyway. As you say its a great 'light work' saw on a 14", i love mine. Any heavier work and i'd be reaching for a more powerfull saw.

Morning, Would anyone like to quote a price for 26t of softwood (or hardwood/mix), cordwood for firewood processing delivered to North of Ullapool. To give you a better idea, it would be a 180mile round trip from Inverness and a non articulated lorry (with crane) would be best. PM me if you like. Thanks.

Heat and fold together in a smithing furnace. You can do the same with wire rope.

If your not happy doing it, then you made the right choice. On the other hand, doing it is really the only way to learn. As others have said, each one will be different. Just take a good, long hard look at it. Even remove a few limbs and see how its going to react. The roots run so shallow up here that I've only had a few that want to stand back up. The ones that did were most impressive though, had a 15ft butt section spring itself back upright off some deer fencing at the begining of the year. Thats something i'll never forget.

Don't run the saws much on my own, its allways nice to have an extra pair of eyes watching and someone elses (different) input and ideas. Plus, with 2 people its only half the work dragging stuff about.

Postage to the highlands will allways be expensive. I've not found many company's that will offer free P&P up to me, so generally I try to order lots of stuff in one go to offset the cost of postage a little. And to be honest, when you think i would have to spend £25 on petrol to get any kind of major shopping destination, the postage isn't that bad really.

Depends on the chain too, I have a little 'LP 91VXL' chain that dulls allmost instantly when put through a dirty tree.

I have the Type-c's. Ordered a size too big incase I need to wear some combats under them in the cold but they still only just fit without. Fairly tough, not much stretch in them though. I would try a pair on for size first, over all good value for the price.

Morning, It doesn't read that bad to be honest. What that guy has done is compare your price delivered against a price he paid for cordwood. I would write a nice article for the next news letter, keep it pleasent though! outlining how much his 'cheap' wood from the MOD actually cost. He even says it was 10 trailer loads over 25 miles, i'm guessing thats a one way trip so that must be be 500miles of driving just to get it back to his home. plus he had to cut and split himself. Write back saying how you are trying to make an honest living, how costs have increased, how you've never had any other complaints and most of all,,,,, how you've learnt to never promise an exact size of log to customers

Really nice. I have a thing for bowls that aren't the traditional 'round' people expect. Great stuff.