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Oh its probably only the men in black out for jolly on a sunday afternoon.
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The 0.28 grapple is a bit on small side for a lorry, its what they use on small to medium size forwarders, all depends on how big your crane is, the o.28 will handle most timber but the o.36 size would be better.
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using 4x4 to pull trailer in the woods?
luftwaffe replied to blacknora's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Get any similar size trailer to give you a feel for how you think it might go, riko or otherwise, and a few loads not just the one,.... cant you hide the said tractor at the back of the wood at night etc and park it a local farm at weekends, ask the locals I'm sure someone will help. -
using 4x4 to pull trailer in the woods?
luftwaffe replied to blacknora's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Well thats easier than going in to the wood itself, but if it wet now after a dry summer how will it be after months of heavy rain? i would still go with the tractor and winch setup as its a proven and cheap setup, can you get a trailer to put behind your truck and go for a dummy run in the wood to see how you get on without spending on the riko trailer. -
using 4x4 to pull trailer in the woods?
luftwaffe replied to blacknora's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
dont do it...get a cheap tractor and winch, just think of the all the branches and sticks that will play havoc with the underside of the truck, sticks in the tyre valves, brake pipes, diesel tank, the list is endless,not to mention getting stuck on a slight incline with a load on, on a side slope you're going to be jack knifeing and end up in right old pickle when the winter rains arrive, the weight of the trailer is going to be boss of the truck unless in the most easiest of sites, having a tractor and winch counteracts all of the above for about 4k. Take it from me, someone who has done 30 years of felling and extracting in the wood. -
Yes it failed for a number of reasons, namely, logistics( a 1000 mile supply line), Hitler's insistance to hold the line at all costs, and not retreat and regroup, out numbered at times by 8 to 1, and last but not least General winter, sleeping out with temperature at -30 aint much fun night after night with only summer uniform, brutal times for sure.
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You need to do a bit of research as to the numbers involved my friend, from memory Operation Barbarossa involved over 3 million troops crossed the border in Russia in June 1941 as opposed to 155000 allied troops in the Normandy landings.
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I'm 95% sure the problem is with the clutch, if the clutch needs replacing after its been adjusted to the max adjustment have the clutchplate relined, i use a company in Telford called 'SAFTEK UK' for about £75.... good luck.
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Have you tried putting the winch on another tractor? if the winch pulls ok on a different tractor that shows the problem is not with the winch but with the PTO shaft on the original tractor, just have a look at the pto shaft on the tractor the winch is on now and look to see if the pto shaft slows down when making the winch work under load,( take care with not to get tangled with the shaft if you have to get remove the pto guards) if you notice the shafts slowing down that indicates a worn pto pack and will need replacing.
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i am not familiar with the 55 model, but all winches of these type of winches have a adjuster so you have to obtain a maintenance manual to do it yourself, its a pretty simple job to do, a 5 minute job, alternatively ring Jas P Wilson and the will talk you through it, as they are the agents for Igland. If you were nearer i would take a look for you. i'm pretty sure its your clutch, its either needs adjusting or worn clutch plates, has there been oil spilt recently on the sides of the the drum? if so the oil is making the clutch slip when engaging with the pressure plate and will have to be stripped down and cleaned down to a dry surface....
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Have you tried adjusting the clutch plate?
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Nobody actually knows the numbers that were involved, records were destroyed.... from memory 1350 tiger1's were built and about 500 kingtigers were built.
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True.
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You seem to be quite selective with your Statement, The truth is the German Army of 1944 was a different army compared with 1939, The 1944 army comprised of hardend veterans such as the Waffen SS, Foreign conscripts, Hitlers youth (13 year old boys) the Volstrum, which were men deemed to old for the regular army, and injured soldiers which were not fit enough for the Eastern front,, but their main problem was a chronic lack of fuel to keep those thirsty Tiger Tanks in petrol, 600hp and 1 mile to the gallon, when the Red Army recaptured the Ploistu oil fields back off the Germans in Romania in March 44 it was game over and damage limitation as far as Hitler was concerned...Most of the German fleet was put on fire by its crews to stop them falling into the enemys hands.
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Respect to all the fallen soldiers on both sides. But history is only told by the victors. But i am of the opinion that Britain and America took on a severly depleted and weakened Wehrmact after the rigours of fighting the Red Army for 4 years. As Stalin wanted to know why did it take so long to assemble an invasion and come to Russia's aid earlier?...Answer... Churchill played a blinder by letting the Russians and Germans knock 7 bells out of each other before going in for the kill against the Germans later in the war. 75% of the German Army died in Russia, and it took 35 countries to defeat them.
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It would hardly make much difference at all really Mark.these trees will now be winched up to the roadside landing and processed by harvester and forwarded from there, so no forwarding over his stumps, thats why he is not fussy if his stumps are a bit high, my guess he knows his stumps are a bit on the high side but in order to get the trees to the ground quicker he has cut them a bit higher to increase the number of felled trees. cheers.
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Although its extreme this is whats its like in hardcore forestry. you could tell by him he knows exactly what he is doing, his speed of thought is good,although, obviously he knows its on film and he is out to impress. just goes to show the man behind the saw is more of importance than what make or model he is using. i like his work ethic too.
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Which fir is this? Help with I.D please, ta :)
luftwaffe replied to SteveA's topic in Tree Identification pictures
Thats a Grand Fir, also known as Grandies... very heavy tree for a softwood when fresh felled, also very brittle. -
" In this world my friend there are two kinds of people, those with guns and those with shovells, ..you dig ".
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Well i agree with you up to a point, but as it transpires the owner is a builder, who's used to getting his hands dirty etc. For say an hours work that isnt too physically demanding, dangerous, or particullary skilled say, i for one would be having a go at myself to save money thats looks like it is going to be in £000,s wouldn't you. come on man i do have a point..... my cooking is so bad i can even burn water, but all the rest of your examples i do it myself. lol.
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Well i'm sure you have, but the chances are is that owners of these bushes are not, anyway if someone quoted me with some of the figures from earlier posts, i'd tell them where to go in no uncertain terms.
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A couple of 7 foot trees and couple of bushes, thats 4 little cuts for the chainsaw, can't the owners do it themselves for crying out loud,with a bushman/hacksaw, if they cant do this how do they manage with other aspects of their lives? A 7 foot tree is only a medium size christmas tree incomparrison.
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never seen so much fuss about chainsaws in my life as these 560's, my old 357 is up for replacement not sure what to get next, always been husky, had 28 so far. the feeling i have got is that these 560's are nice saws to use but unreliable, and quite finicky.
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Douglas fir or ancient ash!?
luftwaffe replied to Lyncombe-climber's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Fell the lot and get the loot in, otherwise you're just pussyfooting about, -
Aren't these log cabins built for Alpine or Nordic Climates? How long would they last here in the wetter parts of the UK where constant rain or drizzle would slowly rot away at the timber, also do they warp and bend and crack in the summer months, will they be as good looking in 10 years as the day they were put there,.. these questions for me are what it all about,
