luftwaffe
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We shouldn't have to put up with all thes $hit in this country, its just stifles you and breeds negative thinking, we're bombarded in our private lives and also our working lives with rules and regulations to conform... or else. Just looking at some of the threads on this forum in general, people asking is it legal to do this or that, or i havent got that ticket, just does nothing for your own personel feel good factor, or as a businessman told me recently " i'm not in business to make money anymore, i'm here to conform to rules" With all thats happening in Europe at present, how long will be before the Panzers make an appearance.
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Well without having the full kit it doesn't sound much good, it you're 80m down the wood and you start winching in a heavy load uphill on tick over on the tractor you soon stall the tractor. also if haven't got good brakes on the tractor its east too pull the tractor back down the hill.
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Hi, So what makes the tractor rev when you you want extra speed or power when winching?
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Woodworm, no i don't need to be earning £1600 per day, i'm investing £160.000 not £500. 000 don't forget, there's a big difference, also with buying secondhand machines you have to go a bit more steady to avoid costly breakdowns and down time, rip and tear to satisfy the bank loans is no good to me. yes i agree the rate is low but that what it takes to get the work around here, some are even 2nd thinning for £9.50 tonne, busy fools or what!!
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Yeah they were astronomical, if memory serves £250 each for the leavers 10 years ago, cee gee in builth have packed up a long time ago.
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Yes i know what you mean, but i'm looking on the low side, anything above that is a bonus, i'm talking of an average don't forget.
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Hi, undo the circlips on the end of the shaft then get the sledgehammer out and hit the drums off in various places evenly, they can be very tight to come off so just be ready for alot of hammering, when putting it back notice there are 3 dowels on the inside of the drum which fit in slots which look the same distance apart but they are a few mill out, two 29 mill apart and one is 31 mill apart, all pretty basic really, i get all my clutches and brakes relined in SAFTEC IN TELFORD, google it, it is there, they also do a postage system. apart from that the barings will probably need replacing, good luck
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Hi All the sneding is done by hand with the saw, 3 of us doing 5-6 artic loads per week in 0.22m tree size, all on a steep hillside. cheers.
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God you guys work on some flat ground.
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Why do people install log burners if the price of wood is on a par with oil or gas? no advantage surely.....unless you have already got one.
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Thanks, It seems to me that the contractors are their own worst enemy, because of the huge cost of the machinery on finance they will take on work at any price to service the bank loans, which in turn plays right into the hands of the mills, i guess its the fear factor of having no work which means bancrupcy, god £6.50 my old man was having £ 12 30-40 years ago. and they call it progress.
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This also happened to me, we felling on the side of a steep hillside, put the saw down to put the wedge in the back felling cut, turned around to see the saw slipping back and tumbling down the hillside into the small river below whilst the engine was ticking over, ran down, failed to catch the saw in time before it landed in a pool in the river, got the out of the water, poured water out of the exhaust, cleaned and dryed the filter, left the saw to dry for a couple of hours, started after a 5 or 6 pulls, splutered for 10 seconds or so, but no problems there after.
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Hi all, first post here, Having spent all my working life as a contractor in commercial forestry, felling, skidding, forwarding, mainly on the steep slopes here in wales i was wondering has any others converted from manual harvesting to mechanised harvesting? to me the costs involved don't add up to run a profitable setup due to high overheads and low working rates, this is my basic calculations. 500 tonnes produced per week at £6.50 per tonne = £3250 running costs 1 £500 per week depreciation on £160.000 outlay on used harvester and forwarder 2, wages for 1 driver £400 per week 3, fuel £1000 per week ? 4, working costs, eg oils, repairs, accountant fees, insurances, van,spare parts, etc etc, £800 total £2700 Profit of £550 per week That is less than what i'm earning now "on the saw" . Is there something i'm missing as the profits seem pretty poor to me for the investment, time, work, and alround hassle involved in the job, what do you guys out there think?
