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Douglas fir cabin with oak shingle roof, constructed by Home forestry LLP 2004
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ideally get winterfelled slow grown douglas or larch minimum of 12 " tops, peel the logs asap then treat with borax solution, this will stop infestation of larch wasp, wood wasp and sabre fly etc. once cabin is built oil it with good quality oil. If you build the roof with out riggers to make an overhang all around the wall logs will then be kept dry. Air flow is also key, if you build the cabin on plinths off the ground this will help prevent damp and rot. i have tried to attach a picture of the cabin i built. This is 8 years old now and has an oak shingle roof which i cut with my woodmizer. Its for a client of mine for his 300 wood in shropshire, as a weekend retreat. It is a full scribe build and you cant get a piece of paper between the joints.
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try Clarkes forestry at park gate
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we can supply you with ash but there would be a small amount of birch as well at present if your interested send an email to [email protected]. How many loads are you after
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save your money and go with a used purpose built machine. they are designed for the job ! 10m reach high oil flow good visibility, good better traction and terrain ability. just sold an osa 250, good cheap thinnings machine and upgraded to a 901 with crh 14 crane. As for heads go with a viking. Try Phil Cooper Forestry machinery, he can source most machines at the right price. Good back up and service team as well
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feldons have a good selection of used tyres
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Air is pumped into the tube and then the fitters use a tool which pumps in the wter/ anti freeze mix and alows the air back out. it sounds like 3 steps forward two steps back. some harvesters have thier tyres ballasted to allow beter side reachj when thinning. Most timberjack/ john deere do. as for valmet valtra, they have a flat deck cab, no pipes or looose rubbish under the belly to get ripped of and the balance is good. fendt are very good but the extra cost is sometimes hard to justify. We used to have 2 1174 countys which in the 70's were good, but you try sitting in one for 14 hours production forwarding and then do that 6 days a week, you will soon look for an alternative. operator comfort increases productivity which increases output and hopefully profit. also the right size tractor is important for the site and size of equipment to be used.
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not like you to be nice you welsh SOB !! see you tomorrow bring a kettle and cake
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Rabaud splitters are built like battleships and work really well. We use the 16 tonne farmer II model and we have sold the 13 tonne model to local contractor. Have a look on youtube under rabaud splitter or on the home forestry page. We will be having another delivery soon if you want to order anything. The optional winch is good as it can lift massive logs in to place to save all the mauling. just been splitting some 1m diameter beech logs 1.1m long over the weekend with no trouble.
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go with the LT 40 HD its how mobile saw milling evolved. With the cantilever head they set up well anywhere. The de-barker is worth its weight especially on skidded logs. Ive been using wood mizers since we got our first in 1991. They wont cut 4' logs but upto and around 30" x 20' aint bad for a mobile unit. LIke any thing it doesnt look much for the money, but they are wll made and you can earn good money if you know how to saw.
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Has anyone used a Timber Dragon TC1
nathan 338 replied to treebloke's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
i can supply the new 6 tonne farma trailer with 3.8m crane, give me a shout at home forestry. We are based nr bridgnorth shropshire. good strong kit at affordable prices. -
just south of bridgnorth, shropshire. if your after books, try the log home store in canada, on the internet or amazon have most stuff. for scribes and pencils the log home store or companies like that will ship to your address.
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Look at Rabaud log splitters they are the mutts nuts !!, we use them and supply them
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No i self taught, primarily with a book by F. D. Milne. We built loads with oak before but, log building was always more interesting. As long as you think a few logs ahead and can scribe acuratley its not too difficult. I built a two storey cabin, with overhung front porch, half mesanine 1st floor with out rigger roof and log walls to the ridge. Thats about as tough as it gets. Its alot easier to log work up to eaves then post and beam the roof. You will get the same feel but the infill will be made of 6x2"s in the roof which eliviates alot of the settleing problems which occur with log gable ends. if i can find out how to do it i will post acouple of pics of the last cabin for you to have alook at. if the cabin log work is done correctly you should not be able to get a piece of paper in the joint.
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use Douglas fir, ive built a canadian full scribe two story cabin for a client and you will find douglas works a bit better and tends to check less. costs more for larger logs but the better the quality the better the end result. if you want inseration, get some B. Allen Mackie books, he is the log building master and has taught most of the worlds best log framers. Log diametre wise try not to go less than 12 " as the joints are not as good with small diametre timber.
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Your looking around the £24,000 plus vat with the length measure system for the 5-15B model, the next machine up is automatic and a bit more expensive. You need around 30-40 KW power so a standard forestry valtra/ valmet 6 0r 8 seires ot N or T range would be more than adequate. The niab can handle stems up to 50cm which is on par with larger harvesting heads. It has a 2.5 tonne winch to haul the logs to the machine, (radio remote) and a long reach/ stroke arm. Have a look on the FORS MW web site for all the technical stuff.
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i can get you a new niab one if you want
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id go with farma, the buil quality is like a battle ship on the 14 tonne drive trailer and the 8.5m crane is fast and as strong as a botex if not stronger. the controls are about the best available
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if your after a trailer and crane outfit, have a look at farma. trailers from 6 - 14 tonne drive trailer and cranes from 3.5m to 8.5m if you have a look at the homeforestry page on youtube, you can see me unloading 2.5m pine logs in about 6 minutes. Great value and strength. if your after a price email me at [email protected]
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Try Dave, at Shropshire Quads he is doing some good deals on quads and equipment. got lots of new demo bikes in as well.
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Just to let you know the Alstor 8x8 range, start at £35,000 plus vat and delivery
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You can put low pressure band tracks on an altor which will bring the ground psi to approx 1.25. Payload max is 2 tonne, but it will move alot in a day with the right opeartor
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Have a look at the Rabaud, excavator based knocker, Rabaud it has a level gauge to inform the driver of vertical and puts posts and stakes in well for a small unit. We can supply them if you are interested. They are made in France and build quality is very good.
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If you ve got a small tractor, try the 6 tonne farma trailer with the 3.8m crane. its the entry level unit and is very good value. you will be able to move lots of timber, but it wont need big racks
