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Tractor with hydraulic log splitter price per day?
adowning7 replied to ewd ripper's topic in Firewood forum
local bloke down here (Devon) charges £25 cash per hour for him, old IH 885xl and home made splitter hope this helps -
I bought a pick up from a grave digger and it had exceptionally low miles and in good nick which made me also think it may be a niche but very difficult to find a way into it
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Firewood Co-operative / Association Devon Cornwall Border
adowning7 replied to DOPEY & BIGNOSE's topic in Firewood forum
might work but you would need to find a good number of tree boys nearby as travelling hammers the margins. It may be difficult to find willing participants as if you inherit wood from jobs (like me) and do logs as a sideline to another business the margins are greater than if you buy wood in thus making it a good way of earning some good beer money on a Saturday morning and making up for those weeks where something goes belly up. How far up the border is it as I am down south and the further up the Tamar you go the more backwards things get! -
If I was still at uni my 20,000 word dissertation would be 'an investigation into the variation of firewood prices in the South Hams' I've got mates all over the country and their prices don't change from village to the next like round here! Nice to know i'm not the only confused one around here:confused1:
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12/12 on an N plate with about 5000hrs on, fast on the road and good on derv! Low profile cab is ideal in the woods too.
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Husqvarna 325 HE4 long reach pole petrol hedgecutter
adowning7 replied to Fencing's topic in Maintenance help
Mine has the twist grip half way up the shaft, is the Tanaka one where it can only be stored at 90 degrees and has the thumb nut rather than right back over on itself? Only reason I ask is that I got mine off ebay and wondered how old it is? It has the twist grip and is an x series -
Husqvarna 325 HE4 long reach pole petrol hedgecutter
adowning7 replied to Fencing's topic in Maintenance help
Possibly stripped threads on the mechanism at the cutter end which you should be able to see without stripping anything. Used parts not cheap got stung 15 quid for a fuel cap for mine! Bloke said to me try not adjusting it too often but when it is so easy it is difficult not to -
I love my 390T. the T must make all the difference!
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depends on cost of turf and prep. turf £2 sq/m down here. Once prep done laying is easy if your turf is good gear. Split laying and supply cost from prep on every job and hope for the best usually works for me
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I made a point of ringing those people with storage over the summer and stocking them up for a bit cheaper but the phone at the moment is the same as last year when I didn't. Got the burner going now as Mrs was complaining!
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I agree with the lads above if I didn't have a load of hire kit booked in i'd slip up and make a few quid. As a bloke once said to me it takes a lot of work to fill a year
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bought mine this time two years ago but touch wood have not had a spanner near it. I sometimes get a burning clutch smell and think something is up but it always goes like stink, any ideas and should I be worried? would hate to dust off the spare Makita 4630!
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agree with matt it looks like a pretty pristine garden so it'll take an age to have it spotless. 75 quid a day is fair if you turn up at the job with snack and you are a handy bloke and drive home again with none of your own gear used but that is down this way. using your own gear, insurance, getting rid of stuff, running the truck; the list is endless and expensive over a year. give it a couple of years and you'll start making some wedge.
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The old pole saw packed up the other day and it turns out it needs a new shaft and tube section. Anyone know where second hand bits are available? Could almost do with one with a knackered engine. New genuine bits are coming in just shy of £100, might be easier? cheers
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Please tell me that video is in slow motion!
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I have had this pridicament this year as only a couple of years into log sales. My customers all buy in the same couple of weeks and you panic when you look at the shed but then the phone doesn't ring until the same lot call a month later!
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Stihl for a Stihl. Anyone find the Oregon files don't sharpen Stihl chains as well as a Stihl file? You get what you pay for i suppose! Ads
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when was the Beech cut down? If it was mid summer when the tree is in full leaf that must make a difference?
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Whats your moto, or go to quote?
adowning7 replied to Tony Croft aka hamadryad's topic in General chat
one of my favourites! customers love it. within reason 'if i wanted to listen to an asshole I would have farted' also used lightly -
looks like if the extension pipes are full of oil then the distance is no problem to a point. 10m pipes should be ok, might give it a go.
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when I reeled off a similar list at my daughters birth registration the bloke said "how about Managing Director - Landscape gardening company" that'll have to do!
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Thanks mechtrev. I'm hoping to run it off a 1956 MF 35 when my old man gets a return valve fitted but have the option of an N plated Massey 390T or two other Masseys of similar or more HP. Will the 35 suffice do you think? The splitter is a KTM TRACTOR MOUNTED HYDRAULIC LOG SPLITTER, WITH 3 POINT LINKAGE | eBay one off ebay with a 10 ton ram which is cracking bit of kit for the money I'd love to avoid the power pack route so a max length of pipe would be a great option Thanks Ads
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Thanks treequip. Are they removable extensions? Any decrease in speed do you think?
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Had a thought today and you lot are the first people I have seen all day! Can you get/make hydraulic extension pipes for a splitter? Only thought it as the pipes on my tractor mounted are short as expected, but it is mobile enough to be lifted to awkward corners where the tractor cannot reach or if I borrow a hydraulic power pack it doesn't have to be sitting 2 feet away from me. will it slow the flow down if the oil has to travel a longer distance? sorry if answer obvious!
