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what logs have you been chopping today!
Woodworks replied to william petts's topic in Firewood forum
Not tried one but will speculate. From my furniture making days TCT was very brittle in comparison with HSS or tool steel. To compensate for this the sharpening angles were coarser to support the tip. This left you with a blade that would hold a less sharp edge for a long long time. On a processor I imagine the kerf of your TCT circular saw blade is appreciably less than a chain on a processor so what it might lack in sharpness it can make up for in brute force. Also you could use a less sharp TCT chain but this would result in heavy bar ware which is not an issue with a circular saw blade. Quite happy to change the chain on our processor once or twice a day as it gives me a break and doesn't take more than few minutes. -
Sounds like a nightmare TCD. Hope the weather improves for you soon
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You sure it's not your sharpening? Only ever do our by hand and never had problems but processors seem more fussy than saws. It's critical you keep the tooth length the same on both sides.
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Coldish and DRY yes I said DRY. Can't remember the last time we had 24 hours without rain. Still we are in the depths of winter the wind is coming from the north and we have not even got an air frost. This climate change/global warming is not messing around. + 0.4C is crazy warm for this weather setup.
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Lamborghini R1.55 and yes it's 4WD
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Cheers everyone I will seek some work on a flattish site to start with and see how it goes. May not be any work out there anyway
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That's good so it could be done. Thanks
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doh
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No just the picture angle they are good and fat but the tractor is not fitted with trailer brakes
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Handbook in hand Power 55 HP Weight 1440 KG Trailer weight must not exceed 4000 Kg Max permissible loads Front 1000 (2230) Rear 1400 (3084) not a clue about the bracketed numbers.
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Tractor is 1350kg I think but has incredible traction for it's size. Trailer is rated for 6 tonne but would be a job to get that much on it. Haven't got a job for it yet just working out whether it would be up to the job first.
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So I am using our compact tractor to get roundwood back to base as can't get deliveries in the yard. It's almost flat and the tractor copes fine. Been wondering if this combination would be up to forwarding in woodland. I realise it would need guarding underneath but at present I am being very wary of hitch weight and keep the load over the trailer axles. Can imagine in woods it would need better traction so would be best with more weight over the tractor's rear axle but it's not the beefiest machine so was wanting opinions from those in the know. Pictures of the trailer and the rear axle with the wheels tracked out to the max. Suppose the other question is is there any work out there for this sort of set up?
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The other side of "rip off Britain" is you can charge 100 for a m3 of logs. Bet you can't do that in France Great splitter by the way. We have the same model and it's a beast
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Yep got to be the easiest option. Like the Landmaster ones myself.
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Spent some time today putting covers on some crates of logs which got processed some time back. I had weighed one of them so out of interest weighed it again. Now back on the 18th of October when freshly processed it weighed 486 kg now four months later it weighs 481 kg :001_huh:It will be fine for next season but amazing that they had lost basically nothing in four months. Probably be 100 kg lighter by the end of the summer.
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From talking to a chap who uses poly tunnels to dry logs you set them up on slight hill. As the tunnel heats up the hot naturally rises going out the higher end drawing fresh air in the lower end. You could use IBCs in these or just the crates on their own with lids like this. The poly tunnel will be quicker but the crates will dry logs if filled by the spring ready for the following winter.
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Woodfuel event - Crocadon Sawmill - Nr Saltash
Woodworks replied to kevinjohnsonmbe's topic in Firewood forum
Thanks Kevin -
Now that looks like the answer to something I cut of a beech some years ago. http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/woodcraft-forum/64785-what-bowl-made.html
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what logs have you been chopping today!
Woodworks replied to william petts's topic in Firewood forum
Well I have been working on a pile at the opposite end of the quality scale A nasty pile of hedgerow mess. Still it does turns into logs with a bit of graft And a pic to show the sun can come out in this part of the world (Torrington today)
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Woodfuel event - Crocadon Sawmill - Nr Saltash
Woodworks replied to kevinjohnsonmbe's topic in Firewood forum
No. Didn't hear about it -
Woodfuel event - Crocadon Sawmill - Nr Saltash
Woodworks replied to kevinjohnsonmbe's topic in Firewood forum
You coming along Kevin? Demonstrating the processor there if they get some wood in. -
Not tried the Helly Hansen but Icebreakers are the dogs danglies IMO
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I don't think it looks too bad. Thought most hook should be around 80 degrees and that looks around that. New Page 1
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That looks very interesting. Do you use your foot as well?
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You say that and it's partly true but we have diabolical wind and rain over the last week but this is a crate with a lid that's been out in it. Fortunately the crates hold more than a cube so you can leave and wet stuff for another day and still get a cube of dry logs out. The south and west sides are a bit wet but the rest was perfect.
