Woodworks

Think we are just getting it. Hammering down with hail or sleet and squally as hell

Bob you seem to have a head for these things so can you explain to a simpleton how any business that sells shares operates? The way I see it is shareholders will expect dividends every year preferably bigger ones. This forces the business to grow year on year until the inevitable happens that they get so big that management looses a grip of what going on on the ground. Can a floated business stay the same size and survive?

Thanks chaps. Pedal to the metal then

Your kubota?

So are you using the machine to get them ride side? Last lot of oversized wood we got in I held up off the ground with a grab on forestry trailer. To start with you cut off each end and then drop the last bit on the pile and just cut it lose on the pile. I just got a got a fast cutting saw and cut them into halves or quarters from there. Tractor with forks holds the lengths off the ground pretty well. Also spoilt with a splitter with a winch so most things can be got up onto the table anyway I just have an aversion to screw splitters of any kind after owning a Hycrack This was just done with a saw and forestry grab

The clip was on a facebook. If you do facebook I will dig it out. I dont know what wood they were splitting but it was but it was very neat

I have not seen it first hand in action but next door did and commented on how slow it was. They have also bent it. think it's rated 22 tonnes which will partly explain the slow speed.

Saw a clip of a chap using a pecker on a digger and did a lovely job. Every video I have seen of screw splitters they are making a gnarly mess. Splinters everywhere.

I am not sure it's that just seems flash but pointless buying a new truck. Did once but never again. Buy it a few years old when it's halved in value but still got 3/4 of it's life ahead of it.

Mates getting rid of his as he thinks it's painfully slow

Also I am not sure the image of a brand new truck works everywhere. Pretty sure around here we all think you must be ripping them off if you driving fancy new kit

Loads of woodworkers rave about Tuffsaws. Not used them myself. Most decent suppliers will make up any length you want but I suspect being a Record you can them off the shelf.

You confident on that? I have been driving to commercial speed limits for 3 years now and would love to back to regular speeds where I can. Mind you going hastily in an empty single cab is not a great idea anyway.

Just revisiting this after a discussion elsewhere. Is a 4WD single cab pickup a dual purpose vehicle? I read the below as yes but then Liz pointed out the catch to be "for the carriage both of passengers and of goods" passengers being the key and a single cab can only carry a passenger. Is that right? From the DVLA Dual purpose vehicles A dual purpose vehicle is a vehicle constructed or adapted for the carriage both of passengers and of goods and designed to weigh no more than 2,040 kg when unladen, and is either: constructed or adapted so that the driving power of the engine is, or can be selected to be, transmitted to all wheels of the vehicle or permanently fitted with a rigid roof, at least one row of transverse passenger seats to the rear of the driver’s seat and will have side and rear windows - there must also be a minimum ratio between the size of passenger and stowage areas

I tried out an Oxdale but did not get on with it. Well priced for the build and reasonably quick but the killer for me is how close the blade is to the vertical support. Tried a few ugly logs and it would just glance off the back of them and push them towards you. Nicest road tow I have seen at the shows is the AMR but it's a very different price.

Ah OK. I was sold some "Brazilian Mahogany" many years back in my yoth that looked identical but guess if you dont know as a buyer they can palm you off with anything.

Looks like Brazilian Mahogany.

From Vimio " "Snow, sweat, testosterone and the sound of chainsaws. Every four years, over a period of three months in winter, wood is being cut in a steep mountain high above Lake Ägeri and prepared for log rafting. Neither economic change nor technology has been able to replace this traditional and sustainable craft in Switzerland. "INS HOLZ (IN THE WOODS)" is this week's Staff Pick Premiere! Read more about it here: vimeo.com/blog/post/In-The-Woods"

Probably been posted before but so much to comment on I dont know where to start

Clearly my spelling is off but that's the one I tried but did not like

Think mine has developed the same problem. Any tips on getting into the valve to see?

I should add I think others on here prefer the Igland bar. May depend on the quality of the wood you get. I do loads of twisty hedgerow timber which likes any excuse to jam up.

Looks handy but those cone splitters never appeal. They make such a god awful mess would rather just ring the wood and split for decent logs.

Presuming we are talking about the Igland Forest all in one instead of the Oregon bar and spacer? If so I have tried it and reverted back to the original set up. The Igland bar is a touch thicker and seems more prone to jamming with twisty wood. Also seems soft and spent a lot of time dressing it. It still used the same gauge 0.58 1.5mm chain so not a true harvester bar

Cant see any evidence of being part of a chain.