Treemover
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Ill be eating humble pie and flogging it by April!!
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Mods please feel free to relocate! Hello comrades! I have been asked to brace a large Monterey cypress. The tree has been crown lifted to the sky, with 8 large surrounding stems, and two smaller; with one central column. The tree is quite tall, approx 25m; with all these limbs forking at 3-4 metres. There is heavy footfall beneath and a building adjacent; literally touching some of the limbs. Looking at the cobra bracing; how do you determine what ton system to use. I am just wondering if the 8 ton system is overkill on all the limbs? I am also toying with the concept of using two cables per limb to prevent the limbs striking the building. So how do you determine if your using an 2,4,8 ton system? I know there is a branch diameter, but is there any other rule?
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Im not convinced the material is too small. I'm hoping to order one ( I have placed an order for an urban tr75 today but yet to hear back). My aim is to have smaller stuff for our own fire, as most of my logs need something smaller to go with it. I plan on selling this stuff by the trailer 10x3x6 or bulk bag (we have 70 acres of forestry at first thin and then tree surgery waste); but have as others say a crows nest; but where its feasible, Im hoping to segregate branches whereby I will end up with small kindling or small logs. Considering what we put through the chipper on lots of jobs, any recovery out of this will be a great bonus. Reducing what we have to haul away. Don't know if I can charge extra for it, I'll certainly try. I will certainly post pics of how I get on. Delivery wont be until mid feb.
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I see both sides of this argument, especially as I always advise people to be conscious of path users and remove limbs branches that could cause and eye injury. I would advise this man to look at all council paths in his area, and if anybody else has encroachment issues or low limbs to keep a record. I know a state barrister that has a more offending hedge here in Ireland. Council wont write to him for obvious reasons. Its never a level playing pitch.
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My landcruiser had a blocked egr valve. Dealer said he cleaned it but after I check he hadnt. Months later recall and replacement injectors, then after 6 months, back smokey and no power. Jeep had no ommh until 2000 revs. After dropping jeep into various garages, I was told needed all 4 injectors replacing, egr, and possibly a new engine. Decided nothing to loose, so cut a small piece of steel and placed it on the block before egr. Within minutes of starting up, smoke was less, and within a day, all the blue, black and white smoke diminished. Jeep is way better, mpg up, power etc. Im not a fan of the egr set up; and seeing the gunk which is like grease, assures me that the set up is far from ideal.
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No, Im torn between a tr75 and a rebak 80 & 130. At first it was cost, now its CE standards.
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It seems these branchloggers are a legal minefield with regards certification. I was just speaking to an owner of one make and he says, you wouldnt want to have a piece of clothing snag on a branch. I thought the Urban machines had a stop mechanism, but I think it only wires into a tractor with an start-stop solinoid or electric pto. Not ideal for older tractors and the ones I was thinking of using. If anyone on here could clarify the CE issues, and also if these machines are up to scratch for sites with safety officers Im all ears.
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Im in the same boat, I have a 17hp kubota, a mf 575 and a NH7740 (albeit with a ts110 engine). I dont want to lug the bigger tractors around, and the kubota is ideal for the smaller jobs. I was advised to go for the tr75 as it has a belt drive with pulleys which are designed for smaller hp tractors. I couldnt afford to deal with a certain distributor and if you search online for snowmobil.com (yes without the e) you will see a huge difference in the price on a tr75.
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If you rule out fuel and air; I think it might be valves. We had a ford 6610 that was very smokey and down on power. When dyno'd it had no constant rpm or hp, as it was fluctuating too much- 48-62hp from memory. It never went bang while we had it; but we have been through several engine rebuilds with generators over the last few weeks, and if your valves are not seating properly, your going to loose combustion, or have a valve go south. On our lister when rebuilt; one of the pots (air cooled) was sucking and blowing. so we retorqued it and it sealed. Im just wondering of your head gasket is gone, or if your head could have warped?
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I have a good amount of climbing with spikes on. My shin is taking a hammering. Is there anything that can help with the friction on that top part as its hurting the front inside of my shin. I was thinking of using foam as in insulating for pipes cut and tied on to the spikes with tape?
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Often wondered if you could "legally" fit a tipper unit inside the ifor William Gd trailers. I prefer how the gd trailers tow with larger wheels. Even thought about buying a second hand gd unit , removing body and placing a tipper unit on it.
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any natural oil like olive oil; and then wash with a detergent. Sounds daft adding another layer of oil, but thats what I was told
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I'm looking for an Ifor tipper myself, my own plan is to pull the tipper trailer behind the jeep to begin with and if I need more capacity purchase a 3 ton lite truck tipper or 6.6/7 ton. Those 12 ft ifor williams have a huge volume.
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Anyone using one?
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I'm with the original poster, I'd love a tipper trailer that had better flotation for getting into lawns, wooded areas etc; but could be pulled by a jeep/small truck. I have often wondered about converting an ifor Williams livestock trailer chassis into a tipper; or building a unit from scratch. But with new road laws here in Ireland I'm nervous of trying to "modify" trailers.
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Hi John, so what is the worst day you have milled, and the best day? you can PM me if you prefer? I havent a clue if people can mill approx 4 cubic metres per day or more or less?
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Hello everyone! I'm just doing up some figures and I would be grateful if somebody could give me a few figures to crunch. What sort of output are people getting per hour or per day on the following Alaskan mill entry band mill and hydraulic mill Looking forward to the replies! If you can quantify the spec of what your running all the better, but I haven't a clue as to what output each has. Cheers
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Expensive silly mistake! I'll not use RyanAir again....
Treemover replied to PeteB's topic in The Lounge
Always fly Ryan air, a couple of times each year. I disagree, they have the fares low priced as everything is costed. I don't mind the fact I have to pay for baggage, you pay for what you carry; rather than everyone paying for those bringing the kitchen sink. My only gripe with the airline is the state of the cabin; but I think that's a sad reflection us as people rather than the airline. -
Be careful, some find the pounding of a tracked chipper on a trailer can cause ball hitches to fail? We are told to unload them to run them.
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I'm liking what I'm hearing from you guys, but this isn't untapped gold territory? I'm sure costs to convert, dry, even losses add up. But I'm glad the ads figures are stacking up.
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Saw this ad, I thought firewood here in Ireland was ranging from €50-70 per bulk bag. So where does €140 come into it? And blanks and boards fetching €500 per metre? I know he's selling wood mizers but over egging the figures looses my faith in the guy.
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I was on a Nama site a few weeks back in Dublin. It was like a time warp with regards H&S, but with trees they just knocked what they wanted and dug where they wanted. 80million building site!
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I was looking a few utube clips and one guy says keeping band mill blades sharp requires 20-30 mins; and you use s few blades per day. Loading unloading won't be an issue as I have kit that lift no problem. I just don't know if I'm better to run with an Alaskan mill and saw bench (tractor bench) or Alaskan and bandmill? We have 70 acres of our own forestry and I'm keen to utilise some of our mature trees and thinnings. I have a market for boards and stakes; so I know the Alaskan will be too slow and kerf will be an issue. I'm love to hear more about a good saw bench?
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Farmers take milk off shelves at large supermarkets Re price of milk
Treemover replied to mendiplogs's topic in The Lounge
Ask that farmer how much he has invested? I remember during the big freeze a few years back spending 12 hours on Christmas Day, and the days before and after thawing out the parlour. Farming is a thankless occupation. -
I have been interested in the Alaskan mill concept, and I'm hoping to take the plunge this autumn with some form of mill. I have a husky 357xp and 395xp but still need bars, mills, chains etc. After watching the logosol mill and then the woodlands band mill; I can see pros and cons. I guess the Alaskan is a handy tool to break down large lumps otherwise unmoveable; and also can break down large pieces or remove outer bits ideal to let a band mill finish. I have no idea what my end product will be. I have clients with large trees that want to get more than just firewood. I see a band mill being better suited to boards? I was wondering if an Alaskan with a circular saw bench would be a better start; but a circular bench starting at 1k is a fair junk out of a band mill.? I should stress I'm only looking at 20-30 days a year.
