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Our 572 has been very good on a 24inch bar, we mostly use it for stumping but it revs fast and doesn't feel too heavy for smaller branches either. I think with the bar we paid £720 plus vat from our dealer.
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I'm in llandovery, mid Wales, we're lucky to be in a rural area at the moment. It's not bolted to the floor but the stanchions it's on are heavy enough that it doesn't move and it's got slots for pallet forks if we need to move it anyway. The sheds one we've just rebuilt for storing firewood but we're doing a bit more milling recently so it's set up in the corner. I was tempted by the 130max but it was a lot cheaper to strengthen this one for now for the small amount we do.
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We put a metal frame under ours so if it does move it all stays level. It's a lot stronger now as well.
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It's best to wipe them off with a rag before using, we had a few jump off because of it.
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We only stack if they physically can't and usually charge £10-20. I hate stacking. ? We don't charge any extra for weekends, we do deliver seven days a week buts that's because we're always busy rather than customers asking so we can't really justify asking for extra from the few who do request it. Having said that, most of are customers are regulars who rely on wood for heating so they usually need it when they run out which is a very different market to those who just have an occasional fire because they enjoy it.
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GoPro hero 9 black is the latest and best. The number is the generation and black is the best in each generation. The main improvements are stability when moving so if you're not filming when in a vehicle or walking it doesn't matter what you get but either way anything from the 7 onwards will film easily in HD with a very stable image. I've got the 7 and it's amazing how still it looks even when riding a quad bike. If you want to make videos it takes a bit of time to learn but editing software like cyberlink power director can be bought as a one off for £80 and will do everything you need.
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Compact harvester - best base machine (excavator)?
gdh replied to Big J's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Are you putting a tree shear or harvester head on? Takeuchi are good and there's a big stock in JDS which is less than an hour from ****************es -
Something else to mention is with hardwood you'll only be carrying about half the capacity of the trailer most the time. Our 14ton (Inc crane) only carries about 5-6 most the time.
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It is quicker but unless you spend 4k on full electric controls it would be a pain to put on each time and you would have to always have the window open normally to fit it. Also unless you have reverse drive it's very uncomfortable to sit backwards. It's a trade-off between speed and comfort.
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You'll be unlikely to find a 100hp tractor with air brakes but hydraulic will be fine, you should be able to lock the wheels with them. Are you looking new or second hand? It's hard to find decent second hand trailers at the moment.
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When our blade was coming off it was because we had tightened the bolt above the tensioning handle which you're supposed to leave slack. You could also try running it with less tension, we just hand tighten it, and check there's no oil on the new blades.
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Documentary series/box sets and the like worthy of a watch?
gdh replied to Ratman's topic in The Lounge
The boys on Amazon is very good if you want something a bit different and don't mind violence. -
I think you need a tacho if you're over 100km from base and I'm not sure if you can still run it on red if you go further.
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I would say £10 an hour for casual labour in mid Wales but it's going to vary massively by area, age and experience.
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That's processor stuff. Usually 4-15 inch or 4-19 in our case.
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Roadside for firewood we're paying £40 for soft and 50-55 for hard. For milling you probably want to cut it longer than 2.5m
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The 550 and 560 are both great saws. Occasionally awkward to start like any saw but they're quick revving and go well with 15inch bars. No reliability issues with ours either over the past few years.
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Mine's had no issues in the 18months I've had it, only does a couple of hours a week but it's a great saw. A friend had the oil adjuster break straight away, luckily a simple fix and no problems since.
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whats going rate for artic load of ash or spruce to sell
gdh replied to AndyChalmers's topic in Firewood forum
£55 roadside is reasonable for ash I would think. £45 for the larger stuff. -
Firewood business ? Could we make it profitable in the first 2 years
gdh replied to Nickb123's topic in Picture Forum
A kiln depends how you do it and is a big step up but could be anywhere from 10-100k plus fueling it. There's usually a couple of wholesalers advertising here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1697414473879816/?ref=share -
Firewood business ? Could we make it profitable in the first 2 years
gdh replied to Nickb123's topic in Picture Forum
Where are you based? It's possible to make money at it if you don't mind hard work. The first decision is whether you stay small and process arbwaste and cheap wood or go big and buy in wood and rely on efficiency. Either way without a kiln it's too late really to cut and dry wood for this winter. If i were you I would find a wholesaler and buy in, for example, 100cubic metres for this winter and see how you get on with selling it. If you enjoy it and make money you can start processing for next winter in the spring. Whichever route you go down it's best to go VAT registered to stay competitive. As a general rule you'll always get a reclaim with firewood because you're buying at 20% and selling at 5%. 12kish + vat will get you a brand new tajfun 400 processor which will handle most wood and be quick and reliable. -
Depends where you're based but there's usually a few takeuchi's at JDS mid Wales. Used Plant | Used Equipment WWW.JDAVIESPENCADER.CO.UK Used Plant | Used Equipment for sale from JDS Machinery Wales
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We've got one on a 24inch bar and it's gone well for us. Feels like a scaled up 560 to use.
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I've been trying to sell bulk loads the last few years, I've got a few customers but most only want it in late winter when they run out because there's more of a margin cutting themselves. A lot also want it bagged which is a lot of extra work. For kiln dried we're £70 a cube plus vat collected for bulk loads. Not sure how competitive that is but it's only a sideline to the main sales so I'm not too worried if it doesn't sell.
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The draper ones are alright if you put a dot of weld on the side plates to stop them coming loose .
