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  1. Graham w
    thats one way another is to have your logs in rotation, i have timber from three years back that are ready to process and sell this season. the new timber today will not be used untill 3 years, unless its birch or beech which is ready in 12-18 months. then i store my processed firewood in an ag building it keeps shed usage to a minimum.
  2. Graham w
    so get it wrapped in plastic by a farmers silage wrapper! its only £4 then store outside genius! skidder? may cost a beer
  3. Graham w
    i would not think so, salt is a catalyst which speeds up rust when in contact with water. if its completely dry there shouldnt be a problem.
  4. Graham w
    thats the way is should be, with many benifts even with white diesel. your haulage contractor will charge for diesel, his wage and pay off his 200k lorry where as you already have the tractor and have/have use of trailer. you can get to daft areas cutting out extra forwarding at a time that suits you. i hate it when the last grab is mostly sand and gravel that trickles down through the load
  5. Graham w
    problem is there is only so many people prepared to use a vintage mill. virtually all the small estates up here in scotland had a rack mill at one point and they have either been cut up or left to rot away which is sad
  6. Graham w
    A few more pictures. have a small crack appearing in the hub lol elm not dry enough. the spokes are oak 4x2 inch by 16 inches in length, my next job will be to shape them with a spoke shave (or an electric planer:sneaky2:) i havent put a dish in this wheel its too challenging so instead ive made it twice as heavy and will hold it together with a four inch steel band. I would like to build the wagon heavy and impressive where possible Ash is more common but not as weather resistant would oak be suitable for the outer wheel?
  7. Graham w
    use an m8 thunderbolt. put them a good three inch in the stone
  8. Graham w
    ok, so after a lazy afternoon heres half a hub! i gather these are made on a lathe but i dont have one so tried the router, takes much longer but left a good finish. the wood is elm and the band is two inch by quarter inch flat bar that i welded up with the mig. it then took quite a beating with a large hammer to make a curve/band. this is going to take forever but i will keep the pics coming!
  9. Graham w
    sorry if already posted! Timberjack 404 Forestry skidder | eBay
  10. Graham w
    britool expert has all sockets from 8mm to 30mm and then 32mm in half inch, a fine tooth ratchet and a well presented (numbered) case. i was teng for many years but had too many burst sockets and knackerd ratchets and the boxes fell to bits:thumbdown: always wanted an Elora set. a friend of mine (retired heavy mechanic) bought an elora set when he was an apprentice and wore out his ratchet last year? he was most disappointed it only did 40 years of heavy abuse! i just cannot stomach the 1k price tag
  11. Graham w
    mines done 270k
  12. Graham w
    you would remove the future generation of thieves? now theres an idea
  13. Graham w
    80 quid gets about 300 miles?
  14. Graham w
    go to a higher level of management.
  15. Graham w
    audi a6 quattro? carrys 5 in comfort as big as a berlingo pulls very well for an older one cost only a couple of grand 4wd shares many parts with vw so wont wear out as quickly as others but still affordable to repair good choice of engines
  16. Graham w
    im trying to justify a multitek 2040ss and a large part of its work could be aimed at the west coast, processing for estates (they could then sell to their local community) in remote areas. but for the figures to add up, you would have to process a vast amount of timber and sell/deliver at low prices. storage, security, delivery and sourcing wood are issues. also conflicts in interest and the supermarket effect hiring out with operator is more attractive but with no guaranteed work its a bit risky until the machine is paid for a biomass style setup, lorry, crane and processor would open doors- and close them when the bank repossess your house:lol::lol:
  17. Graham w
    its easy to do just remember to get it insured correctly
  18. Graham w
    i heard that the air cooled engine will break apart internally and every engine will eventually fail. we had a deutz 3.90, our neighboring farmer had the slightly bigger one, it was like new and cost him 6k for an engine rebuild. we dont have a deutz anymore
  19. Graham w
    the old 8210 today
  20. Graham w
    picked up this old wadkin for £400 last year. thing is its a fair size the table is 3' x 5' it came from a boat builders yard in Glasgow. never got round to plugging it in yet! lucan, im based in Inverness and am quite happy to do a bit of milling and or resizing if you are local
  21. Graham w
    gotta love the older wadkin/robinson saws just the build quality and accuracy
  22. Graham w
    looks like a good kit:thumbup:
  23. Graham w
    yes Jon sometimes but would be used mainly on the farm for double/ triple mowers, balers and hauling and prob a bit of contracting when the weathers good
  24. Graham w
    what is the best second hand fendt around 200- 250hp? been thinking about 824 turboshifts and 926 vario from the 95-2002 era. but what makes them better than equivalent deeres or masseys that are almost half the asking price??
  25. Graham w
    the manitou fully comp insurance is £350 with the nfu

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