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What is it with you guys who believe that a trailer with overrun brakes is going to be able to hold on a hill? The only times that's going to happen is if ya leap outa the cab and snatch the handbrake on or if it rolls back into something solid and applies its own brakes when the weight of the tow vehicle compresses the hitch. As long as guys continue to think that overruns are effective in all directions trailer weights must be kept low.
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Mine's td5 110" hardtop 2010kg
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That's just one of the issues of overrun brakes. Same thing occurs on ice when the towing vehicle with all wheels locked and sliding doesnt actually offer enough resistance to work the trailer brakes. Regarding vehicles in other countries, in the USA for example electric brakes are the norm. These use electromagnetic modules to apply friction to hubs on the trailers at any time the brake lights operate. Forwards or reverse. The amount of effort applied is variable dependant on weight of trailer plus load. Yes I wholeheartedly agree that something needs doing regardind ag vehicles and trailer licensing . But until we get away from overrun braking the trailer weights need to be kept low to match the vehicle's capabilities.
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Doing estate woodland work there are 3 types of product. Roundwood for sale or conversion at the sawmill, cordwood - the branchy bits or small diameter sawlog tops, usually for the firewood market, and brash for chipping mulching burying or burning. The cordwood element is then cut to 4' length for stacking in the cordwood stacks, for distribution to estate workers if you're lucky or for auction sold by the cord. Jeez this threads dragging on some
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Already using it on the lucas mill. Heavily doctored with changed angles and every fifth cutter top plate ground off. Seems to cope fine.
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If it's price only then Rob D's going to carry on getting orders from me. I'm all for supporting guys with good product, reasonable prices especially shipping, and excellent communication.
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That's a shame, I was hoping for some fantastic everlasting technological breakthrough that would be frictionless and never need sharpening. Ah well, I'll keep on dreaming.
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So what makes these different? Couldn't see anything on the link above that explains
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Also because I'm cutting so many different types of wood I have to find the best compromise or all rounder set up to achieve good production rates. If I was doing all one species it would be worthwhile tuning the parameters to get the very best performance:quality balance, plus I'd probably still need to keep a number of standard set up chains just for the odd jobs. -Starts to get really expensive then !
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No I leave hook angles alone and as spec. Mess about with them to any degree and you'll either get a dangerously snatchy chain or one which doesn't barely cut. Also accurate grinding of hook is so very much harder to judge/ measure accurately . Same with depth guages, I leave at spec for machine and chain. Milling chain lengths are expensive enough without amplifying the risk of chain breakage.
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Hi Lazarus, Cut away with it as it is. It will actually produce a very clean finish, though slower to push through the log. Its a common angle for super hard and exotic woods. Change the angles back at the next sharpening if you need to. I go the other way with my lucas mill slabber, cutting for speed rather than finish, as my clients are paying by the hour ,and will then go on to a secondary finishing of the timber. My angles of choice are 20-25° . Play with the angles and find what suits you and your most common timbers. Nothings ever lost when milling Shaun
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So that's where the sprats been hiding
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I've still got the sripped down relic of a husky 262 xp which I've kept with the intention of rebuilding one day . What a lovely lightweight super fast saw in its day. Was using it cutting riverside vegetation- grass weeds and scrub, as you do !!! When all the chaff packing around the cylinder went on fire. Threw it still running into the river and hydraulicked the crank an bearings etc. Parts is getting hard to come by now. My other saw of choice though heavy enough is the previously named 066 with 24" and 36" bars ,will always do what I need, apart from start- one day I'll get a new choke/stop control rod. The husky 266sg with hot handles is pure pleasure on frosty mornings and wet days.
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But on the serious side the silkys and their like are so bloody dangerous coz they're silent - seems to remove the sense of danger, and you'll always have hands and fingers so much closer to the blade than you would ever dream of with a powered saw
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Somethin badass bout you that helps havin no feelin when scratchin ? Personally I need all the sensations unless I want blood
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I'm still milling timber from storms 4years ago, though the volume was starting to dry up. Was saying to the Mrs could do with some storms to bring some more down. Looks like I got what I wished for. Just hope I can get to them before the farmers have a chainsaw frenzy and turn it all to firewood.
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Believe it's going to increase in ferocity yet, the north side of the storm has intense but less strong wind speed than the south side. The whole system slowly moving NNE , eye of storm just below Shannon estuary at moment will be in northern counties in about 2-3hours.
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We're in the thick of it right now in Co Cork Ireland. Power gone across the entire county , gusts averaging 160 kmh+. One recorded at 193kmh , loads of damage to buildings. Trees down across almost every main road never mind the smaller less recorded routes. Wind was coming from SE now switched to SW and increasing in violence. Should be this way for another 4 hours ! Because of danger NO emergency crews of any sort are being sent out yet. Should be good for business later. All neighbours coming round here, generator flat out and kettle always on. Anyone expecting this to pass their way believe the warnings it's extreme. Stay safe. Shaun
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A lovely bit of work there. The perseverance with the end grain is a real credit to you. Well done. Shaun
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It would probably save a lot of arguments to have the record of my careful considerate drinking on hand, prior to the abysmal mess that follows with the next four pints- it would perhaps validate my claims that someone spiked my drinks and justify my being wrapped in the duvet next to the bog on the bathroom floor. "Ah the poor pet , whoever would do that to him? " !!!
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Close to meeting the big man in the sky....
skc101fc replied to kevinjohnsonmbe's topic in General chat
£179 isn't much to pay for that clarity and information. - especially if it proves beyond doubt what occurred, when, where and at what speed. -
Close to meeting the big man in the sky....
skc101fc replied to kevinjohnsonmbe's topic in General chat
Lucky escape there with quick thinking in reverse! What's the camera setup you have there with the speed recording? Looks like it would stand up perfectly as evidence were you (please no) be in an actual accident. I'm whole heartedly in favour of weight and licensing regulations applying to agricultural vehicles. Where else could you get an inexperienced student driving all up weights around 18 tonnes on a standard car licence, or even a provisional. And I was one of those students 30 years ago but the potential train weights were so much less then. The fordsons and masseys could only just get it rolling, much less stop it again . Shaun -
Milling very large monkey puzzle for 2 days at a castle estate near Waterford. 15' logs into 3.5" thick slabs to match other outdoor furniture. Seemed like an excessive thickness but an allowance of .5" for movement and planing. - they move their other substantial furniture with a loadall, so maybe not over the top! At least in this dimension the knots won't drop out. The slabs were laid out like this so the client could see the character before stick and stacking correctly. Thank goodness for the lucas mill. Too big for a mizer and way to tedious for an alaskan !! Shaun
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And the use of the camper van in the picture for any lad who happens to feel a little tired? Bloody good job description though, I wish you the best, finding the right guy. Shaun Sent from my GT-I9195 using Arbtalk mobile app
