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Shuttleworth College
skc101fc replied to Steve Bullman's topic in Arbtalk Christmas Charity Raffle 2015
Angus was on the nca course I think but yep I was there. Young and stupid then, and lived by the name of 'shep' , now just stupid ha ha ( and obviously much older) -
Shuttleworth College
skc101fc replied to Steve Bullman's topic in Arbtalk Christmas Charity Raffle 2015
Sorry to have kidnapped the OP. Shuttleworth is a grand place to be doing any sort of course. -
Shuttleworth College
skc101fc replied to Steve Bullman's topic in Arbtalk Christmas Charity Raffle 2015
Why do owners do that? Produce pretentious food then wonder why their place is suddenly full of knobs an tossers. Excluding you guys of course. My earlier comment bout wishing I had a memory of it wasn't asking about the food, just wishing I could remember the whole three years!! Shaun -
Over here in SW Ireland no one ponces about with brushcutters. Just simply get a track digger of any size you wish, but the longer the track the better stability on the mountain sides. As said earlier the roots are very small and light. Roll the bush around a bit to lose ,soil, rocks and more importantly native dormant seed stocks, then pile up and burn carefully. The stuff goes up like rocket fuel. Our land here was very densely coverred almost entirely with gorse. We didn't re seed or anything, the grass and wildflower was already there in seed, just waiting for daylight to shoot away. The sheep took any fresh gorse regrowth. Cutting still leaves quad bike tyre snagging roots and stumps.
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Shuttleworth College
skc101fc replied to Steve Bullman's topic in Arbtalk Christmas Charity Raffle 2015
That's the one. Used to be a charles wells owned pub with some very well kept beers. Maybe because of the high turnover due to the significant amounts drunk by the students. Also did excellent grub very quickly. Aaahh if only I had a memory of it all.!!!! -
Shuttleworth College
skc101fc replied to Steve Bullman's topic in Arbtalk Christmas Charity Raffle 2015
This place is a great setting . Some good mature woodland which I used to break into and rally an old car I won in a raffle, around. Good subsidised college bar and when you've been ejected from that, a fine pub just beyond the college gates. The best three mis-spent years of my life , amazingly managing to pass my hnd in agriculture, back in 1985-87. -
Stunning piece of work there Si. You really have great vision to do this sort of stuff. Love the setting on the post/stump just as you'd expect to see in life. Shaun
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Jayzus how can the govt have made such a complicated bollox of the thing. Here in Ireland we've had a bag levy for many years ,not sure of the number but could easily be 10. None of this some businesses but not others, or some products but not others kak. Its just an outright up front, everyone knows it, charge. Works simple and we all know where we stand and what to expect. Because its a blanket coverage there's none of this what if ......rubbish , its just a straightforward pay for a bag or use your own, or one of the boxes the shops provide, thus saving themselves a disposal charge. Many times we criticise the govt here, but they got it right with this one ,unlike your load of muppets. And yes I am a brit living outside. I read the BBC news and am so frequently glad I got out.
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Got one of those yokes on my lucas, cuts a nice weatherboard, but setting/guaging/ measuring is the devils own work. - I rarely get consistent sizes. Maybe im doing something wrong. Shaun
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Please let us know how you get on with, which bits get on your wick and what you'd change. I'm currently going through the various similar options. A bit of operator insight could help me make the right decision. Thanks Shaun
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Slim Jim ? He has a cousin in denmark - Bjorn Slippy. Where's me coat?
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Used one on a ford 1910 compact tractor on the estate where I was working. Not great results. Very dependent on perfectly smooth ground. Every hollow or lump in ground was amplified by length of arm especially on balloon turf saver tyres. Clean cutting edge though I'd have to go over it twice as some light twigs would be brushed flat and then spring back again afterwards. Ended up using stihl hs85 for faster better cutting. Gimmick rather than time saver Shaun
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I run cooper stt's on my well loaded defender, pulling a deadweight ifor williams trailer and sawmill unit . Good off road and well behaved on road even in the wet. I used to chain up with snow chains to get in soft fields before these fitted. Seem to be wearing well too.
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I saw this guy maybe two years ago as a warm up act to guns and roses in dublin . He was side splittingly good, without shouting at ya or bein full of overtly crude rubbish. Rock on Piff !!
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I charge by the hour with a minimum of 3 hrs to cover loading/ unloading /set-up. Time rates mean if there's time wasted by me having to handle or haul logs around the site its covered in the cost. Breakdowns and f@@k- ups are my problem and are taken back out of the cost - very clearly. I explain fully to the customer what I expect re site preparation, that way they get to appreciate that they're paying me as a sawyer, anything else is wasting their own money. I charge a distance fee over 30 miles, I could be earning money elsewhere in that lost hour for longer distance work. Explain all of this right at the initial site visit or enquiry stage and you're well covered, there's no ambiguity or mis understanding, but do it pleasantly and politely, and with the aim of having a good relationship with the client every time and it should work for you too. Shaun
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(Bloody phone !!) .....brave enough to use this line
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Nice one. I hope one day I'm brave
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Must make for a fun time when it rains - I'll get my camera
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Another vote for the claw hammer . Weight speed and leverage works every time
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I also got quote on mobile dimension mill from usa, but set up time on site was slow simmilar transport issues and built to order up to 3months plus 2week shipping. Went to see and use one.-what a great mill, would be on my lotto list. Any help I can give apart from my customers give me a call. S C Milling. Shaun
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Tom vanstone as mentioned earlie runs the supermill, hope that helps
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I was looking at the minimax mill price then was $nz 44,400 with a slabbing unit as well. Still a whole heap of cost. Ya going to have to do a lot of work to cover that - and don't be taking mine !
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That price was october last year from NZ to Cork direct from mahoe mills. Tom vanstone at mobilesawmills uk recommended this route as exchange rates weren't good then, god only knows what they are now.
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It doesnt really matter what saw you have the way to make any income milling comes down to efficient layout and handle the timber as little as possible. Dont let it touch the ground til you've finished working it - you'll only have to pick it up again. -experience
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If ya going static why start with a mobile mill? Surely much more efficient and adaptable fixed mills would do this better and without manual works involved with any mobile set up. Seems a curious route to go down especially with the purchase cost quoted last year € 24750 shipped to port of cork. You could do a lot with a big circular and resaws ,or band mills for this. Shaun
