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hey case mx270, often wondered why the 039 wasn't a popular saw, I work for a local estate who have one, one day it stopped so I took it into the tool room thinking the starter recoil had jammed, nowt wrong with the starter, took the plug out and it was all bent and smashed, looked into the barrel and there was a stamp sized piece of alloy wedged between the piston and head, stripped the barrel and removed the rogue chunk of metal, to this day neither me or any of the guys know where it came from, but I put the saw back together and have been using it without fault ever since.

I've been using it mainly for hobby milling beams and mantles on a home made mini mill.

guy had quite a set!

I just bought a unimog....

it broke.

i'm in the same boat but different end of the country, primarily landscaping (the bread and butter) and some tree work (which I enjoy more). Problem round here is too many small operators like myself, a lot of part time firemen doing tree work, gardeners, guys who worked in various government departments and estates, all with basic tree surgery skills, using them to bring in the extra cash. That's the basic problem which I admit i'm part of. Then there are the established firms who are booked up for months in advance. There tends to be one big firm per region round here and many people go straight to the big firm with the big reputation. Not sure how best to carve out a sustainable chunk of the action, I have settled on keeping the landscaping as the bulk of the operation and getting my tree fix taking on the awkward tree work that nobody else wants. I do think that having a separate company name, website, facebook page etc. for your tree business might help, as often think people rightly assume a full time tree firm will do a better job than a firm that only do it part time. Just my opinion

when the capacitor in mine went it was quite obvious, but the guy I got the new one off said they don't always show visible signs, no idea how to test it but some of the more knowledgeable members might. he advised I use a heavy duty lead and fully unroll it.

Hi all the tractors we use for firewood processing are vintage

1948 field marshall series2

1956 ferguson t20 tvo driveing hycrack splitter

1958 massey 35 driving kisa super combi processor

1974 international 474 loader with grab and mcconnel rear forklift

1975 international 574 driveing rytec 2 metre 25 tonne splitter and towing trailers.

ALL the above tractor are easy to repair and parts are cheap and they do not go down in value.

cheers chris

that's a nice collection or vintage gear:thumbup:

Was considering the penny 500kg lift but my vivaro's roof is too low, does or has anyone used an all terrain pallet truck for delivering logs?

Does anyone deliver their logs in crates or wheeled cages? whats the volume reduction in transit like in a solid sided container compared to the 30% from bags? and is it worth the extra time needed to load and unload?

wouldn't fancy trying to explain to a customer the whole volume thing, new bags/stretched bags, different sized bags, loose filled/ neatly filled blah blah blah.

I can't decide which way to go, vented bags or crates? Bags stretch so you end up giving away logs for free, but less work than making up crates:confused1: But crates don't stretch so you don't need to bounce them and top them up, round here bags are about £5.30 plus vat, whereas old pallets and a bit of scrap timber makes a reusable crate. But then I was looking on this web site...

Premium Kiln Dried Ash Firewood Logs Suppliers - Premium Kiln Dried Ash Firewood Logs Supplied and Delivered Nationwide

.....and they say a neatly stacked 1m3 crate actually holds 1.75m3! whereas a bounced and topped up 1m3 bag holds 1.3m3 of logs. Does a 0.7m3 dumpy/builders bag hold close enough to 1m3 of logs once bumped and stretched to advertise as a cube of wood?

have noticed that processors produce a fair bit of debris, loose bark, small bits of timber, etc. What's better, filling straight into the bag/box which means more debris which is bad from the customers point of view (if they're fussy), using some sort of grill or screed which removes debris but causes down time through blockages, or into a pile and then filling bags/box by hand or some other means which takes longer again but produces the least debris?

is that the Bann?

seems round here some people are mostly selling 0.7 ton bags of logs, i'm gathering up and processing timber in the hope of getting into the log business next year, and wondering what is the best size of bags to purchase. Can't help thinking joe public doesn't understand value for money and can't see past the lowest price which would mean going for 0.7 ton bags like everyone else. What is your best selling bag size?

Hey folks, need to fabricate a log bagger for standard net bags, can anyone tell me what size to make the shute? also how long do net bags last in the sun? and who sells UV proof bags? thanks

not the best threads personally, but the 'unimogs rock' thread and 'landrover appreciation group', who knew there were that many mechanical masochists on one forum:thumbup:

Did anyone else find themselves channel surfing over Christmas? we pay about £55 a month for sky and its useless, can't get virgin round here but was considering the BT tv? whats the verdict:confused1:

that would look mighty tasty if I hadn't just consumed my weekly food intake in five hours!

Merry Christmas everyone, been a busy day but time to relax with a beer on the sofa in front of the fire, looking forward to dozing off and waking to a deserted room smelling of sprout farts:thumbup:

Just milled up a bit of oak from a tree that fell about ten years ago, the soft wood had literally turned to soil but he heart wood was like concrete and will take at least a year to dry out. That's Oak:confused1:

the older the better I say especially if for occasional use:thumbup1:

Unfortunately a used con saw is the same as any other small engine machine, unless you take the exhaust off and check the piston there is no way of knowing for sure what the internals are like. But if its got good compression, starts, revs up, holds its revs, and idles as it should then it should be decent. I have a Makita DPC6400, decent enough saw, but an old Stihl 350 would probably do just as well as a new machine, but a lot cheaper.

used to read the Newtownards Chronicle until the local council brought in a ban on commercial dumping which was illegal and caused major problems for businesses and members of the public, the Chronicle took the councils side and printed crucifixion pieces on anyone who fought against the ban without asking anyone else for their opinion. Turns out even local papers print what the man tells them to print:thumbdown:. Don't read any papers now, they're all full of sh*t.

Mates dad has a county, wonder if he'd let me pimp it up forestry style:thumbup: You still got this Chris?

Hey folks I have a thread on the forum about a tricky job and how to remove the material from a steep garden. Got me thinking about using an Alpine tractor, unfortunately out of my budget, but I live in a very rural area where every other person has a vintage tractor. I know where I can get a David Brown 990 for £700, needs a ton of work but is still driving. Realistically is there a place for such old machines, Massey35's, Davy Browns, Fordsons etc. in the arb game? Certainly handy if your in the wood processing game, which I hope to get into, but for now most of my work is residential landscaping and tree work.

A little bit more controlled and less Yeee-Haaaa!

 

Think he needs a bigger saw!