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could have cut that tree down quicker with a silky! now if your going to be a dumb ass redneck pecker do it right, use tannerite:thumbup:

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replaced the angle iron with heavier stuff and decided to test it with the 039, longer bar so won't foul the nose sprocket. Made the rail out of some galvanised fixing rail and the mill out of old box section, bit crude I know. Not sure what type of wood this is but heavy as hell.

A bit of work still needed on the mill and a lot to learn on my part, but very enjoyable, hooked:thumbup:

Its other gardens on all three sides, with no access accept on foot as these houses are built on the edge of a ravine. The A frame is something I thought about and will look further into it, might just need to throw bodies at it.

Ha ha. Have you not got a tv?

 

 

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yeah but that would mean sitting in the house with the wife and kids. Don't get to relax in my house.

I know woodwizard, the FZR would be my priority, unfortunately the wife wants the T4 ready for the summer, and my dad wants to borrow it to go to the continent with his Moto Guzzi in tow.

I missed that boat this year, made my first log reindeers for a few friends and the local play group, could have sold a hundred but wasn't prepared, will be ready next year though! Got a few good sized landscaping jobs starting after Christmas, some nice lengths of oak and yew to mill when I get my 070 and mill built, and starting to gather up and process wood for next year as I'm going to try and branch out into the firewood industry. Oh and if there is any spare time and money i'll be converting my T4 panel van into a day van, stripping and repainting the engine and frame on my FZR600, building my L200 arbtruck, and hydraulic tow behind log splitter.........

I find offering two prices at the start of the job works, one for the takedown, and another to come back in the winter (when its quiet) and process the wood.

So they have three options...

1: I take the wood home which can be processed then sold on thus increasing the profit from the original job.

2: They pay me to come back and process it so I get two bites at the cherry, especially if you leave the rings too long for their B&Q saw.

3: They want to process it themselves, fine by me, move onto the next job.

great looking porch!

Does anyone know what size and thread the bolts are that hold the two halves of an 070 crank case are and where to get them?

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thanks folks, I decided to give mine a trial run, but can't get it to grip the bar tight enough, the clamps are made from inch angle iron drilled and bolted at each end with a bit of 5mm flat bar in the middle to clamp the saw bar. the angle iron bends before it tightens enough. will need to replace them with something stronger. Do the factory made ones have a rubber pad or something similar on the clamps?

are dolmar cc a desirable vintage saw or just an old pile of dung?

seeing more and more of these adverts on gumtree etc. so there must be some idiot out there happy to fell trees for free, seen one on the local gumtree a few months ago that took it to a new level, someone was advertising a "free hedge" to whoever was prepared to cut it down, not a twenty foot high conifer hedge, a small privet hedge:confused1:

but yeah what we need is a chainsaw wielding vigilante to answer these calls, drop the trees onto the most expensive thing they can hit, then when the owner starts screaming for public liability insurance, tell them to speak to their home insurer:thumbup:

thanks for the ideas folks, burning isn't an option, this is a very posh area and the police would be called immediately. I was thinking of hiring a quad and fabricating up a log dolly, the ground is a more consistent gradient at the other side of the garden so hauling them up there in one or two pieces and snedding them on the drive, next to the chipper. The property is vacant and will be for about eight or nine months, I can remove part of the fence if need be, and repair any damage to the grass before the new owners move in. The job isn't to be done for a while so another option is to get the L200 finished and fit a winch to the front of it and do it that way, that's if the L200's ready. What size of vehicle mounted winch do any of you guys have?

sorry about that spud, i'll remove the post. is it true you can convert an 070 into an 090? I got a new piston but the barrel looks spotless, i'm concerned the previous owner tried to hone it himself, but he admitted knowing nothing about engines so Ihe might have removed too much material from the barrel, if so I might up the cc.

thanks for the replies folks, i'll maybe have a go with different woods for the smaller axes but stick to ash for the bigger ones.

can anyone help with an 070? I bought one completely stripped in biscuit tins with a knackered piston. Bought a meteor piston kit, crank bearings and seals, gasket kit, and fuel kit. Problem is I didn't take it apart so have very little clue how it goes back together. I've rebuilt a few top ends but never a crank, and the diagram I have is quite vague when it comes to some of the smaller parts. Can anyone identify what the rubber washer is in the first picture, and where it goes? it has a bevel on the inside but only on one side.

Also the two metal spacer type thing in the bottom of this picture. And the cotton type washer thing. What are they and where do they go?

I also can't find the five bolts that hold the two sides of the crank together, does anyone know the correct size/thread etc? Also if anyone has any pictures from an 070/090/1106 resto or rebuild that would really help as i'm basically trying to put a jigsaw back together without the picture.

Been asked to price removing this conifer hedge for a customer, I topped it about three months ago as the neighbours complained it was too high, now they want it completely removed. its about fourteen feet wide, average trunk is twelve inches, planted about a meter apart so a fair bit of wood and brash to remove. Main problem is everything needs to go up the slopes, out through a 32" gate, across a patio, through another 32" gate and round the front of the house. Other than old fashioned elbow grease any ideas how to get the material out in the quickest, least damaging way?

I have a number of old axe heads including one that belonged to my great grandfather. I have made new handles for axes out of ash but was thinking of using something just as strong but a bit nicer to look at, these axes won't see much action but i'd still like to re-handle them with a suitable wood. I have some beautiful rowen ash that is very dark, and some nice lengths of yew, any good?

do any of the manufacturers produce a log splitter with a quick change wedge? looking into building my own and just wondered if this was a viable mod? being able to change from single to cross blade would be fine, I think it would put too much stress on the machine pushing a knotty ring through a six way wedge.

Low wages are the reason this market is so saturated. Everyone wants to go on their own now chasing decent money, which then makes quoting more competitive and drives prices down, which in turn drives wages down; a downward spiral ensues.

People are working for very small companies, with no real job security and rubbish wages.

If ground staff and climbers alike, knew they could reach, say, £120 a day and £160 a day respectively, they'd be more inclined to work harder, stay loyal and not want to set up on there own, for example. If a groundsmans potential earnings are only £80 a day and some holiday days, well it's no wonder this is an over debated topic. People can earn that sort of money stacking shelves. This is a dangerous, skilled and hard industry and I for one think wages should reflect that. A brash dragger starts at £80 and a competent groundsman who can handle rigging, help the climber by pointing out pruning points on a large reduction etc etc should be able to command good money as they are a valuable resource/asset.

Exactly, low wages force the guys with potential to strike out on their own not just for the money now, but for the money in later life given the short career length in the arb business, round here some firms won't take on a climber over 35. And dragging brash full time will burn most people out long before retirement age. Its a case of get out or set out on your own and hope your health and luck last until your the boss and have someone else do the heavy work for you.

I think the answer is to go self employed as a subbie, if your as good as you think you are you'll be in high demand and be able to charge good money. But you'll have to slug it out for a few more years until you build your reputation.

Hey folks bit of a how long is a piece of string question, been offered some unprocessed wood and was wondering roughly how much its worth and how many cube of logs i'd get out of it, I know its difficult to tell from the photos but a very rough estimate would do for now.

Wood is about ten miles from base, ten ash averaging a foot wide at the cut, couple of smaller eight inch wide ash, couple of small rowen ash, and a few small willow, not roadside but on good hard ground with good access, wood can lay until March, owner happy to burn what I don't take on site.

Can i just ask, what glue does everyone use for the gluing the legs in and head on etc. I use that gorilla glue but find it messy and time consuming. just wondered how everyone fixed all the parts together.

I drill the head, neck, tail, ears, and leg holes using a 20mm wood bit, and cut the ends or the legs, both ends of the neck, ears slightly bigger then tap them in with a hammer, 7mm drill holes for the twig antlers, no glue involved other than the eyes.

Hey folks I spent an evening making a mini mill for the 560, to be honest I don't know if I want to use it in case something wasn't properly lined up. At the minute I can't justify the price of a Granberg so close to Christmas but just wondering if anyone has an old mini mill they would sell on?

This is my first attempt, made a few for the local play group, could have sold dozens and only a few people have seen them, damn:thumbdown: