On 21/04/2024 at 08:50, alex_m said:

I'm with Trust as they do my PL and EL. Iveco tipper, £750 a year for any driver over 25. 

i tried trust, but they came in almost double!

thanks all, have give those a go too

to insure my Jag which is a 4.2 supercharged V8 is about £540 a year

to insure a tipper defender is £1120

🤣

maybe i'll mount the tipper body on the jag

Afternoon all,

who are people using for tipper insurance please, trying to get a few prices, it's the first tipper i've had (Defender 110 tipper)

best quote so far is from Arborisk and a very close second is NFU

could be useful to some others too

thank you

Skidster parts manual.pdfhopefully this will help

yup, that'll be a 'stihl' copy straight from china

bin it

44 minutes ago, chopperpete said:

I have used vit E capsules, puncture with a pin and spread on the skin, it softens the scar tissue, good for healing burns too...

yes, i used to do that on scars from crashing on my bike as a kid 🤣

but thought i'd ask the question

been very interesting, thanks all 

19 hours ago, Rich Rule said:

I had extreme nerve damage in 3 finger in my right hand after I severed them.

 

The first year was pretty painful.  Anything touching the scars felt like and electric shock.

 

I tried to get used to it by pushing through the discomfort and rubbing my hands on different textures to reduce sensitivity.

 

It still hurts to this day and that will be three years in April since the mishap.

 

remember reading your thread, is amazing what the body does 

thanks all, certainly is impressive how it does heal, be a year at the end of this month

just thought i'll try whatever i can to help.

have ordered the 2 items recommended 

hi,

random one but wondering if anyone has any recommendations for any creams etc to help with the scar healing

would love something that somehow can make them less sensitive but guess that's impossible!?

got it caught in a log splitter nearly a year ago, but the scares which are all around the end are just so sensitive, can be the smallest knock or gain of sand or something just in the wrong spot 

any ideas welcome please 

1 minute ago, woody paul said:

Interesting their in Beccles but got to transport it to Northants to get it milled. 

yeh, they have to send all the big timber to their big mill there!!

14 hours ago, woody paul said:

As a result of storm damage got a large cedar butt to sell for neighbour, it's 48'' butt end, 44'' top and 16ft long and clean. Right near road to hiab lift. 

Losted touch of merchants how would buy, anyone know of good buyers. 

speak to Ben from Sutton Timber 

he is based in Beccles 

I have a ported m-tronic 362 and it's been fine 

17 hours ago, Dustalex1 said:

2020 model. Seems to have had an easy life with an old boy who hardly used it, until I got my hands on it! Thanks but I can’t think the recoil would be a problem compared to me putting the wrong fuel in? 

well, i meant to post before on this, as i stupidly made the same mistake years ago!

that was on a 130r, i ran about 5 tanks of straight petrol through it, then it stalled... then the penny dropped 😅🤦‍♂️ 🤦‍♂️ 🤦‍♂️  🤦‍♂️ 🤦‍♂️

so, i drained all the fuel out, then kept priming it to get all the fuel out, then put 2 stroke in it, primed for a good minute or 2, and then started it. let it idle for about 2 or 3 mins.

and it's been absolutely perfect, its still the only long reach kombi i have and still runs perfectly to this day, and that was 9 years ago it happened 

homemade firewood processors, wood splitters, sawmills & fabrication 

How old is it? 

My br800 wouldn't restart once warm, did some research and people said its the side start recoil 

So got a standard br800 recoil, not side start and that's sorted the issue!! 

When u said wouldn't restart that's why my thinking was 

I have the stihl part number if u need 

1 hour ago, Conor Wright said:

That's a tidy little unit. Would never pay to make one yourself at the price you got it.

exactly, the just plugs straight into the processor

there is a FB group for all handmade processor's and log decks, that would be worth a read 👍

what i got with mine, did import mine directly and cost £600!

DLD15 Hydraulic Firewood Processor Log Deck 1.5ton Rated £1800+VAT

WWW.EBAY.CO.UK

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Dont break the bank or your back! Price £1800. TOTAL £2160.

5 hours ago, doobin said:

Saw looks OK-ish- it's pretty small diameter timber. Ram is slow compared to a PTO model, that'll be the bottleneck.

 

But an utter bargain at that money!

Yeh ok, good to know

Maybe next time 🙃

Log deck is utterly brilliant 

Hydraulic powered too and all done from same controls on processor 

if i can do it, anyone can

first pic is an elwell 

other is a plumb victory

8 hours ago, doobin said:

Did you import directly then?

 

how do you find 14hp, sounds a bit underpowered? What kind of money?

yeh, sure did. imported 2 of them, one for a mate, did the same with the mill too

been ok so far, never used a PTO one before so can't comment, video is of oak going through, what do you reckon? 

cost wise, just under £5k including the log deck and some spares 

10 minutes ago, doobin said:

That’s impressive, which model?

It's a Rima...

They make the rock machinery processor 

But this is a bigger one which I don't think u can get over here from anyone as yet 

14hp 

15 minutes ago, Stere said:

Not ratchet but got some ARS anvil ones recently from amazon jp  that are very good.

 

 

Not sure any of the  wilko type  ratchet  ones are decent I though that design are all are abit  rubbish?

 

 

There are a load of different cheap knock of 18v makita cordless one on ebay that im tempted by if you have any makitas batteries.

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you

I've got normal ones, felco 

But fancy some ratchet ones for bigger stuff, bit of a cleaner finish then using the silky everytime 

Yeh, I'm wondered about those, I've plenty of makita batteries! 

Got 40 odd ibcs done over Christmas 

Glad I went with the bigger machine, will take a 48cm log! 

As per the title 

As recommendations please 

these any use to anyone?

they are cut down ibc inserts i used to cover up all the vented logs bags as i keep them outside

work very well

in the summer they act as a bit of a greenhouse and dry them very well

i have around 70 at a guess

if someone will collect them, they can have them for FREE

collect from Melton, Suffolk

thanks