trigger_andy

Thats ace! That last bunch of Oak I milled on my Bandsaw, so 24" wide max. 2" thick and 2.7m long Trailer full of them. Put them on facebay at £120-150 each and got called away. The amount of messaged ive had is unreal. One guy wants 8 of them. Will see how that pans out when I get home, but will be buying a stock if they sell this easily.

Somehow you seem to consistently find the most rotten logs.

The Barracuda? Was on a 14 hour juant to collect bits when I was home last and there is at least another two of those kinda trip coming up as well as all the cars seems to have congregated within 20 miles of Halifax for some bizarre reason. Will remove the last of the components when home next and get the shell over to the media blaster. Then see what the damage is. ? Will be getting slung on a Rotisserie for the rust work after that.

If you're no first yir last.

Sorry, thats the last of my Alaskan set up gone. Will be a few years before Id be getting back into that again as I have my Bandsaw Mill and a whole house and grounds to renovate. Plus the Cars. And the wee ones. And away from home with work 4-6 weeks at a time (due to C-19)

Just Red around my way thankfully, and I want to encourage more. So even if they ate them all I’d still be happy. There’s too many splattered on the roads near me. It’s very sad.

Hazelnuts are good up our way. Never looked for Cobs though and to be honest never heard of them until I started looking for nut trees. Cherry’s are good as well. We have loads of wild cherry in the garden. Slightly bitter but the month we-in-law grows sweet cherries. Never tried any local chestnuts or walnuts and would not know where to look for them either. Apples are good and of course with all the rain loads of mushrooms.

Yeh, unfortunately we do. What about Sweet Chestnut? Cropping every year is not the be all and end all. But some crops would be nice. Also nice just to have a few Walnut trees regardless.

Why does that not surprise me in the slightest.

I need to get one of them!

You can see that even 22t with the 4 way is not loving this beech. But its still quicker and easier than splitting twice. video-1599413905.mp4

Thats what I used.

You've got 10 fingers, can afford to lose a few.

I find with my 22t with the 4 way splitter there is deffo some strain with splitting sub 14" logs. Soft Wood especially. Its only a wee 6.5cc briggs and straton though, but the Ram is a monster so thats where the tonnage comes from obviously. It sips the fuel. 12 second cycle and an 11gpm pump. My 4 way drops over the single vertical blade, which is a big help when splitting large rounds. I'll assume you'll make a single blade as well and it can just drop in?

Looks great, and an adjustable cross knife will be really handy! Will it be Hydraulics raising and lowering it? What tonnage of force are you expecting? Where is the hydraulic supply coming from? I built one a few years ago and ran it off a GX390 and a 2 stage pump. Think it was only 7t of force though due to smaller diameter of the ram. Was still very handy though. Ended up buying a road tow Rock Machinery 22t horizontal and vertical splitter to save my back.

Thats mad!

Sold.

I’ve only ever had Stihl. Granted they are always old. ? This replaced my 034. It feels light as a feather to me. I’ve not noticed any vibration either? Use it day in day out at home too. Maybe if I tried a fancy new Stihl I could not go back to the Makita but to me it’s like playing with a toy, a toy with a nice wee bit of power.

I have the Makita branded version. No complaints from me at all. Removed the cat from the muffler and added noticeable improvements. Mine came with an 18” bar and 2 Oregon chains for £250 through amazon.de

My mate just sold his Avant. Was about 3 years old and battered to death. Could not believe what he got for it and neither could he. Sold on the day of advertising.

OK,I'm selling my Alaskan, the 48" bar and the 36" bar. Plus a brand new .404 chain for the 36" bar (cross cut) and also a First Cut system for the Alaskan. The First Cut System is virtually the same as the Panther version in the link below, it was bought off of the same site. Its the same 4m length. There should be some partially used 48" chains as well. 3/8" and .404" https://www.chainsawbars.co.uk/product/pc-20-panther-4-0m-comprehensive-first-cut-track-system-for-logs-up-to-3-5m-expected-6th-june-2020/ The Alaskan has one genuine Granberg leg and the other is original Chinese version, has an aux oiler and bought a quick release system for it. (works ok, again from chainsawbars) Has a winch on it but the last time I mounted it I mounted it on the bloody wrong side and never ended up using it. The Alaskan has been used and abused for about 2 years but still works as it should. I promised a member here first dibs but as yet he's not got back to me so thought Id post it on this thread to see if there is any other interest til he gets back to me. £550 plus postage.

Some nice tips to look out for there. I'll do all that you recommend here. Thanks

How well spaced would you recommend? Some of the websites that sell fruiting nut trees have a good range from timber producing to heavily fruiting varieties.

Well ya got me there! Its sentiments where echoed in the previous link from the Telegraph as well. There was a more technical article I was reading on it earlier, I'll see I can find it in my history. Now whilst you may not agree with the findings Im sure you can plainly see that I was not making anything up. Being as vocal as I am on here and always insisting that statements be backed up with some form of evidence it would be rather silly of me to fall into the trap of exaggerating something like this. For example, all the nonsense the folks on the US election have peddled about Trump not one of them has managed to post a single link backing up their claims. I've no wish to look as retarded as them.

Well give me 5 minutes and I'll fashion my Tinfoil hat.