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I’m getting one of these for a felling job I have where machine access is impossible.
Two questions for those who use or know about these.
1: Can they be used for assisted felling? They seem to be best at continuous pulling rather than pulling and holding like my old tractor winch.
2: What’s the best out there? Prepared to pay for the best.
@aspenarb’s looks superb, but I think it’s home manufactured.
TIA
Mick
Eder power winch from treadlight forestry.
Twice the power of anything on the market. Mine is superb.
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@luxyou like cats in trees?
Anything for pussy...-
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Can any one assist me on the the domestic uk legislation on the must, do's and dont's of phytophthora ramorum?
Thanks
You need a movement licence to transport infected timber. Get it from the FC
You can still sell / use the timber but it has to be taken to a mill with a processing licence to deal with the infected timber appropriately.
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wanted.
Looking to purchase said beast, as father xmas has been kind this season!
anyone Looking to move one on?
They are on a sale price on the logosol website atm. Cheap as chips [emoji106]-
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I've always wanted to do a test like this, we use 50 chains a year but I'm never organised enough, it's nice to see someone with the patience to do it properly.
Pretty sure Rotatech only make their own chains. I think they're the only UK manufacturer of chains.
For what it's worth the complaints I saw were more about their deliveries, or lack of, for a while. I've always liked their chains and only use them now and I see them on Facebook all the time. Also a lot more shops selling them but it's obviously cheaper to buy direct.
Edit: Sorry, didn't mean to quote Rough Hewn and I can't delete it.
Woeful company.
Lost chipper blades , sent someone else’s blades out, never use them for that again.
I bought a few chains and most of them were sent out too short. They had sat in the van for a while so typically they weren’t interested
Never used them again.
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As said- dont think it will be having walloping huge amounts throu it, used that Jansen fr a day and was quite impressed. Threw it well too. Better that some bigger chippers. K
Yeah I’ve used them. They love conifer. I guess the gravity feed likes that material. Stick a piece of hardwood around 3” in it and they are miserable. -
I wonder if one of those budget chains comes out of the same factory as those crappy rotatech chains , they have been quiet on social media for a long time after the battering they took a couple of years ago .....
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Very comprehensive and well thought out test . Hats off to him for not getting bored ...
Weren’t we all hoping he would find the random nail half way through a cut in one of those trunks .......
I thought the husky chain was made for them by Oregon anyway.
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Firewood the euc. It dries pretty fast.
I hope he has a powered log splitter, it can be miserable stuff with an axe or maul .... good way to work off that Christmas dinner I guess [emoji38] -
Carefully..... I would say [emoji39] dont think that will do the man, one of those Jansen 15hp looks the ticket. K
Better off with the cs100.
I’ve seen the results of a couple of hours chipping on those generic small machines. The blades are incredibly soft and get ruined with a couple of hours use .
The key to those tiny chippers is having sharp blades. I think the green mech will have a much higher quality blade that will stay sharp and chip better for longer.
The OP would be better hiring a decent chipper when needed or getting someone in to chip for them instead of spending money these chippers really.
Small chippers are labour intensive, gravity fed , bits bouncing back out , snedding everything before it chips. A lot of time used.
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Hi everyone. Thought it better to resurrect this thread rather than start a new one.
I have an agt 850 with a 3 ton trailer. I am actually a little disappointed with the towing performance going up hill. It has the power but I suppose due to the weight of the tractor VS the weight of the trailer it just goes in to a spin. Even on made up stony ground all 4 wheels are spinning.
Is there anything I can do to aid traction? I have seen some pictures on this thread of some models with extra wheels on the back. Would extra wheels and wheel weights make much difference? Thanks,
John
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Thanks for that - the technical stuff I don't do! If the saw keeps loosening a while yet I'll be very happy.
'Nothing remarkable about it' exactly reflects my professional friend's take on it but he added 'a bit agricultural' on the overall design. I think he meant simple - he is from Devon [emoji4]
A tiny and insignificant point - isn't a small silver lever as the on/off switch a bit retro?! I still have to think about whether it's up or down for on or off.
I don’t mind the switch. The best point about echos is their relative simplicity. No auto tune etc to mess about. I’ve bought quite a lot of their kit over the last couple of years. It’s good gear. I don’t get the brand snobbery thing.
It’s the same with dolmar saws. Very good bits of kit but they just aren’t too popular here. Shame.
I think you’ll be happy with a 7310. [emoji106]-
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Currently booked up until sometime near the end of Jan so just adding each customer to the growing list and telling them when to send kit in at the moment!
That’s ok for me. I’ll drop you an email or PM and see if we can some booked. I’m not in a rush. -
It’s very well made. Has some nice design features like the scoop / tube that takes air from the fly wheel to air filter. It’s a decent design.
I had the demo one for a couple of weeks. Nothing remarkable about it but nothing wrong with it either. Like all echos they need a fair few tanks to loosen up and reach full power. It won’t quite keep up with its direct competition the 462 and 572 but I bet it’s more reliable long term. Reliability seems to be echos real strong point.
Seen some ported 7310 on YouTube. Certainly goes well then.-
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Nope, would be interesting to run one of mine against it. Circa 3 seconds difference in cut speed so circa 15% between the two!
I’ll send you one of my 660’s to do and compare if you are available in January [emoji106] -
After further research into this with pricing of materials etc .market leading national retailers like oak furniture land are selling solid oak coffee tables from £115 so there is no way of competing with this type of online market .
I have sussed out there low price business model though - they probably import the timber pre ready cut and machined then simply assemble in uk with less labour cost but still sell as uk made.( also this maximises shipping container space and reduces costs )
Also noticed there is lead times on the furniture so nearly everything is likely only made to order and probably mostly online sales and they use there own vans so again cost price reduced
seems like a good selling point though might be that everything made must be bespoke and unique and hard to replicate and timber being sustainably sourced only from uk. Wider boards also looks nicer but not seen in mass production furniture
It’s all computer / machine cut. Volume boring furniture.
No point trying to compete with it. Go bespoke and more unusual. Social media will be your friend to launch it I suspect. Ask Steve B he’s good at all that stuff.
Don’t underprice yourself early on. Hand made furniture is time consuming, skilled and deserving of a good price tag.
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Sunday saws....
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I have been mulling the idea that when the house build is more complete here ( not too far off ) I may see if there is interest in a bit of a camping / saw fest / beer up festival at my place. [emoji106] Sunday saws especially welcome [emoji23]
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Not going to happen, but thanks.
Are they hot on H & S over there ? I.e you should wear chainsaw trousers , equivalent of Lola for kit etc when working professionally
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For a 660 to cut faster than a 661,
You have to do a looooooot of work to it.
Can be done but it’s a big job.
My Stock 661,
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Vs@wonky 660
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Don’t think so, not at home atm so can’t check
Either way , great lid. From a safety point of view for climbing I’d say reinstate the chin strap Mick.-
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Because modern saws are better than old ones. (Mostly)
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I’d like to learn to port saws and have a Collection of working classics like bucking billy ray [emoji23] some of those old husky’s and mcCullochs he runs are great [emoji106]-
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For years I’ve used a normal forestry helmet when climbing (see my avatar) and never used a chinstrap, it fell off occasionally but the ear muffs were enough to keep it on nearly all the time.
I splashed out on a husky/petzl arborist job which I like immensely.
I immediately removed the chinstrap as 1. It’s a pita. 2. When getting a side swish (not swipe) I’d rather the helmet came off rather than the chinstrap holding it place so my neck gets a stretch.
Does everyone else keep the strap and use it all the time aloft?
I use the same lid. I also like it a lot. Personally I keep the chinstrap done Up when climbing. I always thought if I had a mishap up a tree and fell the lid would probably come off my bonce before I either hit the deck or the trunk.
Does yours have the gold coloured metal mesh visor. I quite like them. Easy to bend back into shape if they get squashed by other kit in the vans. -
Just after realising they would have to provide the spares for them. Its always baffled me why Stihl did this. They range was inexplicable 2x home owner saws x3 pro saws plus top handle and x3 brushcutters would do it. K
It would certainly help my wallet.... I still can’t stop buying chainsaws I don’t really need.....-
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I have a 2011 MS650 like brand new it's never cut wood. Would it be worth good money in it's condition or should I cracked on and use it[emoji268]
Should think 450 / 500 ish.
Better used than sold I would of thought. Decent chainsaw.-
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Nice little tractor. How much did the loader lift ?
I’ve pulled some epic bits of timber out of some gnarly spots with my Eder. Throw in a mechanical advantage and it’s very very powerful and portable. Did a fair size Ash a couple of months back. It was on an island so dropped it into the lake attached to a line and just winched it across the lake and out. Very silty so had a lot of resistance as the crown pulled through that but did it in one.
I bought mine for one job extracting some fallen trees down a steep wooded hill but have used it much more than I thought I would. Def a good purchase.