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I bought one from tread light this year. Epic bit of kit. I bought it for one job but have ended up using it quite a lot. It’s a good bit of kit to have in the shed.
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Most of this comes down to personal preference really. They are all good saws to cut timber with. I’ve not noticed the vibration on the echo being any worse than other saws. I love my husky 562 but the av springs on that need changing fairly frequently otherwise you feel too much flex in the saw when buried the length of the bar. But again personal preferences maybe. Stihl 241 I would avoid. Not that it’s a bad saw but feels gutless , again other people on here like them. You really need to try different brands these days to see what you like most and probably end up running a mixed fleet of saws, there isn’t one manufacturer making the best saw in every size category..
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Yes for the tier 5 machine.
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I paid 28.5k for mine. (Ex vat)
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I think it was £420 I paid on a 16” bar. ( the bars are tsumura too ! ). I love it. Echo make some great kit. Must of put 40 tanks of fuel through mine now and it’s way more pokey than when brand new. No complaints from me. Price wise you can pick up the husky 550mk 2 for £470 anyway so you need to swap dealerships.
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Only a grand more than the outgoing machine.
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Those 3.2 mm files are a pain. They just flex as you sharpen. I had the panther bar but the nose of the bar came apart. I contacted chainsaw bars, they asked how many chains I’d run on it. Around 4 or 5 was my thinking. I was told that’s about how long they last..... that’s a bit too consumable for my liking so I replaced it with the sugihara 1/4 bar. That ones still on it’s first chain so couldn’t comment further.
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Sorry to hear this. I’m Haslemere so if I hear any info will pass on. What sort of security did the fu&@?!s overcome ? I don’t think a day goes past I don’t feel anxious about being done over at some point. If you need hand with kit until you are up and running you can feel free to see if I can help. Hopefully the insurance will be quick to pay out.
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It is indeed
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Arb working. Just moving my own timber. I get your drift but will take my chances. Everyone is running kit they shouldn’t or not conforming to regs around here and I’ve never heard of anyone being stopped. One firm runs 5 unimogs as there standard line up of vehicle for arb work. Never been looked at. Not saying it couldn’t happen just unlikely.
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Best rope size for pulling outsiders in?
lux replied to drinksloe's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Eder powerwinch 1800. Amazing kit. Most powerful portable petrol winch on the market. Mine has done some incredible work. -
People pay good money for that sort of ride at Thorpe Park [emoji38] No long haulage just local stuff generally. I can easily get rid of trunks in long lengths so wherever possible I want to remove the process of ringing them up on site. I just want it to be safely done. Wasn’t too long ago another local firm had a serious accident with a tractor and timber trailer. Any smaller 100hp tractors running air brakes ?
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My new Doosan 55hp TR8 delivered to site yesterday. Some nice little tweaks on the old TR8. The horse power increase was certainly noticeable straight off the bat. Looks smart in their new colours too. I shall endeavour to give honest feedback on the new engine, fingers crossed for it being positive.
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Saw logs or bar. ?
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That’s the general idea. A large percentage of my customers have large properties in small villages / rural locations. So yes not ringing up on site would be a real plus, saving time and effort. If I was moving huge amounts of timber from a site I would most likely just contract that to someone. The tractor will do other duties such as running a post knocker etc as well.
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Limited to yard space though. Haven’t got space for an hgv size trailer. From what I have seen most tractors in the size bracket I’m looking at don’t run air brakes either.
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Road use predominantly.
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Thinking old Massey or case Ih. And yes def want brakes for the road. Unsure of which are the better old models to look for. Some of the old John Deere’s also appeal.
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I’m thinking of buying a tractor and timber trailer with crane. Doesn’t need to be huge , prob around the 100hp mark. Do any of you good folk have some recommendations. ? In general on this size set up what are the arrangements for trailer brakes. I’m assuming hydraulic as it’s generally larger tractors with air brakes. Any advice at all is appreciated. Cheers.
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How much are you looking for ?
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Ha. You’re working on it with us in October.[emoji23] And please , no more ash logs .... I’ve still got a mountain of un processed ash .....
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Ha , ever increasing workload Bob. Not advertised yet just been asking around the local contacts other tree surgeons etc who have decent guys floating between firms assisting when required. Judging by the amount of posts at the moment I’d say a lot of firms are in a similar position with the recent upturn in business across most trades. Plasters certainly seem to be in huge demand. Desperately seeking more for our self build at the moment, a lot of them are charging circa £300 per day atm. Shortage of materials has seen them able to inflate prices with large contracts facing penalties to finish builds beyond schedule which are less palatable than the daily rates. I can always let the media junkies know if they want to watch their phones half the day aspen arb are recruiting [emoji38] ( in friendly jest ...) Seen some of your blue vans in my neck of the woods recently [emoji106] was it you selling the grab lorry ?
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Well if any freelance guys want work around my neck of the woods they can get in touch. I could do with extra decent guys to call upon. [emoji106]
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Not necessarily. It’s preferable yes but some people have skills in other areas that fit in with the work we do so as long as they are a good reliable hard grafter they get rewarded the same. They may have skill sets that fit in with fencing / landscaping work we occasionally do that some of the guys with saw tickets are less clued up on. But spreading the knowledge and mucking in gets the tasks done.
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Yes there is. I simply don’t tolerate it. If I’m paying a fair wage I want someone with good common sense and a proactive approach to self initiate tasks before being asked or getting their phone out of their pocket ..... I’m comfortable paying good money for a good worker. A strong work ethic is all I expect people to turn up with. Anything else can come later and is relatively easy to sort.
