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Hello folks. Thinking about getting a new timber trailer to help extracting logs. It's only a small wood with narrow tracks and I use a compact tractor on flotation tyres to get around & carry equipment so don't want to go with anything too big. I'm thinking something no bigger than about 5 tonne & think I would like a crane. Any recommendations of what to look at? Would prefer to buy new. Thanks all.

Thank you all for your input. I did consider propping but unfortunately there is only 2 limbs low enough and 1 of those is in quite a bad way, with a rotted stub from a previously removed branch that has rotted back into the limb itself. The worst shaped limbs are all right in the crown and are so bent to be virtually touching the floor. I'll have another look at it and see where we end up. Many thanks.

Finally got a signal strong enough for a picture.

No don't know how long they live but yes that's pretty much what I'm thinking, reduction rather than pollard. At least we get a chance with it then and if it doesn't work out it can come down in a couple of years?

Hi folks, I do a lot of work on a large country estate and amongst the specimen trees are 2 mature, approx 50yrs, Mulberry trees. Unfortunately due to the weight of fruit on them and some recent storms one of them has suffered a large break with many of the other limbs deformed and bent over. Limbs that should be 15-20 ft in the air vent over touching the ground. The owners have asked me to pollard back which I think is the right thing to do to save further damage and protect the tree. However never having dealt with Mulberry before thought I might just ask for some opinions. My initial thought is not to go to hard and leave the basic structure as it is. Over to you guys.

Thanks guys for all the comments it's very interesting and I am liking the idea of the branch logger, especially as Wellmac are only an hour up the road. Does anyone know anything about Kellfri? They appear to have a decent looking chipper at around the same sort of price as woodland mills.

List price would be a start, didn't see a single price when I was looking. In my experience when companies don't want to disclose their prices publicly it's because they know they are asking too much and need to accompany the price tag with a sales spiel. Just imho.

Thanks PeteB, I was looking at new for the main reason that I don't know what I would be looking at used. I know 1 end of a spanner from the other so not a numpty but when it comes to specialist bits of kit you need to know what your looking at and I don't know anyone in the trade I can with me either. I'm going to assume from the website and the fact that even the dealers have got "poa" against them that Greenmech are a little pricey?

Could well be interested, can you do PM's on here? Found it, sent you my email.

Thanks Shavey, very helpful. Perhaps PeteB if you wouldn't give the Woodland Mills machines yard space you could recommend a machine I could look at instead?

From web research I'm liking the look of the Woodland Mills WC 68 & 88. Both reasonable prices and look to be decently put together . I do note the 88 says min power requirement of 30hp which may steer me to the 68. I have 2 tractors I can use for this, 35hp & 80hp with the 35hp machine having big flotation tyres so I can get into the wood in the winter and not cause a mess. Any personal experience with either of these machines?

Sounds more like what I'm looking for, the elusive middle ground. Will try and do a bit of research and see what I can find. Had a quick look at Wallenstein but their website is a bit dodgy. I did get on but looking at the smaller models, they are very light, only 145kg for the entire machine verses 400 kg for a timber wolf. I know there's a price difference but thats a lot of metal that's missing.

Yes that is for a new machine. Actually I do have a way of using proper chip with the wife's chickens and geese, not that they are costing anything at the moment but the chip would be out to use. Didn't see anyone selling Techmar new, only used, are they still going? Does anyone know anything about Woodland mills, the American company? Very slick website.

Wow the cheapest Farmi machine I can find is over £7k, double what I have to spend.