Conor Wright
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I once explained to a man that it gave more surface area to the board and helped it dry faster. The reality was that it was the second last bit on a fairly gritty ex roadside ash and I wasn't arsed sharpening the chain again. Not saying he believed me, but he bought the board!
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That's a whopper! Worth keeping imo, might be able to make some little thing out of it.
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Woodland coppice time scales
Conor Wright replied to Sam Setford's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Don't know for coppice but for 50% removal of a twenty two year old ash plantation of 3.4 acres took two of us 9 days. Not long days but we didn't mess around when we were there. Plus two days for a mini forwarder to bring to roadside. The other half will be removed next year due to dieback. Hasn't grown an inch the last few years. -
Solutions, not problems!
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Pups are doing well. 7 weeks when photos were taken, will be 8 tomorrow.
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Literally just read that on the first paragraph of their blurb. That's what i get for posting before doing any research! As some do...😏 I think I'll be taking the hammer to the piggy bank in the new year. Gonna keep an eye on this thread and see how it goes for you but as my main use will be to plane a frame for a house for myself I reckon it'll be well up to the job.
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Industrial, hobby or whatever, it looks like a great little bit of kit. I wonder could I adapt my lt15 to take it? Must have a gander at the specs online. I've a lot of cants to plane.
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Check where the offset ram goes in under the cab, should be a bolt head/lever sitting there looking out at you!
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Removal of logs and green waste
Conor Wright replied to AnnaTrees's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
Sounds like an ideal job for a 9 inch chipper and a mini loader. Or a box of matches... -
I'm on my second pair of stein kreigers. Comfortable. Very stable, wear well and breathable. I'd spend the little extra on a better boot. Your body will thank you. That's not to say they'll fit your feet. I've noticed that over time. A brand or model some people swear by could be seen as a torture device by another. You're gonna have to try a couple and see methinks.
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I would have presumed it was all grunts and vague hand signals anyway!
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That's perfectly normal. Wouldnt worry about it.
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Triathlon?!
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A few pics from the miniature german shepherd collection.
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Reads like a dream setup that.
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Didnt upload first time
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One month old today. Already fully weaned. The cat and the beagle have declared a truce. Oh, and a pig sitting for food. Clever bacon.
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Nice. Proper craftsmanship. You did a fantastic job on that. Took some serious patience by the look of it, well done.
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Make, model etc would help. Or a picture. As stated above, dont trust the glass eye. An older machine could have a knackered seal/ cracked hose/blocked valve/ worn out pump? Something newer could have a sensor issue, has it got outriggers? load sensing valve? If you dont know what you're at I'd get someone qualified to look at it. You dont want to end up taking the quick route to the ground. You need to give better information to have a hope of getting a correct answer.
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Mainly ash and birch...they've been in since the start of the year and felled about 12 months ago. The ash will be sound for a few winters if not getting rained on, birch can rot surprisingly quickly. If they were dry going in you'll be ok for a couple of years, if they were wet going into the crate, theres a chance the birch will go mouldy in the middle of the crate and start going soft. I'd burn the birch first.
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We did that to an old 205 diesel we had as a hot rod in a friends forestry. After waiting in tense anticipation for well over an hour the feckin thing ran outta fuel. Would probably still be going if the tank was big enough!
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Sounds interesting, never heard of it before. Could be a smart thing to fit on my old unmappable hilux.
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To be fair, it takes surprisingly little to knacker a blade. A few bits of gravel, wire, a bit of embedded metal and that's your edge gone, keep feeding it and you'll have blades like what you showed by lunchtime on the first day.(bit of an exaggeration, but not much) Blunt blades add a serious amount of stress to a machine. As a rule I always check over new machinery for loose bits after a few hours. This "bedding in" scenario is often overlooked and occasionally causes issues such as yours. Although the condition of the blades is a major contributing factor in my opinion. I reckon you're lucky that it happened as you were changing the blades, not when it was at full revs. It's annoying but it's not like these machines are built to aerospace tolerances, they're built down to a weight and price that makes them versatile and affordable.
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Just as well he didn't get a forst. Imagine.
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Just wait til you've used it a while, once the exhaust has fallen off, the chassis cracked, the hopper welds failed, a blade has broken and come out through the chute, not to mention the blockages caused by the first sight of a twig of wet leylandii, overheating, diesel filters blocking, ignition failure, feed roller housing wearing out, hydraulic failures and so on. a bolt will seem trivial. This is not meant in any way as a dig at tw, chippers do difficult work, they break and get repaired. Such is life. Oh, forgot to mention the flywheel bearings. They're fun.
