Conor Wright

Yeah, not so sure about that one. If you've got a solid pensionable job maybe. if you're running a business it's not so easy. If I hadn't taken out a few modest loans over the years I'd still be a man with a saw in the back of a jeep, running around subbing, getting abused by forestry companies and larger contractors. Now I have two saws.

Yesterday's demo went well. Now back to reality. 100 meters of conifer hedge to be reduced by a meter. Ugh.

Good morning all, been lurking on this page far too long! About time I made an appearance i guess. off on a cross country spin this morning to demo my little Neomach loader. Getting to like this kind of work. It's a lot easier than reducing hedges, which is tomorrow's job! 10 degrees 99%humidity Zero wind Gonna be a foggy start.

The way forward you say? Hear me out. I think they have their place, example being as a "pay as you go" city car that can be charged or partially discharged in multiple places, essentially, you create a hive of batteries that can help level out the grid, store and release energy, distribute people and goods and act as temporary personal power sources. This can obviously only work in a newly designed and purpose built, self sustaining city, no amount of retrofitting will shoehorn such an idea into fully functional existence In any existing population centre. It would be environmentally disastrous to even try. Something like a massive war would help erase these pesky, historic places and the people who wish to remain in them. wars seem to be carbon tax exempt too, as well as not requiring an environmental impact survey, so no worries there. Then the path is paved for a full, new, shiny smart city. One with a big ****************ing fence around it. then, and only then will the rise of the electric vehicle truly be able to complete itself (they'll be full ai by then and we will work for them) So yeah, if you drive a battery car you support genocide and slavery.

You're right, how foolish of me. Now i see the solution. tax those kids in those lithium mines. They're the real culprits.

The sensible thing to do would be to tax evs fairly by taking into account the environmental impact of battery production and disposal/recycling, along with the necessary grid upgrades and capacity required to keep up with charging needs. Averaged over the expected lifespan of the vehicle as an annual tax perhaps? This would surely be seen as a positive tax by ev owners, seeing as its environmental betterment that seems to be their usp. I'm not against evs but the battery issue is going to get ugly if some funding isn't set aside. They can't just be stored indefinitely. Being somewhat of a pessimist I can see a big shed of them somewhere becoming the new Sellafield for a generation that's not yet born. Maybe I'm merely whinging from the sticks too, sadly its not from a mansion, but a self built log cabin. At least that should offset some of my emmisons!

Late to the party as usual. How does it sound? If the motor sounds like it's spinning as normal then I'd have a guess at pump seals but if the motor sounds sluggish or rough then it may be the brushes,(can go slowly) the winding within the motor itself, or a cracked/corroded wire (usually either works or doesnt) That would be my logic anyhow. I have been known to be wrong, many times. Hopefully it's nothing expensive and you're up and running again soon. Lettuce know what the fault was, always good to have these issues aired. Makes troubleshooting that bit easier for the rest of us!

I started out with nothing and I still have most of it.

Had one for years, did the job. Not great, but good enough for wire or stone damaged chains. Keep the receipt and if its a shit one just bring it back.

What a show.

Carroll engineering make a good range of splitters, they have some UK distribution as far as I know. They're a small outfit and will build to spec. Very popular over here. There's also proarc, but they're no longer being made, great splitters if you can find one, but I don't recall seeing a pto model.

How well does it handle the baby shear? I've a few jobs coming up where it may be worth my while getting one but I'm not convinced they're capable enough at that size.

Smits Boomkwekerij WWW.SMITSBV.NL Smits Boomkwekerij bestaat uit 200 hectare aan A-kwaliteit (haag)planten en solitairen... it is impressive. its also eye wateringly expensive. i planted a blue cedar from this company last year. 7.5k plus delivery. You'd be surprised how many companies are growing to this size now. Can think of about 8 in Ireland and the UK alone. But Dutch quality beats them all imo. Smits have €250k trees if that's your kinda thing. Personally I'd rather buy 250000 saplings at a quid each and wait, but who needs patience when you've got money.

There may well be a margin in importing some over to Ireland. I've seen a cube stacked crate of birch in a local garden centre for 349euro. There seems to be a lot of companies already bringing timber over from eastern Europe though. Does your mill export to Ireland at all?

I read that in George Carlins voice.

Poor igor. A lot for him to process in his doggy way. Hope he makes a full recovery.

Meet Sunny the beagle. Likes: Slippers Peeing on rugs Waking up at 4 am to shit Sudden howls Pulling on leads Eating others food Chewing furniture Dislikes: Cats Authority Obedience It didn't take us long to figure out we needed a beagle in our lives again. No idea why, he's a right handful! Such a happy little guy though, brings a smile to your face as soon as you see him! Sheps are slowly accepting him as one of their own.

Someone has probably already mentioned the taxus chainsaw massacre.

I used nothing else for a winter, those little nuggets burnt like coal. It was, alas, unsellable. They're still in business I googled rebak branch logger poland. Can't post the link though, dunno why.

A few years back I brought a few in from Poland, they used to sell the blades and gears as a kit to make your own. Not sure of the company is still going or not. They were called rebak walkova or something similar. Ill have a look and post if i find them. at one point I had 50 ton bags of branch logged beech and ash for sale at 30 quid a bag. No one was interested so after a year of looking at them we set fire to the lot. Shame as it was great stove fuel.

Yes, ended up buying it. Very happy so far.

You won't go far wrong with a baltrotor rotator. I've a gr55 under a 3 ton machine 5 years and it's still going strong. It leaks back to the weighted end a little under heavy loads but not so much as to be dangerous. I deliberately overspecced it, the gr55 is rated for a 5 ton machine. I'd suggest doing the same if weight allows, regardless of brand. Maybe worth considering a worm drive rotator if you're going for a 3 or 4 tooth grapple. They don't leak back under load. The farma brash grab I use is shit for rocks etc. A friend had a 3/4 intermercato grapple without rotator and it's OK for timber and great for almost everything else. Pics of the new toy when it's set up and working would be good, if you get a chance.

Thanks. Its a big step up from the old tb125. Not knocking it, that machine owed me nothing. The kx was 22.5k stg. picked it up in wales, turned out my transport guy knew the seller so I had a bit of extra reassurance. (Small world, i didnt know this until i went to give him directions and he started laughing!) Don't know if that's a bargain over your way but it's standing me 26400 eur sitting in my yard, all in. Saved at least 1500 on the nearest comparable machine I could find here and have a much cleaner example. Also didnt have to front the vat which makes life easier.New, that spec is 56k+ here. The second hand machine pool over here is very poor at the moment. mostly ex hire or well ragged stuff, anything with a bit of spec gets snapped up fast or marked up well. Would you (or anyone)consider the price good value? Open question, I'm curious now.

Having spent a lot of time shopping around for a mini I settled on a 2020 kubota 030-4. I was going to go new, but couldnt make up my mind! Then this turned up in the right spec at the right price. Very happy so far. Plenty of power, smooth and accurate and comfortable for its size. Credit to the previous owner. It has very little wear. 2k hours.

It shows too, no messing around. He was set up in minutes and minimal down time. It was no one thing, lack of hydraulics and setworks just made the job inaccurate and unproductive. Plus it seemed to have had a hard life before I bought it. There were a few issues with it and not having a woodmizer dealer in Ireland made getting parts slow. I still have it but its disassembled and stored out of the way. undecided if I'll sell it or not. I'd like a better mill but I've too many other things calling on somewhat limited finances. It is still a handy tool, especially if you're starting off with cants. Maybe some day I'm not busy (ha!) I'll get it up and going again.