Conor Wright

Very nice! Top quality workmanship.

Not used it much behind the mog, was far better suited to the 110 90. Seen here being lazy cutting firewood!

I've a patu/kesla lf40. Based in galway. PM me if interested.

Some of nature's art, took these pics of the sand on a beach we brought the dogs to recently. The tide was receding and as the water drained back it left these marks, thought they looked somewhat treelike.

Really enjoying this thread. Thank you for taking the time to compile it, I like the style of writing too! Looking forward to each instalment.

At least they're putting it in the bins.

It's something I would consider too, there are permanent implications for future uses of the land, however if the wood itself is carefully and respectfully maintained it can still provide a small steady income. maybe I'm odd but the idea of the tree planted over grandad being felled to provide a coffin for a descendant of his has a symbolic circularity to it, In a wholesome kinda way.

Sponsor a tree. Somebody pays let's say twenty quid to sponsor a tree in the wood, you provide them with a certificate and a location within the woodland where the tree is.. type, age etc..they can give the cert as a gift, keep it themselves to feel like they're helping the environment or, if your name is mick Dempsey, use it as a meeting point for like minded individuals to "ahem" tie up their dogs. You still own the woodland, manage the tree stock etc. The cert is not a right of ownership. If the tree needs to be felled, somebody else can sponsor the planting and care of a tree there in the future. Use the money to add in walkways, cycle tracks etc and extend the uses of the woodland over time to turn a profit. Upsell it as a carbon neutral, low impact, environmentally sound long term clean air initiative. Or bury people there.... Legitimately, of course. Woodland burial sites are becoming more popular.

I had written a long post about them, then realised it was the italian manufacturer active I was actually talking about! (Even owned a couple, still didn't see my mistake until after I posted!) Have seen some domestic alpina machines but not alpine.. No av, nice. Thankfully I came on the scene after av did!

Alpine or Alpina?

Why go for the oil? That's hard work, just nick the weed, it's probably worth as much! 400 tonnes. What's a gram worth "on the streets"?

Yes, on shop bought nokian tyres too, albeit designed for tractors driving on ice. Still had all its tractory bits too, so it still had the ability to function as an actual tractor!

Give pellenc a consideration. Their battery equipment is very good, they were the first to develop li battery powered hort equipment and have better battery energy to weight ratios than either husqvarna or stihl.. An overlooked brand imo, bit like echo a couple of years ago!

Looks top heavy, doubt it would take much of a side slope to tip it. Certainly an interesting concept for one pass harvesting in a ccf environment.

Should have been wellies for the authentic farmer experience.. Would have to be dunlops though, could clash with the bkt's. He made the right choice!

Have to agree with you on the guy martin bit, impossible not to like him, his can do attitude and his abilities. A genuine living legend.

Easier to push it when the inevitable happens though.

Why? Pointless publicity stunt. Put the money into improving the actual machines we may be using. Shite like this turns me off brands. While I'm ranting, by what definition is it still a tractor? Will it pull a power harrow at 150? Is it better at being a tractor? Doubtful. It's like putting a 48 inch bar on a ms170 and saying you have the world's lightest 4ft chainsaw. You may, but it will be shit at its job. Rant over.

My old man had to go for a prostate exam... to be performed by a dr. Rogers. I saw the funny side. He didn't. There seems to be a theme here.. On a different note, but along similar lines Roger Rabbitte is a local lettuce grower.(he grows a variety of veggies, but lettuce is genuinely one of his main crops)

The stihl battery one is lighter overall but because the motor is in the head it feels more top heavy on full extension. I had one on hire from my stihl dealer when mine (petrol) was in for repair because an idiot bent the.shaft. I thought it was a good tool. Plenty of power. No vibration. The lack of noise is nice too. You can also plug in the big backpack battery, meaning you could use it all day, if you're into that sort of thing! The only thing I'd think on the battery one is if you're carrying it on the roof, will it get wet?

I have no comment regarding pricing as I've had another earful off my better half for being too soft and knocking money off... again.. but my first question would be is it maybe leylandii? or pine or deciduous? Might you be filling a kids play park with sticky sappy stuff that will drive parents mad?! Or have I misunderstood the whole thing?

It all has a value, around here farmers buy chip for outwintering pads for cattle, some people use if as a weed suppressant on flowerbeds and clean chip has value as biomass. As for logs, unless the client wants it for firewood I bring it home, season it and process it. It brings in some money during spells of little work and poor weather. Some wood can be milled into dimensional boards, more into slabs for various more artistic uses etc. I have given away timber off distant jobs where it's not viable to haul it back or when theres a lot of wood on a job, been given timber by others in the same situation too! on the other hand, I've knocked money off jobs to save millable wood from being wasted and gone on to turn those logs into saleable boards. I guess it's all relative to the job at the time. I'd rather process and deliver it than have unknowns rock up to the yard to collect it.

I had a similar issue with a different company over a pair of stein chainsaw boots, but they redeemed themselves by admitting they were waiting for stock to arrive as soon as I questioned the delay. They gave me a full and immediate refund, allowing me to go elsewhere. However the following day it still said on their website that the boots were in stock.. it's annoying to say the least.. how would we get on in business if we took payment upfront then said, no, we dont cut that particular species?

No bother, glad I could help.

Tell me about it. The planer isn't so bad, the woodmizer is shocking. Dust everywhere. Number one on the list of things I need. I would advise anyone thinking of getting into milling, or any form of woodwork to start with a decent extractor and go from there. My shed is constantly a mess without one.