Conor Wright

Still doesn't explain how they sneaked past you to get to the log pile!

Could be brandling worms. They live above the soil level and are one of the top composters.

Great video. Thanks.

I'd keep them out of the sun.. they may rot, hopefully not though.

Thought the same.. some things best left unsaid methinks.

This mornings sunrise

Somebody knows what's going on.

Wont the vertidrain stop spiking downwards once it hits something solid? Used them before (on football/rugby pitches mainly) and if it's the same mechanism on yours the rubbers on the rotor allow a certain level of "flex" hitting major roots would stop it before it does significant damage imo.

It shouldn't fall over. They are rigorously tested for such things. Smaller spider lifts and very light tow behinds may be at more risk but none should go over if there is a single occupant who goes overboard. Poorly levelled outriggers and unsuitable ground conditions cause more incidents which lead to occupant ejection.

Maybe max diameter you can mill within x km of whatever your nearest major town is? As for criminals watching this I'm happy to publish my list of firearms and accuracy with each at any given distance.

Seems a good idea. Can see it working out nicely.. putting those with big butts in touch with those who like big butts.. or is there already a few sites like that?!

Any time I used to hire a mewp there was a cheap and nasty harness included. Very basic fall arrest type.. have seen people use full climbing harness. The advantage of wearing one is obvious, you wont end up with broken everything if you fall out. Fall arrest may give you a softer stop if you do fall out. If your on your own maybe make it as safe as possible for yourself.

As an aside, I spent much of last week chipping and stacking logs for a fella who has a 3 year old rav4 it fell to pieces towing one ton loads of branch wood. The old ones are good. The new ones have psa running gear. Useless raised up car. A mid 2000s vitara may be worth a look.

Thirsty but the most fun commercial vehicle I ever had!

Company called ferrybridge. It's a great thumb, (of course I would say that, I'm so used to it now!) the geometry is measured well against the bucket, the outer teeth and thumb spikes form a pinch point and with a bit of practise you can even pick out strands of barbed wire or the farmers favourite- baler twine! I bought the digger secondhand from the above company. They had fitted the grab when new.

Little takeuchi still punching well above its weight!

View from the bedroom window. Taken in February.

Barely. It's a bit heavy.. just don't want the hassle of taking it on and off.. I'm getting lazy! Not overly worried about weight to be honest, it's a good excuse to uprate the springs! (Or leave more chip onsite!) Not thinking of a massive crane either.. something tidy but useful.

Thanks, you're probably right, looking at your setup the chipper is very tidy on the front. Does the crane affect the nose weight of the trailer much? Have thought of fitting the crane to the low loader but I'd rather it on the mog to access tighter places.

Yeah, that does stick out a bit far! That's why I'd like to do away with the three pt linkage and mount it closer to the body. Only issue I can see is attaching the PTO shaft. I chip into the box a good bit but it's small at 5.5 cube, probably max 5 cube in it.. That's a heavy crane, I'm thinking more like a hiab or palfinger 2 ton, more for ton bags of logs and bark mulch than massive butts!

Rents are ridiculous. It was the main reason I went down the mobile home route. Best of luck with yours!

So, I have been running my mog with rear mounted farmi 250 for almost a year now and want to switch it to front mount, I have a reverser fitted to the front pto and have a front linkage, however I would rather keep the whole thing as close to the front as possible. Does anyone out there have a farmi on the front? Thinking of getting a plate/frame made up to lift the chipper on and off, also keeping it usable on a standard tractor setup, so no adapting the chipper itself.. would really appreciate any pics/advice on this. I will hopefully get a crane on the back as a counterbalance to avoid nosediving under braking! Advice or pics of how people have attached their cranes would be great too. Finally, before I do all this work, will the farmi blow over the cab for me? It's well able to pack the box as it is but the chute is inches from the box now.. on smaller wood, when hand feeding (I use the digger when possible) I often reduce the revs, I doubt it would have the oomph at 1500, but even when I give it around 2000rpm I'm not sure it will drive conifer tops far enough.. I'm tired of doing multiple runs to jobs and want to be able bring chipper and low loader with digger etc in one go but don't want to spend all my money on a setup that will cause me grief. No budget for a schliesing, my ideal choice, so, do i make do with what I have, change it to the front or keep putting pennies in the big yellow chipper fund?!

No kids, we have had friends over with kids and we have two dogs.. and its not too crowded, usually.. think the record so far is 7 adults, 3 kids and four dogs. All managed to find space to lie down and sleep! I gave around 6.5k for it.. went for one with a higher than standard ceiling as I'm 6 ft 4. Make sure it's got a "winter pack" ie. Some Insulation. Storage is good and since we fitted a stove and scrapped the gas heating it's been the warmest place I've ever lived. If you buy a decent one it will have a resale value similar to what you pay for it, provided it's in good condition a few years down the line. if you get a cheap one it may end up as a permanent garden feature.

If you get a decent mobile you won't be disappointed, I'm in one over three years now and it's been great.. spend a little extra and get one with a bit of insulation and double glazing and you won't want to set any deadlines for your renovation!

Yawning hippopotamus