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Wanting to start in coppicing/forestry
ESS replied to Keen 2 Learn's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Once you get sorted with saws and tickets it may be worth giving your local Euroforest harvesting manager a call.Theres a possibility one of their contractors is seeking saw men in front of a harvester for the power station supply. It would be gutty work, but would get your foot in the door. -
Valve blocks etc. are likely to have been bought in by Farmi from a manufacturer, there should be some markings on them. They will be used by other companies, so should be able to source.
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Not sure where you are in Dorset, but I can recommend Southern counties engineering, they do quite a bit with forestry kit, know their stuff and do a good job....
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Rake and burn conifer site from brash mats with 360,..£800-£1200 /ha
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I was on a site a few years ago, they were running one on a Hyundai. It handled beech well, they were averaging 100t a day in a mix of soft/ hardwood. What will process big will also process small, makes you more versatile.
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The story is KWR have bought that machine.
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Theres a Valtra 8000 with 5k hours on, £12k ish on the forest machine ops page on FB at the moment. Looks clean, never seen the woods apparently.
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I think we are talking about men in general rather than an age thing. There is some research that suggests that men have become more feminised, for want of a word ,as time has progressed.
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Seen similar where cables have been used for blocking,..perhaps something along those lines or wire have encircled it in the past.
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Perhaps its the money that has an impact on ethic? certainly that is the case in forestry nowadays, hence the race to sit on seats as opposed to throwing a saw around all day. My sweat is a lot more valuable nowadays than it was years ago.
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I think its very easy to underestimate how young people are not physically prepared to do this kind of work. Its something that needs to be built up over time. I was brought up on a hill farm and was probably better prepared than some, but being honest in my early days of hand felling, where all brash was hand burnt,i flagged a lot sooner than those that had been at it years.
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Its easy to generalise, I am in my 60s now and people went on about the young ones not wanting work when I was a nipper. Was the work ethic much different back then ? There was a generation hell bent on strikes and bringing the country to its knees, and they weren't all "youth".
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… clearly because you are older, and a northerner like me.
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Lancashire saws , Blackburn , have always provided a good service in the past for me. They have a good reputation in the area, and quick turnaround.
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Where sites have allowed access we have run a furrow with a plough with just one share on before knocking posts in, saved a lot of time and graft.
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Settle coal , Yorkshire.
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First one I owned was late 80s, they were a gutsy saw. I have had 3 stolen down the years. Some of the parts are obsolete now, including AVs, but at that money would be a good donor saw if nothing else.
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Joe Court over in Surrey is amongst oak a lot of the time, if there are lorries your way going South east, he is cutting oak at the moment.
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You could try Simon Flack, or Allan Rowlands.
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Thanks, I have been on a light dose of Tramadol for a number of years now after shagging a shoulder up.Obviously there is an addiction danger on a high dose,...pre shoulder op. I was on 8 a day, but out of it most of the time.Tbh the dose I am on now isn't getting anywhere near giving 24 hours relief. Hope fully this set of xrays will help swing things. Thanks again,..hope yours continues to be a success.
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I had further xrays yesterday with a view to getting some jabs in mine. I would give anything at this point for some relief from the constant nagging pain and a good nights sleep. Hope you guys that have had yours done have good luck with them, and that your pain never returns.
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Ram seals ?
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The top cut in the gob is straight as opposed to angled as is the back cut, which in theory eliminates a butt with a gob cut out of it. It is also used to throw the tree away from the stump, both for safety reasons and extraction. Apparently more fatalities are caused by falling branches out of the tops of trees being felled than any other hazard.
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Thanks, I have a friend that has been looking at it with a view to exporting. Even on s/h 3-8t diggers there seems to be around 30%+difference.
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I have seen your other post re this machine, it looks good value to me. In general , plant, forestry machinery etc. appears to be more expensive like for like with UK. Do you know the reasons for this ?
