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You could try Fred Lodebo, Fredwood forestry, . He is local to you .
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Aye , back in the day a lot of the saws used for felling/ dressing out softwood were run without a spike, it was a lot easier to roll a saw round a tree without taking the saw off the tree between cuts, particularly on spruce where the limbs grow in rings..
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Out of interest do you have 2 spikes on it ? Saws do tend to creep in oversize felling cuts with only 1 spike , particularly on backhand.
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Perhaps you could try your local Euroforest harvesting manager. One of their contractors may be looking.
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From the pics they look like full size scissor dogs ? Theres a FB group Timber tractors and lorries, a lot of the members have restored Matadors, etc. There would be some interest on there.
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Is it a case of that or more a case of most softwood mills buy either red/green quality logs at specific tdub. Very few softwood mills run a bandsaw now , and unless an exceptional stand was within a reasonable distance of a sawmill that is prepared to pay a premium, and has the ability to mill, any gain on standing price could be absorbed by extra haulage costs , particularly with s/s, n/s , most mills look for a max tdub of 45-50 cm, but considering this is only on log lengths ranging from 2.5 to 4.9 we are not talking about particularly large trees. Douglas/ Larch would be a different story. Even crops with a large proportion of green quality log attract a premium, average dead knot would not disadvantage it in todays market.
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Not sure, but he shouldn't be difficult to find on Google.
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You could try Stu Liddle, Liddle forestry, he is quite often lookin for additional cutters and is willing to spend time with less experienced.
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Reading the original post if its purely dead branches that are being removed I doubt this is improving the quality of timber. Unless its higher value log such as Douglas or Larch that has the potential to be boatskin I personally would save my energy. High output mills only buy run of the mill log on a red or green basis, and that's based more on the presence of large live knots, straightness and form , dead knots are of little consequence to the bulk market.
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It doesn't really tie in with the symptoms you have, however ,some of the huskys from that era had a habit of choking the muffler with carbon. We ran 266s for a number of years with very few problems , and worked the guts out of them.
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On a firewood processor ?
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Try Paul at Boughton sawmills, he might have a job for it.
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Try RAC forestry. They may have or know of something.
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Oak actually goes at around 25 cubic ft per tonne.
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Fibre core, it has far less recoil if the rope snaps.
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Joe Court might help him out.
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Not sure how long the ropes been on, but once they start breaking up you are on a hiding to nothing .New ropes aren't expensive really. I would think you are using 12/13 mm rope on your winch. It will tell you on a spec sheet somewhere what capacity it is. As a wire cable gets shorter on a winch the pull increases, couple that with the damage caused by crushing etc. on the drum and you start to build the picture. I used to turn the rope and use the other end to get extended life out of them. If the rope is matched to the winch the clutch should slip in most instances before the rope breaks.
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Jas P Wilson will have ropes on the shelf, as will Clarke forestry. I use Bridon at Doncaster.
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r/h Laings ley is the ley or wrap of the rope. If the chokers are set on a short chain to the slider it puts a samller angle on the rope until the logs pull into line. Fibre ropes no use if stone/rocks present.They are light to pull out, but personally I wouldn't go to the extra expense. I suspect your rope is of a soft construction. With a hard wire rope even with the build up on the side of the drum a hard rope tends to roll off the wrap avoiding the problem a little. If the rope is not the correct ley it will also kink and strands separate easier.
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The fibre ropes are very good but also very expensive, and not suitable on some ground. When you choker up are you leaving a reasonable tag length away from the slider? chokering tight can cause problems.
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A lot of the ropes out there are of pretty soft construction and kink easily. I always use hard wire with a hemp core.Those that look almost galvanised are pretty poor. Its also important that you use the right ley, from memory r/h Laings ley is the only one really suitable for winch work.
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Where is it coiling, in the middle? If so is the brake set a bit light allowing it to overrun on pulling the rope out, causing loose coils on the drum ?
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Forsyth training cover all areas.
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ESS replied to Bridgewater Tree Services's topic in Arb-Trucks
You could try Thornton 4x4 breakers Halifax. -
You could try Fred Lodebo,.Fredwood forestry. Hes near Stroud but might have a machine close to where you need it.
