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I was down the local paint shop yesterday when a delivery came in. I thought to myself "wow, they really do have a full pallet of colours".

Looks like you're gonna get a good amount of nice timber out of those logs. When I've quarter sawn large logs I've found a different pattern to be more efficient. I'm not sure it results in more true quarter sawn boards but it's certainly quicker and less hassle for me. I've done a quick sketch but only have a small scrap of paper and a pencil on me so hopefully you can see it. Cuts 1 and 2 depends on the extent of the pith and any check, and a multiple of target board thickness. Then cuts 3 and 4 box out the heart and can either form a post or make firewood. In each "semi circle" shaped can't I tend to cut a rift cut post from each corner and then boards which are pretty well quarter sawn. The boards cut from the remainder two sections are also good quarter sawn. A few of the boards will end up quarter sawn towards the pith and rift sawn towards the bark side. Speaking in terms of how a woodworker would look at the boards, not a true quarter sawn process. Looking forward to seeing pictures of the boards you end up with.

The beach boys walk into a bar. Round? Round? Get a round? I'll get a round.

One of my dairy herd stepped on my foot this morning, now I lactose.

For anyone who's keeping up with the news. Israeli Cannibals trying to decide how to prepare their latest victim: "Who's sayin' Salami?"

Oh I just saw the other replies. My flail doesn't run at all when the circuit is set to dual acting, it's a femac. If you add a return to tank I think the retuning oil wants to go back in to the tank below the oil level. If it sprays through the air I think you'll end up with loads of cavitation and frothy oil coming out the top of the tank

Maybe a stupid question but are you sure it's piped for double acting? If you dead head the actuator in one way and then the other does it strain the engine in both directions? I would have thought it was more likely to be piped single acting only, unless it's a retrofit kit someone has added for a specific use

I'm sure you've probably sorted it by now but on the 61-3 it's under the floor, right near the door. Silver handle, turn it 90° 👍 never used the -2 so not sure if it's the same

I looked into this about ten years ago when I wasn't happy with the pay we were getting for travelling. It might have changed but back then you legally didn't have to be paid anything for travel time so long as your pay divided by weekly hours including travel time meets minimum wage. Obviously if you want happy productive staff then paying them their usual rate is the way to go, if the job can absorb the cost. Worth considering how much travel either side of a work day is sensible, if there was an accident on site or a car crash on the way home because of fatigue from long days. We used to be offered accommodation on any site more than an hour from home.

Looks like "pallet wood" to me, would need to see a photo of the whole pallet to make a proper assessment though. In all seriousness that's surely a piece of oak?

Thanks, I'll try the library and failing that I'll keep an eye out for a second hand copy.

Hi all. Anyone got any good recommendations of books on ccf management and conversion? Ideally ones that are reasonably affordable. Thanks

I'll be getting a new tractor soon - 40hp conventional shape compact. I'm planning on fitting some lightweight guarding to it, probably a bit of belly protection and something around the top of the cab, steel cable branch deflectors from front to top of cab too. Has anyone got any photos of their guarding and how it's mounted?

I'm a big convert of the g coupler too. With a flexible hose it will get to most nipples that a normal one will. Got one from the local agri dealer, maybe a bit sad but it's been life-changing ha! Worth having a couple of grease guns, I use one for general lithium grease and another for molybdenum pin and bush grease. If anyone else uses your machines they will be far more likely to grease it with a g coupler. Don't know who first said it but "the only thing that won't wear out on a hire machine is the grease gun".

Nice one, thanks for the advice. Looks like you get a fair load on that trailer! It's holding up ok over the years then? Doubt I'll be loading the trailer up that high, I don't think the ergonomics of a grab on a digger is quite as good as a dedicated timber crane and I think loading high might be a little bit awkward. I think I'll have to play around with headboard height to get the balance right. I had a look at some of the ones Hywel Evans makes and his have a low headboard, probably for that reason.