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  1. Time Left: 6 days and 23 hours

    • FOR SALE
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    Holder A55F Articulated Diesel Tractor with Q-Cab and a 2 Tonne Farmi Winch (can sell winch separately). Registered: 07/10/1977 Hours: 3,374.8 48 horsepower Twin speed 2,100 rpm & 540 rpm PTO drive Gears: 8 forward speeds 4 reverse speeds Cylinder capacity 2020cc Battery replaced in 2023 Starter solenoid replaced in 2017. With a 2 Tonne Farmi Winch (happy to sell tractor and winch separately). Tractor runs nicely. Excellent manoeuvrability in the woods. Great for those steep, hard to access areas that others can’t manage. Comes with original manual & folder showing all parts. Owned & operated by the same family since 1977. Described on other forums as “rare as hen’s teeth”, this Holder A55F is a real find. - It offers excellent maneuverability, particularly in steep and/or hard to access areas that others can’t manage. - The tractor's small size and weight lessen the task of transporting the machine from operation to operation. - Low fuel consumption. - Totally enclosed cab. £8,999 or nearest offer. Enquiries via Car & Classic using the link below: 1977 Holder A55F Dark green Manual, 7+ speed Right Hand Drive in Fairford, United Kingdom - For Sale | Car & Classic WWW.CARANDCLASSIC.COM 1977 Holder A55F Dark green Manual, 7+ speed Right Hand Drive in Fairford, United Kingdom - For Sale | Car & Classic...

    £8,999

    , Gloucestershire - GB

  2. This item is SOLD

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    • USED

    DitchWitch SK800 £23,000+VAT Rare to find one of these for sale, as they are so good. This model is a brilliant compromise between size, weight and capacity. Comes with 4 attachments: Log Grab Brash Grapple Bucket Pallet Forks Engine: 24.8 hp Kubota Diesel Engine Hydraulic Flow: 45 l/min @ 3,000 psi Tipping Capacity: 1,120 kgs Machine Width: 107 cm Machine Weight: 1,327 kgs 550 Hours approx. Absolute game changer. Amazing bit of kit and has been fantastic for us. I am closing the business down to chase other dreams, hence the sale. Machine is in great condition. A few flakes of paint damage and a couple dents to front grill, but nothing significant. Both tracks were replaced about 2 months ago. If you need any further information please let me know.

    £23,000

    Swansea - GB

  3. We have some spaces available on the 3938 – NPTC Level 3 Certificate of Competence in Use of a Chainsaw from a Mobile Elevating Work Platform (MEWP) courses scheduled to take place at Berkshire College of Agriculture (BCA) at the later end of June. If you're interested, please call 01628 827317 or email [email protected] BCA is now part of the Windsor Forest Colleges group.https://www.windsor-forest.ac.uk/courses/detail/3938-nptc-level-3-certificate-of-competence-in-use-of-a-chainsaw-from-a-mobile-elevating-work-platform-mewp/
  4. Hello! Anyone know of course providers for first aid + forestry (3 day course) around south of England or Wales - such as Cardiff, Bristol, Portsmouth, Basingstoke?
  5. Hi all, I'm looking for forestry work, training, or any role that's more specialised from my current grounds maintenance experience. Which consists of 6 years operating cyclindar, rotary, pedestrian mowers, industrial strimmers & cutters, spraying (unlicenced & supervised), pitch marking, and all general maintenance duties. Handled business estates, schools, parks, roadside hedge rows, flower beds, grass fields, verges, embankments, and feature flower abd shrub beds on roundabouts. Looking to move into forestry/ranger/conservation/regeneration work, or other specialist botanical/arborist roles in order develop further skills/qualifications and face new challenges. I've also several years hobbiest experience in bonsai, so there's some knowledge on the sciencey stuff regarding tree maintenance and health. CV & Contact info available on request. And can start immediately. (Unfortunately no drivers licence though, looking to go for the lessons and test once in stable employment) Thanks for reading! Any questions or suggestions on the above, then feel free to comment and we'll pick up from there! Best wishes, Kevin
  6. THIS ADVERT HAS EXPIRED!

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    Mercedes Unimog U1650 AV Intercooler, very rare RHD (most are LHD) Lovely condition Unimog U1650 , has a very full spec with lots of kit on it. Included is a 14" Jensen PTO driven chipper. Come straight from railway work so very strictly maintained. Depending on your application, we could remove the railway kit from this and add off road tyres & rims. We have costs for this if of interest. The U1650 has the more powerful engine, also the longer body too which gives you the larger box on the rear. Year 1996 Right Hand drive 3 point linkage on rear Front & rear PTO drives Rear pick up hitch Large galvanised wood chip box in very good condition, tool storage box build into it too. Front weights Front spare wheel & frame (not in pics) Front & rear spools Full rail running gear LED spot lights all round AV Intercooler Brakes very good Good condition tyres 8 stud wheels Reverse camera Smooth engine & hydraulics 14" Jensen A141Z PTO driven chipper on the rear is included in the sale unless you won't need it. Absolute beast of a chipper! New set of blades for it included with it. Plus VAT TER checked Video available of this machine working Delivery anywhere in the UK for £ 595 90 day warranty Low rate finance available Thanks for looking.

    £38,950

    Fforestfach, Swansea - GB

  7. Free tip site for arb chip, log chip & logs. Green waste charged per van/trailer. We do not accept fence panels, grass cuttings, soil or general waste. Open 0800-1700 Mon-Fri, no appointment needed, staff always on site. Large clean yard. Convenient for Coventry, Rugby & Mid Warwickshire.
  8. Hi anyone know of any forwarding services to extract a hectare of larch clearfelled good tracks and turning not far to haul 250 meters max. Saw logs 8 meter poles fencing and chip 7or8 pounds per cube. Kilkhampton bude area.
  9. Available for felling work in the East Hants and West Sussex areas. 07450 470787 Cheers Colin
  10. Forest Craftsperson – JOB VACANCY The Bathurst Estate is one of the country’s oldest and most beautiful rural estates and is set in the heart of the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The Estate covers some 15000 acres of parkland, woodland, and farmland, of which the woodlands comprise approximately 3000 acres. We are currently looking for an enthusiastic and motivated person, preferably with experience of working or training in forestry, to join our woodland team. The role will be to assist in the management of estate woodlands and the obligations of a higher tier stewardship scheme, as well as helping with the firewood business and wider estate maintenance tasks including trimming the tallest Yew hedge in Britain once a year. The job is predominately set outdoors and although there is a range of mechanical equipment available to help with most tasks, there shall also be a level of manual work which makes it quite physically demanding. Your responsibilities shall include: · Processing & delivering firewood, to include order taking and customer service · Tree planting & establishment · Weeding/cleaning · Herbicide application · Coppicing · Tree felling · Harvesting & extraction · Chainsaw and equipment maintenance · Woodland & Estate maintenance (to include dealing with windblown trees/fallen branches, fencing repairs, hedge cutting, track maintenance) · Carrying out risk assessments · Reporting to the forest foreman and manager Essential skills and experience (allowances may be made for the right candidate) · Full UK driving licence · NPTC chainsaw certificates (minimum – maintenance & cross cutting & felling and processing trees up to 380mm) · Experience in forestry or related areas · A positive approach to health & safety · Good problem-solving skills, and being able to work on your own or as part of a team Desirable skills · Emergency First Aid at Work · NVQ Level 2 in Forestry (or related subject) · Pesticides certificates (PA1/PA6) · Forest Machine Operations certification (base machine plus winch, forwarder, skidder etc.) · Driving licence to tow trailers · Powered Access Licence (IPAF) for use of mobile elevated work platforms You will normally work for 40 hours per week and will benefit from a competitive wage (dependent on qualifications and previous experience) and 20 days holiday per year in addition to Bank Holidays. To apply, please email your CV and covering letter to [email protected]. Previous applicants need not re-apply. For more information on the Bathurst Estate please visit our website www.bathurstestate.co.uk. Closing date for applications: 30th November 2021
  11. I bought it from a retired Rebel Alliance X-Wing pilot... Compared to my trusty old Husqvarna helmet. The X-Wing has better visability, better hearing protection, fit is comparable. It's early days, time will tell.... Visor doesn't fog up, but it's been warm weather thus far.
  12. Forest Craftsperson vacancy - Bathurst Estate, Cirencester, Gloucestershire The Bathurst Estate is one of the country’s oldest and most beautiful rural estates and is set in the heart of the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Beauty. The Estate covers some 15000 acres of parkland, woodland, and farmland, of which the woodlands comprise approximately 3000 acres. We are currently looking for an enthusiastic and motivated person, with experience of working with in forestry, to join our woodland team. The role will be to assist in the management of estate woodlands and the obligations of a higher tier stewardship scheme, as well as helping with the firewood business and wider estate maintenance tasks including trimming the tallest Yew hedge in Britain once a year! The job is predominately set outdoors and although there is a range of mechanical equipment available to help with most tasks, there shall also be a level of manual work which makes it quite physically demanding. Your responsibilities shall include: · Tree planting & establishment · Weeding/cleaning · Herbicide application · Coppicing · Tree felling · Harvesting & extraction · Chainsaw and equipment maintenance · Woodland & Estate maintenance (to include dealing with windblown trees/fallen branches, fencing repairs, hedge cutting, track maintenance) · Processing & delivering firewood · Carrying out risk assessments · Report to forest foreman and manager Essential skills and experience · Full UK driving licence · NPTC chainsaw certificates (minimum – maintenance & cross cutting & felling and processing trees up to 380mm) · Experience in forestry or related areas · A positive approach to health & safety · Good problem-solving skills, and being able to work on your own or as part of a team Desirable · Emergency First Aid at Work · NVQ Level 2 in Forestry (or related subject) · Pesticides certificates (PA1/PA6) · Forest Machine Operations certification (base machine plus winch, forwarder, skidder etc.) · Driving licence to tow trailers · Powered Access Licence (IPAF) for use of mobile elevated work platforms You will normally work for 40 hours per week, and will benefit from a competitive wage (dependant on experience) and 20 days holiday per year in addition to Bank Holidays. To apply, please email your CV and covering letter to iain.garett@bathurstestate .co.uk Closing date for applications: 4th June 2021
  13. Anyone done much small scale thinning? Any advice would be great I'm currently hand thinning larch and beech not be touched for 50 years up a steep slope. I've asked for £32.50 per cube to within reach of a grab. Is this a reasonable rate? Some trees are 35 but most are 25cm base overbark. What is a usual amount to land? having to fell sned and winch, then cut 6 different products and stack ready to be forwarded out? I'm winching with a massey 35x and a 3.5 uniforest and my friend is forwarding with a palms and valtra what is going rate for forwarding? I've heard £6-7 a cube?. Cheers
  14. ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A NEW CHALLENGE? Scottish Woodlands Ltd are looking to recruit an experienced Surveyor to join our existing SPEN vegetation management team to cover the Central and Fife area. This role is home based and travelling to client locations, you will be responsible for directing, supervising and recruiting Direct Labour Operatives and Sub-contractor resource where necessary. Carrying out live line and de-energised tree works, all in accordance with Scottish Woodlands Ltd and client standard operating procedures. In addition, you will survey and provide consent for allocated work in line with the client specification. Please see attached full job description and essential requirements. To apply, please click here and complete the online application. Surveyor Advert - April 2021.pdf
  15. Pro labour needed on a self employed basis, Work based around Launceston cornwall and surrounding areas including north devon. Need saws tickets and a good work attitude, currently thinning larch and have climbing jobs so some ground work would be great, if your good experienced and have all the tools and transport I can offer 140 a day, if your just starting out but have ppe and saws and a licence I can offer 100 if you have nothing but a keen interest in forestry I can offer 70 a day. Other Work can include firewood production, milling, forestry, hedge laying stone walking landscaping, brush cutting, scrub clearance, habitat creation, conservation work, tree planting. Please email me on [email protected]
  16. What a tool! I brought one of these Ratchet felling wedges over a year ago, reason being that I've always wanted a hydraulic version as i like the engineering principle, but at 2.5k the hydraulic ones are a bit expensive! These are a fifth of the price! So when i saw Treadlight Forestry advertising these on Facebook, i ordered one straight away (despite loads of typical bitchey Facebook comments) I kind of expected it to just sit in the truck not doing much, but I'm amazed at how much it gets used, and what it will lift/push over. 25 ton lifting force, and lifts about the same height as 2 wedges stacked ontop of each other (which tips a tree a fair way!) However you can insert wedges into the open back cut, remove the ratchet wedge, wind in, re insert and keep going if needed (not yet!). Its really easy to use, much much less effort than banging wedges in. The last pic was 30c in summer, 30 trees to fell away from a school, no sweat was broken! most were leaning towards the school slightly, so we would normally have set a line in with a throwline (LOTS of faffing about!) No need with this little beast! Its really goon on dead trees, where banging wedges in shakes the whole tree, this gently pushes it over. The size is really compact, easy to find a place for it in the truck. Its relatively light, marketed as being able to hang it on your forestry belt is stretching it a bit, its too heavy for that imo - It weighs as much as a small ground saw. No problems at all so far, and its been a really good buy, if i lost this one id have no hesitations about buying another!
  17. What a tool! I brought one of these Ratchet felling wedges over a year ago, reason being that I've always wanted a hydraulic version as i like the engineering principle, but at 2.5k the hydraulic ones are a bit expensive! These are a fifth of the price! So when i saw Treadlight Forestry advertising these on Facebook, i ordered one straight away (despite loads of typical bitchey Facebook comments) I kind of expected it to just sit in the truck not doing much, but I'm amazed at how much it gets used, and what it will lift/push over. 25 ton lifting force, and lifts about the same height as 2 wedges stacked ontop of each other (which tips a tree a fair way!) However you can insert wedges into the open back cut, remove the ratchet wedge, wind in, re insert and keep going if needed (not yet!). Its really easy to use, much much less effort than banging wedges in. The last pic was 30c in summer, 30 trees to fell away from a school, no sweat was broken! most were leaning towards the school slightly, so we would normally have set a line in with a throwline (LOTS of faffing about!) No need with this little beast! Its really goon on dead trees, where banging wedges in shakes the whole tree, this gently pushes it over. The size is really compact, easy to find a place for it in the truck. Its relatively light, marketed as being able to hang it on your forestry belt is stretching it a bit, its too heavy for that imo - It weighs as much as a small ground saw. No problems at all so far, and its been a really good buy, if i lost this one id have no hesitations about buying another! View full review
  18. Do foresters / cutters work until retirement til mid-60s or is the work too physically demanding to last that long? If that's the case then what do you do once you're too knackered to fell at pace anymore? Is there much scope for going into woodland management, forest officer, or estate work for a more cushy lifestyle? For my part, I'm 31 been doing arb in a city for a year and enjoying it, but had a week of removing Sitka regen (weeding with chainsaws) on Highland hills in driving rain - not nice, but one day we felled small sitkas (40ft or so) and loved it. After snedding up I couldn't wait to get onto the next tree. Definitely my gut is telling me that felling in the forest is where I belong! Not sure on my longevity in this specific line of work though... But perhaps opportunities will come along. Advice appreciated!
  19. Well established, Dorset based conservation contracting company seeking enthusiast, hard working contractors for immediate start. Ideally with experience of forestry and conservation work. Work based mostly in the Dorset and the New Forest. Pay depending upon experience. Please email: [email protected] outlining your qualifications, experience and interests.
  20. A new, unique forestry event will take place in Scotland next month – 22nd and 23rd August. Forestry Expo Scotland will provide visitors the opportunity to not only see the latest and best forestry machines and equipment at work but also to hear from leading industry experts on the latest industry technology. Organiser Martin Dare, of Rural Projects Ltd, gave an insight into what visitors can expect: “Forestry Expo Scotland is unique in combining a large-scale harvesting demonstration, where we expect to harvest over 10,000 cubic metres over the course of the 2 days, with a packed field of trade stands, where further demonstrations will also take place.” “The event is supported by some of the biggest names in forestry machinery and forestry management and visitors will see the latest harvesters and forwarders from the likes of John Deere, Komatsu, Ponsse and Tigercat put through their paces in a real commercial harvesting environment.” “Our trade stand exhibitors range from woodland management experts to suppliers of machine consumables, specialist clothing and of course kit and machinery to suit all types and sizes of forestry operation.” “Scotland’s forestry and timber sector is a huge and important success story, currently contributing over £1bn to the economy, so this is a great time to stage this inaugural event. From farmers and other land managers looking to find out more about how they might establish new or managing existing woodland, to timber and forestry professionals we aim to have something for everyone attending.” “The site we have chosen for this event offers not only a great harvesting opportunity, but also a scenic backdrop for the trade expo with easy access from the M74 (M6) motorway.” The Forestry Expo Scotland event will take place at Little Clyde, Elvanfoot, South Lanarkshire. Tickets and further information are available from www.forestryexpo.co.uk
  21. Currently looking to fill some dates in the diary for this month & next. Freelance climber/groundsman, 3 years as groundie, 2 years as a climber since then. Plenty of experience in domestic & commercial sector. Level 3 ED Arb & Forestry Cs30, 31, 38 & 39 All climbing gear and saws Looking for work around North Yorkshire but would travel if the pay is right & there's plenty of work. Also other fully qualified climber/groundsman with tipper if needed. Mob:07938870338 Cheers
  22. Forester/Groundie looking for work around East/West Sussex, based in East Grinstead but willing to travel, I have my own saws and PPE as well as 4x4 transport. experience in felling oversized timber, chestnut coppice, hardwood thinnings, cleaving and pointing fencing, limited tractor experience, references available from previous employers. I turn up, work hard and to a high standard and would like to think i'm amicable and easy to work with. thanks for looking. Zac Ashton-Hill
  23. Alright lads and ladies, im after around 20 poles of larch at 6-8" diameter 4 meter length but not too fussy on exact length. Not machined or treated. Im about to start a few round wood timber frames and looking for a small supplier in North England . i know it's a bit of an odd request but there could be a wider market for poles like this in the future with rustic buildings and glamping sites being a popular venture. Get in touch if you have poles in yard or woodland that I could take away ta mike
  24. Based in Surrey, we are currently recuiting for two positions - a fully qualified groundsman and a fully qualified climber to join our team. Surrey Forestry has been steadily growing for the past 25 years. The work is varied and interesting with a strong emphasis on quality. You will need to work well within a motivated and experienced team and communicate professionally to customers and other members of the public. The successful applicants will have the ability to work efficiently and to a high standard on a range of tree pruning and dismantling work. We are looking for candidates who are professional, punctual, reliable and want to improve and excel within arboriculture. For the full job spec and to apply please visit https://surreyforestry.co.uk/vacancies/

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