Oh I need this new bit of kit so badly!!
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I use tele handlers from time to time, very very useful bits of kit, I've always fancied getting a 'ticket' for one so that I can use one officially, not just when no one is looking. 
There is a big selection of 'heads' to choose from which you can change fairly quickly.
I once managed to lock myself out of one having left the engine running, which is how I now know that there are seven keys needed to open and operate any of the JCB ones. You can buy a set of these seven keys from JCB just in case. I keep them in my go-bag.
There is a big selection of 'heads' to choose from which you can change fairly quickly.
I once managed to lock myself out of one having left the engine running, which is how I now know that there are seven keys needed to open and operate any of the JCB ones. You can buy a set of these seven keys from JCB just in case. I keep them in my go-bag.
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I refer the honourable gentleman to link in my post above.
Another company had a different model of telehandler on site, I borrowed their key and unlocked the door on my one. Which piqued my curiosity, obviously these were JCB machines, different makes may do things differently.
Had to wait a couple of days before I did some more splitting to take a pic. But yes the right machine makes wood processing an absolute breeze
Must admit I still split plenty the old fashioned way.....just because I love it.
Must admit I still split plenty the old fashioned way.....just because I love it.
I think its been posted on here before but this is the best i've seen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdXzaGFkWfU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdXzaGFkWfU
Had to wait a couple of days before I did some more splitting to take a pic. But yes the right machine makes wood processing an absolute breeze
Must admit I still split plenty the old fashioned way.....just because I love it.
In the words of Mr Punch...."Dats de way to do it"
We recovered about sixteen cubic metres of firewood from our neighbours "problem" pile (split between me and my buddy). Burned all the brash off too. No pile left.
With a few other bits of clean up work thats a years worth of heat and hot water for two homes
Thats a big problem pile.
My sister had about a fifth of that from an old Oak, I and my nephew take the maul to it whenever I was up that way, it took about a year.
Actually no, we used the shuttering to make a temporary dive pool, it contained eight hundred metric tons of water. It was there for one week only.
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It was a tiny proportion of the pile. Most was brash, stumps, mud etc.
Probably about six decent sized trees and another twenty or thirty smaller ones.
Got to cut to length and do some splitting when I make some dry space for the cut stuff, but theres no rush. I've only got half of it to deal with - I'll do it on nice cool Winters days. The hydraulic splitter and smaller electric chainsaw will make short work of it.
Probably about six decent sized trees and another twenty or thirty smaller ones.
Got to cut to length and do some splitting when I make some dry space for the cut stuff, but theres no rush. I've only got half of it to deal with - I'll do it on nice cool Winters days. The hydraulic splitter and smaller electric chainsaw will make short work of it.
In the words of Mr Punch...."Dats de way to do it"
We recovered about sixteen cubic metres of firewood from our neighbours "problem" pile (split between me and my buddy). Burned all the brash off too. No pile left.
With a few other bits of clean up work thats a years worth of heat and hot water for two homes
Its not very often you get a years worth in one hit, nice
we've got at least 60 ton bags of good hardwood cut and split. I reckon theres another 15 bags worth left in the pile.....that's a good couple of years worth
35 bags a year? Thats a lot more than we need thankfully! Winter heat is about a dozen - more in a cold one - some more for cooking and what not. Must be a big old place you are heating
Aye, two fires and an esse (that's not big enough for the house . ) downstairs takes some feeding. Esp with little kids aboout
) downstairs takes some feeding. Esp with little kids aboout
