John Shipp
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Camptramp, what time did you have to be at the marshalling yard for the early shift?
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Brit logging.
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John Shipp
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We've been working in a block of woods about 200 acres, it was used as a bomb hide for the nearby airfield during WWII. So there are concrete roads through a lot of it which is convenient. Trouble is punctures, I always seem to pick up a nail in a tyre when working here.
Graham1
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It’s amazing the amount of out of the way places you go and run into hidden WW2 stuff, still there, just over grown.
I always like to see the bluebells. Amazing how long they must wait dormant when the canopy is thick, but as soon as the woodland is thinned out and sunlight can get through there they are again next spring.
Graham
I always like to see the bluebells. Amazing how long they must wait dormant when the canopy is thick, but as soon as the woodland is thinned out and sunlight can get through there they are again next spring.
Graham
John Shipp
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Hi Graham, I think that especially in woods a lot of it more or less IS forgotten, there are remains of small huts and sheds in this wood and they are flattened and disappearing through old age. Walls crumbled and fallen over, steel frames rusting away, and I think no one dares to touch them because they are almost monuments to a lot of people.
The flowers will be a riot in there for the next couple of years, until the canopy closes it down a bit.
The flowers will be a riot in there for the next couple of years, until the canopy closes it down a bit.
John Shipp
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Went on a road trip to Jas P Wilson's yard in Dalbeattie, Scotland on Sunday. Their yard is always interesting, a wide range of forestry equipment sold there, also converting machines to forestry. They have 55-60 staff in the yard I believe.
John Shipp
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John Shipp
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Need a longer timber trailer some days.
hvy 1ton
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Those are some biguns your dragging out there.
John C.
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One of the guys I knew that ran a Garret skidder used to say that if the front wheels were touching the ground when you got to the landing you weren't making any money. Looks like they take that to heart in Britain
John Shipp
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John Shipp
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Ha, yes, there is truth in what he says. With these oaks overhanging so far, the trailer hitch is trying to lift the rear of the tractor, it can feel a little odd when bumping over tree roots in the ruts. The tyres don't look too happy, need bigger tyres on the longer trailer that we need...!One of the guys I knew that ran a Garret skidder used to say that if the front wheels were touching the ground when you got to the landing you weren't making any money. Looks like they take that to heart in Britain
John Shipp
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Jumbo
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Along the lines of the skidder with the tires off the ground: I worked for a side rod who was always complaining about not enough wood in the turn. We were highleading and parted the 1-3/8 mainline twice in one week. That cooled of the "bigger is better" turns idea for a while. we were flying two 1-1/4 x 60 chokers at the time. I do like the look of those "tyres" in post 152. "If you aren't breaking things, you aren't getting things done."
John Shipp
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Well, we got things done at this job, finally finished there today, but a few things broke towards the end.
Clearing up the last of the oaks was a good thing, and moving out the decent hardwood logs went pretty easy.
Clearing up the last of the oaks was a good thing, and moving out the decent hardwood logs went pretty easy.
John Shipp
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Things degenerated the last couple of days while moving random length firewood that caused a couple broken cab lights while trying to weave a 7m bent log onto a load of ~4 -5m wood. Then one of the tyres decided it had done enough; got a puncture in the morning, tyre fitter patched it late afternoon but after one more load it was flat again. This second time was most frustrating as had just spent time gathering up and twiddling together a right crap load of wood that the locals wanted for their own firewood, and had to unload it again to block the wheel up and get out near the road.
John Shipp
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Tyre co has nice van, I offered to buy it from them. 4x4 Mercedes sprinter.
John Shipp
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Was about to set off to next wood (involving a stretch along the "A12" dual carriageway, a notoriously awful, busy road voted Britain's worst highway a few years ago...), noticed one of the tractors front wheels leaning inwards oddly. Lower kingpin bearing had given up. Thought it better to put it on the trailer and bring back to yard, rather than test my luck with it any further.
John Shipp
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Summer solstice tomorrow! Gosh, time fly's. Been warm, started our next thinning job ok this week, but are one machine down still. Small breakdowns like repetitive punctures and bearings are nothing compared to some of the heavy equipment repairs you see on HEF, yet they still slow the jobs down til they're sorted out.
This patch of Scots pine is typical in that there is no way in except fill the ditch in and climb up to the road.
This patch of Scots pine is typical in that there is no way in except fill the ditch in and climb up to the road.
John Shipp
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This evening I got motivated and stayed out til dark to bash the axle until it separated into neat little groups of components
John Shipp
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Not bad after a full, sweaty day of chopping down trees, tomorrow can order some bearings. Gonna have the rest of the day off now.