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a quick comment Archie - Just keep doing whatever suits your business model and best utilizes your inputs. Love your videos - I would watch raw footage - I don't mind 45 minutes of excavator, fuel factory or misc. Thanks

After everything is completed do they reseed/replant the site or just rely on natural revegetation?

enhancing your TH-cam algorithm, I have subscribed, liked. and I am actively watching and commenting from Quakertown, Pennsylvania, USA.

Kubota excavator pins grease them went your pins are warm like 👍 the end of the day. You well find your pins will hold up 🆙 better buddy . A tip for the day for heavy equipments. 😊 place for D6 dozer for that little job more faster . 😊

HTA has finished his Pomd. David UK.

Nice video archie you have some good timber there and you are doing a brilliant job with your digger I think a land rake would do you better keep up the good work mate thanks. Andy. 🤙

I hear a lot of other channels complaining that their gopro cameras are also overheating, so it is not just the DJI cameras.

Hey. Majority of our work is tree surgery based but we produce around 150-200 ibcs per year. Based in Dorchester, Dorset

Thanks for the review I'd asked for. Could I ask for a recommendation for an entry level processor for mainly Sitka spruce?

each to there own,, but i think id keep the pickup you have ... if its serviced as it should be,, then it is very unlikely to give you bother and would be cheaper to drive it into the ground,,,, if you dont have repayments to make on something that depricates then your cash flow is better, and you have more cash to invest in the business,,, and you never know,,, what oppertunitys are around the corner,, that the cash would be handy for,,,, you will get the same price for firewood what ever way its delivered.

went past your Aztec pals on way to East Grinstead yesterday, lads have got some nice kit

Thank you for a really good demonstration of your machine. I am incredibly impressed. I have worked with firewood in Denmark, but in Denmark, it has received a lot of criticism for polluting the air. That's nonsense if you ask me. If the wood is dry and burned properly, it doesn't pollute. Regarding the optimization of the machine, I would definitely choose to install a conveyor belt between the splitter and your current conveyor belt. If it were up to me, I would set it up with the JAPA drum cleaner and then continue to your current conveyor belt. That means the conveyor belt lifts up to the deck in the splitter room. Seal off the wall for noise, but include a door. Set up the JAPA drum cleaner along the wall and let it drop into the corner where your current conveyor belt will be located. This way, you can already sort out bark and other small debris early on. Afterwards, the completely clean pizza oven firewood will end up in the IBC containers. There should be minimal waste and cleanup around the IBC containers. When I delivered firewood in Denmark, we worked a lot with handling the finished product, just like what you're aiming for or working to achieve. It's a joy to see that someone can create machines that are almost fully automatic. And that remote control is invaluable-brilliant. Jesper - DK

Do u work by yourself ?

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We have a 2007 L200 single cab, 198k’s on the clock and keeps going. Cost me £2500 10 years ago! There’s no reason why yours couldn’t do the same. The repair bills won’t be any where the payments. It’s a bad year if it costs £250 a year to keep on the road.

5.5t tipper van? 4x4 even 🤷‍♂️

Personally there is a certain something to be said for the factory wheels never mind the cost saving

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Good to hear the orders are coming in again. It must be so hard to keep focused through summertime with little to no money coming in. Gotta say that little crane is worth its weight in gold for that job mate, When you were 1st talking about getting one I couldn't see the logic of it tbh but hey, Its paying off nicely by saving your back & shoulders. You really need to start taking a short ladder/steps with you though... Makes me cringe seeing you climbing about on the load like you do. As you strap down the bags anyway it'd be no extra hassle just to lay a short ladder on top before you strap.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news Archie but your D-Max does have a DPF filter. The DPF collects exhaust soot particles and the AdBlue system treats the exhaust to lower nitrous oxide levels. The two systems have a different purpose.

I work on a lot of Isuzu engines in Takeuchi and case excavators and there are a few Isuzu grafters and d max trucks on the fleet and I can’t say a bad thing about them have seen them go for over 13000 hours and never been opened up. Yes the trucks are a bit agricultural but bullet proof yours has plenty of life left in it yet id say

Your second vehicle will come to its own when the business grows and you hire help to drive deliveries. Its coming. Just dont leave the dunny paper on the dash. The second timber deck for the palax will drive the business forward,,,, when one comes available jump on it.

In my fleets, ive always noticed the cost to run most vehicles and equipment is the same. A payment or repairs or a mixture of both. Pick the balance that works for your and your income. We had an old fleet when we expanded and it cost us exactly the same as payments not counting down time. The last 3 months my repair bill for 32k and i own part of the auto shop so we went and bought 9 new pickups. Still have a few old ones for lower mileage uses or spare

Its a backup truck at this point so I wouldn't just replace it to keep it new (unless you are also using this as your personal daily).

If you own a piece of iron you will make more money than rentals or payments. I drive desiel trucks to 500000 which gives me 5 to 7 years of “free” usage. Repairs are cheaper than payments. Good luck! Iron will always be a liability

Once you own your equipment you are going to have more profit. The issue is possible downtime which always comes when you least need it to happen. If you can afford it, trade it in for a new one after 5 years. Warranty can be extended by the dealer when they resell, so don’t worry about that, no need to sell after 4 years.

Your other wheels covered your truck in mud to the point where the livery couldnt be seen. If you put them back on get proper size mud gards too.

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Scaff makes great kindling.

Great video Archie.. good to see everything coming together.. just about time for an inventory video..

Love the Palex machine. A couple of dealers for them in the USA been trying for 2 months to get a quote no luck no idea why. In the summer around here in Wisconsin we switch over to sawmill slabwood bundles can get them cheap 25 dollars on softwood 75 dollars on hardwood white oak, cherry , red oak, walnut so on. Bundle size is basically 4 ft x 4 ft by 9 ft length weight around a ton on softwood ton and a half+ on hardwood. We also use a m6- m13 turbosawmill from New Zealand for lumber and a firewood breakdown saw around 10,000 dollars USA price currently. Biggest log so far I broke down on it was 3 meter across by 6 meter long. 9 ft across by 18 ft long . Took about 4 hrs. Breaks down into 6 in x 6 in fence post stock. Or chuck into prosesser for firewood.

What are doing with your large logs (might have to get the 500i out)

very handy machine, the extra concrete is paying for itself now,,,,its amazing how much yard space is needed, to make it comfortable to work,,,, you deserve a lot of credit, hope you have a busy winter,,

Interesting to see nothing goes to waste, out of curiosity, what happens to the sawdust? x

It's all money in the bank and pay day is coming around quickly. Have you thought about an awning down the entire length of the shed including the business end of the kilns. Then it wouldn't really matter if it's hot or raining cats and dogs.

I think a sacrificial wooden pad on the end of that hydraulic pusher would reduce the need to manually fix the incomplete splitting.

Andy on holiday Archie?

Get some coloured zipties for those hydraulic fittings, works like a charm 👌

That Palax machine is a beast ~ it’s like a hot knife through butter !! Thanks for another informative video …. Cheers 👍🏻

It is a nice machine for smaller wood, be great when you get it set up with its own timber deck, so as not needing to move it.

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Hi as a truck crane operator many yrs ago your pump is calibrated to run at 1000 rpm so the rams work as they are designed to do but ask the crane people who supplied the crane to advise you cheers

Just a bit too early for me here in NZ.

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