jf 850
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Got a spin in one of these recently.
Some technology.
A lads fingers wouldn't be as busy playing a piano .
Serious money tied up in those timber outfits .
Got a spin in one of these recently.
Some technology.
Yeah and this lad has 3 of them. And 2 forwarders. All under 3 years old.A lads fingers wouldn't be as busy playing a piano .
Serious money tied up in those timber outfits .
And id say there's no fortune to be made with them eitherA lads fingers wouldn't be as busy playing a piano .
Serious money tied up in those timber outfits .
Most of the timber from around here goes to Murrays in ballygar. It would be the lowest grade wood as soil is shallow land is poor. They cut out whatever is good, pulp the rest and load the pulp and sawdust into lorries and draw it back to a mile from here where Masonite make it into doors. They only recently got the idea that it might be cheaper to chip whole trees on site, branches and all, especially first thinnings, and save them having to do the 120 mile round trip to ballygar.Tis an odd business alright. Timber from up the country is brought down here. Timber down here goes up the country.
Feck you could nearly say that about most farming 🙈You'd have to question the whole economics of the job alright.
When you consider what fuel is burnt harvesting, gathering up and then transporting.
The whole forestry job hinges on grants.
No grants, no forestry.
Lots of farmers on very small payments and because the big end of the payments are historically based lots of new entrants with no payments.Feck you could nearly say that about most farming 🙈
I remember a few years ago dad was buying a demo tractor it was 90k at the time. I had no real say then but the salesman was sort of pushing a fendt and gave one on demo for a few days and I loved it, I thought it was the only way to go but it was 160 000 I think at the time or something along them lines. He always reminds me now when I’m looking to buy something that he bought the tractor that time and 18 acres of ground for forestry for the same price as the fendt. The forestry leaves in tax free grant money every year which is a big help and some day will be harvested which is a bigger help. (That isn’t a dig at fendt owners or anything I think they are claas)
Harvester is in
What sort of area per hour from the time he started till he finishes tomorrow.I’d say the day tomorrow will see him out
I’ll ask him tomorrow I haven’t a clue what he can cover reallyWhat sort of area per hour from the time he started till he finishes tomorrow.
His computer is probably logging cu. metres, just wondering if you divided your plot area by hours worked assuming he would finish tomorrow evening.I’ll ask him tomorrow I haven’t a clue what he can cover really
i,d say the money is better on the harvester thoughAs machine operations go timber harvesting must be next to rolling fields for the monotony factor.
A fair bit more brain power and concentration needed I'd say.As machine operations go timber harvesting must be next to rolling fields for the monotony factor.
No doubt, it's certainly not a mugs game but that aside it is a very repetitive process.A fair bit more brain power and concentration needed I'd say.
True.No doubt, it's certainly not a mugs game but that aside it is a very repetitive process.
You'd never knowi,d say the money is better on the harvester though