rox
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Some of oyu will remember me, my husband and I bought an olie farm in Provence France and I asked a lot of tractor questions earlier in the year. So far he has not had a tractor accident.
As soon as we get the money we would like to get a Utility Vehicle. Our farm is only 12 acres but at les 50% is terraced and it is really dangerous with the tractors we have to get around on the hillside terraces.
In reading the RTV9000 review on line in ATV Illustrated magazine Kubots plans on having some accessories work off the hydrolics on hte RTV9000. I have been searching the internet and don't find any tools, implements so far that are to work with the RTV9000. Of particular interest to me is a chainsaw that runs off of the hydrolics (I know I am spelling tht word wrong) of the RTV9000.
We are at a disadvange not being mechanically inclined in that we cna't fix anything ourselves and a chainsaw that worked off of hydrolics shoul probably be lightweight and powerfull. We have a big heavy chainsaw, d*mn thing must weigh 2 25lbs, a McCullough. We took it in twice and it still doesn't work. Actually my husband is cutting down lots of small oak trees (6" - 10" in diameter) but they are growning on the edges of terraces and slopes and the big heavy chainsaw on the edge of the terraces was rather dangerous anyway, he had no safe footing trying to run a dangerous piece of equipment. Bottom line is he cuts down all these trees by hand. Being the loving wife that I am I got him a really good small handsaw type of thing, cost me 40 Euros, and he cuts down the trees by hand and then saws them up into firewood. So I am really interested about a hydrolic driven chain saw.
Also can anyone give advice on the best way to cut up small trees into firewood? He just bends over all day sawing. I said I would build him a stand, perhaps something out of 2 by 4's maybe make a 2 big X's and then he could lay the tree trunks in there and saw standing upright.
The farm life is quite nice, my husband has lost probably 25lbs and me probably 5lbs. I have to admit it is all we dreamed it would be. Now the only thing left is to sell that olive oil so that we can buy a Utility Vehicle. I'm thinking Kubota because they are the only one with external hydrolics (again SP) and also to get us around these hills.
Sorry if my post is long, hey I'm a woman and felt chatty tonight. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
As soon as we get the money we would like to get a Utility Vehicle. Our farm is only 12 acres but at les 50% is terraced and it is really dangerous with the tractors we have to get around on the hillside terraces.
In reading the RTV9000 review on line in ATV Illustrated magazine Kubots plans on having some accessories work off the hydrolics on hte RTV9000. I have been searching the internet and don't find any tools, implements so far that are to work with the RTV9000. Of particular interest to me is a chainsaw that runs off of the hydrolics (I know I am spelling tht word wrong) of the RTV9000.
We are at a disadvange not being mechanically inclined in that we cna't fix anything ourselves and a chainsaw that worked off of hydrolics shoul probably be lightweight and powerfull. We have a big heavy chainsaw, d*mn thing must weigh 2 25lbs, a McCullough. We took it in twice and it still doesn't work. Actually my husband is cutting down lots of small oak trees (6" - 10" in diameter) but they are growning on the edges of terraces and slopes and the big heavy chainsaw on the edge of the terraces was rather dangerous anyway, he had no safe footing trying to run a dangerous piece of equipment. Bottom line is he cuts down all these trees by hand. Being the loving wife that I am I got him a really good small handsaw type of thing, cost me 40 Euros, and he cuts down the trees by hand and then saws them up into firewood. So I am really interested about a hydrolic driven chain saw.
Also can anyone give advice on the best way to cut up small trees into firewood? He just bends over all day sawing. I said I would build him a stand, perhaps something out of 2 by 4's maybe make a 2 big X's and then he could lay the tree trunks in there and saw standing upright.
The farm life is quite nice, my husband has lost probably 25lbs and me probably 5lbs. I have to admit it is all we dreamed it would be. Now the only thing left is to sell that olive oil so that we can buy a Utility Vehicle. I'm thinking Kubota because they are the only one with external hydrolics (again SP) and also to get us around these hills.
Sorry if my post is long, hey I'm a woman and felt chatty tonight. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
