Basic equipment

[Guss109]

Hi guys. Might sound a bit of a bone question but just looking to start buying more gear and wondered what you would say was essential. Ive allready got trousers and helmet pluss a small sthil 14inch bar I think. I'm in the proces of sorting out my cs30/31. Any help on what I need?

 

Cheers guss

[geoff]

Chainsaw boots & gloves,1st aid kit including whistle.

Saw maintenance kit including chain files & guide.

 

Sure others will expand on this,good luck on your tickets.

[NI Tree]

Boots

First aid kit

Gloves (they donot need to bare

Combie can

In the matiance Kit

Combi Spaner torc

Spare Chain

Bar Nut (it easy to loose it if you drop it in long grass)

Sharpening Files and file guilds

Spark Plug

other stuff i have and find handy

liffting tongs and holster i wished i got it ages ago also good for fire wood cutting.

[Perkins]

some builders bags and a rake !

[Guss109]

Will have to start buying now and find a nice storage box to keep it all together

[NI Tree]

it all depends on what you are going to be doing, age of saws exctra. i keep all my spares wedges chains files and odds and ends in a metal tool box. Were abouts are you in aberdeen as i am there at uni moment

[Guss109]

Pm'd you

[Brushcutter]

I got a metal drill box from screwfix to put all my saw maintencence gubbins in. i did put some wooden dividers in untill i took them out to get more stuff in. I think they were about a tenner.

 

I have:

Long and short combi spanner

Piston Stop

Small allen key (the long one that you get with the strimmers)

Large allen key

Feeler guages

Roller file guide

Standard file guage

bar dressing tool

Flat & round files

Metal grease gun

bar nuts

sprocket

spair chain

spare spark plug

bit of starter cord

stump vice

 

PPE wise you'll need:

Boots, Gloves, trousers, forestry hat, first aid kit, whisle.

 

Useful bits (essential for felling)

Timber tongs (don't bother with a pulp hook)

Timber tape (short one will do)

Plastic holding wedge 6" or so

Felling bar i have a short and a long one. use both depending on the trees.

Bit of 13mm rope made into a turning strop

Hilift wedge

Forest axe.

Combi can

 

I've collected lots of bits of kit over the years. Some works for me and has been used, abused replaced and repeated. Other things like pulp hooks sit in the shed and collect dust. Get your 30/31 over and see what works for you as you'll get to play with most of that kit. Then go and buy what you need afterwards. No point in spending a fortune and realsing you'll never use it.

[Joshua]

a proper measuring cup to make sure you get your 2 stroke mix right! And something you can't buy, common sense. Never do what you dont feel confident in doing, tree's aren't very forgiving if you get it wrong! Good luck with your course and enjoy it, dont be scared to ask questions, the more you learn the better.

[Guss109]

Cheers every one. Joshua I agree with asking questions I was always told the only stupid question is the one you don't ask