What silky do you use

[Le Sanglier]

Yeh cos a screaming 200 is really accurate for target pruning a light reduction

 

What's wrong with a little Echo or (god forbid!) a 150 on the pointless TPO driven "light reductions"

[Joe Newton]

Depends on what jobs you do mate. If you've got a light thin and deadwood where you're only cutting small diameter branches why would you take a chainsaw? Even a 150 is unnecessary, and I prefer not no have a saw dangling from my harness unless it's needed.

 

No fuelling, less sawdust, no noise, no extra weight, no untangling your saw strop.

 

Pick any of the above.

[Le Sanglier]

Depends on what jobs you do mate. If you've got a light thin and deadwood where you're only cutting small diameter branches why would you take a chainsaw? Even a 150 is unnecessary, and I prefer not no have a saw dangling from my harness unless it's needed.

 

No fuelling, less sawdust, no noise, no extra weight, no untangling your saw strop.

 

Pick any of the above.

 

Ok so working on the assumption we are having a pointless argument:001_smile:

Fueling; is that really an issue?

Noise; Keeps Old people from wandering around Under the tree.

Sawdust? If your ringing up a butt on the ground yeah, but up a tree....

Weight; A 150 or similar on your belt is really not the difference between a hard day and an easy one.

Untangling your saw. There you may have a point. Do you not attach the Silky to a thin line in case you drop it?

[Gray git]

Solution or compromise not sure which but how about the husky battery top handle saw, light, quiet, high chain speed so neat cuts, just a thought;)

Silky of choice at the moment is the yellow handled tusurgi(I think) in a saw pod, def stronger than it looks.

[Joe Newton]

Ok so working on the assumption we are having a pointless argument:001_smile:

Fueling; is that really an issue?

Noise; Keeps Old people from wandering around Under the tree.

Sawdust? If your ringing up a butt on the ground yeah, but up a tree....

Weight; A 150 or similar on your belt is really not the difference between a hard day and an easy one.

Untangling your saw. There you may have a point. Do you not attach the Silky to a thin line in case you drop it?

 

I don't think we're having an argument, are we? There is no right or wrong, just personal preference:001_smile:.

 

I do attach my Silky to a line, but you're missing the most important point: I didn't know you knew that.

 

For me I prefer it because with minimal kit on my belt I can treat it as a play climb, stopping occasionally to do a wee bit of work

[Le Sanglier]

I don't think we're having an argument, are we? There is no right or wrong, just personal preference:001_smile:.

 

I do attach my Silky to a line, but you're missing the most important point: I didn't know you knew that.

 

For me I prefer it because with minimal kit on my belt I can treat it as a play climb, stopping occasionally to do a wee bit of work

 

Ok I'm all for minimum kit. : like you say all personal preference, even in nearly a decade since I left I've noticed the light reduction/tickle (what we use to call 10% reduction) has gone from a rarity to a oft used spec.

For the record I think it's total BS, I asked my local TO once what 10% actually meant, he said it meant we don't want you to do anything! to me that's what light reductions/silky tickles are....nothing.

[Joe Newton]

I don't think I've ever carried out anything less than 30%...

 

...I'll be needing a bigger silky!

[Le Sanglier]

I don't think I've ever carried out anything less than 30%...

 

...I'll be needing a bigger silky!

 

That's the spirit:001_smile:

[Ant-h83]

I'm with the zubat myself, gotta say though it does come into its own on the right jobs

[Cov Climber]

I normally use a zubat but have just ordered a sugowaza. Has anyone used one, If so are they any good.

 

Cheers