Pete Mctree

Tight squeeze !

Tenex dead eye. Tied with cow hitch or timber hitch.

I've always assumed that wedges were permitted for those nasty backleaners - but then again I might be wrong!

Your mill will not abuse chain like normal use. .325 will stretch & possibly break chain regularly. I did try a 440 on .325 years ago in the woods. Predictable result of destruction. Glad to hear it does work well on the mill - much stretch?

I think the 046 would kill a .325 chain. Way too much power. awesome saw, never been bettered imho

I prefer a fitted tarpaulin roof - gives that flexibility for easy loading

Is it an infection? All the trees bar one displayed the growth habit

I was re-reducing 5 massively over pruned Ash trees on Friday, when I began to notice some unusual growth like you can see in the images below. The other unusual growth habit was the massive annual growth- epicormic shoots of over 2m in length in 2 growing seasons. i have seen this before , years ago & always wondered what the root cause was. Any ideas?

I may be able to help you.

When viewing the unread posts, I have discovered the "condensed list" button - magic, especially when viewing on a phone. Gets rid of all the crappy bulk

I use a 13mm & 16mm wirecore flip line for dismantling & a rope strop for pruning.The Swedish is too clumsy & numb for me. i use grabs as Prussics are too easy fouled with dirt & sap.

Looks an impressive compact machine - perfect for such jobs. What is it like on steep terrain?

Not everyone exhibits the bullseye- they think it is absent in 20% of cases of lymes disease. I live in an area that has a lot of ticks & check myself every day & I also wear chainsaw trousers with gaiters built in.

I have some new progress type a & After the 1st month I am really impressed- we will see how the next year goes with them

Which ones?