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Pete Mctree

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  1. The petzl vertex is a fantastic helmet IMHO. It fits both sordin and peltor ear defender/visor assemblies & is comparatively well priced.
  2. Really messy tree to wreck - good job. Did you have any comes with the crane driver?
  3. as Rich said - depending on the decay present will dictate your approach. Like any compromised tree, I like to take some weight out of it as soon as possible, in extreme cases, I will do this evenly from all sides as not to create an imbalance.
  4. Is it running well? & what colour is the plug? I have done exhaust mods & the saw has run fine as was, but I ALWAYS check the plug as an indicator
  5. I rig alot more now, saves abuse on my elbows cutting & chucking. If in small crews I self lower/take over to help the groundies. 90% natural crotch - the toys only come out when I need them
  6. I am watching the progress of these saws with great interest. They lack of hammer to the elbows from constant starting, absence of fumes within a congested crown or hedge & quieter working are making them very appealing for pruning works.
  7. An additive for rape to increase it's "tackiness" would be a most welcome product
  8. Rapeseed oil from the supermarket here. On the bigger saws running 30" bars plus I use bio-oil, currently from clarkes as the lubtication properties of the pure rape seem insufficient. I do notice more bar wear when I am cutting in the woods, but this is comfortably offset by the reduction in expenditure in oil.
  9. Looked like a real twisted, dogleg riddled tree. Nice tidy job as usual Ben
  10. Some nice smooth work there:thumbup1:
  11. Good job guys
  12. Nice job Matty, some big sticks there.
  13. Just cannot imagine city treework again. I thought my two weeks in central London were crazy, but that must be on a whole new level. No wire must have been a nice change - good vid
  14. Nice little vid & treework. Spring is definately further on where you are - trees only just starting to burst there buds & flush with new growth here
  15. tune sounds like your pimping your crew out Improvement on the last one for sure. Have you showed it to a few non arb people? they are usually the best for feedback.
  16. I can see the benefits of the knee supports Jomocco, but those boots!! I'd have to get up half an hour later just to lace em
  17. just employ the PM's accountants & I recon you could manage
  18. if they reduced the threshold to something like 20k then it would remove this two tier business structure we seem to have developed. How absurd is it to constrain a company to remain competitive in the market place. Instead they should be allowed to flourish & hopefully employ more staff & pay better wages etc etc.
  19. I thought he would be the kind of man to have a private stash of delicious leaded petrol, in the back of his shed
  20. Some really heavy tip heavy limbs to cut, not easy for sure & I'd say good job but you kept on nailing the house
  21. No worries mate, just don't eat any purple grapes with dental floss tied around the top that might have got in there by mistake
  22. Would you not loose the ability to turn your feet whilst the gaffs were dug in. Not good for the knees perhaps? Mark, should you not be shopping for a stanner lift, not some new gaffs!
  23. You need a little air in that rear tire Johny - makes it look a bit overloaded
  24. Some really nice work John & nice trees to work on too
  25. back cut for normal felling should be level or above. Cutting higher than the bottom of the sink cut creates a ledge, or stump shot. this has the function of reducing the chance of the stem shooting backwards if the tree was to twist or collide with another one. As for a sloping back-cut, they are a big no in my books. As you cut diagonally across the grain, there is every chance you can split the back of the tree when trying to wedge it over.

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