Pete Mctree

Look at mountaineering porta ledges- they would work well I think

The 250 is a really nice chipper. How has the slew ring on the turntable faired? Seen a few that have failed when I was looking for one.

John, you can seldom see the oil being flung off the chain. If you point your saw a clean piece of paper and rev it for a few seconds you will see. If there is no oil on it then your saw is not oiling sufficiently - you can sometimes see the cloud it flings off when the sun hits it. If I put 3l of oil through a saw in a day (I often do), the saw body would be dripping with it otherwise 

17 minutes ago, john87 said:

No surprise there then.. Why on earth would anyone use cooking oil in their saw?? I have a bit to do with old motorbikes and there are always people on about what oil to use. I always tell them the same, "what ever the makers told you, your bike has lasted 70 years so far, so i think the makers might have specified the correct oil" I doubt the saw makers tell you to put cooking oil in it..

 

Each to their own though..

 

john..

Did you read my previous post? 
 

I am no longer prepared to inhale the aerosol of mineral oil or have it cover my skin. I am not a short term or hobby user & the cumulative effect is not going to be positive. I spent the first 18 years using mineral oils and I don’t miss the smell or coating on myself and my clothes.

7 hours ago, scbk said:

Just wondering, why do you use the Clark oil in the summer?

 

 

Rapeseed has gone up in price, 20l drum was £30 something a few weeks back

I find that the rapeseed gets too thin and does not lubricate as well when warm and I was seeing heavy wear to the bars, especially when felling 

I use Clark’s bio oil in the summer and plain rapeseed in winter (with exception of long bars) 

The oil is flung off the chain in an aerosol and it not only covers bare skin, but will be inhaled too. No way will I ever use mineral oils again! 

I am an hour east of York near Whitby & I have not seen a single tree this year that is not infected. What make it worse is that there is a very high percentage of Ash trees.

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12 minutes ago, 5thelement said:

The Forestry Contracting Association proposed something similar to this to FISA/HSE last year.
The proposal was that prospective candidates who wanted to work in Forestry could gain employment and be mentored by the experienced employees, the two tree safe working distance would be relaxed to facilitate this.

 A log book containing the number of hours a candidate had covered on different tasks, felling, snedding, winching, hung up trees etc would be completed by the person doing the mentoring. 
When completed the candidate would do their NPTC assessment.

You would then have a hand cutter with possibly months on the saw before earning their tickets. 
I mentioned it in a post on here a while back and it was rubbished, so you can’t win really.

This kind of blueprint is the way forward imho

13 minutes ago, Joe Newton said:

I think perhaps the IRATA training system which requires you to have a certain number of hours supervised by a competent person before moving on to the next level could be workable

Yes 👍😎

I don’t agree on the apprenticeship to qualify, however a single week and you can climb is wrong. Fair enough get a learners ticket and then go out into the world to learn your trade and certify when your at a good standard.  Just  think about it - a qualified climber with zero day’s experience is expected to carry out an arial rescue in a stressful and new environment. It would not end well I think.

The whole industry needs to step back and re-look at training and certification.
The problem is that people want it cheap and quick- neither produce well trained, competent and efficient staff.

We don’t necessarily need more, however we need far higher standards if we are to cut down on injuries and accidents.

More paperwork won’t help, trade associations neither, just good quality training on the relevant courses and on the job. It’s not rocket science 

Where are you based? @Guns the tree climber 

I have tried it & it works. Just better things out there for me 

Hemp rope is rough to the hands and knots poorly. It is easy to splice though . Plus at that diameter it was very numb in small trees- after a couple of months I ditched it.

The old climber (in his 60’s then) who showed it me used it on inch thick hemp rope. Nasty to use 

I did it when I first started, but that was over 25 years ago. Only used it since when I had missing kit

6 minutes ago, dadio said:

What are you smoking Pete? Cause you're spouting pure nonsense

Simply what I was told when asked about the felling and cross cutting on the landing. This was in reference to softwoods in the PNW.

10 minutes ago, doobin said:

So pencil It down, don’t waste timber!

The don’t want it - trees tend to be considerably taller too - loosing a couple of foot must be okay by them

33 minutes ago, IronMike said:

Those American videos do nowt for me, at all. The sheer state of the stumps they leave is enough for me to need to lie down in a dark room for a while 🙈🤦🏻‍♂️

The US sawmills will not take timber with any basal flare, hence the high cuts on some trees. 

1 hour ago, dadio said:

you sound like a bunch of pussies

You sound like a demented old man looking for attention…….

50 minutes ago, Stere said:

 

 

I expect a 0.58 gauge bar rail is abit  more durable v 0.50 & might also carry oil better  for a longer bar?

I don’t think it makes much difference- plenty of big saws are run on 0.50 3/8 

I rate pfanner zermatts - supple enough for pruning and solid enough for all week on spikes.

I never understood peoples affinity for airstreams - no heal and super soft midsole so poor on spikes and soft soles so don’t last long dragging brash. Junk lasted me 9 months 

Did you request to burn the arisings? If so why?

I lived in Kirklees for years and had many fires with zero issues from the TO. Local residents were sometimes less than appreciative and the fire brigade was called a couple of times by them.

I really like these. I have one on my feeling belt and climbing harness.

https://treekit.com/silverbull-personal-arb-trauma-kit/

Adding a location would be helpful 👍

Some 4x4’s can be updated - what vehicle is it?