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Pete Mctree

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  1. Pete Mctree
    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.
  2. Pete Mctree
    The old climber (in his 60’s then) who showed it me used it on inch thick hemp rope. Nasty to use
  3. Pete Mctree
    I did it when I first started, but that was over 25 years ago. Only used it since when I had missing kit
  4. Pete Mctree
    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.
  5. Pete Mctree
    The don’t want it - trees tend to be considerably taller too - loosing a couple of foot must be okay by them
  6. Pete Mctree
    The US sawmills will not take timber with any basal flare, hence the high cuts on some trees.
  7. Pete Mctree
    You sound like a demented old man looking for attention…….
  8. Pete Mctree
    I don’t think it makes much difference- plenty of big saws are run on 0.50 3/8
  9. Pete Mctree
    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
  10. Pete Mctree
    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.
  11. Pete Mctree
    I really like these. I have one on my feeling belt and climbing harness. https://treekit.com/silverbull-personal-arb-trauma-kit/
  12. Pete Mctree
    Adding a location would be helpful 👍
  13. Pete Mctree
    Some 4x4’s can be updated - what vehicle is it?
  14. Pete Mctree
    This hits the nail on the head I recon - he is not suffering from years of brutal graft in the industry
  15. Pete Mctree
    You need a forestry contractor not an arborist. All this talk of grapple saws etc is not what you need - you need the trees putting on the floor quickly and efficiently & the timber removed with hopefully zero financial input and if they are big enough maybe a little cash thrown back in your direction.
  16. Pete Mctree
    Performance, balance and power delivery vary massively between brands and models as does reliability and availability of spares - bigger picture thinking is required Carbs need adjustment. When you buy your saw it will be set to run a little rich for the break in period and then needs retuning. As the machine further breaks in and reaches full power it requires more fuel - retune again. Change altitude drastically - retune Saw gets a little worn - need more fuel usually- retune (this is why solenoids on mtronics need changing as the replacement has larger fueling apertures) etc etc etc
  17. Pete Mctree
    Electronic saws have there advantages, as most people are incapable of adjusting a carb correctly.
  18. Pete Mctree
    If someone could do a decent square ground chain, I’d be a regular customer
  19. Pete Mctree
    One thing sure to kill the Stihl hedge cutting attachments is letting the tip hit the floor whilst running.
  20. Pete Mctree
    I know, however the light intensity is less the further north you go too. I nearly moved to Stonehaven in my 20’s but a stay in January through to February put me right off.
  21. Pete Mctree
    North Yorkshire (home for now) or Northumberland are great. I’d love Scotland, however the short winter days up north would not be for me.
  22. Pete Mctree
    Agreed Mark - kinder climbing kit and a mini loader has definitely increased my working years - been climbing nearly 28 years now so I am not as powerful or nimble, but I am very efficient
  23. Pete Mctree
    Friends blower the other week - not running well
  24. Pete Mctree
    @stubby - I know now, but it was an expensive learning curve. Long and the short is I am not prepared to effectively rebuild a load of saws to run on alkylate fuel.
  25. Pete Mctree
    Sadly I have killed 2 saws trying to switch a 346 and a 200t several years ago. In an ideal world I would switch tomorrow

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