jpbeaver

i havent got many good pics but these are from yesterdays jobs. my mate bought the tractor from buzz a couple of months ago. i was a contract climber on this job, i'd been told 3 days climbing on 2 sycamores. the first (smaller 65 foot with 3 foot base) was down by 11am. the second (80 foot and 4+ foot) was down and chipped by 4:15pm. i was fooked........ but got a tip and another 2 days work.

jamie are you interested in a trade? i have 2 axles for a nosno freestyle brand new and 1 axle for a freestyle free ride also brand new.

i clean all the crap out of the heads of the bolts on my tw using a dentists tooth scraper thing £1 from a carboot. it works really well.

my mate paul is looking at buying a used Schleising 440 zx pto driven chipper in average condition made in 1999. the company who have it at the moment have told him to make an offer if he wants it. just wondered if anyone had a ball park figure so he's not paying well over the odds. i'll try and get pics tomorrow if i get a chance. and is there anything to look out for on this chipper faults wise? cheers jp

not enough work up here at the mo. but the work i get is priced well, especially my contract climbing. got 3 days for the next 3 weeks with 1 company, the only problem is its driving someone elses company forward instead of mine.

i mainy use a vt but have used a troll rocker quite a few times for pine removals as pitch doesnt effect the way it runs.

like most things its probably what your used to. the jensen i used was a tracked hired one with quite a few hours on the clock. im sure if i used a new one for a while id get the hang of it. it seemed to feed so much better than the timberwolfs though. im looking forward to seeing one of your chippers in the flesh at some point. i take it that has a bar?

not used all that many different makes of chippers but i like the infeed on the jensens but cant stand the control bar i much prefer the buttons on my timberwolf. i'd like to try more chippers but most people round here just have timberwolfs. saying that im using an old schlising (sp) 10" turntable chipper 3 days this week on buzz's old tractor which will be a nice change.

I was a big husky fan but I have moved onto stihl in the last 3 years cos a the dealer is only 3 miles away. I've had nothing but trouble with my stihl 650 since I got it so I'm threatening to go back to husky again. I'd rather not though.

that sound bad if you need to borrow anything let me know and i'll try and send it down if possible. ps hope the you had a good time in the lakes

yeah it was cool. it was a summers evening on a golf course by a river, once i got the falcon down i got chatting to the lass from the rspca and she said if no one claimed the falcon within a week i could have it if i wanted. unfortunately for me the owner got in contact. this pic was taken just as i got down. i dont normally sweat that much but it was the middle of summer and id just stuffed myself at a bbq. and i was still in my chainsaw trousers.:eek:

dont have many decent pics this is a falcon i rescued for the rspa.

awesome pics. its been ages since i did a decent size tree. roll on winter.

here is my mitsi L200, it has a 4500lb electric winch mounted at the rear. it has a custom made tipping aluminium body. i know its small but it does the job and round here drives are narrow and a 4x4 is a must.

that's a good point ed. I've thought the same myself.

i'm interested but need to wait a week cos ive just paid my tax bill. what size clutch does it have?

lee at lakes lumber is a great bloke. he was one of my instructors at newton rigg for 2 years.

not checked properly yet. i did climb a full 20 foot high today which could be enough to make me shit myself;)

going to work this morning with a bit of back ache.......... ended up on the floor in agony by 2pm, walking like ive just shit myself. feel like a right tool now for not taking the day off.

sorry i should of added ive never had a problem with my set.

i got given a new set for my timberwolf from a bloke i subbed for, it was his way of saying sorry for taking 6 months to pay me for a night shift. he did say that if you use them blunt they can shatter but who uses blunt chipper blades?

my lil bro just showed me this.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=LO3Nos_pPH4

it made me laugh anyway

hey everyone