MattyF
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Yeah I found the double hand ascenders make you blow a bit ! That's pretty much my set up too, find it works sweet.
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What system you climbing on Robbie ? What ascenders ? Big old beech that looked!
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Have they changed the clutch on the 550? A parts IPL I was looking at showed one looking like a 560's. Also does husqvarna recommend fitting 3/8 chain?
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That's what I've done.
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Well for the last month I've been running my 550 on 3/8 and I'm going back to 3/25 the saw has just destroyed its clutch bearing clutch housing and the clutch has cracked itself , I'm just praying it has not taken out the crank bearing too.
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461 will be more versatile for felling and milling imo. Get one before stihl have them all fitted with that junk Electronic carb!
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It is Mick , most of that tree I did on the 576 swapping to the 395 and later a 880.. I guess thinking about it the 395 could of done all of it but then so could the 576 just more awkward on the timber not suited for either saw.. day in and out I think the 70 cc will make you more money ideally you want both so they don't get burnt out doing things they should not be doing! When I first went self employed all I had was a 288 xp which I suppose is the same as the 390 and a topper the 288 did every thing but wasn't any good at any thing really either.. next step was a 60cc saw then I chopped the 288 for a 395 that was a good medium for a while until I got a 372 .. I would still be happy with just those 4 saws. 020 357 372 395.. get the 390 And fill all the gaps until you make the money !!
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I have used the 395 with a 20" when my 70cc saws have been down ... the novelty wears off after about 5 mins. Not much you can't do with a 24" bar on a 576 as long as you can sharpen it well.
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Nice work again Steve , I would of possibly hit that top right a bit harder ? I'm sure you had to work to a spec though ,looked an interesting tree for sure, enjoy working on veteran tree jobs more than any other sort of tree work.
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Looking very nice 👍🏻
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Wish I had been using the decomp on even my little 550 last few days which is a bitch to start with it in but if your running 5l + a day through saws consistant stopping and starting destroys your wrists even on small saws.
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He's right about a lot of things but not trump , his recent cruise missile attack to me just confirmed he is no different to any other American president before him.
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That's how I get around it Ben.. don't really give it much thought once you have your head around it.
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That makes sense mate as it had never done that on other ascents that morning and to be fair I only had put the RW ZZ together the day before and only time on it being that morning. I think it would be a very useable combo with a bit of work time on it getting used to it , worked sweet limb walking for sure... still not a hitch though
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That's not going to happen , how many jobs for the boys club that is being justified by health and safety does the industry already support ... if any thing it will be an excuse to get more regulated. Look at all the BS between nptc FISA we have to jump through it has nothing to do with Europe.
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Thanks DMC ,With the Akimbo I didn't think it would work at all with that rope as it's a few years old and a bit swollen with debris and use ,usually climb with it on a Stirling rope it's been quite fickle recently though ...I think the nicest I've had it working was on brand new cougar with the top cam turned in one. Possibly the side screws need adjustment or tightening as it just has started becoming a pain to get off! I hadn't climbed on a hitch since I got it though and realised this morning I really miss the hitch. I do have some different springs to try on it though that I'm hoping make the difference.
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Depends on the employer though , you can not get on a lot of sites with out the relevant tickets these days and it will get worse , fine for back garden jobs unless an accident occurs and questions get asked.
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cheers breffni and Ian, would like to have had a rope runner and BDB in there as well, maybe a better comparison would be a load of devices set up up on lines suited to them. I think for me though I will always go back to the RW VT combo for why I explained. Didn't think the ZZ and RW worked well , any users opinions ?could not get a decent stride on the ascenders with it maybe a smaller tether would be better?
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Pfanners in bulk bags are cheaper .
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They don't rev like a two stroke it's all about torque.. they eat hedge cutter gear boxes too, imo they should of made the cutters more like the older 80's style over engineered ones.
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Beautiful day so whilst reccie climbing with Rachel to cure our hangovers thought it would be a good idea to do a comparison of a few SRT devices.. if you can stomach 9 minutes of me talking bollox and are interested in SRT it maybe worth a watch. Cheers mat. [ame] [/ame]
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Stolen in Battle East Sussex between fri last week and this morning
MattyF replied to beachbum73's topic in Stolen Equipment
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Would say it's a bit stronger than the stiff line the only down side is you have to stretch it once off the spool so needs a bit of prep before use.. usually just tie one end to a gate unspool and go for a walk and wrap a stick around and pull as tight as you can ! If any one has an easier way please share as I need to replace soon as the current Iines been in the cube over a year and getting a bit short.
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Here is one http://www.treekit.com/ropes/rope-installation/throw-lines/stiffline.html I'm on this stuff at the minute and would say it's slightly better, well longer lasting for sure with the same properties for throwing and installing https://www.treestuff.com/store/catalog.asp?category_id=283&item=3564 Definitely the best throw line I've found though.
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Dynema with a fishing line core is some thing you have to try.. nothing else will do now.
