MattyF
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Same as Stevie a green glow ,nice walk out any way. Got any photos tom?
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Nice to see a climber not using the rigging poles as a tip as well, some thing I see a lot of tree workers do and always makes me cringe especially on old hacked about trees.. I would be wary though about using static lines as rigging anchors though , that is exerting a lot of force on the stems, I think if I had the ground staff I would of been inclined to double rig of each side and you can go a lot bigger on the bits your taking off but it looks like it worked really well on that job you did.. Nice one.
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It's ok , it's had a few issues like I don't think any of the bolts or hoses were tightened in the factory but it does the job, it won't lift big timber but will drag stuff in then lift it closer like most of the smaller cranes ,the 560 would be a better crane for Arb work. I did like the massive wheels and clearances on the vreten especially after getting stuck a few times last week this may have been avoided.. I've Seen quite a few vreten In FMS's yard they looked well built and with the right clearances for work in boggy ground....have heard nothing negative about them before talking to users , I've got to say if you had brought it from FMS they would of done every thing possible to make it work and help if you had problems, I've never known a company go out there way more to be helpful.
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If I had the money ...these vreten set ups look amazing But the botex 360 will have to do for now.
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How are you doing Adam , are your injuries recovering from time out or are you still climbing ?
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We put some on this year it's done the job quite well but torn to shreds in places and will be useless for next year. Lorry tarps are good but not big enough to cover a whole stack unless it's just one load. Another thing is whilst we covered a. Stack of beech and sycamore sticks that were already 3 years old some of the uncovered stuff the same age did not go mouldy as bad and dries just as quick when processed and put undercover, but it always seems to go mouldy if processed when wet so cutting has to be done in a dry window.
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Clever process I guess makes all the molecules shrink and bind ...Beyond my understanding of physics but it's bloody clever.
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Cool , looks a good day out Ian. It would be interesting to see how they get ridiculous strength out of the tiny accessory krabs ! Think they are one of my favourite inventions at the moment for clipping on working SRT accessories.
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Wages should be more ,they are the same as they were 20 years ago unfortunately there are plenty of have a go gardeners who will do it for beer tokens with there mate whilst having no idea of the best industry guidelines and practices and doing us all a massive favour boosting accident statistics then making it harder for every one else trying to run a legitimate business with more rules and regulations being applied as a direct result. More training, more insurance it's hard for bosses to keep wages what they should be I guess...
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Your not using the 25m rope off the side D's ?? The wire rope for positioning off the D's as well as in conjunction with the 25m rope off the main attachment should be fine... I've never heard of it being wrong !
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Where's the best place to stay in northumberland thanks
MattyF replied to mendiplogs's topic in The Lounge
A family friends father has got a farm in alnmouth with holiday lets , they are basic and on a working farm but cheap let me know if you fancy going back there and I'll pm you the guys details I recon you will need to book in advance as It gets busy over there that time of year. -
We have got some pretty steep slopes on fields a good 40 degrees or more that our AGT tops no bother.
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They definitely charge in keilder...
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I'm not entirely sure j I would like to keep the timber or most of it though, we have quite a few projects I would like to do with it but maybe can come to an arrangement if I can get it kiln dried, I was just going to plank it along parallel with the one bit of Shake that also goes with the only way I would fit it on the mill, or I could saw it in half along that with the Alaskan and mill the two halfs on the band saw.. I'm totally open to ideas to get the best out of it. Sounds a plan nick, perfect for the stickers you made us.
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Can't remember the cost at all mate it was a while back!! Spud is on Arb talk , if you go on the chainsaw section he has a spuds porting and tuning thread, check it out and send him a pm if your interested.
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Got the thing on , getting it off was a different story , any way top idea josh it worked a treat hopefully I can save a few more logs for the mill now. I recon I can cut 3" off the side flute at the base showing no immediate burring and fit it on the mill but will take some balancing!
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You could fell it or reduce it heavily in the hope it will regenerate a new crown it's not going to get any better and will probably end up like this typical damage of what happens when some fool thinks a living entity won't mind having a fire against it...
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Thought they did charge??
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Husky do the short block complete for about £200 so new big ends crank seals and case is not a bad price. I carry a back up also but would not want to use any other saw. I brought another 560 when the bottom end went on my first 560 which I was kind of expecting as it was one of the first gen with only 5 case bolts ,saved up for the bits and sent the knackered saw to spud and it was rebuilt with a pop up piston, ported head and a muffler mod it's pretty mad and if I'm honest I will probably use the standard 560 if I'm working all day as it requires concentration but is good for a few tanks to speed things up during the day.
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Nice ....... 👎🏻They have got them all roughly the same height I'll give them that.
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No beast tree but nice and awkward ,a Wind blown hung up Corsican with a nice SRT anchor point up the shot beech next to it. Used another Corsican behind to secure an anchor line and wind some tension up on the lowering device once the top was dismantled the last bit was cut free then lowered the stem down with a felling cut swung it all away from the building , all worked a treat.
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What question would you liked to be asked Carrie ?
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Is 5 a record???
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Nice little job for a Sunday morning Ian , don't you miss your weekend though ?
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I tried that when the sole fell off some Trekkers after 7 months instead of the usual 8-9 and they would not honour it and have never owned or recommends them since.
