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  1. MattyF
    It's going well mate .... It's a madder than a standard one for sure, compressions up , just replaced another starter housing as its chewed one up again.
  2. MattyF
    We switched to all stihl back then after getting a years service out of 262's,266's and not a good life out of a 3120 switching to 340's 460's 066 and 088 seemed and was the best thing to do... I also think back then there was a lot more hand cutters coming in to tree surgery as forestry was on its knees for hand cutters keeping husky in the game. I always missed the 262's though and when I started buying my own saws first off was a 357xpg and that was the start of a swap back to husky, better anti vibes and power delivery, I think the 560's are probably one of the best saws made I've used despite the problems of the early models.
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    I think it has and it always will be the case that across the board husky's have the speed and the stihl's have the torque, how to get the best out of the saw will be down to how the operator uses it to there advantage or disadvantage I would say stihl's are fool proof , getting the power to work for you with a husky I see a lot of operators struggle personally I would not use anything other than the husky's and I have the choice of the above line up for work bar the 3120 and 661.
  4. MattyF
    A lot of FC stuff has gone missing recently ... Good to hear they are catching people.
  5. MattyF
    That's exactly what I mean retrenching the crown removing to the layer under those two blobs.
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    346xp

    MattyF replied to fonzy's topic in Chainsaws

    Had an older one and thought it was hopeless ... One of the only saws I've brought and then sold on.
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    I would not fell it for sure!! Looks like it has no targets so there is no need to any way, If it was mine I would reduce the crown by roughly a third there is a line you can see around that level that would reduce wind loading enough to make it stable.
  8. MattyF
    It's the way forward , you don't need nothing fancy if your good on spikes !
  9. MattyF
    Well john I think you would like the pub in greenhaugh mark said about there's a big table so all the locals mostly farmers and any one who walks in sits on and discusses the world like before Arb talk, friendly bunch .... I know the chef so I'll ask him when I see him at the social club tonight or tomorrow if he knows any good places to stay there. Send me a pm when your up if you fancy a beer , I nearly caught up with you and Paul at the APF but had just come down with shingles and felt very ill and didn't really know what was going on.... Needed some beers for the pain and then home !
  10. MattyF
    Sorry yes it was lost in translation !! , I meant people who leave trees in that position.
  11. MattyF
    Cragside has coaches full of tourists as well , not my thing.
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    It sure does !! You really want prosecuting though for endangering life leaving a tree in that situation.
  13. MattyF
    Seriously they had walked away from a tree after making the felling cut? How long had it been left for ?
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    Scotts pine

    MattyF replied to kevin123's topic in Milling Forum

    It's pretty low per tonne but then it's a heavy dense wood , we were getting £27 per tonne back in February for biomass on second thinnings but where lucky to have a buyer 10 miles away.
  15. MattyF
    I had a oleo Mac saw years ago and found it really nicely balanced and a good performer.
  16. MattyF
    He would wouldn't he !! I may take him up on the demo of an efco hedge cutter soon.
  17. MattyF
    Been looking at the efco 156 that looks a lot of saw for the money and light.
  18. MattyF
    Fitted a solid one a few months back after a dual mass that had barely done a year started breaking up again.
  19. MattyF
    I was thinking allendale didn't get a mention, Allen banks is nice and along the south Tyne is all stunning country side ,Your not far from Alston which is Cumbria either from allendale which has the steam railway.
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    The holly bush is a good one ... So is are the pubs at fallstone which is close to greenhaugh so look around for places at greenhaugh and falstone its all national park there and your close to hadrians wall and keilder this ones in falstone ,worked here the other day and it is stunning also has 3 good pubs near by but about the most expensive to rent In Northumberland ! http://www.sykescottages.co.uk/cottage/Northumbria-Northumberland-Greystead/Greystead-Old-Church-23575.html The first one I sent you a link too is out side the national park also on a working farm and the a accommodation is the nothing to write home about but I like staying up there if I want to be on the coast , good pubs and Food in local village there. It's a big county so maybe worth doing a few nights in the national park then up on the east coast around Anick or the holy island john is what I would do.
  21. MattyF
    Very durable bars I'm not to keen on the one I had on my 560 though ... Running another 560 with a pro lite I was reaching for the Oregon by the end of the day finding it that little bit more flick able for snedding , great bars for tree surgery that will last a long time though.
  22. MattyF
    Out of curiosity have you tried selling planks on eBay john?
  23. MattyF
    There's chalets near keilder Jon also ... Midges have gone now as well . Shame the pub near marks folks shut that's very quiet ... When the guns have stopped firing any way, we were working up on the army ranges last week which are massive and in some very wild places totally untouched ,me and Rachel were saying it would be great to have a farm out there.
  24. MattyF
    I know of a few cottages up on the east coast on a friends farm.. One of the places I fish Sweethope lochs has a holiday cottage that's pretty much central Northumberland , very quiet although the views been slightly ruined by the huge turbines that you either love or hate !
  25. MattyF
    Where do you fancy going john ? By the sea or more in the middle ?

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