MattyF
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The 260 is a capable machine for sure but the 160 was a waste of time , think Mike hill had a 160 as well and came to the same conclusion.
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We had one of these and it was probably the worse chipper I've used. we would rather tow out the timberwolf 150 than use it, fine on big lumps of 6" timber but brash would wrap around the rollers and jam it , eventually I think the metal around the rollers split under pressure of too much foliage wrapped around them, was not bad on hawthorn though.
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They have been saying this for over 20 years and it's not happened.
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My cougar blue went flat not square with a bulldog bone on the first few climbs but a few more on a wrench and it was fine... Maybe it's just a breaking in thing.
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I've never used it as any thing other than clipping my saw on but I believe it's possibly for buckets in a mewp and arial rescue ? It has not always been rated for climbing on though, only on the newer models .... Never had any issue with big saws either , il regularly have 3 and 4ft bared saws hanging off all In I would say it's the most comfortable harness I've used especially with big saws but with the exception of the eye watering moments of it getting snagged in conifer hedges but l don't do many so have nothing but praise
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Had mine for about a year but have lost the instructions, also lost the hood which Clarke forest very kindly replaced !! My question is old mill are you supposed to treat it to keep it waterproof?? It is a great functional climbing jacket.
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Are you sure ?? I've seen it on big black pop not the hybrid.
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Sorry to read this Ben ... Not good at all.
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In general it's a pretty nasty environment the fumes are strong! My folks had the contract for the one at kielder for the FC with one of there friends, I think he still is running it now but due to other circumstances my folks pulled out when they won the second term... On the plus side your working indoors when it's the worse weather and it's good money !
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It's ok it is wipe clean vinyl the white bit.
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Had a couple ,there is nothing I feel better on the market ..... They are also predominantly black and I can confirm the green and red colours too also a little bit of white as well.
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Well messed up at the start of the month but managed 8 days so far with out a ciggy , mostly due to ill health and a course of antibiotics was a good start ... had the real test yesterday though and had a few beers with Bolam then stopped for a few more on the way home and managed to not cave in whilst people went out side for a smoke, still a long way to go!!
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Original bar or not I am now running a Sugi due to tech shite problems ...4 month old bar!! Still get regular chain skip on a Sugi.
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Holly warps like a good un !! It also massively changes colour from a clean white wood to quite a dirty but interesting green an emerald colour if left in bad conditions ... Out of interest I milled a holly stump and I've never seen dry knotted timber move like it !
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In praise of natural crotch lowering/rigging.
MattyF replied to Mick Dempsey's topic in Rigging and roping
Dave has a bloody great crane though for when most of us would be negative rigging.... Like you I would be finding the gaps in the brash mat -
In praise of natural crotch lowering/rigging.
MattyF replied to Mick Dempsey's topic in Rigging and roping
Keep doing what your happy and comfy with Mick , I do find natural crutch rigging if we have too strangely satisfying ! But in the same token a lot more is possible with a decent pulley and 16mm double braid and lowering device... And there is no way my best 16 and 19mm double braid ropes are been used for both... I've seen glazed ropes snap negative rigging as well. -
Ms441 ''to do or not to do that is the question''
MattyF replied to frednerk's topic in General chat
He's salvaged a 395 560 and ms260 cylinders and saved me a fortune in oem parts ! Also can give them a port job if you fancy a bit more ....Top man that spud -
Yep piece of filth , he's let the world know what he's about and myself personally could not give a monkeys , but at least if any one said do you have any work for a mr Stuart P you would say no chance after he's made a tit of himself on Facebook ...I don't use face book for many reasons and reading tools like this is one of them.... would like to keep it that way .
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Don't really see what the problem is myself , the poster has exposed himself and his name to the whole tree community so people can make there own opinions ... At least the fellas not been a snake in the grass all mr nice whilst stabbing you in the back..
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Back in 2007 though Mick !!
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Just seen the pics, great day!
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I have Darin , if I'm rigging I'll always keep a steel crab on the line so if I want to take it off or on its seconds and I don't have to find or worry about tying the hitch and dressing it and the groundie can just clip it on and it's ready to go ... I'm quite impatient like! It's a good technique though for keeping the angles out on big lumps as gray git says. Has any one tried the shizzle balancer ??? I'm intrigued!
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This is my cradle system , quick and easy to set and it's far easier than tip roping if your using a Hobbs /grcs type device for getting limbs off roofs or targets and you can take huge limbs out in one go rather than 2-3 bits you would of had to do tip or butt roping. Interestingly We have been playing with this system lots on defective trees and it puts a lot less shock load than tip or butt tied ropes one example is after dismantling a whole tree on the cradle I butt roped one limb and it tore out the rigging anchor despite been about third the size of the average limb we had been taking out cradling.
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Yep joe, far to sensible !! you have to show a degree of mental illness and get a boner over a saw before any one will listen .... Apparently .
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12" full chisel would not want to use any thing else.
