MattyF
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Oh and 461 is none CM tune(auto tuning ) and you can choose with the 441 if you want CM tune or not as well although I could be wrong and they just phasing out the older models with the 441
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Personally I would get a 461 but don't have a bad word to say about the 441 either, it's just with the weight I would get the extra power of the 461. Never a fan of the 440 I sold mine and don't like using are 460's great power but terrible anti vibes.
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Not at all , most interesting thread I've read on Arb talk in a while and I've had nothing to do with charcoal.
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You can order them from the states through eBay for £30. Looks a good idea so will try one.
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Certainly has the silvery bark of atlantica.
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We have one for sale still....
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How much is 25l Jon?
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I like the cocoon just not the trapeze , it's clipped it self back in to the other side of the rope a few times now and destroyed it self when pulled out,about £40 for a new one so when it snapped last week I put a small accessory biner secured with a cable tie with a small cheap petzl pulley on and it's doing the job until I can track down an old style retrieval point thing. Still would not work DRT with out one now.
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Damn right tom ,it amazes me how people think the system owes them some thing despite they have never got off there arse and contributed to it at all.
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Looks really good james.
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I have one but with out a pulley it's not on par with the wrench imo especially with a double rope..... Was taking on your comments on another thread
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That won't be the HH then!!! I think a haas type system is essential , I never thought to try it until the other day but after I realised my rope wrench and hitch hiker had been left in another bag off site I would have to ascend 50ft of thin air on a double rope,the haas worked really well at that task. I think both systems have there pros tbh ascent really is the main one for me with SRT but carrying ascenders and the rope wrench tether flopping around trying to work a canopy and getting in the way I find myself using ddrt a lot still as to me it's simpler in a crowded canopy. Inspiration though. [ame] [/ame]
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Ha ha very true.
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Is it me, or are the Ash not strangely early this year???
MattyF replied to skyhuck's topic in General chat
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If you like Stihl then stick with them, I have the 395 can't fault it but it's an old design now.
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First thing I do with a new xp saw is take the spark arrester out, been using a 550 xpg for a month or so now and report no problems so far , it's an amazing little saw better than any 346 I've used or 50 cc saw for that matter It becomes a bit boggy when running out of fuel that's the only warning it gives before stopping but have had no issues hot starting.
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FFS !! When did any one on the whole of this thread state they wear type a's because they look good ??? They look identical if any thing type C's look better imo.. Neither did any one say anything about been worried about sweaty legs it's heat stroke and exhaustion and associated disorders from dehydrated if wearing type Cs is making people complacent enough to use the saw in a bad position then I would go as far enough to say the german approach some one mentioned at the start of the thread is the way forward and if I'm honest there are plenty of skilled climbers in this country who don't wear any leg protection in summer ... Myself I would not consider that an option as my saw conditioning at times is a flailing mad man but being in control and not sloppy is more important to me now than just getting the job done in what ever manner necessary.
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Triangle cut with a big sharp saw and watch it pop off, just don't get the saw stuck in the bottom cuts!
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Twice !!!! I only went full retard once mate.
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Unlike Mr Bourne I've managed to put a saw in trousers a number of times and it's never dragged them around , thing is any saw over 50cc on full chat and they are going through , they literally just cut straight through and chuck them out the back like saw dust also the Kevlar is pulled up the leg not side ways as I found out once dismantling an oak in a snow storm. Any way once thinning and raising an avenues of street limes in the middle of August I looked down to see I had left a peg so thinking it's ok I've got type C trousers I make an under leg cut instead of going down a few feet to get better positioning and yes the saw kicked back and went in to the rear calf of the SIPS type C I was wearing, I quickly drew the conclusion I would not of attempted such a stupid cut if I had been not so flaked out with the heat and definitely not if I'd Worn type A's thinking I have no protection so use a better work position has been my thought ever since and it's worked.
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Yes.. Heats an issue mate I wore type C,s for the first 10 or so years of my career but I wear type A's now as I get dehydrated and kidney stones sweating my nuts off in summer as you get older you also get weird heat rashes , shingles and other crap so I'll stick to my type A's and wonder why in disbelief wearing type C's was ever an option and how much overheating all the time probably messed my body up.
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Thing is beech failing with merripilus is quite a site, they usually have full healthy crowns but no anchor root system so it's just not worth the risk if there's high risk targets, crown reduction from experience will speed up the roots rotting that said I've reduced a few with low risk areas, they are still standing to my knowledge .. My guess is they cut through roots building the play ground in the first place and a good reason to suggest to clients NEVER carry excavations any were near the crown of mature beech.
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Merrip on trees near play ground or roads .... Fell.
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How are you getting on with the new chipper ?? Cheers ,mat
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Type C's give you some false sense of security that it is exceptable to use the saw in a totally stupid position because your too hot and bothered and exhausted to position your self properly.
