MattyF
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what have you come across when trimming the bush .....
MattyF replied to IVECOKID's topic in General chat
Bag of smack and a couple of special brews in a carrier bag doing epicormic removal on limes in town after a festival. A U.S. Service mans ID. -
I'll have to try and get back to it then before the fire wood warriors do!! Thanks for the replies
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Is it any good? Have the choice of picking a largish rowen log up off a job I did last week and wondering if it will be worth the effort ?
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£50 as it is but if it's sound and you are only going to know by cutting it off the root ball £100-£200.
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Was waiting for that Jonny ,kubota rab. You fancy a Easter brake on the boarders Steve ?
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It crossed my mind... Thing is when it's running its same as usual spot on... I think scott may have the solution.
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I'd drop it up the lawn !!
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Some times when it's been sat but I think it's because it's been driven down forest that it's moved some thing that it goes again I've checked the wires to the relay and they seem fine and it's clicking with the ignition .... It has not shut itself off down at all though only when we have turned the key off it then won't start.
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That did cross my mind but it's bloody freezing and it appears not to have used any water or boiled up, can you over ride any switches if this is the case?
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Any one help with a troublesome tw 150 . Machine turns over fine and seems to be sending fuel from the second filter , none appeared to be coming out of the injectors when cranking the engine over so I've changed the relay for the fuel pump it started but only now when it feels like it, when it does start it will run fine but it's more than likely it won't start especially when warm ... Any ideas?
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Tree surgery equipment stolen Ardingly WSussex
MattyF replied to Scott Farmborough's topic in Stolen Equipment
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That's a cool pic Darrin
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Different crank and case though stubby... I did try infact I have a spare 562 crank case but no 562 crank which is longer. You might as well just put a 3/8 sprocket on a 560 unless you really want to use the larger mount bars it's the only difference really in the saws apart from a bigger air filter.
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Thought the same 4-5 tanks of fuel through it and I really started to like it.
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Capstan Is harder to use , I've watched groundies struggle and some get rigging a capstan wrong resulting in lines locking off or virtually falling off... You can't go wrong with a fixed bollard or floating one like the rc1000 as james said they are fool proof.
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If you do go the rod brace route I would suggest two braces. Don't drill them out at the same time though.After winching it up I have always found with rod bracing the worse bit was getting the holes lined up with the rod and they do dramatically close the gap when they are finally tightened.
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So it's the limb on the left? I would keep the reduction localised to it .. Also bear in mind it might not possibly survive as the split could of stopped the tree from being able to support and function the whole of the leaf area of that limb. Saying that it does not look like removing the limb entirely would look that bad either.
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Points but I've seen totally split trunks heal when rod braced if it was my try I would be willing to give it ago.
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£100 a day on the books with two years experience is good. How much is the freelancer with years of experience on a day ?
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1984 baileys say ,High climbers and timber fallers is an excellent book although a little sad the thought of these giants being logged. I like this photo his broken foot in leg cast with spikes on no fancy SRT crap just a bit of 3 strand Tied old school rope Prusik and the 8ft bar on the 090..hard core!!Chains are definitely to prevent barbers chair or splitting.
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They are chains for preventing the tree splitting im guessing, have you ever seen compression released so the tree pops open and splits when taking large tops or felling high usually on willow or sycamore ? Not good if your stropped around it either.
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Agree I've seen trees recover from from such wounds with rod bracing, like you said I would consider galvanised so it does not react with the tannin as I have seen non galve steel screw cable bracing pull on oak as it would appear the reaction sometimes prevents compartmentalisation on more mature trees when wound response is slower. Some sympathetic weight reduction rod Brace and a cable and that's going no where !!
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I still think the best bit of the vid is when he just drops the saw at the end in total given up disgrace in what's just happened.
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Chains spinning ??usually a fraction of a turn out on the L jet clears this.
