MattyF

Twice !!!! I only went full retard once mate.

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.

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.

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.

Merrip on trees near play ground or roads .... Fell.

How are you getting on with the new chipper ?? Cheers ,mat

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.

I'll go along with that and stubby with the zermatts are the best spike boots. Im wearing Arb pro boots after years on pfanners and they kill my feet by the afternoon.

Type A for me.

No mate it's on a school site so I have to clear it with the relative permissions... Hopefully as I want to get it on the mill it has not been cleared as we felled a number of trees on site and the wood had to be left in manageable lengths. .. This was no though !!

Few years back went from a Porty to a 2000 and there's no going back..out performs it in every way in load capacity and handling. Fixed bollards are even better , pre tensioning is the way forward though in many ways and would not go back.

Me too peter.... me too.

Alveo vents good ,very comfy but you get a lot of dust through the huge vents but it's a good compromise as its so light and comfy. The protos and your 560 won't mix though Jon the hearing protection is that bad with the huskys high pitch cutting screams you will have damaged your hearing by break time... I had to wear ear plugs and that's if the muffs have not fallen off before you start cutting or its given you a head ache as its that un comfy just to wear.

Got a spare 560xp its a beast but want £350 for it or £400 with 15" Sugi hara bar , it's 2014 approx 10 months old and has 53.40hours on it... It my back up 560 and not getting used enough. Probably more saw than you need though.

Good news he was getting dull and boring on top gear ....watching a bloated,bumbling old man with a hang over is depressing.

Last time I lent a chipper out to an old groundy and good mate it came back on a tow truck minus a wheel... Have never lent out any thing since, not even my worse back up saws.

No pics of overall crown to see its health and vigour so can't really give an opinion.... But I've seen plenty of veteran oak with worse decay managed sensibly.

Yeah that makes sense mate... Should of left them on!!

Cheers eddy , all is good then.

Hey Steve what is the standard carb settings on an 088 ?? It says on the filter cover 1/2 turn high 1/4 low and it sounds like it will blow up on these @ around 1 turn each though it sounds spot as usual, so what's up with the filter cover directions?

Cheers fellas. 👍

Spot on john I will try this always losing the clips !

Nice work Adam as usual

Good work bella.

Some big lifts!! Tidy work ,why was it removed? The first stem off looked dead but the rest seemed alive?