MattyF

The problem is stubby if you want to work on any commercial site you already have to have saw tickets. Fine if you don't do that work but that's pretty restrictive especially if your the bloke who has always done bits to help the parish council out but hse enforcement on risk assessment is getting so enforced on any thing public soon you have to have some training to do any thing Arb or forestry related just to tick the boxes.

Infeed size is huge on the 230 It honestly feels no different to a 190, I recon it actually chips better but is lacking the turbo to keep the revs up in big lumps of timber but you barely notice it.. The only annoying thing and I'm sure it's the same with all new chippers is the over sensitive stop bar. Can't fault the construction of the machine either ,it's really well set up and thought out with blades and greasing. The light weight chassis looks all replaceable so in the event of corrosion years down the line bits can be replaced instead of a whole new chassis. It would definitely be my first choice of chipper it does every thing and more that I want out of a 6" machine.

When one of the 560's had a catastrophic failure it was running Stihl red as I had just run out of hp mixed fuel.... Never again !!

Did a comparison over the weekend both with standard new 15"64DL chains and the ported one is definitely quicker... Around 2 secs in 20" timber but it's close in small stuff. I went in to my local dealer and he was kind enough to reset the auto tune and gave me some read outs.The high jet was over 100 and the low around 34 , no idea what this means !! He said usually they over compensate for an air leak so that could be the case although the port work obviously requires more fuel. Back to work with it this week felling Sitka averaging 90ft the 560's just eat this stuff but the ported one was my go to saw , you could really feel it snedding out and dressing timber until as a typical 560 trait the rear anti vibe gave out and I retired the ported one for my usual work saw and it will have to wait until I go in to town at the weekend for a new one. All in all though it was worth doing, I would like to at some point Change the carb mount incase there is an air leak as it can be the only place it's coming from if there is one but the saw seems to be getting stronger as the new piston ring breaks in. Top job Steve and thanks again.

Great work and video got to agree with Ben too , what system is being used for the branches being winched upright?

There is a rope grab on the LD systems so you can change from winch to bollard with the rope under tension it sounds good ...

The GCRS is tried and tested and a great bit of kit for sure. Not sure about the tirfor !! The thought of even carrying one across a site makes me shudder, then there is dealing with wire cable... There has only been a few times I've had to use them in trees and it's not some thing you want to repeat often,But it's a different tool than a GCRS altogether really.

Does any one own or have experienced using these systems? Pros and cons please discuss. Trying to get a feel for them or would you just go with the GRCS although I like the rope grab idea that's in place of the LD system and can see the advantages of the smart winch also but have no experience with them. Thanks in advance

Any new smart winch users ? How you getting on with it?

If you say can you do better most will meet you half way. One of the lads i work with up in Alnwick got loyds down from £720 to £670 on a 560 today. Robson and Cowan is an interesting shop though,but I would ring them first to see what they say like Nice to meet you yesterday and put a face to the grey git john

Hang on mate, that's £541+ vat so £650 ...but that's still not bad on a 560.

I got my 576 from Dixons but I like there service with huskys and they are the nearest dealers, I don't mind supporting my local dealers if they look after you , brought a saw in today and Steven stuck it on the diagnostic and reset the auto tune gave me a talk through of what was what with it, could of told me to get lost when I told him it was from jonsie ... Did you try Robson and cowens at Scott's gap they are pretty competitive got a new 560 for £550 when I needed one ASAP working in Morpeth.

That's not a job you want a chipper failure on!! What was up with the forst ? Nice boom light mod there Ian, I like the idea of the fast tow the more I see it in action.

I've got some old poly prop topping strops in the back of the shed I'm sure....

The Stretch air vent climbing trousers are probably the lightest and flexible I've owned.... But they come at a price!!

Hi peter ! Do you have many second hand ones coming in ?

Every source posted to be fair has been from the telegraph though.

Agree there the 560 or 357 looses loads on 3/8 on any bar over 15"

Aye I will .... Will try and do a vid vs standard 560 for you as well.

Wish tree kit would do PayPal ! Thanks for the link will get around to it and some point.

Give it time to bed in!!a few tanks of fuel.. New bottom end and rings and all that. Did it tick over and run ok ?

Hi mate it's on eBay with more pics and description but £6500 plus vat may take any serious offers though.

Thanks , tried ordering through the link and it won't as its out side of Germany but hopefully they will get back with a shipping quote. Have not tried any thing but dyna glide for about 8 years as you say it throws nice and is supple unlike a lot of other lines. Look forward to trying some thing else but maybe it's my style of throwing, just smash it through with a 12 and wiggle it around on a 16 Oz to get the route I want... Probably lacking the finesse to throw with an 8oz!!

Roger that Bob, Sierra ,teakettle,BBQ Over and out captain.... It would make Arb talk far more interesting. I did allow the notifications Steve but if some one farted on the forum at 2am you get notified and that got annoying after a while.

I recon I can throw accurate about 50-60ft with a 16oz would prefer a 12 or 14 but would not go lighter than a twelve... Basically the 16 is only there for rerouting a high line. Got a 10oz on at the minute and I nearly took it off and launched it as far as possible after spending 15 mins getting a shot in a cedar and after finally bagging it the bloody thing would not come down... I can't see how people get shots on a 8oz unless they only climb beech or eucalyptus ? What line are you using as I have one possible theory dyna glide is heavier than the bag on high shots !