MattyF
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I think trees should have priority over property ,Especially new builds.... Just saying
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You could argue a 15% thin would be the same as a reduction if done right... Both would still cause reactive upright growth but less so if a lot of thought is put in to stop light hitting newly exposed wood and causing more dormant bud burst than necessary and the pruning is accurate .. thinning causes it more central to the crown because most climbers won't go on the tips... They both cause reactive growth, my argument for not thinning would be say in the future there was a need to reduce wind sail down and you can't because there's no decent growth points... I've flat refused to thin 3 trees this year as I can't see how in any way it would help already stressed trees... The only tree I've reduced has been this one for obvious reasons although apparently we are going to ruin Mrs miggins already butchered maples this morning
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Can you pm me a price please?
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So naturally a tree retrenches it self and it does not thin unless stressed. Raising to eternity and leaving massive wounds to mess up the tree IMO is not a good alternative either, atleast reduction cuts if done properly are small and on the tips not effecting leverage through a badly healed wound from the stem or half way along the branch ....the cause of lot of failures.
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Pretty sure that's the stuffer, cranks not listed ... Conrod is bent Steve , was pretty beaten after the stuffer came apart and tore it all up, was kinda hoping you could port the lumps out of the cylinder😄 guess I'll be putting an offers on the oem one on eBay
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Bin any spark arrestor! They cause more problems than they are worth.
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There's a time and a place where any means is necessary for all tree works , but I'm not fan of thinning unless it's tip work and I would classify that as a reduction? , crown cleaning I'm all.for but I've seen 35% thins or 35% reductions and 15% thins put in specs and it's wrong IMO.
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Completely disagree, thinning is bad it's what trees do when they die ! Plus most of the time it means the tree just gets lions tailed because people can't be bothered to do it properly anyway ,so there is more wind sail leverage and it only encourages week epicormic regrowth and your removing any suitable future reduction points. I'm all for taking 2 meters or what ever out of branch tips to allow better wind sail and leverage... I can't remember the figures but it reduces a lot of pressure just a light reduction. I remember years ago on Arb talk there was a discussion about a large sweet chestnut and what to do with it. I would of reduced it ... The vast majority of people said leave it , OP never had to do any thing because it tore apart in the next Storm.. Would of been interesting to see if it had stayed up if reduced.
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It's the one back from spud mate, just got a cheap oem crank case and bearings from the states so thought it's worth a shot. Only killed one swinny !
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Where can you get a 560 crank from ?? Can not see them on pdf parts lists ? Failing that can you split it and replace the Conrod and replace bearing as it's supposedly three piece ?
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If it's been used twice it won't Evan be ran in!
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He could tell you... but would have to kill you afterwards.
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Dangerous Agricultural / Forestry Vehicles
MattyF replied to TRADITIONAL LOGGERS's topic in The Lounge
I know plenty of low land arable farmers and they would be lucky to work 4 months of the year. Stock keeping is a different game completely and I take my hat off to people that do it well although some of the automated pig units I have recently seen that is not the case and also put me off eating meat altogether if that's how soulless farming has become and the respect for the animals in it. -
It wasn't one of the fake 395's on eBay that pop up all the time?
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Has my Stihl BG86 Seized? (Please watch attached video :))
MattyF replied to Darkslider's topic in Maintenance help
I've had con rod disintegrate on one as well. -
Pfanner trousers about 8 months Pfanner boots about 18 months
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Nice work rich !
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Carbon geckos with strap bottoms and Velcro tops , you can change the gaffs for the short or long no bother.
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Aye the early 201 is just dangerous for dropping big tops and side limbs as well as rigging it's just a gutless heap. If my 540 was a 200 it would of snapped a couple of chain break handles had at least one carb, earth wire or two , a chain break dog bone and maybe a carb boot in a year. 540's has a set of clutch springs although the saw strop connecter failed I should of replaced it when I got it as it was one of the recalled ones I just never got round to it. Despite that it fell over 50ft bounced off a tree and sat on the ground ticking over. And a rear anti vibe spring but that was through some one else using it and throwing it hard on the strop.... It will probably fall apart today now.
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I like my 540 , very much dislike my 201 back up.
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Don't make it obvious with the cameras though as they will just take them out from a distance.. Or plan another route around they are bloody good at what they do!
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Timberwolf 230 on finance ? The 125 is about best in it's class for weight bs performance I recon.
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Get the best secure and loudest alarms possible! I regret not doing that.
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Some one will snap soon, I left my business and area I had lived most of my life because I'd had enough of being robbed or followed or watched all day and continually watching my back ,being in herts a few miles from Cambs and beds borders did not help Police the could not organise a piss up in a brewery ,over 60ks worth of gear over 20 years , same people every time or there relatives and it got to the point were I would of committed murder...but these scum are not worth doing the time for... I hope from the rest of this crap experience, things work out smooth with your insurance mate... And maybe just maybe they get caught or next time they rob the wrong person.
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They are good for reducing thorn hedges
