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Using a Stihl 2 in 1 file has the rakers set too low
MattyF replied to KeenButGreen's topic in Chainsaws
They are a bit aggressive! I don’t think they are bad though, just keep the flat file off and put it back on when needed as suggested in the video, but I find they work fine when the flat files and you have replaced the rounds. . -
I’d give it another year yet! I’ve found they really don’t like being moved even as 8-10ft trees to the point where they will still die a year later, I dug up 6 a few years back and out of them 1 survived and they where all dormant when moved.
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apple Pruning advice for young Apple trees
MattyF replied to Myatix's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
Root stock would be fine, probably not a bad choice at all , personally now I would not touch them for 4-5 years so they find there feet and develop fruiting spurs.. then work from there. -
Schliesing chassis are galvanised. In my view forst have taken jenson and schliesing’s ideas and combined them , the fly wheel set up seems based around the jenson whilst the feed roller and anvil set up looks like schliesing’s with the two adjustable heavy springs that will crush and grab most things.
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Regardless of maintenance some machines will always go bang as everything on them is too highly strung… I know a lad who spends an hour every night religiously on maintenance and has had more breakdowns on his brand new machines than I would of believed possible and wasn’t certainly down to abuse either. I think most machines these days perform pretty equally, but I think for me longevity and reliability with ease of maintenance is most important… along with dealer support of course.
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Aye I’ve heard you say that before … personally my experience of them and the machines has never been a bad one, I think unfortunately you will always get one or two machines from anywhere that will be like that but I’ve never heard any one really say anything bad about them other than the paint work…. and the new ones are mostly galvanised anyway. I had a 220mx with thousands of hours on and it was still on its original bearings but my TW needs a new set every 300 hrs !
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If you are based near overland you won’t go wrong with a schliesing… I’m nowhere near them in fact the other end of the country but would not look at any other make of chipper since running them.. they have always been helpful for parts and they are pretty swift and the machine does every thing I ask and is most importantly reliable and built like tank. If you plan on replacing the machine every three years you won’t go wrong with any of the other brands.
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I don’t have much sympathy when you hear how much they have for having them on the land ! The ones I can see from home are rumoured to get around 1 million a year for land that is barely fit for grazing.
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The whole point is it’s not green is it? How is destroying the last pristine waterways and eco systems on the planet for mining and dams green…. It’s not hard to comprehend surely for you is it not? I live in a house that’s off grid , I have solar and a big turbine I’m trying to do my thing …. but when you look in to the logistics of the large turbines and there life span what is needed to be quarried and mined they might as well start digging for coal in open casts again… I have a Bolivian friend who in his lifetime all the waterways his community’s used as life have been poisoned and destroyed , the whole eco system has collapsed by mining for our essential battery ingredients, this whole bill shit thing is in my belief the last throw of capitalism to rape as much as possible for this so called green revolution/agenda.
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Hydro is being removed where possible in Scandinavia as the dams collapse whole eco systems… salmon and eels to name a few are on the verge of extinction… this is what really pisses me off with the whole green agenda, mining for the components for battery’s , dams and big stupid wind turbines … hardly green if you take in to consideration the damage they do… we are facing mass extinctions to the last remaining ecosystems and its being driven by this ridiculous agenda.
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Spring felling ash makes cuts much more liable to barbers chair as the saps rising …. Kind of doubled with chalara making it harder for the sap to rise as it blocks the cells causing excess sap build up in stems in my view making it even more of a possibility.
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I don’t know if I agree with that statement mate , in my view all tree work is easier except maybe dead wooding out of a mewp especially removals.. I think that’s when a mewp really comes in to its own with the ability to set up big rigging for stems without teetering around on spikes with a 3ft bar , big pulleys and heavy ropes.. raising crowns is easier , reductions take a knack as you kind of have to relearn them as most of us are used to picking a line from inside the crown they can look a bit odd and out of balance until you get used to finding that line again looking in from the outside of the crown and it’s very easy to over prune and leave an unnatural finish… I think as long as you have a relatively fast mewp moving it for positioning as it’s needed for most trees to get the most and keep things safe I don’t think it is no different to a climber having to re route and certainly isn’t as fatiguing.
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That’s some eagle eyes there mr squirrel … I did see it on face book being talked about, didn’t pay much attention though
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Interesting gand .. i do wonder if they changed the buckles because they seemed to cause wear especially the Lower… that aside they didn’t move which is exactly what you want !
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I think there are a few factors now that will make this the quietest time of year , no one really has gone out in the garden yet and those that do will be thinking about nesting birds… the next three months I found have got worse over the last ten years.
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Brain send me your details in a pm , often over that way and in need of getting rid of wood chip.
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Can’t make a silk purse out of a sows ear lad “ as my dad would say , whoever has done it has made the best out of a bad situation, the stems are too big on the first place to be layed.
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I once picked up one of these when I needed a cheap ground saw asap and it never died … I passed it on to a customer for firewood and it’s still going apparently BRAND NEW OLEO MAC GSH 400 Petrol Chainsaw 14" Bar 38.9cc 2.3HP WWW.EBAY.CO.UK With a powerful 38.9cc engine producing an impressive 2.3hp, this model is fitted with a 35cm-41 cm guide-bar and has a chain with a 3/8” pitch and a 0.50” gauge for...
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Gota 550 for £200 , can’t guarantee it though mate but it might last longer than a £200 mitox or something
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RBG bodies would be worth a look.
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Just buy the tree motion pro I think mate.. looks almost the same harness…. Side by side gand what do you think ?
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Agree with the buckles ,so bad I had to write them , no reply or shits given. seems they haven’t addressed that if your new one is the same. Also found the webbing was constantly adjusting by itself , that was one thing I loved about it the old tm’s was that it stayed the same and was a harness for one person only who had set it up. I was gutted when I had to retire my third.. this one is my fourth and if it wasn’t for the fact I don’t like change I would but on something entirely different.
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I like the look of it ,seems an improvement on the older TM and thank god they have got rid of the elastic for the leg loops, the knee ascender looks pretty trick , I see the adjustable bridge though as a total waste of time and would be of no use to me whatsoever and would get in the way with the extra cordage flapping around, I would be concerned about accidentally nicking it with a saw .. I’m also very objective to having any changes in my climbing system, I’ve probably kept my VT the exact same length for the last 20 years and always adjust my tree motion bridge to the exact same length maybe I’m just too autistic about such things and like to be 100% familiar with where every thing will be and in place in position to recover or put my self in any situation, anything different I don’t like … can definitely see those who have always had adjustable bridges absolutely loving it but I don’t ascend ddrt or want my work positioning changed for the above reasons.
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I have not heard of many 500i problems from the lads that I know that use them and these are lads using them all day every day in Sitka stands, that can’t be a more punishing environment for any saw… unless I guess being used by arb guys continuously blunt because they don’t and can’t maintain a saw. For me personally they have been one of the most reliable saws I’ve owned.
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Husqvarna 540 XP Mark III Petrol Chainsaw (39.1cc) - Radmore & Tucker WWW.RADMORETUCKER.CO.UK Husqvarna 540 XP® Mark III is a nimble and lightweight petrol chainsaw in the 40cc class, designed for professional tree care and thinning operations. The... if you want a husky , I would take the 540 over the back handled 201 as I hate that saw with a passion but both would handle a 14” though but I just despise the 201 and could not bring myself to buy another. The tiny echo I would not want to run bigger than 12” bar on but it’s an awesome light weight saw for horrible terrain in tight spaces… weighing in at just over half your 10lb ! Echo CS-2511WES Petrol Chainsaw 12" - Radmore & Tucker WWW.RADMORETUCKER.CO.UK A new evolution in rear handle saws, the CS-2511WES weighs only 2.6kg and has a power output of 1.11kW. In terms of power to weight, no other chainsaw can...
