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  1. MattyF
    Any body know what the pump flow rate for the pump is or have a link for a direct replacement? Keep cracking the backs of the pump every other year and have three broken ones sitting in the workshop.... Wilson’s want £500 + for a new one !
  2. MattyF
    Think the secret is right there to not getting tangles , two bridges and two swivels !
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    Topping at 230 ft

    MattyF replied to RC0's topic in Video forum

    Think you have a lot more to give us reg you probably have more experience of different trees and climates that only a few in the world have ...That is some thing else at that height , tallest conifers I’ve worked on where 41 metre silver firs and I probably dropped 15m out just because it was so bloody tiring and I was getting chicken and out of my comfort zone at around 25m dunno if I could of coped with that height! Your bloody right on the ropes as well , had too get in to the top of a wind blown beech a few weeks back so at around 70ft I had tried to transition in to the tree , the weight of two full climbing lines against you and the throw hook line felt like it was dislocating your hips with the weight!
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    I think the problem is with Great Britain is it’s wet ,thousand of years ago most of our countryside was bog , it’s been drained off for agriculture and forestry and housing, probably a lot more efficiently in recent years , they are still ploughing up ancient pasture for arable and whilst the forestry commission is being a bit more thoughtful with its drainage the likes of tilhill , euro forest and now by his comments big j [emoji38] want more upland planted with spruce are not... I was watching the forestry drains on the other side of the burn at the weekend , they where like violent rapids and cascading waterfalls resulting in this , this was some of the last FC land brought in compulsory purchase and was only planted in the 80’s back then and still until recently there was big grants for land reclamation.... all that water has to go somewhere ! Whilst I agree with planting upland smashing up drains and blocking ditches to create habitat , planting spruce In it is not the answer.
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    I think from the blue book assessment it was demonstrate the use of cuts and situations used. From memory and it was around 25 years ago ! For my particular course which overall was a year long and went from one week practical to one week theory followed by nptc assessments. I can only remember it coming up In an afternoon in the class room. I think overall on our training is it shows you the principles but as you know you can not teach every type of Wood and situation that just comes from experiences and I’m still learning every day even after all that time. I guess ultimately they don’t want to teach cuts that can be unpredictable as a single cut will not always tear the same way... unless you know something I don’t.
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    What is he teaching though ? By the book tree work.. which is good if you do not have a Clue , how many times do you see home owner or hack specials with great big tears down the collars and flush cuts, teach them properly and they can expand from there.. but you are flogging a dead horse Daniel as single cuts are taught and need to be demonstrated in Britain for NPTC assessments which if you don’t have you won’t get a job climbing for a commercial company. I still can’t believe you don’t know who jo hedger is ...
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    I was taught to straight cut through in rigging if the conditions suited at merrist wood back in 95 so it is or was taught in British Arb colleges.. to be fair I think at that time it was renowned for being one of the best colleges for arboriculture in the world and had some very good staff. I think also straight through cuts where in the original nptcs for arial cutting so it’s nothing new say us brits ... or the old ones anyway!
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    Ah wey Paul I was just getting in the practice of it became compulsory, I’m aware and used two ropes or three when needed but i needed to spend spend a few weeks solid doing it my self with every task on two ropes and anchors to see if it really was as shite as I imagined it would be. So basically the outcome is every one and myself included got hysterical about it and nothing has changed , I mean most if not all of us climb on long strops for some traversing and all saw positioning and use back up lines for aerial rescue so effectively nothing has changed at all ?
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    There was absolutely nothing wrong though with the climbing aspect as we knew and used it, it fell apart when people are incapable of selecting safe anchors more importantly a large proportion of those accidents the ones where ropes where too short or they did not strop in to make cuts will never be advoided because that’s just Darwinism... I’ve already had a serious near miss in two ropes with 400kg of beech in my lap but that will probably be down to not know the latest wah regs hey!
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    Overwhelmingly disappointed and frustrated that it’s come to this , most of us know this is the wrong decision.
  11. MattyF
    Not sure yet bill that’s a good question ! I noticed they had new stickers about X series so maybe there is a new carb, I think mine needs a retune already,the low jet definitely needs slightly backing off as there is some over run but it’s probably so ingrained in to me to start it that way it happens without thinking now.
  12. MattyF
    These should be banned ! Shembiner XL Chainsaw Hook Climbing Arborist Karabiner Tree Surgeon ROVER.EBAY.COM CMI Shembiner. A light weight, aluminium milled karabiner for any tool that you need to get out of your way minus the clumsy gate. With ZERO moving parts the Shembiner its pretty dang easy to put that tool away with gloves on.
  13. MattyF
    Same as Mark , only saw hook I would use after getting metal hooks caught in rigging lines... I’d rather snap a caritool than get dragged out a tree.
  14. MattyF
    Good , got my last 2511 from skylands because my local dealer packed up but skylands have a well stocked on line shop for spares too.. even if you have to order parts they come quickly enough I’ve found. Woud definitely get the 1/4 sprocket and stihl chain and bar set up though.
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    If there is one saw that benefits from a mod out the box to completely void the warranty it’s the 150 .. the saw is unusable with out it, to be honest I’ve had three unmodded echo 2511’s since saw and I doubt I would buy another 150... any other serious tuning work I give to spud or mild porting myself when replacing pistons etc usually means the saws apart but I don’t do anything drastic !
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    Yep and I’ve done 4 150’s with never an issue with swarf , start em up straight away and blow it out if there is any ,but usually if you use a good drill bit it will come out in one sliver on the drill as the metals so soft ...if there is any dust it blasts straight out under pressure.
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    Straight out in the Field mod with a ms 150 all that was needed was a 9mm drill bit. If the tanaka has a cat that may explain why it did fa .. From my thoughts though some saws don’t respond from being opened up like the 200t that seem to need a bit of back pressure but modern saws are very restricted to meet emission regs.
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    Where abouts ?
  19. MattyF
    The grey loop Mick
  20. MattyF
    Has the tanaka got a cat ?
  21. MattyF
    Another thing is if your using a 540 use the grey saw hook as it keeps it higher and barely snags unlike using a ring on the tool strop.
  22. MattyF
    Gets pricey on pfanners for sure , one thing I’ve noticed it’s not as bad using the 2511 and keep the brake off. 540 or 201 with stihls full chisel they are wrecked in a week.. I think there are quite a few features that could be improved for arborist saw trousers but your right this is where I would start!
  23. MattyF
    Ordered some bits for the alpine before Christmas and they came.
  24. MattyF
    Sorry but I really think the AA trying to monopolise contracts to there approved contractors is out of order.
  25. MattyF
    Ok looking on eBay they are 13.5 one advert is saying they are 14.5 and that definitely is not the case. To be honest the one in your photo above looks better suited to road work than the slightly larger one as the booms a lot shorter.

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