MattyF
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Prefer the epell hook,Dmm shank is not wide enough I felt and can not close the shank to stop snagging ... although the dmm does feel crafted and weighted beautifully it just didn’t tick the boxes when actually using it.
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I know a lad who’s been using his 500i since day one on outsider Sitka since its been out and he rates it, I’ve only used mine for Arb work at the moment but got it from his review as I know he hammers his saws , I do like the 462 though.
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Honda Trx 350 is the best in its class I think .... I would not touch a Polaris with a barge pole any way! my old house mate brought a brand new Polaris as an upgrade for his trx and had so much bother with it he got his money back. My trx starts first time every morning and I’ve abused it on some of the roughest terrain possible and it’s never let me down.
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There could be services as well looking at the foot path photo, rupturing a gas or sewage main with a swift stunt fell and crane load the timber on the trailer and in the pub for lunch finish is out the window... I think it’s trickier than it looks and being oak and one of the heaviest timbers to deal with pricing by a photo on a forum is a bit errrrr .... silly??
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On modern quarter sawing though you would have to either turn the log every cut or use a Lucas ? Looks like you would get better recovery from traditional as well.
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3x6 4x2 and 4x4 is easy money as well as what you mentioned and are easier to sell, only time I’ve made money quick milling is getting a cutting list and getting duggy fir on the mill..not that I’ve tried to hard to use the mill for a profit!
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Can I ask where you heard or have any links to this info rough ?
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Most dealers I use will offer a new saw to try out for a week or two. They will usually have one that is the demo saw, usually game changing saws battery or like these newer larger stihls that seem to have amazing power to weight and usability.
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No Garry I don’t and I also feel not enough trees are protected.
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I was again thinking about this so will add another 2ps worth (probs on about £50 by now )....in 25 years I’ve not had a single accident ,I would put this down too A ,good training and B, good apprenticeship. Now I can think of so many examples of if I had two lines in the tree I would not of lasted 25 years I would be serious dead or injured by now due to failing trees and material not going where planned due to weather or just bad judgment.. A tree work is not comparable or in a bracket you can compare to the normal working with rope regulations, there is too much debris being removed too many variables that changes the game and makes working with two ropes dangerous or a hindrance unless it’s needed , I can see things going wrong very quickly for inexperienced climbers and experienced for that matter with branches and tree tops dragging lines and loading them maybe with dire consequences.
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Background to the HSE decision on two rope working
MattyF replied to kevinjohnsonmbe's topic in Training & education
Agendas ??? I believe we should have one united agenda on this forum and thread and that is make the AA back us and show the HSE what a croc of shite this whole two rope debacle is. Bill and Marc unfortunately you have to be an AA member I believe to receive the email to reply to the ICop. This is what is boiling my pish as the will effect the thousands of Arb workers who are not memebers of the AA and there decisions will directly effect there work safety and well being by allowing this to continue. When the HSE wanted to ban top handled chainsaws I do believe it was paolo bavaresco who came to the rescue.. Why can’t an organisation which is supposed to represent us fight are corner for us. -
They are on the shelf’s now , I would pay the extra 150 for the 400 c-m by it’s spec but not doing much cutting at the moment and have too many 560xp spares to warrant getting a 60cc Stihl.
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I like them for driving but it does annoy me getting electronically harassed for seat belts , wish you could turn that alarm off!
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Background to the HSE decision on two rope working
MattyF replied to kevinjohnsonmbe's topic in Training & education
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Background to the HSE decision on two rope working
MattyF replied to kevinjohnsonmbe's topic in Training & education
Thoughts today on the today’s job... fully intended to use two ropes but we decided to go on a single line route and use the usual work positioning strop method whilst cutting as usual.... too much hassle and would of made the job almost impossible. -
Personally I would want a minimum of £300 a day for myself with that gear so your not far off.. ideally £400-500 if you ever want to replace the mog or keep it running would be better.
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https://www.instagram.com/p/BbUGjw6BVdD/?igshid=ltv45lr76ob1
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Guy is fine and was unharmed and still climbing by his instagram account.
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Will it though tim ? I think you are going to have to manage 120 metres of rope now on the average tree to keep it SRT and retrievable...for me SRT had been the answer to a lot of body damage from climbing and keeping me in the game. I don’t like base anchors , I have seen and had a lot of top branches brake, which is fine as usually you only fall a few feet before the next crotch catches you but I will very rarely work a tree with a base anchor it’s too dangerous with debris and chainsaws so that means climbing from an isolated anchor which you need on the average 20 meter tree a 60 meter rope to set up a retrievable anchor so with a twin line system that’s 120 metres of rope to manage ! I do have a few ideas I’m going to play but I’m not relying on base anchors to get me out of this !
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Aye I was thinking if it was used you would have to push in the butt plate of the winch with the loader ... little igland is tiny , probably a smaller rating than the actual avant attachment but it’s good for extracting as it’s fast.
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I Need to look properly ! Looks a good idea , they could definitely do with more weight on the rear any way. I was thinking about putting a pto hydraulic driven pump to drive our small pto igland given that it takes less than a minute to change an avant- attachment , would be faster for log extracting than a standard hydraulic winch.
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Isn’t that a post knocker ?
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Climbed in type c’s for years , after getting kidney stones from dehydration from the age of 25 onwards at about 35 I stopped wearing them for good and have had no problems since.
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Feel for you , my mother recently had to travel to wales to look after her mum who had a serious injury , no word of a lie they where I’m A&E for 36 hours covered in blood in a bad way To see a doctor .. , it’s a fucking disgrace Wales is... my old man nearly lost his leg after complications with a simple brake in lister in Stevenage and ended up with gangrene!! After that every one at work agreed if there was an accident again at work and it was feasible to go Cambridge over lister in Stevenage in case of emergency... Cambridge was that much better , Stevenage was just appalling .. twice my sister took my nephew just before they went to visit relatives in Southern Ireland in to A&E at lister who they said had nothing wrong with him by the time they got to Ireland he had nearly died of sepsis, luckily private Irish health care saved his life...
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Best felling cuts for felling uphill??
MattyF replied to drinksloe's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Felling up hill but to the left or right will give you better escape routes and at least some degree of knowing where the butt will kick up .. well more than just straight up hill!
