MattyF

I had a guy knock on one of our lads doors in the evening saying he was our company and would he like the conifer at the side of his house topped ... “no your not coz I work there full time was his reply”.. guy made excuses and ran away! I can think of at least two or more occasions things like that happened.

A bit more durable material than gortex i recon .. have to treat them as Justin says but can get away with every other wash if it’s not too deep, I end up wearing them like a normal work jack and getting holes in them which is no good when it rains!

Klimba air is not .... the nanosheild would be if you only wore it solely when it rains , and treated it well I had the Ventura and it was good for about 6 months image the nano is just a cheaper version but same fabric.. good jacket but pricy.

I would seriously check over the rotar nose shafts for any wear too whilst at this point , wear will make the difference between 50hours and a rebuild or 600 and counting from experience.

What do they compare like price wise to a lasco ?

Never been to an Arb shop like it! Definitely worth a visit.

No wind yet , just started snowing ... that wasn’t predicted!

Even if you have sound fins , I forget the hours they recommend to change but they are worth changing as a pair to prevent what happened to yours from happening again... last bearing change I had the mechanic told me this was the cause for most of the premature bearing wear and big failures was people trying to keep the fans on with uneven wear until they fail completely. I’ve had 6-7 rebuilds on 5 different TW and entecs which over the 20 or more years I’ve been using them isn’t bad.. the last one by the guys at greenlay in cramlington was absolutely spot on , 18 year old chipper came back feeling new.

Yeah there is a few... not something I know much about but there are a few around up here anyway. Low impact and don’t blow hydraulic oil every where so good for sensitive sites.

Worked with bill Peirce and his friend jo yesterday dismantling this beech , sadly I missed out the horse moving out the timber for the mog, kindly he sent some pics of what I missed. Apparently they had an early finish too!

Would this fit the echo? https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F123284157274

Have worked with Dave a lot over the past 6 months and can vouch for him for being hard working, tell them a bit more about your self mate.. I would offer him full time work in a shot if I had if for him.

What puts me off a lot of these bespoke conversions is the tool boxes in the chip box.. another classic example here. It’s a great advertisement for all my saws are in here please smash the locks off and more importantly half your chip capacity gone.

I’d be careful , I run 3/8 on 550’s and have put an 8pin on , Saw bogged out a lot more on any timber. Just converted a 560 back as well.... I don’t think there is all that it in and it’s a pita having to remember to put an extra link in.

Scott’s pine is not happy being shaded .. there was a pretty big black current bush in front and to the back the sheep every winter try and get there fill off it... apparently though pine hedges where all the thing back when game shooting first started... flat norfolk ground with pine hedge breaks to get the birds up on a drive where what they had been planted for , there are a few still there on elvedon estates land. The history to the estates shoot is pretty fascinating if you have time to research. Holm oak , I’m sure is not uncommon as a hedge though again bloody sheep like eating it!

Try and get a better pics tomorrow, not very exciting though !

You can make a hedge out of any thing ... we have a holm oak and pine hedge.

Great saw!

XTC makes nice lowering rope. Not many folk will but second hand rope.

I ended up with the a new short block after my first 560 sucked the gasket in and then I over tightened the crank bolts,wasn’t a hard swap over and the saws still going now, learnt a lot doing it too... I can take a apart a 560 or 550 quite confidently now and have done a couple more bottom and top end rebuilds.

Arborist, they are a lot lighter and still have the vents and better movement.

I think we have the best deal now bill .. I find work actually brings things back if feeling stressed , I can pick and choose who I work with now and when, back a few years and being a team leader and doing street trees and dealing with the general public and a crew of lads for ten years , I left the industry seriously pissed off , stressed and full of anxiety .. for about a week I tried other jobs , I missed the buzz of climbing but had no intention of baby sitting idiots and dealing with the general public again, so was back climbing in a month for a smaller firm and six months later full time subbing and my own work. I think now the only time I feel 100% is up a tree or fishing , had this dirty thing on Friday that was splitting and hung up in the walnut next to it , not a lot holding it up. when I first started that sort of tree would of given me nightmares, passing some one I didn’t really want to see on the way to the to the job filled me with more dread and anxiety and an overwhelming sense of pressure than doing this tree that I had not felt for a while and that I didnt need but as soon as an anchor was bagged I felt at peace and enjoyed the rest of the day.

I find climbing actually sorts my back out like Pilates... it’s moving timber and machines that fecks it... forestry hand stacking destroys it !

If this thread is based on occupational health of an arborist I would say there is a risk of a production climbers getting mental health issues , I’ve worked and seen lads who can not cope with there work loads , it is stressful having to push your self as far as you can and fast and then some more to do trees no others would touch or in awkward situations all the time... I’m not on about farting about dead wood Prince Charles oak trees or some other non hazard no issue task with all the time in the world but I think you end up like captain Willard in apocalypse now .. all you can think about is getting out there and when your there all you can think about is coming home ... I have worked with a lot of lads and my self at points for in life with drink and drugs issues to cope with that... it’s not healthy living off adrenaline... maybe that sounds a bit Like blowing smoke up my arse but I think there are hazards to health with too much Adrenaline for your immune system and body and to the mental health..

I’d advoid willow like the plague near a river.. they can be a nightmare, quickly out grow them selves and collapse,making an un penetrable mess once they have relayered them selves a few times... even worse in soft boggy ground.