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MattyF

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  1. Kind of agree with huck I’m afraid .. I’m not sure how coming to the conclusion that was expertly rigged or cut has happened,in that vid we have a guy dropping stuff 2 metres or more negative rigging.. creating loads of unnecessary force on a already compromised tree also which is the best way to snap a rope , damage a block and strop..or rip out a stem I just didn’t get it sorry... every time I negative rig I make it an absolute priority to keep the block as close to the cut as possible to minimalise these forces.. Looks like he could not be bothered or could not tie it on higher to lesson those forces.. which one I don’t know. Yeah I’m one of these who will pick things apart but I have seen and done snapped out rigging points, ropes and damaged blocks doing exactly that in the vid so I’m feel I can lay that opinion out to save save others from making the same mistakes which could be very costly to life and property and reputation.
  2. Got to be a wind up .. that’s some of the most appalling cutting and rigging I’ve seen in a while.. I’m out.
  3. Both make processing 100 times easier especially if you load the deck with a crane.
  4. As mark says a TPO covers any woody plant so wether it’s a tree or shrub is irrelevant..you can’t touch it end of ... unless you have obtained written permission.
  5. Clutch springs ?
  6. I don’t like emergency work for this reason!
  7. Just a tune up really mate.. last time it was really badly out of tune...that’s what my invoice says ! Suppose I need to get myself an echo tuning screw driver! You forget after using auto tune that they do need a bit of adjustment now and then.. used to have those orange stihl screw drivers hidden every where when running 020’s!
  8. Not overly impressed with the 2511 carb though...great saws I’ve owned 3 now but they require some fettling which I leave to my dealer.
  9. Is that her flag pole?
  10. I would not say it was thrill seeking but escapism for many, from mental or physical abuse or alcoholic parents , the thrill seeking ? It’s just feeling safe and escaping with friends maybe peer pressure for some .... I have met a few weird fuckers who do it for the thrill but would not say that was why any of my mates got it to drugs /drinking and sniffing solvents when we was kids.
  11. That’s good to know Tommy , I’m not sure if because it has front linkage additional spoils can be added ? Is any one running rikos forestry spec AGT? Another question though for anyone with an answer is do you need a reverse box to use the front PTOs on the AGT ?
  12. Looking at getting a timber trailer for ours but have a few thoughts. How are folk powering the hydraulics for cranes , we have a rear pto but can’t see any hydraulic outlets that would suit a trailer , our AGT has front pto so thinking an auxiliary tank running off a t could be a solution before getting a power pack. Also would wheeled drive for the trailer be a good option ? Looking at the riko 330trailers.
  13. https://www.skylandequipment.com/husqvarna-eyelet-groundsaw-strop-connection.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIwfGUhv7A3wIVBJztCh1seg9qEAkYASABEgK2RvD_BwE This ?
  14. Husky did them or do , seen them on sky lands website a few years back.
  15. Have you got the bar clamped on the nose sprocket too tight or around the area with too much pressure can cause a few sparks!. I do have and keep meaning to fit the auxiliary Oiler kit on the 880 when using the mill , have found it defiantly does not provide proficient flow as standard and blues bars and chains easily.
  16. Good winch swinny ,what I use now and probably all the winch you will ever need and less than half the price of new.. https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F264062401944
  17. The local economy is loosing hundreds of people every year who spend thousands on fishing tourism , most folk I know who have religiously visited Scotland and Ireland for years spending thousands a trip on hotels and ghillies and dining out are stopping as there are no more wild fish. Even the EPA recommendation is not to eat farmed salmon more than once a month as it’s that toxic. I find it odd that you think reconstructing an industry to stop it damaging wildlife , the environment and welfare of farmed animals is anything on the level of driving a car or truck.
  18. Probably fine when driving me to planting sites ... not too good for felling ones My trucks are not turning the sea bed in to a toxic waste dump though, or annihilating runs of natural fish or causing a life span of suffering to farmed animals.
  19. It still can employ thousands of people but it needs to be modified to containment , I suggest you do some research as it’s in your back yard... it’s out of control. Interestingly though the last two people I’ve met who have worked on west coast farms have been English , how do you feel about that ? I own work trucks , not owned a car for years.
  20. There would be huge runs of wild fish if there wasn’t any fish farms , problem is they are all situated on the coast lines of routes used by wild fish ,there are diseases that are the equivalent to fish aids that destroy the fish’s immune systems, the wild fish as adults going to spawn and the smolts leaving to begin there journey catch the disease as the farming is usually on the coast lines of migrating fish , they are not supposed to sell this diseased fish but it’s been proven that 1 in ten fish sold have it in Canada. All fish farms have massive lice infestations that virtually strip the skin of migrating smolts of wild fishing leaving the coasts to the feeding grounds in Greenland. The last 30 years have seen some of the best fishing in the world virtually decimated by these practices. The other thing is the waste of these farms in some of the most stunning unspoilt water is horrific.. just take a google , I would not eat farmed salmon if you payed me!
  21. Never really thought of it like that stevie , can’t say I agree as I think as an animal they don’t feel pain when hooked in the mouth Possibly in the same way , if you foul hook a fishing the body I think they do feel it as they go berserk , , the alternative to rod and line is to net a fish in gill nets where they drown slowly so the swift dispatch blow is maybe a better way ? but I can pretty much guarantee you fish like salmon and trout would be pretty much extinct from U.K. waters if it wasn’t for people fishing for them with rod and line and making efforts in conservation ,we are the first to see pollution , pay for the clean ups and improvements by the EA with rod licences , run hatcheries to preserve native stocks and monitor the damage from fish farms.. one of our customers donates over 1million a year to the wild salmon trust... unfortunately the salmon farming industry are responsible for stuff like this, the salmon runs in the west coast, Ireland, BC and around the world are slowly being have virtually wiped out due to farming , possibly the most toxic food on the planet too ...https://youtu.be/uBRKH1xukno
  22. What about the tourism industry from game fishing ? Hotels ,bnbs ghillies land owners are loosing out the industry in Scotland from it and a whole sea trout and wild salmon will be extinct ...Basically you have destroyed it in the past 30 years thanks to company’s like marine harvest who are not even Scottish.. All they have to do is contain the toxic sludge and most inhuman way of breeding fish possible. I
  23. You can probably pick a second hand one like that for £800-1000 or cheaper if you look out for them ,problem is how worn out is it , we sold an old 5t fransaguard this year for £350 it was knacked !! , you can buy a decent krpan or tajfun 5-6 tonne new for around 2k
  24. They have pretty much already put an end to Scotland’s fishing with farmed salmon devastating wild stocks and doing nothing at all despite all the evidence to try and contain it.

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