MattyF
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C mon Mick America sat on the fence in WW2 in Europe for the first 3 years of the war until they realised they could make more money feeding the allied war machine .. a lot of American money was invested in Nazi germany. .. https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2004/sep/25/usa.secondworldwar That’s just one example !
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Made it up a couple of years ago and was going to refine it a bit more but it’s about 30”which I find perfect for a loosely tied long VT or akimbo but l it can be adjusted so will work better on heavier devices like the bulldog bone or hitch hiker and is also open so can be unclipped and removed with out taking your lid off !! , found some of them too small and really didn’t like squeezing them off my head ! Next to a HB own brand in the photo.
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250 -300 quid probs about 5-6 tonne at around £40 a tonne would be my guess.
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Bottom hitch Middle haas Top tether Rope wrench use does not feel quite right with out one !
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For the price of them dude it’s probably worth buying a couple.. but I probably would not miss them in any way...I still have my topping strops for that matter ! Thing is with the rings it’s more of the hype shite that goes with it that bothers me , X this and that like your gonna be some kind of X games Jeff capes X man super hero ... f&@k off ! stick a few videos of some one dumping half ton loads on them like super hero and you have your self a product it’s like turning a job in to some special event is exactly what this industry does not need.
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Do not really get the whole ring thing myself ... it to me seems like doing a time warp back 20 years to when we all used topping strops, to me they offer no advantage what so ever in rigging although I use the safe bloc quite a bit now that is worth investing in... my rigging rings rarely come out to play
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Didn’t waste any time bill!
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8 ton botex ? Ours has its own hydraulic tank and runs off the pto.
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Would love to know how the curve was traditionally made on these , are they cut this way or steam bent. If cut is there a specific technique that was used??
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To be fair I’ve had a few tanks through the 241 and didn’t think it was a bad saw at all... if I wanted a light weight rear handle I would certainly have it on the list
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Interesting... I wonder how well it performs, was never a big fan of the ZZ on the wrench, found it too sticky .
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Thinking about it again I’ve had the echo flat out and buried bar deep dead wooding some big oaks and removing some sizeable lumps over the last few days , I never felt the urge to ask for the 540 on and I know if I was using the 150 i would of, I had it in the mewp last week for a day after using the 540 and it’s the perfect bucket saw and you don’t get any where near as fatigued cutting and chucking for 3 hungry groundies ! .
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Running both and the echo imo is a better saw despite as it nears using up its fuel it has a habit of stalling on the bottom third of the tank ,but I’d still take it over the 150 any day of the week.. the compromise is a 150 bar on the echo ! Definitely recommend doing that if you get the echo.
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That’s looking great John , you fancy making another?? Also is there a specific tow bar kit needed for it?
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I’m feeling this a little now , the 462 looks impressive on paper with the same power as the. 461 and the weight virtually of a 560 what’s not to like.
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srt rules the day with free climbing or spiking , the slack if your system if it is setup right should just fall through and all progress is captured instantly, limb walking is easier once you have gotten over that there is no friction, imo it’s kind of like learning to use a rope guide after years of not and being used to heavy friction holding your weight.. you don’t like it but soon it becomes apparent life is easier.... SRT jumps and swings easier , no friction and one point of contact makes monovering the canopy a beeeze... I honestly believe comp climbing will now go off to a different level.
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It is always nice to have a midrange saw with heated handles ... even if you only use them 3 times a year !
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2511 and 150’s over a silky any day of the week for me. My tennis elbow does not like silkys !
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Husky did a short block for around £200 (crank cases and crank ) from memory, change it over your self .... I put all my bolts on a bit of card and labelled them , took a load of photos was pretty easy to swap over , I’ve done a couple of 560’s like this now.
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Fly fishing reel won’t work as you could not set the drag tight enough imo unless you buy a very expensive one ! ...also only a few have a multiplier effect so progress would be slow.
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It was for the old original aluminium 020 .... I feel even older now!
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Gave up using one on a double rope , could never work out what causes it but it just happens and is a pita ! but it does not seem a problem SRT ... interesting it does not happen on the zigzag. I’m intrigued to see the Treeimagineers bridge device and see if hockling on a double rope occurs with it still, noticed mark bridge in the video has it set up on a double rope VT.
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Would appear Tree stuff are out of 60” augers but they have a wider selection of smaller ones.. the old chainsaw drill attachments are pretty good from memory , I did have an old stihl one but sold it unfortunately. https://www.treestuff.com/store/start.asp?category_id=52
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I Use a BT 45 with drill bits well over a meter long ,tree stuff USA sells them and also the rods and eyes as I found it almost impossible to source them in the U.K. if you put an order in don’t forget them, shipping and import are a bit high but it’s quick delivery and also a good excuse to order up some non CE cougar blue
