MattyF
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A predominately outside and varied work life. How has yours been?
MattyF replied to Baldbloke's topic in The Lounge
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Is the north tyne to far ? I may have some large sequoia in the new year available if that’s the sort of thing your after and your interested.
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Pretty impressed with the teufel XStatic ... best SRT line I’ve used.
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I had to sell me moto x bike to pay for employer and public liability when I first set up. No one will touch you for public work or home owners with bigger trees who are savvy with out it,could of brought it back 6 months later but there is an endless list of kit you could buy for this job and first few years are hard.
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What is the finish like on the low pro?
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I’ll have to check ! I have had both an Oregon or Carlton on before not sure which one was on last... it was not the hyper though for sure. Pretty sure there is an other Oregon in the box to try but it won’t be a new one as they came with a GB bar with the mill brought years ago.. Was just wondering if any new chains had been developed. The hyper looks good.
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It was either a Carlton or Oregon ... pretty sure it was a Carlton.
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I have been using an Oregon skip chain on the mill and today swapped it out for a stihl ripping chain, what a difference!! What chains have what characteristics in the world of chainsaw milling...my only doubt with the stihl was maybe it was a little rougher on finish but was nearly twice the speed! Are there any faster chains out there?
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Lifting those slabs without a jcb would of been fun!
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36” bar on the 395 one sprocket in 11 months , I ran that on a 36”Oregon for 8 years on the original sprocket. 15” on a 560 on its third sprocket .. actually it’s in the bin now. 12” on a 540 ... this shattered the sprocket the quickest ... in three weeks.
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Surely the same goes for drt ? Apart from that i would be really pissed off if I had to do a unit to climb SRT ... I did my last Ariel saw refreshers SRT and I doubt the assessor knew a clue about the system I was using...
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Fantasy to reality, hot saws... Spud? and others
MattyF replied to David Dobedoe's topic in Chainsaws
True that Mick , I do try and ask spud not to completely gut the mufflers on saws ... -
Fantasy to reality, hot saws... Spud? and others
MattyF replied to David Dobedoe's topic in Chainsaws
Had a 560 with pop up piston ,port and other mods , saw was pretty mad ... never ran bigger than a 15” bar on it but it would drop through wood. Got a 395 with Port and timing mods spud did years back and it’s still going and will out cut a 880 with 36” bar.. Last saw he had was a 576 which he took the auto tune off and woods ported, it isn’t stupidly loud but works well and the saw is definitely one I would miss and I hated the thing before ! The echo 2511 is about on par with an exhaust modded 150 anyway, you need a basic exhaust mod on a 150 to make it a usable saw imo but either fully modded would be a good choice , I’m thinking of sending a 2511 off as it’s a cracking saw ,especially with the stihl bar and chain. -
I’ve been back on Oregon bars for my 560’s and 50’s ..Oregon Versa cuts light are a better balance for cutting all day , the Sugis are fine for Arb work where you probably would not notice the difference and they may last a life time but if I had two 560’s one with a sugi and the other a normal Oregon I would be picking the Oregon up at the end of the day just because it felt lighter and more in control when fatigued. I did try a few dirt cheap £15 bars that are cheaper than a sugi sprocket when I was on multiple windblow on a steep bank as it wasn’t usual to have a stump or log role and crush a bar... I’ll give it to the sugi that it took a lot to bend one!
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Good job [emoji1303]
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I’ve stopped buying Sugi , too heavy ,even the sugi lights are not light !! too hard a metal to the point it’s brittle .. I’ve replaced one bar tip three times now and any I have left in service have been done atleast once.
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2511 would be good for mortal combat....
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I have some log picks and a 7lb axe in the cab within grabbing distance for such an occasion...
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Aye , blew the cobwebs out.
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Aye sorry mate it is and I’m not Proud ..probably should go back to my non engagement with vesp rule and wind my neck in ...too much shit going on to get wound up easily and baited like.
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Any way it obviously works , would I buy one probably not ...on the weight alone unless your in a bucket it looks a pita to set up in the tree and use from a harness. It does looks smooth but then that’s probably more down to the guy using it.
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You don’t have to remind me of anything ,you are a clueless c&£t that much is clear and I could not give a fuck about your opinion. Just so that’s clear also. If you want to know I will explain ,in the U.K. as a contractor within certain frame works we are required by our insurance companies to have our gear lolered , well you won’t because I doubt you have any insurance for tree work , but if my loler inspector say Pete Mctree saw I had a bit of Yale XTC as a light rigging line I can imagine he would be upset. I would use my old climbing lines at that most as a tag line..
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That was the farma crane they put on the Botex 8 t? I think they now put a similar size farmi on instead ... they will move your 2.5m length but really struggle on bigger timber and why we chose the 360, also poor out reach.
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Good point , I doubt half the full loads on ours are over 4t. Is the bed on the farma extending ?
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Aye 4 meters , you could... I would not run with it on the road though unless I had 4 ratchet straps to secure two for each bay as there would be little over hang ... and it always worries me with two bays full as you can’t see the back bay driving.
