MattyF
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A, send it to spud B, learn to sharpen properly, any saws performance is only as good as the chain is sharp, you could have a ported 880 on a 15 “ bar but if it’s blunt it’s useless... also the quickest way to burn out a saw is force it through every cut and also probably the best way to have a saw accident by having to push the saw instead of it dropping through Wöod like butter.
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The best thing about Arb talk is the pictures right? That’s all instagram is , also a great way to see what old friends are doing and seeing what folk around the world are up too with my main passions trees and fishing there is loads of bits to keep you happy,really enjoyed watching say the Icelandic fishing guides week with his customers and wishing I was there this season with out the constant drivel that is posted on the likes of Facebook with it !
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Bowline , fisherman’s ,alpine and carters or truckers hitch.. all essentials you could not live with!
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Or that Argocat
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Think one of those county’s has your name on it Stevie.
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Exactly,break out the ladders I’m a Tree expert.... ffs , the amount of shocking shite tree work ive seen it with out a doubt all of been done by a cowboy off ladders. I agree with you dave, I hate the things carrying them ,storing them and working off them.
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Pfanner arborist for sure , the new ish stihls I won in the Christmas raffle are pretty good and unfortunately better than the husky’s for a change ...in cooler weather any way. Save them for best and the Husky’s for pine and Sitka killing.
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Alaskan milling is the last time I used a straight ladder! I’m petrified of the things these days and if I use them now will probably clip in before going up a big Tree on them.. Another thing is they can encourage really unsafe and sloppy Tree work from my experience.. having done some really amazingly stupid things myself just to get a job finished quick or if it’s over ran off ladders the temptation is there if they are.
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You could of at least taken your spikes off David!
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I think there’s 101 videos on you tube that show why you should not use ladders for Tree work.. hedges with steps yes ,pollards maybe unless I can get the cherry picker close enough... small trees off steps maybe but for the others I’ll take my pole saw and throw line.
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Alpine butterfly is what I use for any SRT anchors mate... maybe a bowline on a base tie but I really don’t like base anchors so rarely use one.
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Bin the ladders mate and then you have no choice ! I think that’s how I got to grips with it , kept getting long walks with the ladders and thought maybe I should use that rope wrench thing I brought years ago and sat at the bottom of my kit bag.
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SRT on dismantles is mint joe , I love spiking and the slack falling through the wrench and hitch climber , you can always be secure with a retrievable tip tie on a fat stem with out leaving pegs , just pull the tail and it slides down so you can knock another section out , so much easier than setting a rope guide up and you can set it at any point... safer as well if you need to bail out.
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I hate ladders , I hate how much room they take up, untying them , securing them ,positioning them and working off them, get good with a throw line and climb SRT and dont look back. Its not about acsent so much with SRT either working a tree gets so much easier with complete loss of friction from branches that a single rope gives , swings and branch walks are a breeze and there is no way a double rope is more ergonomic....take downs easier for tying off on stems I could go on but with your mind shut to it that it’s a waste of time and a double ropes easier I’m wasting my time! No one could convince me either , I hated SRT and thought it was for benders when I first tried it but it was one of those things that I realised once I started properly using it I would never give up.
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How long will I be dragging brush before getting to climb?
MattyF replied to Shooter's topic in Climbers talk
Spent a good year on the ground then another going up in lunch breaks , after work and begging all the time... your time will come just don’t look at it as that’s all your doing and every time your in the drop zone and clearing keep an eye on what the climbers doing and pick up on things especially the bad bits and think I would of easily gone out further or not done that and smashed that fence... if you have the pleasure of watching a good climber soak it all up and learn.. don’t just stand there thinking ffs all I ever do is drag branches... even dragging branches has its merits you quickly learn how if you where a climber how cutting in certain ways makes every ones life on the ground easier and can speed the job up. -
If I was to train a new climber I would not bother on a double rope ! Get on to SRT as soon as possible and don’t look back,you have grasped the basics of a double rope and it should stay there ! as others have said the longer you leave it the more programmed you become to relying on what method you get used too. All a double rope will do is give you tendinitis , bad wrists and tennis elbow. I can climb on either and spent 20 years in double ropes but recently I did a reduction on a small tree on a double rope I switched after half hour to much hard work.. plus I have tendons painfully sticking out my hands from years of gripping and pulling double rope technique.
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560 would be one saw I would not give up , nothing comes close performance wise.
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He got sacked after a week or so Kevin , twice I made him just go and sit in the van , unfortunately he felt he could not function with out being stoned , gave him a chance ...
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I worked with this tit who was usually so stoned he would have the chipper on for a good few minutes before realising the chip truck had driven away to unload , walking in to drop zones with huge spliff hanging out his mouth was his speciality, I recall one day knocking out a good section of ash timber with an 046 to see him walk in under the tree .. it still sends shiver down my spine as this lump sailed inches passed his back and dug in to soft ground upright behind him and he still didn’t even notice..
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Why isn't the arbtalk employment working for me.. :(
MattyF replied to benedmonds's topic in Employment
It’s hard to impossible to find decent staff and always has and always will be. The money involved in training does not really help , no one from an average back ground can afford that and you hear constantly that there is no one available... the average working person can not afford it and struggles to pay the bloody bills and look after there kids let alone an nptc in basic chainsaw use.. I’ve known a few people now to rack it up on credit cards but it really annoys me when you hear people winge that young folk don’t want to work any more... this industry just attracts middle class playboy kids who’s parents buy them every thing who very quickly realise they are not cut out for hard work all year round and it’s really not that glamorous! -
Should of counter sued him for your time he never paid for.
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If it’s a 335 I would put money on a split carb boot and releasing the chain break opens the gap and leans the saw making it rev.. 338 was a much better saw but I can’t believe there are any 335’s still going !
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Close to meeting the big man in the sky....
MattyF replied to kevinjohnsonmbe's topic in General chat
Agree it's drivers of all ages , surprised there isn't an nptc unit for tractor drivers ..they penalised young working class foresters and Arb's with doing every nptc before you can fart in a forest or site and rich landowners can get away with sticking a 17 year old exchange student on a fast track fully loaded and get away with it. I've Seen far too many incidents to mention. -
Been using the same for years now but it's branded as stubai ? Great picks ! Also brought an ochsenkopf different to the one above with a thicker glass fibre type handle and pointy heavy head and it was a waste of time.
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Mid North tyne valley mate
