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I'll bore in half revs, when the saw is in and the dogs are burried and cutting, its full bore. Jamie
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college leavers should be learning from ore advanced climbers Jamie
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while i'm using someone elses saws i'll operate them as tehy wish, when its my 288 / 385 on teh line i'll cut as i like Jamie
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i'm hearing you on the teeth biting with not enough force to cut teh wood, but thats where your throttle finger comes in, subtle changes in pressure. just enough but not too much. i've bored in with teh topside and the underside of the nose with no real problems, obviously it's more likely to kick using the upper side. its all situation dependent. lets hear other views Jamie
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Tuppy, he should have used that technique, or very similar. Stoxs, i've always been told to bore in at half revs as you are only using one cutter on one side of the bar at any given time. Surely kickback would only occur when you actually use the 'kickback' zone of the nose so i don't agree witht hat comment at all. As for running out of power, well half revs was a bit of a wide ranging statement. I substantially drop the power going through the saw, obviously keeping the saw running and progressing through the cut. I've always been taught that boring at full power increases bar wear and as a result reduces sprocket life (short of going onto solid noses for every saw). Oh and the chain is always razor sharp and i let the saw 'pull itself' into the tree (if that makes sense) any one else commenting on it? Jamie
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drain it and start it again when its dry. its worked for me. oh and make sure its clean of any crap Jamie
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people who need to know how to operate a saw and use it on smaller / less technical operations. non professional users. Jamie
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The cut was too high froma timber point of view, i know its not a major issue in this game however. cut as close to teh ground as possible. Tuppy there was a lot of tension on the stem that is why it split up the centre like that (known as a barber chair). when trees have a lot of front weight or are leaning you need to remove the center part of teh felling cut first (normally by boring in) this leaves the tree attached to teh stump by the hinge and a strap at teh back. some people will cut this strap away using a dog tooth cut (diagonally down) i finish the cut off (its one less cut to make to keep teh stump low / driveable over). in the video the guy never released the tension by boring in hence the barber chain. if you are ever unsure bore in. (at half revs) Jamie
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The cuts were too high, the gob was fine, he shold have bored into it. calling him a loser etc is a tad excessive, he just needs to be schooled better. If he used correct techniques that saw was a decent enough size. his posture and technique showed a lack of confidence knowledge in what he was doing. does heartrot help towards a barber chair???? i would have thought the lean and the weight of the tree would have been more of a problem. Jamie
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give it to him softly dean Jamie
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green with envy Jamie
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my gaffer uses both ends all the time, loop hanging, very little problem. I used to and i only had one large lump hit it and give me a shake. i switched to a 42m climbing line, an 8m short line and a pole strop. the shorter line is used for scondry anchors from the front and the pole strop from the side. the 8 meter one is also good for tiny trees and hedges. Jamie
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until your pickup get stuck in the mud and you have to try a self rescue. Jamie
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Bronski beat, small town boy [ame] [/ame] Jamie 'Jamie cut and paste the url from the top box, embedding doesn't work for some reason' Lee Winger
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Laz, How did the splice pull out? Stupid question if the splice was lock stitched or whiplocked suitably this shouldn't have occured. i can hand pull / massage most splices apart but i'm yet to pull out a lock stitched eye. Don't trust things blindly, that goes without saying. If i ever need to tie a knot i generally use a bowline with a yosemite tie off, provided you Tie, Dress and Set the knot correctly there is only one loop. i normally tie a fishermans abover it to keep teh end out the way as well. Jamie
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first and foremost i'm a wood cutter. second i'm a climbing wood cutta Jamie
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This was done on one TIP On the list??? Jamie
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or why are you cutting up a nice big oak log? (apart from that horribe crotch with teh wedge innit). Just be careful you don't get squashed in there however. Jamie
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I know the system and i've used it. i was hoping to open some discussion on it. are carabiners rated to take the load at an angle to the gate? i've seen pictures of carabiners that were not closed properly and heavily loaded. Jamie
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Arbormaster all the way, i tried some blaze which milked a lot, as did my xtc. The blaze also felt a bit small in my hands, i like the feel o 13mm ropes. i've spliced both ends of my arbor master as it doesn't milk at all. Jamie
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Went a daunder up Stac Pollaidh, came back down and the air was black with midges.....only got 2 ticks, don't know how or why they managed to climb up to my knees though. Jamie
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never fished would like to give it a go. Jamie
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I'm back off of my holiday round the northwest. never got half of what we were planning. plus points, swimming off of tongue bay, drinking bramble wine watching the sunset over sandwood bay. long hillwalks, general gist, up to wick, round the top, down the west coast (applecross was misty again ) then 2 days on skye Jamie
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are they meant to be loaded this way, i'm sure on other forums this has been discussed. Jamie
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I don't go to the gym to become a better climber, lugging a 288 up a tree on a regular basis sorts that out. oh and drop starting it sometimes works well too. Jamie
