Mike Hill

Not Montell Pines? If they were,we could tell you how to do it

Not as much as feeding it a big branch does,time and time again. Adding a little weld close to the shaft won't matter. None of the disc's are perfect anyhow,the have more cast than you think.

If you do take the cutting disc out,it's vital that you scribe around the pillow bearings before unbolting them from the mounts. They have to go back mm perfect . You should get that disc out in a couple of hours easy,lift it out with engine hoist. I just welded them in situ but if your taking it to a welding shop they might appreciate better access.

No. If it's not doing what you want,slow down the feed rollers or buy a better machine. Forst is a lightly built chipper with alot of corners cut in building them. Grind out the crack.weld it up and give it a couple of runs over your new weld. Put some stiffners in it too if you like. They go almost over where it cracked funnily enough.

Well... I have welded two different machines in that same area as well.I know of another that has suffered from the same poor weld quality. Grind out and re-weld.You can preheat if you like but my 200amp kempi welded it up no worries.Dont worry too much about damaging the bearings if you do pre-heat,there is alot of steel between that area and the bearing seals. You could weld stiffeners between the fans like Jensen has,they crack but not at the welds in the axis shaft like the forst do.The whole cutting disc flexes when its being fed bigger stuff. The stiffeners are sections of a steel ring welded between the fans incase you are guessing

You never know the route out though. Could have been down a spiral staircase along a hallway with two turns then up another spiral staircase and out through a Chemist shop. The owners of which " forgot" to clear two aisles before you arrived and are determined to remain open throughout the job. " Watch out for my bloody stock items thank you very please".

I remember seeing a picture of your carpet. I remember thinking that was probably what the carpet in Jeffery Dahmers resembled.

I can fix her ....

Which side is that mate? I have a pretty good idea of your level of experience ,judging by the way you prioritize something that isnt really of much relevance in general. We are underpaid in some areas because most of the work we do is pretty easy and the bar to entry into the self employment is minor. Plus the fact that colleges churn out new "climbers" many of whom start out for themselves hoovering up the easy money. Been like this in the UK for ages and we are seeing more of it in Scandi now too.

Straight up mate,you sound like half the problem in this industry. Over-thinking ,inexperienced, over equipment climbers trying to find reasons not to get the job done. The likelihood of injuring yourself aloft,to such an extent as you cannot self rescue is vanishingly low. So low in fact that refusing a job on the basis of there not being a rescue climber onsite is pretty pathetic.

If you think you need a rescue climber,should you really be climbing in the first place?

It depends on how you feel about it yourself. Probably the worst reputation you can get as a contract climber,is that of being a prima-Donna though. I would have done the job because honest to God, I have never expected to have a rescue climber on site.

Sounds like your on the right track. Keep positive and don't give up. Keep us posted on how you get on.

Looks like your holding the gun a bit too far away from the metal as well.

What an opportunity!