Mike Hill
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Could I run it on aviation fuel? Does it have cup holders? What colour are the valve caps?
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We swung alot of the wood onto the old Bedford,it was a good climb out of the Dock area and I was sweating thinking the clutch would slip! Should have known better! Go the Bedford!
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Here are some pictures from today.We have six large Spruce on a beach to fell and remove.To many steps up to the lawn and the Trees were too large to tow with our boat. So we hired in a old Ferry that had a crane with a 90foot boom.We stripped the Trees and bundled the branches yesterday,and dismantled them with the Crane today. Seeing the crane boom roll along its axis from the swell as at the same time its bending due to load,was a unique experiance. All in all a great fun job,next time I'll roll the mog onto the deck and blow the chips over the side.
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I think for certain Arb operations gym training is beneficial,especially large sectional felling.If you are using a large chainsaw aloft day in day out,then as stated before your muscles won't have time to recover and you may become weaker. If the amount of load placed on those muscles is less than their capacity, then the amount of energy used is less,recovery time shortened and you don't feel so knackered at the end of the day. Also the more muscle around any given joint,lessens the amount of load a joint is subject to and cuts down on wear.
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When using a "gypsy stick" (pole pruner) it is advisable to avoid standing on the center of your rusty Transit Vans roof or dents may result. The spilt fuel however may have a rust killing effect on the paint. All points to consider.
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He might have been making a"chair cut" you cut laterally first,then down on an angle to meet the lateral cut. Its good for cran use as if the boom is no centered or the peice torques it won't swing towards you.Or once you have met the lateral cut and there isn't enough tension on the peice,it won't jamb your saw.
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Good thinking Tom! I'm going to give it a try,somthing different anyway mate.
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Welcome to the forum!Get your tickets by all means,but your attitude will gain you emploment.Just use your course knowledge as a basis and value the advise you get in the feild. Best of luck mate.
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I have never had a flat tyre,which makes me an excellent driver.Much better than anyone who has ever had a flat tyre,which was of course their fault as they were driving.
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I never go to a Rave in a woodland without mine! "reach for the lazers...."
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Any phone call like "I think the tree is going to fall over any minute" is enough for me to hit the imaginary "Emergency rate meter" that is mounted on the dash of the Unimog. None have fallen over before we have got there.Ever.
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Cambium saver will fly accross the garden and lever the clients cat. Its only happend to me once but it had me laughing for weeks.
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Its going to happen.We have all been walking for years but somtimes we trip over,safe chainsaw use and two attachment points (lanyard and rope around the stem) help minimise the ammount of skin you'll loose.But thats alsopart of the job I'm afraid.
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Well done Dean! Sad thing is that the old man probably gave some of the best years of his life to defend the rights that those little vermin who attacked him enjoy. I hope the scum get banged up.
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I beleive they are either genunine Sthil saws manfactured in South America or knock offs from China. Sthil makes saws for the local market,German ones for europe,has a plant in the US and one or two in south America. OSH woun't permit these saws to be used hand held in NZ.They lack a chainbreak.If I were you,I'd hold off buying one untill you have had a look at one in person. Thats my $0.02
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I'm going to the APF! Then Egypt for ten days in Dec
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Chop it in half with the axe mate.Its just not worth taking chances with stuff like that imho
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Thanks for posting the video! As you said ,there is alot you still need to learn.You probably know just how lucky you might have been to get away with the way that top split out!If it had slabbed down the stem instead of upwards like it did,the result would have been certain injury or even death. Thanks again for posting and I hope you stick around,contribute to the forum and pick up a thing or two!
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That was as high as my pole saw would reach.Yes,even with the Broom duct taped to the end of the handle and standing on the roof of my van. I am however going to remedy the situation once I get hold of Lee's pole set in Sept.Then I'll be back to do a propper job.As well as some block paving and mount loverly concrete statues of horse's on the gate posts.
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No actutally he stubbed his toe getting into his "Freelander" .However thats academic as he no longer is in the Arb industry. His opinion however remains valid.
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I'm curious to know,if anyone who has worked doing another trade at peoples homes,painter,carpenter etc.Did clients ask you to do little "could you just.." jobs at no cost?
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"Gay Cowboy" sayes "I'd have used a gob too Mani"
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I worked out there a couple of times,500DM per day,free accom and free Beer.Loved the place and once got a Merc chip truck up to 160kmph down the autobahn to Freiborg.
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Earmuffs keep my Tweed flatcap pefectly in place.Also they help secure the hankycheif I wear on my head during the hot summer months.
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The regular "Gob" cuts come first.The cuts at 90deg are to halve the "Gob" to make it easier to knock the gob out.The saw bar is 36" and I bored the middle out of the Tree from the front. I usually make the bottom cut of the "Gob" upwards,so in conjunction with a inwards facing top cut in the "Gob" you can fit the power head of the saw further into the "Gob" when boring out the middle.
