Mike Hill

Yes,thats true.But its lately been the case that there is "no problem" untill the bill arrives. I like your photo idea,I'll put my camera in my bag.

After a spate of unhappy clients demanding more work to be done shortly after receiveing the bill,does anyone have a "disclaimer" on their work orders? "Should the client not be present during the work,all work is to be carried out to limit of description above and Tredoktor.AS" Thing is,one client after returing home to see her Birch we had crown reduced.Waited two weeks untill the bill arrived and then wanted more off.I said no,and that we would fell it for free if she kept the wood,now she wants the price reduced.Claiming we only took 20% not the 30% specified. This is the kind of problem you encounter in the private sector of Arb work and I'm not sure if any disclaimer would stop the kind of client hassel outlined above,but does anyone have a disclaimer?

Farmi CH160 PTO driven unit behind a Unimog

Nailer,do you find that the BC1000's air filter location makes it suseptable to damage when towing it onto site clearance jobs? We also found that it clogged faster than most chippers,we did a fair bit of dead tree removal (lucky us) and the bark beetle killed spruce are very dusty when chipped.If you spend heaps of dosh on a large machine,it should come with at least a pre-cleaner you can keep an eye on during the day.

I'm pleased that you've had a good run with yours Nailer.They seem to be a bit "hit and miss" at Vermeer lately.I worked with one BC1000 that ate clutches like it was going out of fashion and had seemlingly undending problems with the auto feed control. Vermeer like their hand clutches and theirs nothing wrong with that,except with a "step down starter motor" could they eliminate the need for a clutch? A year after the BC1000 fiasco I worked with a BC1400 that was also a lemon.Stress control failed so often we permanently bypassed it,switches failed constantly,solenoids died,finally the bolts fell out of the engine mounts and the motor almost fell out.All the new BC1800's in the States had to be recalled the following year as the frame would crack behind the engine. Funny thing is that the company I worked for had an old BC1800 with a Perkins engine in it.No stress controll or frills and that thing kept on chugging and by design a much better simpler machine.

Does look good,but a higher collar might make it a better product? Would cut down on the chance of water running down your back.

If your cutting hardwood all day long,bring you angles back.This introduces the cutting edge to the timber more progressivley and seems to keep the saw sharp longer. The 33degree angle is to my best understanding just a good all round angle.If you are cutting Poplar for days, a shallower angle and lower depth gauge hight will make for faster cutting. Like wise for soft wood,pointing the file tip downward as you file,even nicking the tie strap a little bit will elongate the gullet and let that thicker woodchip that is produced faster by the shallow angle/low depth gauge comb clear the curf faster. Tapping the file on the bar every three or four teeth knocks off the steel filings and makes the file cut better.

Yes,thankyou for reminding me!

Theres a guy in Germany getting 550hp out of an OM366. Probably have to mid mount it in my U1000 as there wouldn't be enough room for the twin turbo's and the intercooler.

Dead right!

Where are you getting the winch from Ben? I've seen a few on Ebay in Germany for between 2 and 3 thousand Euros. I'm looking for one myself.

5€ is plenty if.... The Rent is paid The phone is free Company wagon Company gas Gear allowance Saws are new Groundies are top And flights there and back are paid Get all that right Tisa and you'll have no shortage of takers.

Yes I have used one. Its bloody hard to control,if your are not pulling flat and directly toward the winch it will twist and lurch about.It really takes two to operate it. We used one to pull bundles of brush up a hill and rigged a block on a tree to provide lift while tying the winch back with two ropes.The system worked ok but one person had to stop the winch from flipping onto its side.They don't seem to like wet rope and you may have to wrap the capstan many times to get propper grip.This eventually wears out the plate that sepparates the capstan from the winch gears untill the rope can pop into that area and jamb thw whole thing up. Maybe we over used the winch but going by the price it should have been able to handle full days work.It was another of those "good ideas" that eventually sit in the shed corner gathering dust.

Good stuff mate!

Or just use a chain,it dosn't stretch and never wears out. And who needs knots since it has a handy hook on one end.

Bryce still own that outfit?

I recomend just calling a dozen companies in Berlin,have a look in their version of the yellow pages.You'll find it online. Going straight over to a job has its advantages,but if the company turns out to be not to your liking then if they got you your accomadation then things get difficult. Don't forget about Norway,Sweden,Danmark,Canada etc.I don't know what the pay is like in Germany these days,but you don't seem to hear of many folk going to work a season there like you did ten years ago.

I would like to see a maintainance section,where one subject could be delt with completley on one issue like checking and changing wheel bearings.All the way to how to rebuild a saw over say four or five issues.Just sharing and showing knowledge that could take years to pick up.

Thats true,if your not mechanically inclined then think seriously about getting a Mog.I've had mine one month and had to do a fair few things to it.Thankfully nothing major but as they differ in so many ways to a normal truck that I think its best to have a specific need for one,ie tight acess or cross country travel. We have done a couple of jobs that would have been impossible with a nomal 4x4 tip truck,unless you had taken a dozer in there and done some bladework to the ruts and rocks we had to get over/around. I'd love to uprate the HP on my U1000,but after last weeks "Bog a Mog" fiasco,I'm putting the money towards a winch!

Try putting the spare tyre on the bonnet.Its out of the way and handy for putting slings and large shackles in when off roading.Just remember to drill through one of the bolts and put a wee padlock on it,or someone might have it away.

I agree with the idea of the turn table chipper.Weight distribution is not such a problem if it is a single axel model if it has a foot that slides down at the rear to stabilise the machine if its swiveled once uncoupled. I wrote off a brand new Schiesinger early last year when the locking mechanisim on the turntable failed as I went around a corner,the machine began to slew around violently before it broke off the tow hitch and rolled down the road.One of the steel tabs on one side of the hole the locking pin engaged had a bad weld and had fallen off.This allowed the pin to ride up and with momentum fight the downward pressure of the locking mechanisim and around and around she went.Thankfully it didn't hit any cars. Double luck that I had hired it for the day!

Thats the thing,its illeagle to own a firearm for the purpose of self defence in the UK. It is also illeagle to own a Knife or Bat for the same purpose.Both knives and bats have other purposes than to kill or injure people and the key words here are,Use and Misuse. Anyone who hurts or threatens somonewith an air rife or knife is misusing it,they should be and always have been delt with by the law.Air rifles are designed either to shoot Vermin or Targets,not humans.Banning the sale of air rifles isn't the answer,as banning handguns did nothing to stop gun crime in the UK as anyone who misuses either is a criminal by way of misuse.

At the end of the season in Ak we might be climbing in -20c.I'd wear two pair of long johns,socksX2,couple of thermal tops,polar fleece over puffer jacket. And a Helmet liner with neck flap and ear plugs. I'd wear the snow boots on the ground but suffer wearing Wesco boots in the trees, oh and somtimes wear a neoprene face mask if there was wind. Wasn't much fun to be honest but like I said it was the end of the season

Three words:LATEX CAT SUIT Waterproof,flexable,durable and daring. Why they havn't caught on is anyones guess? Oh,thats it,not chainsaw proof.