Dean Lofthouse

I find the calls come in two or three days after. People get home from work in the dark and don't realise their tree in the back garden is leaning against another till the weekend.

Other little tricks help like: Never let the dog shoot out of the house before you, you make him wait till you go out first. Always pull him back away from the door when someone knocks and make him sit and wait before you open it. Do not let him come forward until you say. Pulling on the lead, if he starts pulling on the lead soon as hes out of the door, turn round and go back, start again until he gets the message, it's you whos leading the hunt today. Basic Amichien bonding teqniques establishing the heirachy. Simple but an absolute must.

So it will be done friday after all cos it's going to be windy tomoz I think, which is when you were gonna do it wasn't it?

Will do:icon14:

Was it Welsh petrol though Peter? Doesn't perform like English petrol. :wave:

Just check the cooling fins aren't bunged up with dust before you blame yourself, if the saw was used in milling there's a good chance.

LOL Nice one

Will do, who do I ask for?

It must be hard work sometimes boys. The last two jobs I've done needed a 4x4 otherwise It would have taken two days dragging. The job I've price and got today, I have to drive 300 yards up a field to get to a diseased chestnut otherwise it would be draggged 100 yards down the garden and round the house. The customer then wants me to chip three small trees and a huge pile of firewood into a space round the side of the house, 80 yard from the drive down a sloping garden. She has said I can drive over the lawn, she will accept any damage. If the chestnut had to be taken out the long way it would take all day, I reckon I can have it down and away in an hour going into the field.

Way of the world now Ben I'm afraid

I need a rope guide and a hitch climber pulley Jonsie can't see Hitch climber in your price list:icon14:

Yeh, your right, just been reading up on it

I'm looking at getting an Art Cocoon, does anyone know if they can be used as a standard cambium saver or are they just for redirects. Or shall I just get the Art rope Guide.

It's all down to if anything goes wrong, you then need your ticket. I work for a big brewery, they will not let you on site without tickets. If you come to claim on your insurance for whatever, you will need a ticket Its only a day course and there'll be somewhere near you.

Do you treat them with anything after they have been carved?

I'll second that!! Be careful, this is becoming a Pete bashing thread :wave:

I was thinking of putting this under the tips thread but it may get missed and is quite an important tip. I've heard may stories of peoples saws seizing for no apparent reason. I have been into power tool repairs for over 14 years and we came across engines seizing quite a bit. There is a thing called cold seize. Many of you may have heard about it but there are a lot of people who haven't. This happens on air cooled engines and basically, what happens is: If you rev the bollocks off a two stroke engine from cold the piston heats up quickly, but the outer cylinder doesn't because of the cooling air being blown around it. So the piston expands quickly and the cylinder doesn't, resulting in the piston picking up and seizing on the cylinder. What you should always do is start your saws, never rev them from cold, and just place them on some soft ground ticking over for a minute or two before bringing them up to full revs. The longer you leave it the better to warm the engine thru. It makes me cringe, when a groundie starts a saw up and revs the bollocks off it from clap cold

Pm me your email Dave and I'll send some

Nice fillings though SCM:icon14:

Isn't that a racist comment, I'm gonna phone the cops!!

A northerner will always be a northerner:icon14:

I have been thinking about it, but then I came to my senses and thought sod it, just cary on with what youve got. Today I worked this morning 30ft away from my house and this afternoon I worked 200ft away from the house. In fact, most days I can see my house from the top of the tree, do I really need a mog?

To a northerner, anyone who lives in London is a Cockney

The first trees may have stood a better chance without the ivy

No, I mean paving flags!! :wave: