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The van seat will kill your back quicker than heavy logs. so stretch out and warm down before you get in.

Why do we think theres astorm acomin?

Great picture. Is it yours?

Or we would all be hapier as our saws would last longer and be more reliable. A chain break snapping on site can be a disaster, especially when theres not a standby saw available. Out side of arb, i buy the best kit I can as I want it to be resilient. In the long term, I find this economical. I do understand the urge to splurge. That's why I have no money.

Can we see some video of that test?

the 200t is already the most insane saw there is. more hp, I guess torque but not higher chain speeds.

Husky top handled saw? Ha Ha Ha Ha. Their last attempt was solid gold was it not. But a competitor for the 200 t would be welcomed.

Despite the off the wall charms of the other threads I'm involved in; I am a tree surgeon too. I have a 200t that is now on it's third Chain break in two years. Previous to this model coming out I have used 020's for nearly 20 years and I don't remember 1 breaking ever! seeing as this is a fairly important link in the safety of an operator; do we think that someone is messing with us?

Not quite everything, but Has anyone noticed that Husky combi cans are wearing out on the base? Pissing out usually oil but sometimes fuel too. Is this because they're manufactured where QC doesn't exist? The 200T? fuel line keeps falling off most saws, chain brake appears to be made of toffee. I don't remember the old 020 being so pathetic. So is this just me or is nearly everything ****?

In the second vid, what's the gear the guy is wearing fron and back?

Right hand start? Left leg!

You had to be able to read the words as well to fully understand the column. Bless.

Ive bumped this up from another thread. 8 years ago. climbers: Gary Wright and Tom Flemming. Harlow Essex.

I used to write the gear junkies column in essential arb from no.1 through to..Years later.I got some free stuff, Which i had to beg for and some I had to send or give back! I used to get pocket money for the photos, but never got paid for the writing. A review column is quite tough especially when you slag off sub-standard kit and the manufacturer puts pressure on the magazine for an apology and wants (and gets) free advertising. Elten Boots anyone!? I kept the pressure on the editor to create a magazine full of inspiring and sexy pictures of tree work, to have great climbing tips from those at the top of the competition ladder, for a letters/comments page. I wanted a square spine monthly mag with a page count close to FHM. A rockin cover shot and loads of impartial gear reviews. I also wanted the writers to be paid union rates. The cover price of £4 I thought would, with the advertising, off set the wages. Those of you who are familiar with essential arb will know just how disappointing the mag became. to be honest even at it's peak it was poor. The more articles about subsidence and RPZ, the more boring it becomes. A magazine needs to reflect what attracted us all to it in the first place (in my case it was adrenalin) as well as informing us about H&S and less exciting consultancy led articles.I'd love to do it again but a mans gotta live.

It is precisely the lack of a good UK arb mag that means forums like this are so good. imagine distilling this forum with it's photos etc into a mag; it would be awesome!!