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  1. Husqvarna King
    Have you watched the recent reg coates video? Even the American guys were mentioning spud. Which is very good considering there seems to be more "saw doctors" over that side of the water. I currently don't have any modded saws, although it has crossed my mind especially on the 660. I would imagine the older style saws would be more worth it as they seem sturdier built and will last longer than the new high performance throw away crap. Just my opinion.
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    I use these, very cheap and have several pairs for wet days. Can't open your files to see the tree..... sounds like you did a good job ?
  3. Husqvarna King
    Get yourself down to Essex and booked into Steve Woodley's hewing course.......then you could change your name to 'smooth hewn' and would be more employable ?, nice photos by the way ?
  4. Husqvarna King
    Can't you just slide it off the end of the rope (not the spliced eye end obviously)?
  5. Husqvarna King
    The easiest way is with a cam saver with a mallion rapid one end as the small ring. You can set your throw line, then put the throw bag through the big ring ( attach a karabiner if it falls out) and the the other line at ground level can be put through the mallion rapide or fed through the small ring if it can't be unscrewed. Pull into place with a flip action to get into the crotch. Then attach your rope to the line, I use a running bowline with several half hitches (one near the end of rope), very important so that your rope goes through the rings easily. Should be loads of video on YouTube. Other ways of setting them. And you can even feed the throw line through the small ring before you throw.....but I always forget that ?
  6. Husqvarna King
    This had been said before, what if a squirrel nibbled at it? Its not really worth it. If I have a job that's more than one day I would retrieve everything and just leave a throw line or cheap polypropylene in place. With customers consent of course
  7. Husqvarna King
    Maybe people do use old climb lines for rigging but on an instructional/advertisement video it's pretty poor. Especially on a piece of rigging kit designed to prevent shock (lowering large wood). I would like to see their risk assessment and method statement if that had to make an insurance claim. "Yes judge my climb....erm I mean rigging rope has up to date loler" ?
  8. Husqvarna King
    I have a 180 amp stick welder that can be turned up higher with industrial electrical supply. It wasn't that expensive, £180 I think. I bought a gasless mig hoping it would make welding thin stuff easier but it's horrible. I normally just stick weld everything now. The gasless wire is expensive as it has a built in flux. Also it blows just as many holes in thin metal as an arc welder so really no advantage
  9. Husqvarna King
    I heard it was prolonged cold that did them in....5+ days or so of below -8degrees or so
  10. Husqvarna King
    I recon he's holding out for a Christmas box ?
  11. Husqvarna King
    You can Pollard that, they respond fine. Half way should do. Late Winter is best late February ?
  12. Husqvarna King
    With the old 020av you never got a choice, normally smelt burning jumper first ?
  13. Husqvarna King
    That's what I'd heard, was hoping they'd do a slightly larger version for 13mm.... But nothing as yet
  14. Husqvarna King
    Also interested in the Zigzag when my 13mm new England is out of date. Just concerned, I love 13mm rope, does 11.7 feel much different when pulling on the hands? Is descent that much faster than a prussik? I was hoping they would have done a ZZ more suited to 13mm rope. Does it seem a pain on small climbs having to pass the whole rope through the ZZ? I normally just use a prussik and add a pulley on larger trees.
  15. Husqvarna King
    There's many far wiser with much more experience than me. Generally if it's healthy you don't want to be making large cuts like that (looks loads more than 8ft) probably double. Agree that you are reducing sail but in years to come it will probably look a bit shit
  16. Husqvarna King
    I try to prune trees for how they will look in future, not when I leave the job site. Not having a dig mate took me a while to learn after effect of pruning
  17. Husqvarna King
    But the re growth will be in undesirable places... On branch ends etc. Trying to make a new leader.
  18. Husqvarna King
    2100 husq....a beast ?
  19. Husqvarna King
    2100 or 2101
  20. Husqvarna King
    What difference would 8ft make?? Sealing was not recommended years ago. It does more harm than good.
  21. Husqvarna King
    Cable Bracing? If it needs keeping. Don't top it
  22. Husqvarna King
    1/3 off a Scott's pine?! Just recommend ivy removal or removal of whole tree. It will look shit topped and will pose more danger in the future if topped
  23. Husqvarna King
    The build up...it's like a movie....this could be the DVD box cover ?
  24. Husqvarna King
    I have a pair of electric boot dryers husky make them. I dry wet boot with them but also put them in when I wake up (even if dry) if I know it's going to be cold. Starting with warm feet helps
  25. Husqvarna King
    Careful you don't injure your fanny ??

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