Husqvarna King

yeah my mrs thinks im a secret rapist from the state of my arms!!!

I prefer not to top out a conifer thats staying.

 

You don't normally have the room....and even when you do you could break one of the laterals that is supposed to be left....and it may ruin the shape.

 

I tend to get as high as I can and dismantle the laterals.... then section/reduce the main stem to a decent lateral so tha it doesn't die back.

Thats spot on:icon14:

will start to spread outwards when topped, so best to lightly trim the sides too....but not too hard

when topping conifers i normally only take up a cheap Eurostop, these are cheap and theres plenty to stand on when your up there, never wear spikes unless a takedown!!

The rear tyres at the moment are wearing the same as the front, and we have had some very heavy loads on her

Sorry, i didnt mean from the weight, surely when you turn (like a lorry) one set of tyres are scuffing while the others are moving?

my hi-lux has the turning circle of a cruise liner!!!

Arborworks 150" 6x6 Land Rover and Chipper

nice!! does it scuff ther rear tyres badly when turning though?

Where was the "no stress light" on the Mog or chipper?I understand some Tractors have a device that will increase the revs if the attached device draws the revs down underload.My Mog has none of that.

Yeah,I'd say that the 1450/1500 rpm range is about what I'm currently running the CH160 on.What a titty system for adjusting the anvils.Spent ages fine tuning them the other day,only to have the anvils"modify" the leading edge on the blades...bugger.

eah modern tractors have a device that not only adjusts the revs but also the injector pump to help keep the desired revs under load

do you mean the rev counter on the mog dash? the mog could be/ should be doing more than 1000rpm engine speed to give 1000rpm at the PTO, like i said Flails/chippers on modern tractors require them to be pretty much flat out 2200/2300ish RPM, and they have a pto speed in the cab too

sounds absolutely fine to me, most tractors etc run at 2300rpm or so to give out 1000 on the PTO on certain machines

How does a Pantin work?

I asked the same question when i worked on a farm, we had a 24 metre sprayer that wasnt classed as an ag vehicle but as a "special" this meant it could be driven on the motorway etc etc even though it only did 30mph:scared:....A unimog can fall in to the same category, my old forestry contracting boss had an old 1982 mog, we used to take it to Baddow/Hanningfield in Essex and always got our spares and there were several in there for breaking etc, the guy knew his stuff too

Liking the new Blue socks!!

yeah...try going to the builders merchants and seeing if they have a heap of spares/unwanted...I got some like that the other day!!

I feel sick now:scared: Have no saw scars (as yet touch wood!!) but had to have a blackthorn cut from my calf a year or so again...that was deep, job to see the scar now though

yeah that is certainly worth £150 i'd say, the timber, The equipment, The fuel/oil/electric, the finish, and the time taken by the rookie to do it too!!:wave:

That looks great Steve:icon14:

Yeah its a new series, the climber is good although looked a bit hairy when he was felling and logging for charcoal in the first series, saw was at arms length etc etc...did anyone else think the same?

looked into this myself....you may have to change your drive sprocket to 3/8....

F.R.Jones (deceased) and Son (59) and grandson (35 me) and great grandson (11 in training).

And a great company you have, thanks for the Brushcutter Jonsie:icon14:

You can do a downward back cut AND leave a "conventional" hinge.

I meant a conventional back cut....also on Leylandii re-growth the stems are thin, spear cuts are good for these too (as taught on NPTC)

if the stem is that thin then you can cut and hold, or cut and snap, if it is too heavy then you should be able to bore cut and leave a conventional horizontal hinge, I dont see any need for a downwards back-cut, it is bad practice

I used to use a Spearhead long reach flail for the guy i worked for before going self employed, i once managed to get a whole chainlink fence (that was rolled up and grown over) wrapped around the drum!!! was a total nightmare, bolt croppers and wire cutters would do nothin as it was so tight...but the gas axe worked a treat!:wave:

Hahaha i bet they were comfortable though....nothin like a stiff pair of new boots:wave:

I have a HS80....and is still be bee's knees....will replace with an 81 when it goes though...shame they changed something so good to be honest