Husqvarna King
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Everything posted by Husqvarna King
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Yeah they are great but you can't change the angle of the cut so only really work well on side branches
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I agree that ladder and secateurs/silky will give the best job but how about the fiskars telescopic pruners, or similar?
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Pretty unfair to call it a Bartlett's fell.........they didn't put their pull rope that high 🙈🤣
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Haha rig big or go homo 😂
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I'll look into that, thanks, kind of didn't want to fill the soak away with chemicals but I suppose if it's every 5 years or so it shouldn't be that bad.
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I was always told to use resiblock22 but it was over 10 years ago that I did the drive and I never got round to it, they have faded badly now 😬
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Thanks for the reply. Agree with the cheap sealer, I have often heard that it is terrible. I have a aco gulley drain across my drive and any washed out sand will just end up clogging my soak away. That's the main reason I don't want to pressure wash.
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My block paved driveway is starting to look a little tatty with moss in the corners etc. I don't like using a pressure washer as it takes out too much of the jointing sand. The hand held scraper/wire brush with a long handle does the job but it takes ages. Would rather use mechanical rather than spray/chemical wash. Has anyone used a nylon or wire brush on a strimmer before. Was it any good? Was thinking of trying something like this on a Stihl fs90r
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I'm husky through and through and I have to agree, having worked on a few of their hobby saws and they are wank. Not done much cutting with them but things like the chain tensioners, the 'chocolate bar', everything about them is cheap crap. I'd try and push my budget for a pro saw or look at pro second hand saw before buying one of the hobby saws
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On the long reach Stihl (older style) there's one bolt through the plastic thing that keeps the grease in place (inside the head) I bet it's this
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Best type c chainsaw trousers for under £270?
Husqvarna King replied to Sam Clark's topic in Climbers talk
Why the £270 limit, pay the little bit more and get the pfanner arborist. They are very hard wearing, comfortable and flexible. Best trousers I've ever had -
Agreed, you could also put a decent ratchet strap or two in place while you are climbing 👍
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Silky poles good for the big stuff but also use the telescopic wolf garten with a home made push pull hook. Being able to push is very handy and it's useful for setting ropes afar or retrieving them
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Lined my old ifor tipper with 6mm stokbord just over 2 years ago, still going strong
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Jones were good, especially at the time when Justin was a visitor here, he was helpful and if you mentioned your arbtalk user name you got a discount when ordering over the phone. I wouldn't order from them again now though. I would worry that they'd have my money for months and then go bust. Honeys seem much more on it and with promoting their business, apparently they even splice ropes for jones. That's crazy 🤣
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Not sure which part of the UK you are in, but Ernest Doe sell a selection of ash handles to fit different size heads. I have fitted a few from there now.
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Haha that will be more than good enough 👍
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Cool machine. Also named similar to my dating strategy in my younger days 🤣
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I agree with others here, you definitely need to try first, have a bit of a climb before investing in your tickets. And see if you can do a few days for a company. A lot of the social media side of arb shows climbers knocking out big tops and swinging around a big open oaks etc, all the nice stuff when in reality a lot of it will/could be trimming rows of conifers, not being able to see out of an ivy covered tree in the pissing rain, dragging branches up wet muddy slopes and down narrow access ways....I love the graft, but on some days I'd definitely want to be in your office job. Good Luck though, you definitely need to follow your heart 👍
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Fibreglass would work, or if you still have the broken piece you could try using a decent soldering iron and melting it back together. Melting thin rods to tie the two together and black cable ties as a filler. Have done similar with good results. Will your mate be happy with a repair though. I new fairing would be better if the rest is in good nick.
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Normally been very good with me. Much better than fr Jones have been over the last few years
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Dealing with problem staff that don't listen
Husqvarna King replied to Chrissy's topic in General chat
I lined the caged sides of my ifor tipper with stokbord, I was very impressed with the stuff, 6mm thick. I was surprised when she sheets I ordered 10ft by 5ft came rolled up 🤣 very flexible and hard-wearing stuff. Definitely suitable for track mats for smaller machines, guarding a fragile roof or rendered wall, probably better in a standard 8x4 size though. To the OP, I definitely wouldn't use a pressure washer on the render, even if it doesn't take the render off the paint will probably go. Just a brush and soapy water will get the green streaks off 👍 -
I had one of those ama top handles as a back up for my 200t, about 12 years ago, it was pretty poorly made but very cheap, I only ever climbed with it once and really only used it for odd bits here and there on shrubs etc. I thought they were an Italian company but obviously a Chinese chainsaw
