Tom D

I have the same problem with my vertical machine, in theory you trap the logs between the handle bars and move them like that but some awkward ones need holding. I had a big beech ring go with a pop once while I was holding it with my belly. Knocked the wind right out of me. Mind you i'd still go for a vertical spliter every time, if I was the only one to use mine I'd convert it to one handed operation.

I stand corrected, mine was an old military type. I thought it was the drums which led to poor performance, obviously its not just that. Do the Rear disc types eat pads like the discovery ones?

Quite a few years ago I was fond of the occasional recreational ciggarette, on on occasion I came home from work ( as an agricultural engineer ) and had a shower as normal. By the time i got out a friend had arrived, he'd been given a lift ( I lived out on a farm ). We had a bit of gear so decided to get a little wasted, to save time i did'nt bother dressing and, wearing a bathrobe ate a yoghurt with about an eighth crumbled into it, while we were waiting for this to take effect we had a few splifs. It seemed to take a while for the yoghurts to work but eventually thay did. After a few hours and some munbchies my mate wanted a lift home, it was about ten miles along quiet country roads so despite feeling a little dodgy i decided to drive him home. On the way there we drove in silence, both utterly wasted, in my peripheral vision all i could see was coloured shapes and pictures spinning around. On the way back whilst in a particularly remote spot I hit a badger, they make a surprisingly big bang when you hit one with a mark one fiesta. The problem was , it was'nt dead. I reversed around it so i could see it in the headlights, it was half dead trying to scrabble asross the road. I could'nt leave it like that so I decided to finish it off, I did'nt have any weapon as such so as I was next to a wood i thought I'd get a stick from there. Climbing across a barbed wire fence wearing nothing but a bath robe and a pair of rigger boots is'nt easy, but i managed it and rummaging about in the brambles I eventually found a log, it was a bit big really being around 6' long and about 4" thick but it was all i could find in the dark. I eventually managed to get back across the fence with my caber and dispatch the beast. Picture the scene a family going away for the weekend the kids bored in the back after a long drive, now finally nearing the holiday cottage they drive along the dark country road. Then on rounding a bend they see silouetted in the headlights a crazed monster wearing nothing but a pair of rigger boots and a bath robe billowing in the wind weilding a large log pummeling a defenceless woodland creature to death..... Whoever you are I am truely sorry.

When i had new calipers pads and disks on my old landy the brakes were worse for a while but after a couple of weeks i could lock the front wheels. I think they do need a but of time do bed in. Yours do sound bad though. Just to make you jealous the brakes on my 08 defender are miles better, but it does have discs on the back, I think even now the hd models still have drums on the sailsbury axle.

Did that in a minidigger once, very scary, managed to stop it going right over and get a winch on it. looks like a lucky escape this time too.

https://www.gustharts.com/Products/Arborist%20Equipment/Arborist%20Climbing%20Equipment/Prussik%20%26%20Accessory%20Cord/ What's icetail then?

Wilson Jameson handles the electrical stuff in the borders, i don't know how far west he goes, are'nt QTS in your part of the world.

Did stihl change the carbs design recently? I have two 200's one i bought new 5 years ago, the other second hand last year, both run fine just now but after reading this thread i'll be scared to buy a new one.

I've been using bail out for a while, i think it is double braid, it looks like it, i also have a piece of ice tail which looks very like the tenex but is green rather than yellow. Does anyone rate ocean polyester?

"Don't know where you are in the country but I had a garden clearance, a cherry tree seriously chopped back, removed a fir tree, removed a clematis and supplied and installed a new fence - we are in london, it was a day's work and cost £240. They also took away all the rubbish - it was a lot of work so I think your quote is quite a lot HTH"

I've been doing this for a while now, i have never had an inspection, i don't know anyone who has had an inspection. Maybe things are different in different areas but If anyone has had an inspection i'd love to know what they said etc.

If you could register it as agricultural i think i'd have one. But i'd need a bigger yard first:sad:

Would'nt one of these make a nice timber truck?

Whats wrong with the pickey's tomograph: just bore in with a chainsaw, the bar held vertically. If it dissappears very quickly and the sawdust is brown mush: its rotten. I do this sometimes when I am definately felling, it helps when thinking about hinge thicknesses etc.

Mine has a 2 stage pump, it does make a big difference. Have you goy one of those Ed?

Go for box section rather than angle, its easier to weld and you can use tec screws to attach your sheeting, the screws are hidden inside the box and are MUCH quicker than bolting. Also 1mm galvanised sheet is lighter and easier to signwrite than ply.

Either hava a go on one Steve or at least see some video of it working, Many of the machines I tried before getting mine were too slow, especially the ones with big tonnages, the higher the tonnage the wider the ram and therefore the more oil it takes to fill it and so the longer it takes. The engine driven ones were slower than the pto ones. I have a 16 tonner just now, it will split anything, i think the 20 ton + machines are designed for the continent where they split long billets. Go for 10 to 18 ton max and look for a fast one, I'll try to post a vid of mine when I get a chance just so you've got something to compare with.

Im with bryant kesek, its just the same for me, if they are under my control then i need EL, (which i have) but if i employed another 2 man (or more) team they would be covered as subbies as long as they were not under my supervision. What you can't do is be a climber and have a groundie as a subbie.

I had a long chat with my broker the other day as i was renewing, she explained the subbie issue to me. If you employ subbies you dont need EL if they come as a team (min 2 man), are un supervised, and carry their own EL. If you have just one subbie you must have EL as you can not do tree work on your own and so he must be working under your supervision. Basicaly on any site where aerial tree work is taking place someone must have EL cover; but it does'nt have to be the main contractor.

Unfortunately we ringed the lot, errr anyone want to buy some spikey logs?

Looked at a job today, to take a big limb off a 80 foot poplar, the woman said " we had another man in to do it but he said his ladders were'nt long enough."

After today its definately these.

Aaaamefingers Aaaamithumb. It hurts to type.

i've seen it written both ways. Just checked , i have two identifiers, one is with monkey one with steve.

I know someone who used to chog down streight into the back of his pickup. Never saw the pickup though, it must have been ******.