Mesterh
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I have had to unblock the oil pump quite a few times on the 020;s and then blow the pipe and filter out. It doesnt take long tbh and is easy enough. If yours is playing up a bit it is worth doing when you get a chance.
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Pollards, the forgotten art-discussion
Mesterh replied to Tony Croft aka hamadryad's topic in General chat
Cheers Hamadryad. They are indeed great pics of great trees! So much more interesting to look at I think, and gotta be better for the wildlife with all the nooks and crannies to hide in. -
If its metal and you can get your hand in somewhere see if you can feel any dents on the inside that are on the outside. If it feels smooth then its double skinned. Or get a pair of calipers in somewhere and measure the thickness of the wall.
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Ive used parrafin/kerosene in the past and that seems to work quite well. But, only to clean out debris from the tank not to unblock a blocked filter. Tbh has only happened with the 020/ms200T. It can be surprising how much sawdust and crap comes out of the tank!
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To say I'm surprised is a bit of an understatement to find that quite a few people consider it acceptable to use spikes (other than when performing a takedown) and, so it would seem fair practice to use spikes while climbing an awkward or difficult tree. So what I was wondering then I am in the minority (well I know I'm not with those I have worked for and who I still work with) in the current arb world? Ive heard all the old excuses err sorry reasons plus a few new corkers as to why its acceptable although none of them convince me yet. So what are others thoughts and practices? I have bunged in an anonymous poll for those who wouldn't like to comment or be seen to not run with the crowd, ie think its bad practice. For arguments sake we are talking about spiking wood that is being retained on the tree.
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Pollards, the forgotten art-discussion
Mesterh replied to Tony Croft aka hamadryad's topic in General chat
They are all brill photos but this one is extra brill:laugh1: [ATTACH]45616[/ATTACH] Looks like it belongs in a Tolkien book! -
Just wondering since it does seem that some people have bad luck with certain saws with the loosening of bolts etc could because of something like an out of balance crank or flywheel upping the vibes a bit. I doubt anyone is going to bother changing them out to test it but it must be something causing the problem.
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Ah right I understand now. I thought LA had given you the spec to prune back 2 meters and you thought it was too much. It its strange when they don't allow light reductions but will happily top street trees when required. I suppose its a case of do as I say not as I do, and don't bother leading by example.
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I think its quite acceptable, why not? Are you saying the LA should only allow less of a reduction?
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So what we are saying is that the dealer selling the saw should take responsibility for checking the saw over rather than the manufacture? And that if there maintained regularly they should break down? Rubbish, thats like saying land rovers are reliable as long as you fix them before they break! Ive never liked Husky's because they arent as reliable as Stihl's that I think is a FACT! Well IMO:001_tongue: Does sound like Magnus is a top dealer to have a bout though.
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Poor weather for the last 2 months hasnt helped either. I doubt many people have been out in thier gardens thinking the hedges need sorting or "I really must get one of the professional tree people to inspect the health of my tree." Works been well below average here for the last 18-24 months anyway. Pricing has gone beyond even "Doing it for the wood", I'm removing a eucalyptus next week for nothing "Just for the smell" As Mick says though you never know what job can pop up around the corner.
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Try these. [ATTACH]45304[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]45305[/ATTACH] Failing that send it to me and I will fix it for £300:thumbup1:
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99.9% of the time I just climb then and walk ish along the top. Nice big 3 way ladders for the sides. I have only came across one hedge job where it needed a mewp, but I haven't looked at every hedge job.
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ITV now, one of the toppest films ever.
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a very usefull mog !!! even if it is 65k
Mesterh replied to combined tree services's topic in Large equipment
Ah they have one of those here, not sure if it is a 32M jobbie though! Had a look at it ages ago when I hired a cherry picker off them, was a nice bit of kit. -
Whats wrong with the alloy high lifts? The plastic ones are too cheap to buy and therefore easier to loose than an expensive alloy one.
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What volume of chip do you reckon you had? Or did you already say. I have an LDV that weighs 2.6T empty and I can get 6 cube in on a squeeze.
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I reckon I would do that in a day with 2 others so would be about £400-450.
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3859kg.
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All interesting stuff about the washers etc, but really, on a pro saw should we have to start changing parts and being careful of torque settings. I only have one husky (3120) and the exhaust bolts do a good job of coming loose.
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I win a big percentage of my jobs because I am the cheapest. I still do a top job and compared to most on here my rates are too cheap, I still get undercut quite often though!
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a very usefull mog !!! even if it is 65k
Mesterh replied to combined tree services's topic in Large equipment
Theres not many companies that could use that machine to its potential to make it pay surely! -
Nice bit of spotting:001_smile: Hi-lift Alloy wedges FTW!!!!! Although I have smashed a few to bits in the heat of something not moving.
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No its a crime committed by both, fracture pruning is just a fad thier going through. IMO the most natural way to remove a branch is with C4, just like the Egyptians used to do.
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All in pay just under 10K a year for 100m2 inside and 40m2 outside. The rates, water,elec soon adds up!
