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Mel Gibson used Zomax chainsaws in Fury Road...

How are the ones I delivered from France doing? Post Brexit phytosanitaire regs have put a stop to private individuals importing plants. Stuart

The stump size is only limited by the operator.

Well, you've all heard of the Great Springfield tyre fire in the Simpsons... Stuart

Hello Mick, Our 150P did this. With our 150P the kick back now won't occur until the hydro oil is warm so no putting in big lumps for the first few minutes. It's a good feature that pulls lumps back from the flywheel so the revs mount faster but the box is a bit tempermental and needs fine adjusting. Sharing and discussing these quirks is all part of happy GM ownership. Stuart

Interesting thread, thanks. Although I enjoy the idea of pruing fruit trees, my own but I dislike intensely doing it for clients who are often strangely attached to the most unfortunate trees. I often get asked to but almost always reject the work apart from cherries which are less disagreable to work on. I also won't get involved in previously hatracked trees unless a removal. Clients mostly demand that their neglected fruit trees are pruned hard because the fruit is out of reach. It takes alot of talk time to convince them that reducing it to a hatrack will not bring them bushels of fruit. I could talk about the merits of a regular pruning regime but there is little money to be made from this service which they see as low value work. When I'm retired, I might consider a side hustle in fruit tree pruning to bolster my meagre pension. Clients here often insist that treat the wounds with 'cicatrisant' which is ,mostly bees wax, thoughts and prayers. On a pre-covid visit to the U.K, I saw my sister had used the local tree surgeon who had transformed their large mature Brambley into a complete sphere. It really was quite striking in it's perfection and must have take many hours to achieve using secateurs as they paid a couple of hundred for this. My brother-in-law was made up with it and laughed when I told them that there will be no fruit for a year and in a couple of years it will be almost double the size. I am sad to write that I was right and they had to buy their cooking apples from Tesco and the tree turned into a massive ball of skinny shoots even quicker than I predicted. Stuart

I have a 3.5t Ifor tipper which carries it very well. Alloy floor though so I need to be careful with logs.

I run a budget tractor, 26hp Solis. It can only lift about 150kg in the bucket but that is enough for my needs. It acts as a tow tug for the chipper, moves rounds, brash and the 3.5t winch is great for ragging over conifers and pulling them to the chipper. Quite fun to use and has been really usefull though at times I do wish I had bought a larger machine. Stuart

Do you know the UK 'dealer' price by chance?

Does any-one know the current U.K prices of any of the following machines: FSI B28 Bandit SG40 Predator 38X(Sold as Laski over here) Vermeer 292, 362 and just so I can dismiss it from my wish list the 382 Cheers Stuart

I'm 52 today. My chipper is 55 (hours) and has not broken down. Milestones eh? Stuart

So much...jealousy...lol!

You selling meth on the side Mick? Stuart

Do you know if the motor and head can easily be detached from the shaft? Storage/transport...

I never considered the twisting torque but yes, good point. The lack of bearings which are vulnerable to water ingress appeals. If I had a large clean workshop, I might be tempted to give replacing them a go. I tried the first time they gave out and failed in my mission so resorted to buying a fresh shaft unit. Stuart

Hello, Any feedback on battery polesaws? I currently run a 2009 Stihl whose model number is lost to memory. A couple of shaft changes where employees have dropped branches on it, a new carb and tappet adjustment plus a cracked head, it has had a hard life but proved a usefull tool hacking back overhanging skinny branches or crown raising less valuable subjects not worth climbing. I intend to sell it before the shaft bearings give out again. I don't like that job one bit. Battery appeals as the shaft is lighter, only having a cable inside and no propshaft and bearings. Motor is of course in the head. Thanks Stuart

Pinched from a Quebec arb guy I follow. I think he normally works with slightly larger machines...

Product review: Both the grinder and the operator are reliable but slow and underpowered. Cake tasted strongly of Ganoderma, de-lignified oak and Longhorn beetle larvae. Hey! This ain't cake you sent me Cropper! It's your bloody rakings! Happy nearly dead day Dave

Keyboard Warrior! How dare you insult my manhood whilst hiding behind a screen. I'll give you stern talking to when you turn up for work, insolant pup of a sub-contractor... Moi x

Beef up by 22% in one article.

As the cost of living rises, are you too considering raising your rates? Here in France, wholesale electricity prices have risen to eye watering levels The public are insulated against this but the evening news reported that bills may double in 2022 for households and small businesses whilst large businesses are not protected from price rises and must shoulder the cost. Reports of businesses cutting hours or evening in the case of a large saw mill, giving EDF the bird and investing in a diesel generator. There are the vagaries of gas and oil supply too. Diesel was down to 1.05euros per litre a year ago and is now hovering around 1.50 All products that rely on electricity in their manufacture are effected of course. Bread doubly so with poor harvests world wide and it being cooked largely in electric ovens. Pasta, butter, all vegetables due to the ban of plastic packaging, continious reports of shortages, price rises across the board. Minimum wage rises here by a measily 11 euros net per month though many employers are facing staff shortages have been forced to up their offers often by several hundred euros per month in order to attract staff. Ikea are raising their prices by 9% so I'll need to work harder still to keep Mrs Lee away from there. Me? well I have too much work booked in and a price hike might help reduce my lead times. Stuart

Aside from the Vermeer hydro tracked machine which is pretty gutless, there is the Toro STX 38 Anyone have experience of this machine? Stuart

I used that Vermeer hydro machine whilst working for @pie eater pete It seemed well made but so gutless for it's size I assumed it was faulty. . Stuart

In the opinion of those with more experience of these things, are grinders which use hydraulic motors instead of belts worthwhile or is the power loss to significant with smaller engines? I've read articles that suggest 'up to' 30% loss overall. Stuart