Ty Korrigan

I find the Efi 37hp Vanguard to be a productive enough engine but have suffered 2 high pressure fuel pump failures in since new. I hope this was just a run of dodgy pumps and not a regular feature of Efi ownership. It has been fine since GM took it into their workshop. I demoed a 35hp TW230 last Summer which was definitely a more productive machine thanks to 4 cylinder torque then later that same week a 26hp 3 pot diesel TP/FSI 175 which though a superbly engineered machine failed to excite after the TW though was quite adequate if you were not chipping up to the max. I don't think I've ever experienced 'vapour lock' on any of the petrol chippers I've used but my Honda mower often won't restart once hot and needs leaving for 10min before trying again. Stuart

Isn't that what GM are doing with the 45hp Evo limited? Stuart

We had the Agri-euro chippette (€1372 or £1200 inc. vat) out this morning for a Quercus rubra reduction. Chipping into some raised beds. Certainly the narrow infeed means more snedding (déforché) but it has plenty of poke. Stuart

That is one advantage of the Grillo which has greaseable bogies. Stuart

@petercb what have you ordered?

Well, that is your experience and not mine. Shipped from Italy within 4 days of ordering. The spare blades and bolts I ordered afterwards arrived equally smoothly. Clearly the issue is with the U.K delivery company and not the supplier. Stuart

The wee pegs on the worm are worn slightly but enough to suddenly stop oiling. I had one in stock from #Sagenspezi. Still running with no filter on the oil pipe but I'll follow the advice given and fit one when I next order from #Sagenspezi Now to fit a fresh worm to my 241 and a solenoid. #wetfridays Stuart

This: More or less the same Chinesium machine for very much less. This one sold from Italy. If you visit my business FB page and scroll to 15th Oct there is a video of it in use. Although I can call upon two CS100s when required, I bought this for a specific job in a hard to access garden in Dinan which I did with my wife. The negative points are an infeed 11cm narrower than the CS100 so even more snedding. A few protruding bolts potentially slowing the flow. Noisier than a CS100 Rubber gasket between chute and cassette and infeed and cassette deforms under pressure slowing flow and causing blockages. Sorted by removing and no ill effects. Security on opening infeed needs removing and replacing with a simple nut and bolt. My verdict is that is is excellent value as an occassional use machine. Knives are cheap at €63 a pair and hold up well enough. In France, the CS100 is sold for over 5 times the price at €8k Stuart Broyeur à branches thermique 15 CV , en Promo sur AgriEuro WWW.AGRIEURO.FR Broyeur de branches thermique GeoTech PCS 155LE moteur...

Well spotted, perfectly true. It was a legit delivery but the truck couldn't reverse up the drive because it was freshly laid so the disabled parking spot was the next best thing. Still, looks proper naughty though eh? Stuart

Hah! Gens des voyages often do the same thing here in France. Totally covered in a garish blown up stock image of a climber with script listing every service finishing in... Pressure washing roofs and drives and exteriour painting. Every morning I go fetch my baguette from the boulangerie there is a stack of equally garish flyers by the till as the owner uses the local travellers himself, blind to the results and the petty scams they perform on his clients. Stuart

No flying French Fcks given. Stuart

Doesn't the HSE regulate these things? Stuart

So... nothing I can tow with a Renault Kangoo...

Great, I'll order a couple. I've a new 2511 which I'm going to run a micro-picco chain on. Still using the Aspen bio oil. Stuart

Until you give yourself a Silky cut and the chip bleeds out or you give blood and it ends up in an RTA victim who after 12 operations has at least 4 chips buzzing around his body. Stuart

Ah... I have this issue with my GM. My recent Ifor tipper lights run fine but plug in the GM and the whole lot light up, been like that since new. @Jase hutch

Yes, we do that and use our tail ends but I hate jazz except a little 40's Glen Miller style... Stuart

When I started, the 2 guys I worked with both rejected the idea of using pulleys and bollards, prefering to make turns around the trunk or another tree or even the truck tow bar. When eventually things moved on and I introduced pulleys and bollards, things went far smoother and far more predictably. I see the rigging wrench as just that. Another complication and cost implication in some eyes but from our first few days of trial the advantages are clear. For the climber too, it is light and easy to carry around and place. One of my climbers often works with his clients or inexperienced lads like gardeners and he sees the advantages of this in his work. The other has yet to try it out though is keen as he too sees the benefits. Another weapon in the armory. Stuart

Well... I try often work with my wife on the ground if climbing. I have some usefull some control over the lowering so the groundy can pull the material clear of obstacles with greater ease. The friction it gives is more predictable and smoother than using wraps around a stub. I'm looking forward to trying out the 70kg version. Stuart

Hello, I tried a search beforehand but nothing appeared. Does any-one use one? I recently ordered the 120kg version with one way pulley from Hevea, a French supplier. It was actually less than from the U.K (which is rare) and post free. We found it a pleasure to use, very practical to hand over the rigging control to the climber when working as a two man team but for lighter branches there is too much friction so it was back to Hevea to order the 70kg. Shame there is no way of turning the friction of the pulley off. I await my parcel... Stuart

Now this, THIS reads like 'Triggers broom' Only teasing, I like continuity, owning a chipper for so long is remarkable. Stuart

Even France has driverless trains on the metro... Stuart

Natural gas engined Iveco chassis cab in all weights up to 7.2t appeals but it is only 136bhp which is rather low for a 7.2t Stuart

Here: https://shop.freeworker.com/protos-integral-nackenschutz.html

It is a Protosser accessory. Clips in the back of the helmet and prevents merde from dropping down your neck. Very usefull for preventing climbers scat thrown from above from hitting my neck when working with Luckyeleven. He often rages and rants in the tree, like a rabid howler monkey especially on Fridays around 3pm. True that. Stuart