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Did he buy it from the same guy selling 880s for £1500? Stuart

Cheers, I've passed your comments on. Being French he'll probably end up peer pressured into buying a vile Saelen/Bugnot/Rabaud shredder. At least I have done my part. Thanks again Stuart

Here: Franglais soins des arbres on Facebook Watch FB.WATCH #elagageliffré #elagagethorignéfouillard... Stuart

Hello, I'm currently helping a friend here in France is set up a business. He is rather taken by the TW160. Anyone know what the current U.K dealer price is? Cheers Stuart

If you look on Agri-euro, there the similar generic Chinesium machines at interesting prices. Broyeurs de branches et végétaux - 95 modèles, Promo sur AgriEuro WWW.AGRIEURO.FR Broyeurs de branches & végétaux électriques, thermiques, à tracteur. The one I recently bought for €1372 delivered has proved exceptional for the money. Lacks the finesse and finition of the bigger brands but super value for money. Stuart

10" Panther bar and chains ordered from chainsawbars.co.uk today. It came with a 1/4 drive but I was expecting it to be a much narrower chain. Saw chains, bicycle tyres and French social charges are 2 things which confuse me, 3 things, 3 things, see how confused I get...? Stuart

Hello, Can you run the micro picco chain like the Stihl 140 and 150 uses? Thanks Stuart

Anyway, Chainsaw trousers. I quite like the idea of these Arborflex inners and separate 'skins' I do not care much for the price though. How do people rate the Arbtec Pro trousers? I usually wear PSS which are sold in the E.U but rare in the U.K Stuart

Hey, I did that a few times from Goodwood with a friend who was trying to become a commercial pilot. He'd take 3 of us for £20 each to Bembridge where we'd have lunch then back in time for tea and medals. Happy days... Stuart

We felled the oak in September 2019. Ganoderma resinaceum present and the crown was becoming a liability. An access road for the new metro station passed within a branch drop so the owner reluctantly decided to remove the 110 year old tree. The crown made approx 12m3 of firewood whilst 8m of stem was kept for milling. A year passed before we got our act together. I should have been in the UK doing a windthrown course but quarantine but paid to that. So officially on holiday, we took the opportunity of a break in the weather. Tom's venerable loader is good to lift 1300kg but the log was closer to 4000kg. So we cut in 2 and rolled it into position, building the Peterson mill around it. We milled mostly 120 x 120, 120 x 60 and 400 x 50 Very little wastage but nearly 20 barrows of sawdust! Stuart

I've always work available for a usefull climber, some-one looking to settle long term with their family within commuting distance of Rennes, Brittany. Stuart

Roger that one. I've already consented to the judicious of spikes on one large oak. I know the theory of using strops around stems but having persisted with that for years, I now only use these on high value highly visible trees. It is a total arse of a method when a cheeky but carefull spike will get the job done so much more effectively and with greater stability. I cannot see the damage caused to the bark to be any worse than the damage already caused by the wind. I've warned one client that the shed will get hit and to just lap it up as a tracked MEWP and building an access will be far more than the value of the shed That didn't wash and they are getting other quotes (from a farmer who 'does trees' which is fine, it can be anothers merde. As an aside, I'm promoting the leaving of the ripped and torn stubs as habitat. I've sold the idea once so far. The clients find the idea of an unfinished cut to be too bizzare. Stuart

Soon covering Northern France... (hope springs eternal) Stuart

So... just to recap, does anyone know anything about 'rubber dipped cocks' or shall I ask on the Climbers forum instead? Stuart

Make for a difficult situation both for finding a decent anchor and rigging point. We recently had serious storm (Alex) rip across France. Brittany took a hit and many oaks in full leaf and laden with acorns suffered terrible damage. I've visited many trees, some are easy enough as we can get a truck mounted MEWP to them. Others will require a more expensive tracked MEWP but some are simply devoid of access on all sides and with no suitable anchor point and fragile targets like a newly built sheds, fences and prissy gardens I am at a bit of a loss just how to safely work in these trees. Any-one any tips here? Aside from helicopters, airships or just walking away from such work... Stuart

Oh... I only clicked on this thread because I read it as Rubber Dipped Cocks and was going to tag Mark Bolam in it. Sawdust in my eyes again... Stuart @Mark Bolam

GA Groundcare is £30 per pair of CS100 blades which seems very reasonable. Plus postage. Stuart

Yes, I've now an impact driver, a sack of fresh nuts and a friendly local engineering company to run to if Mr Cockup comes to call. Stuart

I think I'll try adjusting my anvil next blade turn. Thuya comes out in long shreds. Such is the quality of the Chinesium engineering, that the blade anvil gap does not appear to be consistant along the length of the blades but my French climber who owns a CS100 (Arbo18) says his is the same. It has been 8 years since I took a CS100 apart but the memory of trying to undo those fecking blade bolts will live with me forever. Stuart

Bought it for Mrs Lee as the 241 proved a tw*t to start at times. Tia is far more confident using the battery saw, starts every time, silent and light weight. Stuart

Dinan, technically Lanvalley down by the port. A long narrow garden whose access was via a slippery alleyway and half a dozen granite steps. The budget Chinesium chippette has 2 days to chew through thuya hedging, bay laurels, blue cypress, apple watershoots and what ever else the client points her purse at. The weird cutting out issue traced to a badly wired stop switch and the safety switch (now disabled) on the folding infeed. The one way street has a junction to the left of the bollard and further bollards making the parking of a truck and chipper plus pile of brash without first seeking permission from the town hall a logistical nightmare as it is also a mini-bus route with larger delivery trucks passing. So Chinesium Chippette was the way forward. We put 3 hours to the tenth of an hour on it today and feel rather exhausted. Stuart

Just to enquire if any-one has any thoughts on this? Stuart

I thought this was about Steve's domestic arrangements. He has recently taken to wearing a pinafore and undertaking house keeping duties. Stuart

Nah, that is just how they come but I've not heard of people dinging the gubbins or pulling out hoses. Stuart

So you think this is some kind of a German joke YA? Think again... Krummlauf - Wikipedia EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG