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  1. josharb87
    Cheers, its an Avant 750 Not mine unfortunately. Its great, the grapple makes it far better than the normal grabs-you can drag out long sections so not limited by width, stack higher etc.
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    Mondays job was the felling of 4 pines and a spruce (no pics) tuesday was loading up and grinding the 3 stumps on the lawn.. 65m3/18.5ton of wood and branches. Todays morning job was rigging down a maple (windy hence rigging) driving it out, stacking ready for collection.
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    Really tragic situation. RIP martin
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    No offense, but if it's the perfect motor, it's worth traveling for it. Get a train to the nearest station to the dealers and pre-arrange for them to pick you up
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    Yesterdays Oak reduction
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    Completely standard for the odd job or tump cut it's fine, luckily no metal or dirt otherwise it'd have struggled on a dull chain. I guess if it's a volunteer group that's doing the wall restoration it's not costing much at all??
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    Stock, standard chain. It's my groundys, normally has a 20". Razor sharp it coped surprisingly well on the pine, felt more like a 28"
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    Cracking mid flight Rich! This was Part of Todays job. 2 hours to get it to a stick. most of the crown was rigged down, one of the double tops removed, leaving one top and a bit of front weight to fell a big top into the garden rather than chogging down. Felled the stick with a 372/36" ready for collection on monday. Nice simple job.
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    Do you actually use the electric thing?
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    Nothing to do with me, except a mate works there. Posted on a Swedish tree page. Hello all again, Avancerad Trädfällning are looking to employ 8 arborists for a 2 year contract north of Stockholm, start date after the summer, 2 years post certification experience required, get in touch as soon as possible for more details. 2 arborists with the above experience needed for a contract north west of Gothenburg. Start before the summer, get in touch, Dave. Their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/avanceradtradfallning?fref=ts I believe it to be rail work
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    I think the idea is if you had a few battery products they'd share battery's and chargers
  12. josharb87
    So a few years back i worked along side one of these Hiab grapple saws and i was not impressed. Worked with one yesterday, with a 'kin ace operator and WOW! On this PARTICULAR job there was no more efficient way to remove the trees. Averaging 40mins a tree, thats dismantled over hedges/fruit trees/roofs, in the container and logs stacked. The stump pic is a 66 with 30"bar for reference, the fungal bracket had 26 clear growth rings.
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    Past couple of days
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    I find that stuff leaves stains on the inside
  15. josharb87
    The Kilfinan hotel in Argyll, Scotland. Had the best, most mouth watering steak I've ever had there. Normally i scoff down food, but that steak you just wanted to let sit in your mouth. It was truly outstanding!
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    Haha, I had one of them! But badged as a Seat, was ace on fuel (1.9 non turbo diesel) and bombproof. Sometimes had a problem with starting which was the starter relay (in the fusebox) used to eat 1 of them every 2-3 months. But at a tenner each i didn't bother finding out why it ate them.
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    I'll pass that on to my mate who now runs it when I'm next home, sure he'll be chuffed
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    Excellent, Thanks Codlasher
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    As title, Name and Contact details would be great thanks
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    I've worked for mike a few times over the past 5years and been on a weekend break to Bergen. It's a really beautiful place when the sun shines and I would probabally be living there if it wasn't so wet! I don't have a bad word to say about mike, tredoktoren or the work, quite simply if you can you can, trees are trees no matter what country they're in. If you're nervous you can live up to expectations a course might help but I doubt it. If like you say you're happy dismantling big trees you've probabally got nothing to worry about good luck
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    I would prob go for the 16mm 5m split tail for the pulley and an 8m one for the capstan. I use a 13mm rope for my light rigging line Fwiw a50m rope you can do a 90ft tree-pulley at 70-75ft and you still have a few feet to lower with at the end That kit looks very good value when you start to price the bits up individually.
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    Never had a problem with resin, getting damp and freezing can be a problem, but not really a problem in the uk climate
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    Oh nooo..... Well It's the same length as the op posted in his first post, and if it's still a problem I guess frjones might just be able to put a longer one in? But for a first light weight rigging kit in the uk it seems quite alright
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    This is pretty much what you want tbh Rigging box 1 | F R Jones and Son
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    Although he might be wanting slings to attatch the pulley to the tree... Whoopie slings are good but dear for your first kit, a split tail will suffice and timber hitch it, same for attaching the capstan, think they're listed as slings on fr jones, eg 12mmx5m 16mmx8m ect

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