Mark Bolam
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Depends what you're splitting mate. The maul will dominate anything, and tree surgery scrap tends to be pretty tourgh going. On the downside, you waste energy lifting that head if you are splitting easy stuff. I can use the splitting axe with one hand if needed. The maul also works to hammer in wedges whilst the axe doesn't. In short, if you are only buying one, go for the maul. My view is one load of logs will pay for both, then I'm sorted for 20 years! Either one, you won't be disappointed.
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Ditto, and I think Regs initial post reflects that. Two questions Reg - Did any of the timber go to anything but logs? Do you still use the same cut straight through technique with those massive heavy lumps? Surely if you miscalculated they could turn your bar into a boomerang in seconds! Good pics mate.
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I went for the Granfors splitting axe, rather than the maul because it is lighter and far quicker in the easier straight-grained and shorter forestry stuff I am doing at the minute. I still use my lebourgne maul for chunkier stuff, but will buy the Granfors maul when logging gets busy. The balance, craftsmanship and sheer beauty are well worth the cost. Not many things cost £80 and have a 20-year guarantee.
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Cheers buddy. Bowline has seized like a MF in the past when pulling trees out of a river with a landy (!), but I'll give the AB a bash.
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We are pulling a load of forestry trees at the minute, throwbag, bull rope sent up, choked on itself, then making a loop in the rope to attach the winch hook for the Tirfor. On heavy leaners the winch is obviously cranked pretty hard, and the knot in the rope (we were using a fig-8 on a bight) tends to get really hard to undo. Can anyone recommend a mid-line knot that won't tighten up when subjected to a large load? Thanks.
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Aye - don't do it! 12st strong and fit sounds good to me? 11st sounds like when I was smoking loads of tabs and had AIDS.
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Sorry lads, but it's BS. When you think about it, how could you have a sensor in every tooth of a blade? Clever film though. Reminds me of the stuff they had on 'Tomorrows World'. Showing my age a bit there....
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Chrimbo, but will nail it. 5x5 at the mo. Get any pics of your guns after that Tirfor workout? You must have been sweating like a glass-blowers arse!
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This is what impressed me at Jonesies show. The Powersharp will never make me want to get rid of my hand sharpened chains on 361's, 440's, Husky 351 etc., but will work alongside them for dirty wood and roots etc. The chain cut much better after being blunted than any of the above, BTW. The only problem is that I would have to make room for a dedicated saw for the system, but my truck is overloaded anyway so WTF?
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Awesome! Bet that nasal hair problem is sorted bro!
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Up mate. But so's the weight.....
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I personally think a lot of this type of stuff can be governed by a fairly out-there process - C.O.M.M.O.N S.E.N.S.E If it is genuinely potentially harmful, sort it yourself or report it and get it sorted immediately. RIDDOR is there to help us, not hinder us. I sometimes get a bit f'd off with the 'if you've still got all 10 fingers you're not a real cutter' element in this industry. Don't start slinging crap at each other fellas - getting home safe after having a good crack and making a decent wedge is what we all want isn't it?
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James, in that last pic have you run the mini-mill in vertically with a shorter bar? Never thought of doing this, but can see the advantages straight away. Final horizontal cut = hello posts
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Shame I wasn't there to help mate. Bore cut, Olympic bar through the butt 18" above the ground and I could have lay down and pressed it out for you. Seriously, top effort mate.
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What's your number Tommy? I'm back for round 2! (Mods, thanks for shifting this!)
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Stretch Air for me Lorry. You won't go back. Dave (CTS) summed it up, and the zip problem has been sorted apparently. The only problem is I think they are like rocking horse poo to get hold of at the mo. I found Hiflex comfy (but tight!), but exploded after exactly 4 months 2 days and 3 hours, or looking a Hawthorn in the face.
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Pregnant wife has gone to visit a friend with a new baby this evening, so I am looking forward to a bachelor style carefree existence for a few sweet hours. Proposed agenda; Arbtalk simmering nicely in the background throughout 1 bottle of Hardys Stamp of Australia Shiraz (already started) Mixed grill - 1 pork steak, 1 lamb steak, 2 rashers of farmhouse bacon, 2 free range eggs, oven chips (McCain Original) 6 bottles of Stella (chilled) Phonecalls to long lost friends and family at regular intervals 2 questions: When will I crack and blow you lot out for internet porn? How pleased will my wife be to see me when she gets in?
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Thanks mate. That's a brilliant tip. Apart from when it is wrong. Other than that, brilliant.
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At a country fair, we wandered over to see the East Kent foxhounds. My wifes younger sister got really excited and said; 'Oooooooohhhhhhhhhh - aren't the puppies lovely?' She was gutted when I pointed out they were,in fact, the Wye Beagle pack.
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Dave, any idea why such intense compaction had occurred from human traffic? Had Josh been meeting some of his young ladies there?
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Not too late mate. Noone has mounted twin harvester bars on the front of one yet.....
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Good laugh. Who was that flying up the tree footlocking?
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Good work fellas. 2" planks?
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TBH I may get rid of mine, seeing as I'm overweight with a barely level load....
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Felling a dead Acacia in Timperley, Manchester
Mark Bolam replied to AlderwoodTreeCare's topic in Picture Forum
BTW if you did take the wall down, good thinking. Dadio would have felled it with a jump cut over the wall.
