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If your felling up to 30" timber, do you want anything "ighter and nippier" than a 372xp ??? Fair enough if your felling 15" - 20" trees
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Are to pairs better than one? Ref chainsaw trousers
daveindales replied to Horatio's topic in General chat
I always have 2 pairs on the go. In case one gets soaked. I patch up all my chainsaw trousers. Cant see a lot of point in spending too much on chainsaw trousers as they only tear and split at seams. -
Ms 880 hire or free hire in return for hard wood
daveindales replied to mendiplogs's topic in General chat
Good luck Jon in a very brave venture. To be honest, there's very, very few people who I would lend any of my pro saws to, whilst I'm not there. I'm also not that keen on borrowing expensive things off other people. Too many things to go wrong. Good luck all the same -
Late cancellations as a subbie... Charge? Fee?
daveindales replied to swinny's topic in General chat
Chris, If I let you down, through no fault of my own, I'd find you something to do for the day and still pay you the same. Even if it means just splitting logs. However, I don't think everyone else would do this. Also, some people will say; if the contract climber lets the contractor down, then should the contract climber pay the contractor something. For example, if a contractor has traffic lights booked and all the paperwork is done for working by a bust A-road. Then early that morning the climber says he can't make it. Then, the contractor is in trouble A difficult one. Has this already happened, or are you thinking it may happen in the future: -
Montreal's nice. Great lake's are worth seeing. Niagera Falls is awsome Although, Niagera itself is a bit like blackpool. Montreal is also very handy to New England and Vermont in the States. Very leafy and wooded. Don't try and see too much too quickly, as distances are huge. I thought I'd pop down from Montreal to Niagera, to see the falls. Did'nt look far on the map, but it took ages. Never been Vancover side, but I'll bet it's just as good.
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Have felled a lot of dead elm with burrs on. The quality seems to vary quite a lot. I'd just get what you can for them.
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The only thing I use the top winch handle for is to carry the thing about, and attached to a 372, you don't like carrying it too far. By the way, anyone using one should read the instructions and use thread lock on the nuts and bolts, as mine did work loose, especially the ones holding the oil inside. The thread lock cured that problem.
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I think it copes ok. Iv'e only broken dyneema once, but was always breaking wire. Maybe I was pulling too much?
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As far as the left hand being close to the exhaust, Iv'e never noticed this at all. When I use the winch, I have hold of the chainsaw, as I would when normally using the chainsaw (left hand on wrap round handle) Maybe I'm using it wrong?
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I have the lewis winch pulley, but only find a use for it rarely. You could probably get away with 6mm. I sacrificed a little rope length for a bit more strength.
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Your quite right about the problems of using just the chain brake, but I don't find it a problem, using it for the things I use it for. However, if your not used to it, it may be unadvisable to remove the brake. As you say, you have no control, other than applying chain brake again. I just foundthe lewis winch brake got in the way too much. I think the dyneema is only about 9/10mm, but it's way stronger than the wire rope.
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I'ts no problem on a 372xp. The chain braks is not on the side cover. It's a 12 year old saw, and had been replaced by a new one, so I don't worry too much. Iv'e been using it like this for a couple of years with no problems.
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The instructions say use a torque wrench and give you the settings, so why wound'nt you use one. I always use one and add a bit of copper ease to the bolts. Never had a problem yet.
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Thats why I keep banging on about dynemma rope. Stronger than steel, does not kink like wire, and does not jam, when cable is nearly all pulled in. I got rid of the wire rope within a few weeks. Too much trouible. I tend to use the chainsaw chain brake, and got rid of the winch brake.
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Wore mine in the pub last night. However, I seemed to be the only one wearing one. Maybe a bit early (October)
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I'm sure you'll learn a lot from arbtalk. You can usually get some good advice from most people on hear. I'm sure the feedback from this thread had given you some good ideas, and knocked some on the head. Keep asking the questions, and good luck
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Well said, and sometimes little jobs lead to bigger jobs
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Sorry, to be so blunt Woodmouse, but bagging up the brash is totally impractical. Why on earth would you want to do that . MOST people would rather have you drive over a reasonably dry lawn, leaving slight tracks, saving you time and them money. I stress Most, as theres always the odd lawn fanatic, who values his lawn highly. If you had a 2/3 inch chipper, you could probably push it over the lawn, chip it and then bag it. Still a pain in the neck, but anythings better than bagging brash. Best advice I can give you is to get some experience with a competent arborist
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Yes, but where do you stop. Clutch might go going to quote for the job, so do you charge, in case clutch goes. Chipper might break down; do you charge for that? I think £50 ish is about what I'd charge. Anything over £100 and I'd feel I'd robbed them. Only my thoughts
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Thats about what I'd charge. Fit it in with a few more local jobs. Plus the VAT
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I know what you mean about dealers, but lets just say this is someone who I trust
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I have a Husqvarna 123 HD65 hedgetrimmer. It's about 3 years old and for the last year Iv'e only used aspen fuel in it. Anyway, my aspen ran out so I went back to normal 2 stroke. I like the aspen, and was just being reminded of the horrid fumes, when after a couple of tanks of 2 stroke, the engine suddenly died. My local dealer says the piston has had it, but the barrel is ok, so new piston and ring. There is nothing wrong with my chainsaw mix, as I have been using it all week for chainsaws, with nothing going wrong. Now, I'm not blaming any petrol or petrol mix, but does it seem a bit odd or just a coincidence that the damage was done just after changing back to 2 stroke.
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I use mine on an old 372xp. That clutch design is the best, but the winch comes with parts so it will fit either outboard or inboard clutches. I don't use the saw for anything else, as it's an old saw and it's a bit of a pain converting back to chainsaw. I don't think any harm would come to the oil pump anyway. If you buy an old saw for winch use make sure its inboard like 372xp, as this design is far superior. I'm not too far from you, so if you want a demo PM me
