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off for a read now. Thanks!

HI did a search but came up with 1700 threads but couldnt see an answer. Wondering what gloves you use for climbing when it gets cold and wet. Cold is ok but when wet its just nasty. My guys are old school and still use prussic sliders. we use the yellow/ orange grip type gloves but when its wet they suck it up and turn to ice on the hands. Ive got a pair of the rubber thermal gloves but if u climb the prussic slider grabs it and rips it to pieces in seconds so no good. any recommendations based on actual use be greatly appreciated!

if the teeth are sharp it fly's through! 15-20 minutes easy, probably faster. Obviously you need to take into account all the variables, is it a fresh green stump, old, stones or clay etc. They all have a part to play. But it would not have any issues. When the teeth are sharp ( as with all grinders) its a world of difference from blunt machine

i hear you. As said i had to walk away as wasnt worth the fight and aggro! i will drive by one of these days and see if he got anywhere. Perhaps the council will come out and do it themselves??? It is their tree after all. Who knows

Yep they were never interested and in fact the old boss would try and blame any issues on me. Asked at the Arb show one year if they planned to update but simple answer then was no. The sales man (max) was decent and the first one i bought had electrical issues from the go and they swapped the whole machine within a week so from that i cant moan. Also remember its a rebranded machine from Europe ( i forget the name) that they respray, chuck some stickers on and up the price by a chunk! Sharp teeth is paramount though, on any grinder. I demo the fsi on scotts pine which i find to be a pain to grind and was impressed from the off. As previously mentioned you do need to regularly scrape out the grindings but thats no issue. The other big difference is the rubber guards, we would break them monthly on the predator, in over 2 years not broken one. Not tried a Jo Beau one so cant say about them but i know dean is a decent guy and wouldnt hesitate to recommend him.

i had a 450, moved to a 460 and then to a FSIB22 dont get the predator. Great machine but they are flimsy and just end up breaking constantly! fsi much better build. although smaller its almost the same weight. i had mine predator rebuilt and new bits galore before selling it and it still just didnt last. Also i had to always bring a tape measure to see if the 460 would get through gates, the fsi fits pretty much everywhere! in the last few years i think ive not got through 2 gates tops! And trust me u dont really miss the power. my crew were really sceptical about the lack of power but once used never looked back. all that happens i u end up pushing the predator to do more and it breaks. And the cable system is beyond terrible! I was a through and through fan of the predator but they were not interested in updating and it shows. to date nothing has broken ( apart from clumsy employees breaking off the choke lever but still starts first time every time). Makes me wonder about the bigger one! Oh and the centre pivot makes a massive difference. There are times u wont use it but 99% u will. and the wheel brake system helps massively to prevent falling into holes or repositioning the machine . hire one of each if pos and you will see.

i had a 450, moved to a 460 and then to a FSIB22 dont get the predator. Great machine but they are flimsy and just end up breaking constantly! fsi much better build. although smaller its almost the same weight. i had mine predator rebuilt and new bits galore before selling it and it still just didnt last. Also i had to always bring a tape measure to see if the 460 would get through gates, the fsi fits pretty much everywhere! in the last few years i think ive not got through 2 gates tops! And trust me u dont really miss the power. all that happens i u end up pushing the predator to do more and it breaks. And the cable system is beyond terrible! I was a through and through fan of the predator but they were not interested in updating and it shows. to date nothing has broken ( apart from clumsy employees breaking off the choke lever but still starts first time every time). Makes me wonder about the bigger one!

ive got 2 300 batteries and the fast charger ( worked out much better value as a package even though i already had a charger and older style batteries). Never tried a backpack though. Its not a bad saw, jsut not what i would call a mid sized saw.

i got one again for the noise level and tbh i thought it would be in the same catagory as a MS260. Its not. Not even close If noise isnt a issue then i wouldnt bother. Thats the only major bonus. Its much more like a rear handle 201. Dont get me wrong its decent but more as a handy easy tool for snedding up large bits on the ground. For log cutting it struggles on much more than smaller stuff ( is about 5 inches) plus u go through the bat pretty quick. I took a gamble as i like to try new kit but wouldnt do it again. I wont get rid as its decent little saw but i wouldnt be looking at it as permeant kit if you do lots of logging. Just my 2p

funny ive heard this aswell but my 230 which was one of the first (touch wood) has never had a weld go or anything else like that in over 4 years of hard work. Same with the 125 i had before that. Have i just been lucky?

i had this, wouldnt move for love or money! I ended up getting a hacksaw and cutting a section off the end. Took maybe 6 inches or so. Never got stuck again! Only thing is it can come out the end when extending it out all the way. Not really a problem as the power cable is like a elastic spring so pulls it back nicely. But otherwise been fine since. It was either that or a big f~~king hammer! Tools have 2 choices , work or die!

so i went back, thought id try some fairy liquid and stiff brush. fairly helped but tbh mostly by turning the brush over and using the handle as a abrasive surface ( the brush was soft plastic so it didnt damage the wall but it was enough to take off the marks). If i had sand paper i think that would have done it too as it just needed a bit more roughness that the bristles. Thanks for the advice . Cheers

Thanks for the response! I will pop up and buy some and head over tomorrow! cheers

Sorry if its been asked before, i searched but got 25000 hits none of which actually relating to the search! the guys dragged branches down a alley with cream walls and left rub marks and the customer obviously not happy. Whats the best method for removal? its not broken the paint. i dont want to repaint as that will be a real ball ache! I am sure i once heard the muck off type spray motorcycles guys use on the bikes is good but ive never tried before. Many thanks

second the fsib22. less power ( 14hp vs 24hp or so) than a predator but 100x better build. I was sceptical of the power ( or lack off) but has proved faultless and more than capable. I also always had to measure the width of r access for the 460, never needed to once in the last 2 yrs or so with the fsi HB20 is good but very large in comparison.

answer to b is that one hand doesnt speak to the other ( i hope i got the right saying). I couldnt tell you the last time i met a TO around here. Plus everything is done via email and i am pretty sure they have admin staff who dont know people individually. Therefore they dont even realise i do work for them or of the quality ( good or bad) of my work. So the person that emailed back the response does know me from anyone else that may email in. I guess they take the worse case scenario and work on that. cheers

I hear you but i have a successful business to run, family to feed, mortgage to pay. Am i going to potentially compromise or risk this ( took 20 years to get to this point) for a one off job? I do work for said council too. multiple times a year. Am i going to cut off this source of work? Afraid not. I feel for the guy but its not my fight to go all out on. He is a grown man, home owner. So hes made educated choices in his life and would appear to be doing ok ( not cheap or easy to buy around here). So he can engage the services of a lawyer or other legal body or local councillor and go from there. Worlds a tough place and sometimes you have to pick battles. This one is not even close to the top of my list of things i am willing to give my energies to. Happy to give my advice and ask on his behalf a community that may know the answer but past that its down to him. Life is tougher than some leaves and shade. But do keep the comments coming, always good to read them! Cheers

doh yes thats it. Seems decent guy on the phone. How was your experience? Shame as they have/had a black cabstar looks perfect for what i was after. Came in about 2 days after i bought the one i did.

was a firm in Leicester, we buy any vans. They seem to have a few Arb tippers for sale. I was going to buy one but the truck had issues ( someone put ADblue in the diesel) and then another came up else where in the right colour so i went there in the end. Worth a call. Or if buying a standard tipper the Southern commercial sales down towards Brighton area is where i ended up getting mine. Awesome customer service. They had some brand new Man tippers which i gather are rebadged Grafters. Worth a call at least!

If only it were that straight forward. I encounter households day in day out that are crying out for 5 minutes to talk to the TO but they refuse to do so. Will not meet anyone and come and go seemingly in the night to asses the trees. Yes i think the council should have addressed this tree many years ago. It is their tree as they so clearly pointed out so they should remedy it! But around here unless you scream for blood so to speak the council is deaf to all. it seems to react as opposed to being proactive. Personally i do do work for the council , am on they local buy with confidence scheme with the local council but i dont think the people making the decisions even know this. As said i dont mind as i dont live there but i do feel for the people that do. All i can say is id wish we had more approachable TO 's like you Nimby.

pretty sure i heard on the news today that road tax revenue is down massively due to low tax rates for new efficent cars so they are looking into ways to claw it back.

So for interest this is the response i got from the council. I personally have decided not to proceed as i felt i was put between a rock and a hard place and tbh i dont need the grief! cheers You will receive a response from the tree service at a later date but we are short staffed at the moment with a lot of enquiries to reply to. As a general advisory at this stage please note that The Council would not endorse shearing off to the boundary or works beyond the property boundary. For the avoidance of any doubt neither would it permit access temporary or otherwise from its land which includes access for vehicles, machinery or climbing for the purposes of doing so. In carrying out any common law pruning we would expect any professional company advising their client to apply sympathetic arboricultural best practice pruning principles to any parts of the tree within the limits of the client’s legal boundary to avoid damage the tree/s or seriously affecting its health, safety and future management by the Council as the tree owners. To carry any works to the contrary leading such damage would potentially result in criminal damage to Council property and the risk of legal proceedings. The Council expects any professional company to apply good arboricultural practice, especially to third party trees and operating as such has a duty in this respect. Therefore if a client requires anything to the contrary we would hope that this would be declined in the interests of safeguarding it’s professional integrity and reputation as much as the tree’s health and promoting good arboricultural standards.

Not unless it can fit through a garden gate. But even then it has to cross council land. But thanks for the input.

Which in fairness they are correct, which is why initially removal was the preferred option. A reduction with keeping the tree looking half decent simply wont achieve anything of and use. As said its not my problem as i dont live there and i dont want to fall foul of the council. I work and live here and have worked hard to create a good reputation which im not going to risk for a 1 off job.

I have a couple of days away from the pc and its kicked off! Personally i love the idea of the caravan boys set up. added to the mix he will get a new fence thrown in when the old one is smashed up! Yes someone said put the onus back onto the council. It is their tree which tbh has been left, basically not pruned ever by the looks of things. Not sure about else where in the country but around these ways if nobody moans then nothing is done. Customer was adamant for it to go, then once i told him that the council said no only to boundary then he was dead set on that. I cant see him wanting it tip reduced by 2-3m or what ever the council think is appropriate as it covers the whole garden and even 3m back will still be right over. No idea when they moved into the property. They are in their 30's so id guess not that long. Often people maintain the grounds around their property here as the council come by about once every 3month so if you want it short u do it yourself. Also they have a side gate. weather or not this is legal access or not ive no idea. bet the owners dont either. what i recieved from them: The resident has every right to exercise Common Law but the effect on the tree will probably be dramatic & damaging. Unless you can convince your client to moderate the pruning to a substantial crown-shaping the Council is unlikely to give you permission to enter Council land to carry-out pruning.