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paddyvero

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  1. Stuck another carb in, ran well on tick over, revd up well, abit smokey, but wont work under load at all!
  2. Ive taken it apart again today. Impulse line looks fine, didnt remove it though. Fuel line also looks fine, and tank breather. Took the carb apart and cleaned it as best I could with carb cleaner. Air filter is clean. Its running a little better, revs out to near max, but chain runs fast without throttle, if I apply chainbrake it will stall out quite quickly, but if I adjust the LA any lower it wont run at all. I have another strong running 461, so Ill swap the carb out and see what happens.
  3. Thanks chaps, things to do later then. Spud, it will rev up but not to maximum. Yes it is smokey. Currently cant get it to idle, wont run long enough to tune it at all. I have a feeling its the carb, especially as our fuel here has lots of ethanol in it.
  4. Hi all. I have a 461 that I cant get running, so looking for advice/ assistance. Its a 4yr old saw, that works hard. It will fire up, runs rough and then cuts out. I have pulled it apart, sprayed the carb with cleaner, and set it to factory spec, although the H screw doesnt seem to have a limiter? New plug. Bore and piston look good to me, seems lots of compression. Exhaust port is blackened but open, and I have removed the spark arrester. Has fresh fuel in it. Any ideas?
  5. Nice. Ive often thought about something similar, never implemented. How do you think the labour costs compared vs a few ground guys and a crap drag?
  6. Bump... We are again looking for staff in Whistler BC. Currently open to anyone with some experience and a valid work permit for Canada, to finish the season with us, typically mid november. Possibility of futher employment in the spring. Thanks Paddy.
  7. If you are chipping into it a 1500/f150 is useless, itll be on its arse.
  8. Friday afternoon dead Fir on the shores of Green Lake, Whistler. Couldnt really ask for a better spot. Bit windy and breadstick like up high so moved into the next tree for the top.
  9. Whats the lad actually trained to do? Has he been put through alot of training in a short space of time and then promptly left? Tough thing as a business owner Id imagine.
  10. Thursdays task. Largeish fir, at the top of a 45° slope and hard up against the deck. Zipped it all down into the only flat spot and then winched up the bank to the chipper.
  11. I do use a webbing sling and a crab to advance. Its just not ideal. Personally I dont want to have to bring a tail with me when traversing. And I really dont want more rope up there with me. Current system works, but there is room for improvement.
  12. This is my biggest issue with SRT. I will usually have the base tie undone and then Ddrt to my final TIP. Fine sometimes, but often I want to keep the base tie so I dont have to return to my TIP, for instance traversing into another tree. Its a pain to move up the tree redirecting the line over another limb each time. A sling and crab is an ok compromise. This is made worse by the trees I am usually working, tall skinny conifers, where a really high tie in, base tied cant be trusted. Open to suggestions?
  13. Yeh it has the riggings paws if you like the lower d style, I dont. Agree with grey git on the rest. Im in western Canada, so spend the vast majority of time just on a flip line/ side dees. Its a better saddle than the tm for this, which I was in for 6 yrs. Maybe not as good a pruning/ swinging about saddle?
  14. I got one recently. Nice harness, very comfortable and easy to adjust. Very similar in feel to a tree motion, not much difference weight wise, less gear storage options. You have to buy direct from monkeybeaver.com now. They will send to the UK I believe.
  15. paddyvero

    Tip Tieing

    Nicely done. We get alot of similar work up here. Always a worry that the top will snap off.
  16. Doesnt matter where the friction is. Before the wrench existed it was common to put a f8 below the hitch. Hitchhiker also puts friction below the hitch.
  17. Only for obscure trees I saw on the internet.
  18. Nicely done as always. Is that the tree you posted about looking at a couple of years back? Biggie for sure.
  19. You can just move the tail over to the other side of the crab. Better than a f8 as no twist too. Reduces the load plenty to make the hitch work correctly. As Steve said, similar to the system Kevin Bingham was using before the wrench but no extra hardware required.
  20. Sneaky way to descend SRT when you forget your wrench. No good for going up of course. Thoughts?
  21. So long story short, I emmigrated to Canada, shipped my saws with Parcelforce, they have seized them in their Coventry depot as they are "dangerous" due to a slight smell of petrol and wont allow another courier to collect. They have given me until friday to collect them, but as I now live in Canada thats not going to happen. Hoping to find someone who will collect and return via courier to my parents in the north east. Obviously I will reimburse for time and cost to do this. Anyone inertested?
  22. Are you in the Tree Austria 3.2? I. Leaning towards that over my current old TM.
  23. Todays willow dismantle. It had lost a large limb due to snow load and was in poor shape otherwise so down it came. Perfect day for it!

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