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Quite agree Andy. We tag our dogs & it's not expensive. The new chip even gives off the dogs temperature so no need to stick a thermometer up.... Samtheman, next time you buy kit, remember that the best deal is often NOT the cheapest. Go to your favourite/local dealer. Get to know them. Buy them a tin of biscuits at Christmas. A good dealer who gives you a deal you are happy with & gets you back on the road quickly when something breaks is worth his weight in gold.
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This morning I checked the Husky (brand new bar & chain) as well...........nose sprocket solid!! Should have properly warmed the saws & got the oil flowing before use AND followed Hucks advice to dribble some extra oil on. Always used to do that but for whatever reason, I seem to have fallen out of the habit.
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Thanks guys. Will give it a good clean & soak in oil before going out again. Understand what you're saying about technique Steve, thanks. ps. Yes it is a Stihl bar (no grease hole) & chain.
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Ringing up a horse chestnut trunk with a 441 & 25" (new) bar. Four times in quick succession the nose sprocket seized solid & stalled the chain. Was cutting at full depth. Bit of a pain having to stop & free up/ clean out the sprocket. Could it have been that the chain couldn't clear the chips quick enough on a full cut? Could it be a lack of lubrication? There is no grease hole so it would have to be a lack of chain oil. Any ideas chaps?
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Bart, best go & check 'cause two of your books may be missing; I got them! I also got 'Manual of Wood Decays In Trees' by Weber & Mattheck. And, amongst non tree related books, a Jeremy Clarkson for a little light reading in the downstairs 'library'!
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"and the tree in full" Josh, I think I recognise that beast. Ardkinglas, European champion? Silver fir? Chris.
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MS441 with 25" bar with a label saying "congratulations as an Arbtalk raffle winner", so the missus doesn't know what I've spent! Oh, and a bottle of bathroom tile mould remover for her, lucky girl.
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Doesn't everyone?
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only -7c & my mouldy logs stuck together!
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I've used a wooden handled felling axe, fibreglass handled splitting axe & two mauls. Got all the shin scars to prove it! You get to know what works best in the wood you have at the time. Best of all I like my Hydraulic splitter. I can sit a mug of coffee on top of the ram!
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I've done a bit better than 'gensetsteve' but both of us are getting nowhere near the m3mentioned earlier. I get about 21m3 from a nominal 10 tonne load of roundwood. I've got a 26t load on the way & will ring up & split that separately from other stock to see what it makes. It's important to know so that you can gauge profitability.
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I'm paying £16 tonne to load, haul 80 miles & unload.
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Even though a bulk/builders/ton/tonne bag is nowhere near a cubic metre! Sad git that I am, I handball, barrow & stack all my deliveries (I'm not the only one on here doing that). Have a very loyal customer base. Because I handball I know that 500 domestic logs (av. 9" long) fill a load of 1.4M3 so 250 is half a load. 'Pub' logs at 14" - 16" long need 350 for a load. People understand numbers & money. It's no wonder customers are confused by volume with so many guys passing off builders bags as a cubic metre.
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You might be better off with a Silky Zubat or even a Gomtaro. Lighter to carry, will cut through anything & no fuel or oils to worry about.
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I think it best to follow the Advertising Standards Authority guidelines..."legal, honest, decent & truthful". Match that lot & always assume someone is watching you work from a next door upstairs window ( invariably they are) & you can't go wrong.
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A few years back, I had several tonnes of big elm rings which I (with hindsight) foolishly allowed to season before I tried to split it down. I tried with axe, maul, wood grenade & metal wedges, all to no effect. It wasn't until I got my first hydraulic splitter that I could break it down. Even then, it didn't split cleanly but rather tore apart leaving 'strands' hanging off. Customers loved it & all said it was a great fuel.
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Christmas Charity Raffle 2009
chilli replied to Steve Bullman's topic in Arbtalk Christmas Raffle 2009
I wasn't around Arbtalk last Christmas so this is my first chance to support such a great cause. Well done & thank you to Steve for organising & thank you also to all those who generously donated prizes. -
That's what's in Jonesies post above.
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Mozza, it's having just 3 legs that makes them stable. Same principle as a milking tool. no wobble at all. The wide front legs help as well. edit...sorry, make that a milking stool!
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I think the WorkWare leaflet came with 'The Landscaper' magazine. The steps look almost identical to those sold by Jake Hobson at Niwaki. Jakes prices have come down a lot & I got what I regarded as a good deal by pre-ordering a set of 'all three legs adjustable' & picking up from him at Saltex. These tripod ladders are incredibly light & stable. Having adjustable front legs as well as the rear leg allows for safe work on hedges etc bounded by compound slopes. The 'safe working height' is with feet two treads down from the top so you lean against the top two steps. I love them.
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Thuya is one.
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Husky 61, bought second hand in '99. Still sweet.
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Kerrie, I'm a landscaper in S.Cambs; been putting in trees for the past ten years & have only had one die...( & another mown over by the grass contractor on a village green!)I always go back to check on them. I get all my bare root stock from Coles near Leicester. Are you buying bare root or root ball? Pm me if you think I can help with the planting. Chris
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Awful, poor chap. I have two mates in the landscaping/grounds maintenance game who have done similar this year. One has healed nicely, the other lost a finger tip. I caught myself on the thigh last year & I thought that was painful enough!
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Surely your ladder wasn't long enough James! Chris.
