Wolfie
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I used to work like that. I prefered verbal quotes as it could take me ages to send them a typed one. Now most of mine are hand written on headed paper with a carbon copy for myself as I kept forgeting what price I had verbally quoted. I guess that could be put down to the dyslexic short term memory as well.
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I know what you mean Stephen, I'm often double booking myself if I haven't got my diary to hand. Just dug out my test report: "auditory short term memory, below average reading and writing speed therefore needs extra time for tasks involvingliteracy skills" (it can take me ages when doing the quotes, invoices, reports), "needs extra time when transferring information from one form to another, Multi-tasking would be expected to cause difficulty" - I thought that that last one applies to everyone with a Y chromosone!
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I got tested in 2002 when I was 27 and confirmed as dyslexic. I do occasionally find myself having to read the same page of a book two or three times and will not buy a book if it's 100% text as I need some diagrams/pictures to break it up. I've always been a slow reader but what amazed me from my test results was how pressure affected me. During the tests they did timed and untimed tests - my performance on the timed tests were so much worse. I now notice this in every day life, if I am put on the spot my mind will just freeze. I am allowed an extra 25% of time in exams, although I've never actually insisted in having it yet. I don't mind the dyslexia now. I truely believe that people with it have other hieghten qualities such and ambition and drive.
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£35 for the clock if it is really set to Arbtalk time. P.S. Still waiting for the payment detail re the Hiflex.
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Nice truck. Don't think your'll be able to get anywhere near three ton of chip on the back, might do with logs if its stacked to the top.
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£80 - if we're still on the HiFlex. My clocks never match up with arbtalk time for some reason.
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oops - only scratched my nose. it's for a good cause.
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Have you separated the two halfs of the air filter recently? Just asking because I did this not so long ago and forgot to reset the spring loaded choke lever that is inside the filter. Same kind of symptoms. Only realised after an hour of frustration.
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I've just done an identical job for the Wildlife Trust. 400 to 500 stumps in new glades, widened rides. Two stump grinders going flat out for two days. As long as the stumps are taking just below ground level it will be fine for the flail.
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£50.00
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I've been using a Stein regularly since Oct2010 - still nice and sharp and cuts well. still not sure about the big leather scabbard - the velco securing strap gets in the way a bit, but saying that i've rarely lost it out of a tree so can't be that bad. I like Samari's, good saw and good value but hate the scabbard. I would not touch any cutting edge saw ever again - very poor quality IMO.
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Anyone use the gecko aluminum climbing spikes?
Wolfie replied to Lorry thompson's topic in Climbers talk
agree with tree tomass - So much lighter and more comfortable than my old steel Buckingham spikes. -
I think you might be right. It looks like Velvet shank.
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Won this saw less than two years ago in one of BTS's comps at Capel Manor show. Doesn't get used much as I stick with my MS200T's - it's only on it's second chain. Having problems now with in reving up. you have to squeeze the trigger as hard as you can to get it to near full rev's and then when you show it any kind of wood it will really struggle. I've noticed that there is a lot of play in the throttle, the trigger will travel over half way before it lifts of idel. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
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If you find a decent climber, I may have a day or two's work to fill up his/her week.
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Any other losers like me?CS31 not going too well ):
Wolfie replied to odd_bird's topic in General chat
That's the right attitude. So many pass this and still have no idea how to fell a tree. It's not an easy course to pass with no experience. Me and a friend of mine both failed on the first attempt. Didn't retake it until 5 years later, then I breezed it. Good felling takes a lot of practice. Don't worry. It's not the end of the world if you join the firsttimefailgroup. I'm sure that there is someone on here with access to a small wood where you could get some more practice in. I alway try to do a perfect directional cut on every fell but in my experience the size and level of the gob is less important than keeping an adaquate hinge and putting in a good back cut. The twig thing is a good tip - I sometimes still do that myself. If you have room, put a wedge in the back cut as soon as you can - that will stop it sitting back on your saw. Stay calm - you will be fine. -
If it's a TW150 I think they use the Kubota V1505. Might be worth contacting a Kubota dealers.
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Help and advice needed. TPO's/Conservation areas and prosecution!
Wolfie replied to RobArb's topic in Trees and the Law
Agreed. It's up to the college or contractor(then boss) to sort any TPO issues. The fact that you advised on necessary works shouldn't matter. Like combined said, they probaby just need a statement. -
Just a beret, beard and balls of steel.
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I think it is 3 years for goods & 6 months for services. A phone call to the VAT helpline would confirm. They are very helpful - they actually told me about reclaiming vat on previous expenditure, ended up with a refund for my first quarter!
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Steve's MS171 would be fine for the course. I'm just round the corner from him and could lend you a brand new pair of the basic SIP chainsaw trousers - size small. The only boots that I could lend you are size 43 (approx uk 9). Could also sort out a helmet, fuel combi can, felling lever, files. Sorted.
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OK OK so this is probably the reverse of tree healthcare...
Wolfie replied to Chris Gagen's topic in Tree health care
Poplar, Apple, Lime are all good host species. Try squishing them on the underside of the branches as well as the branch unions. PDGS is right, It takes a long time for them to show and are very slow growing at first. Also the % of success is very low so squish lots of berries into branches all over the tree. I've also been told by a very knowledgable mistletoe farmer that the best time to propogate is when the berries have turned translucent and you can see the germ inside - I think that this is about February time. -
Can't believe you didn't hit anything Matty. The only time I've lost cutters is when the chain is nearing the end of its life or I hit metal. Maybe I just had a bad experience with Oregon in general. When I first trained at Shuttleworth, a lot of my kit was Oregon - most of it lasted 5 minutes before something broke on it.
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Spend a wee bit more on Stihl chains - much better chain IMO.
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Hi Josh, I've got a parts manual for an MS360 which only shows 3x rubber buffers so maybe it's slightly different on 361. If you want a copy of the manual, PM me your email address and I will send it over. Ed
