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Hi. I have a 10 inch crane feed Jensen that I must get around to selling . good chipper, needs a new overrun pto clutch and a bit of a tidy. it’s set up with axle and drawbar (easier on tractor one on ground) but can be changed back to 3pl in an hour or two.

The limit switch on the panel you remove to get at blades/flywheel might be stuck or corroded. my starter sticks occasionally (always has) a few taps it always starts. if battery is coming to end of life , maybe down in voltage slightly. If hours are genuine and flywheel etc are ok it could still be a good buy, a new battery, maybe a service by a TW technician and a limit switch or two shouldn’t break the bank. They are a very good chipper and the electrics are relatively simple.

People do seem to complain about stuff more than they used to and I’ve noticed a huge amount of silly road accidents lately. Decent communication skills are vital for a tree works contractor. making it clear what the spec is , what’s involved, how long it’ll take etc. Well worthwhile spending a few minutes at quotation and planning stages and a quick chat with the neighbours to let them know there will be noise etc for a day or two , it’s only common courtesy. Also , you find out early if customer or neighbours are going to be difficult. A tree crew turning up with chainsaws screaming woodchipper roaring can seem quite intimidating if it’s unexpected .

I used to get a lot of back pain from operating mini digger until one day I put the safety belt on because I was moving fairly big lumps and getting bounced around a lot.(I suppose I should always have worn anyway) I find a huge difference and now wear it fairly snugly all the time, bit of a pain if I’m on and off a lot but beats having a sore back.

Have been noticing a fair few browned Scots pines over here also.

Hi. I’ve seen a few positive reviews and videos on these. Not available in Ireland any time soon according to my nearest Milwaukee dealer. Does anyone know when it’s available in uk? I think it might be a better option for us than husky because of battery shortages poor distributor (over here anyway)etc. thanks.

3 and a half tonner on there

Thanks, that’s interesting. small world!

They are a rebadged “Laski “ (so are Predators, I think). Eastern European and pretty good.

I may have a seized Honda , I’ll have a search this evening.

I think it does, (or maybe I’m just a bad operator 😃) Also ,I find it easier and quicker to pick up small sticks or branches with a hanging grab as it always hangs level. I’ve only started using a fixed rotator, hopefully I will get better with practice.

Honda engine?

I think so.

Thanks for your help Mr Ed.

Thanks Squaredy. Pity if they go to scrap, it would be nice to see even some of them brought back into service. Great reply btw .👍

these saws belonged to a neighbour of mine who passed away recently. his brother has asked me if would know anybody who might be interested in them. Saws are in west of Ireland

I would love to see photos of updated front axle/ hubs etc they used on the last ones they built.

If you mean the stop bar isn’t stopping the rollers, better get sorted. someone may have already bypassed to keep chipper going. Wisest thing to do is get Dan to give entire machine a good checking over.

Maybe limit switch on the stop bar has corrosion or bad connection. You could by pass to see if it stays running (obviously, don’t operate without stop bar working.). another possibility is emergency stop button , check for corrosion, bad connections. this can also be bypassed.

Stump grinding work seems to come in bursts if you’re a small outfit. we often go three months or more with no stump grinding and then there’s lots. Hard to justify a large investment or finance for something that’s not used every week. I used a rug 13 pedestrian grinder for years and subbed in for bigger jobs rather than struggling and committing too much time. pedestian grinders are hard monotonous work and hard to earn much more than you would climbing and cutting . A few years ago I upgraded to an old Vermeer 252 . It cost just under €5k. it can easily earn our crew day rate , it’s not physically demanding and it’s no problem if it sits in the shed for months on end. For really big stumps or large jobs I can hire a 40hp tracked Bandit for €160 a day (which is good considering it comes with sharp teeth which is probably the biggest running cost alongside fuel) the Bandit is only 750mm wide while my Vermeer is about a metre wide with the dual wheels removed. I haven’t had any stumps where I had to use a pedestrian grinder but I could easily hire one if needed.

Spotify on iPhone, cheap gamer headphones. Lead with iPhone plug on one end and speaker/headphone jack on other (there’s a name for it but I’m too old to know it) same lead work in truck. easy on phone battery, great in tractor or mini digger

Had a 525 some years ago , I think it was a rebadged Zenoah, not sure if current model is same . Was a lively little thing, great for pruning etc. parked it because of chain oiling issue ,probably would have been easily fixed but never got around to it and then moved to battery saws for that type of work..

Utility rods with silky saw here

Big dead Monterey Pine of the “I’m getting too old for this sh1t!” variety .

12mm stocboard would be heavy to handle, a fair bit heavier than ground mats and quite awkward to load as quite floppy. the 6mm sheets are stronger than you would expect.