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like your mewp. what reach does it have?

wow! that scenery is very much like the Maam Valley near me (except no potholes or sheep on the road

we use a ex30 hitachi with just a brash grab. it feeds chipper,carries brash logs roots everything,will pull small roots, great for pulling gorse. briars etc. tows chipper etc. loads logs. general lifting around yard. runs 15 ton splitter faster than tractor. its as good as 4 groundies on some jobs. i prefer minidigger to roofmount because i can track and gather a lot of brash to one chipping point also easier to get in and out to trim forks etc .i can see how the avant would be great on lawns though

my 01 tranny self bleeds (when ran out). always found kubota v easy to bleed.

i dont wish to intrude or butt in but your quiery reminds me of when i started to climb first. my intro to climbing was setting up spar trees etc for skyline timber extraction. we did (very)basic climbing and aerial rescue training for that but i thought using a chainsaw aloft was maybe a bridge too far.i had about 9 years experience of forestry cutting and extraction at this stage and was often asked to fell roadside or dangerous trees.i used to climb and rig such trees and fell and pull them with a tirfor winch or with my county tractor if space permitted. if not i would leave it to the proper tree surgeons of the time (c1896-98)who were (or were percieved to be)very expensive in this part of the world. on st. stephen.s (boxing ) day 1998 there was a very violent storm and sadly a road fatality from a falling branch near here. as a result , dozens of roadside trees were condemned and lots of landowners decided to fell suspect trees. qoutations for felling these trees were (or seemed) very high. the main tree surgery company over here at the time were part of coillte (the state forestry board). all of a sudden i was being offered what seemed at the time large sums of money to fell or top trees. as a young man with a lifestyle to maintain (and an otherwise mediocre income), i was tempted into the world of tree dismantling etc. my first dismantle was a freebie for my uncle,the (spruce) tree was probably taken down in 4 inch pieces,the audience was suitably impressed and my reputation snowballed .in those days one could earn your weeks wages on a saturday domestic job (our economy was on the up also). sorry to ramble on but i think what saved me in those blissful days was good work positioning(maybe by luck ,instinct or accident)on the ground or in the tree. taking trees apart in small pieces and i suppose being already experienced (and respectful of) with chainsaws. there is really no substitute for the proper training, methods and kit. would i advise cutting /climbing without formal training? i would have to be honest and say no. im sure lots of us have had several near misses and are lucky to have come through our early careers intact. best of luck.

thank you, o wise one !

its got almost new 40 inch bar and chain. i only need a really big saw a few times a year so i make do with my 640 or solo 681 but will be nice to have a big saw for the odd big fell. oh, and the feeling of power and machoness!

hi, i.ve been offered a stihl 084av in exchange for 500 euro worth of logs. very tidy,pot and piston not long ago by my own saw mechanic. good deal or not? 084 good saws ?

found problem. dodgy connection on one of wires to stop bar switch.cable had been repaired last year(after being chewed by dog) . i had missed a block connector under the feed hopper when checking earlier. many thanks to tw tech support, a great service.

happened me a few months ago but not as bad, was able to continue, damn sore for a week after especially at night. silky just as dangerous , always brings to mind the probability versus severity matrix on some risk assesments

i have tried new relay but no joy

thanks, i hadnt thought of relays. is relay special or will off the shelf auto relay work?

v-belts cope better to fluctuations in load than chain or gear or chain drives. also dont need lubrication or slip/overload clutches. weigh less and relatively inexpensive

rollers stopped feeding yesterday. reverse working fine. i swopped the solenoid plugs to finish the job (manually operating the directional valve to reverse rollers when necessary) i also swopped solenoid blocks but no difference. no broken wires or dodgy connections that i can find & limit switches seem ok. any ideas ? thanks ; sean

most offer tea over here, especially country people . one of our nicest customers (a well known agri machinery manifacturer) gives us a fry at 11 soupand sandwiches at 2 and coffee and biccies at 4. plus lads always get a tip. job always seems to overrun somehow

i think if i was doing it again i would do lots of sit-ups to tone up my tummy muscles for all the body thrusting. no need to be nervous, just go with the flow and enjoy the week

my 99 transit (non turbo) became very smokey after overheating due to water pump failure .i assumed the rings had been damaged until i lent it to a friend who changed the ebd valve (in manifolds to reburn exhaust gasses) cured smoke ,ran for 3 more years. might be worth a try

mewp for take downs, light reductions,high hedges. climbing for work within crown, line clearance, and non accessable stuff. there will always be loads to climb and its more enjoyable if you dont have to climb every day (or maybe thats just me)

we use them for tw190 and jenson no probs at all

i.ve noticed some jap larches locally that have died over the last year. when i suggested to the local forester that it might be wise to have them looked at, he didn,t want to know.

id say 162. brings back happy memories

chipped fan blade causing imbalance/vibration? ( if a 150)

a friend of mine was told a stihl part was unavailable a few weeks ago, cathcarts enniskellin had one in stock, might be worth a call 028 66324325 (maybe 048 from uk, not sure)

my last order from honey bros arrived in less than 24hrs in connemara, far west of ireland

very sorry to hear about this. tried to donate last night but irish card would not work. just wondering ,would it work over phone tomorrow?