Matthew Storrs
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its not that i necessarily feel safer not wearing them, but i feel more exposed without them and therefore take greater care handling the saw. the patch on the left hand only protcts that so if the chain snaps and takes out the chain catcher in the process, it won't be the left hand which needs the protection.
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If i was to wear chainsaw gloves every day id be broke, they cost about £20 and last about as many hours before they go through at the fingertips. Also I feel that without them I have more control of the saw and am less likely to get blase (?) about safety because of the false sense of safety that the gloves offer. And as for climbing in them....
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Youv been reading too much of the ghosts thread:lol:
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d bennetts, tavistock, about 12 miles from plymouth. will hire you a timberwolf for about 80-100 quid i think...
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lifting gear-chains
Matthew Storrs replied to Matthew Storrs's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Ahh excellant, those are just what I was hoping would exist. They could be used to choker a log with a winch too couldn't they and then hook the winch around the main ring, pull two logs at a time? But for my current application they will do the job perfectly, cheers guys!! -
£600 for 30k worth of equipment, thats with trust
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I could do with some advice, I have a MASSIVE beech trunk to lift out of a 10ft wide leat, it needs to be done in one lift. I seem to go through lifting slings pretty quickly as the outer material just tears apart etc- so.. lifting chains,iv been looking at the choker chains on clarks forestry, question is once iv chokered the trunk i want to get the telehandler forks in as close to the trunk as poss, whats the best way of coupling the chains back onthemselves to make a loop for the forks to go through. is there a special coupling that links onto the chain? also what is the purpose of the T bar on these chains. Or can anyone suggest a better method of lifting gear to liift it out with. PS its up on the moors, so crane isn't an option. telehandler will do it just want to find better lifting gear than the slings i usually use. thanks, Matt
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Im reading the art and science of practical rigging, quite good but I find its quite repetitive information throughout the book.
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or just kept going, probably wouldn't even feel it with that lot behind you!
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I find it makes a much neater finishing cut if you cut from the bottom up, it doesn't jagger about as much plus you can see where your cutting, those echo ones are good with the reach but theyr heavy, the tanaka ones you can add extensions if you want it longer, theyr nice and light to fling about, try Abbey garden machinery they have good deals on Tanaka stuff, I have the 27cc model, slightly cheap looking cutting head/oil tank but its been going good for two years now.
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why don't you like 4 mix? look at other makes, I have a tanaka pole pruner, nice and light and does a good job, paid £600 and got a hedgetrimmer and strimmer attachment too.
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thats my dream setup! fancy swapping for a landy, ifor and mini digger? does the same job honestly!!
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how would i go about gettting council work?
Matthew Storrs replied to treechopper90's topic in Business Management
its all about knowing the right folk- like anything else. Local contractor to me gets most of the council work, but one time a company from hertfordshire won the tender. thats 200 miles from where we live (devon) -
how would i go about gettting council work?
Matthew Storrs replied to treechopper90's topic in Business Management
backhanders mate:wink: phone them up, see if they have any tenders going. -
BIG BROTHER is watching you- sorry, reading 1984 at the mo, Nice reduction tho:thumbup1:
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I don't see any of those limbs being anywhere near 3 ton to be honest. better to be over cautious tho!
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what are the consequences of putting too much grease in?
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if i were to choose three ground saws to cover the whole spectrum, id have ms200 (back handled), husky 357/560, 660 or 395. If I were to have just one itd be the 357 sized as that will get the most use. Would not even think about not having a backup saw if your a self employed groundy, kit breaks down-it happens, but imagine the shame of not being able to complete a days work. 260 with 13-15" and 460 with 18" and 25" will cover most situations nicely.
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I guess it all depends, If you love buisness then you'll probably want to grow it, most of us are in the job because we love it and therefore are quite happy staying small and involved.
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defo stay small for me, I am happy with decent kit/machinery, regular work and minimal staffing worries.
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thats true, i used to use an ifor with cage sides, made do for 1.5 years untill i got fed up of brash bashing. but you could get a decent truck/ifor trailer/climbing kit/saws/clearing up gear and tickets for under 10k and really make that work for you untill you get the work for a better setup.
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Or the OP might just mean start up costs for becoming a tree surgeon, in which case the cs30/31/38/39 would cost £2000, ms200 and climbing kit/ppe etc near another 2k. Thats a basic minimum, the rest is just speculation.
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Uses for Sycamore?
Matthew Storrs replied to TimberCutterDartmoor's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
wooden spoons and chopping boards:biggrin: -
and the rest:laugh1:
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aagh, your all scaring me know, I dismantlled the asbestos on my shed a few years ago, but I damped it all down, oh well, time will tell.
