Matthew Storrs
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Mr Bennett eh? mixed feelings to be honest, he'll sting u alot of the time and he knows it but given the old dougie discount I have had some saws of him at very fair prices, Also he is only 6 miles away from me so is very handy to have on hand for chipper repairs (although try and do most myself). And he may not be cheep but i have to say they've always been very efficient regards prompto chipper repairs and ordering parts in. I notice Abbey tavy are movingh house, anyone know where to?
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Yeah its nice to be flinging brash around and do the work of four blokes without breaking a sweat. is that a 2.5 tonner? mines only 1.7 but still lifts quite a bit and handy for nipping into tight spaces.
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oh and keep an eye on the bushes that connect the two halves of the grab, one of mine came lose and actually fell out second time i used it, had to weld it back in place. Luckily I caught it falling out, Aside from that tho, I am very impressed with the quality of it, should last for ever!
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NICE one, i brought exactly the same one for my mini, as you say very well built but i personally feel they could have made the tines a bit longer to make it better for brash/ bigger logs etc, Im thinking of having some extensions lazer cut and then welding them to the existing hardox ones to give an extra 6 inches or so in lenght
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superb, i like the chainbrake on that supported on both sides as opposed to 395 which is only 1 side.
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Yeah, he puts things across in a very 'readable' way, doesn't over complicate things which Is quite refreshing and makes an enjoyful read
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worst saw for me has to be the husky 338xpt, complete and utter bag of spanners. didn't even get a years use when i brought one.
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Has anyone read the book 'YEW' by fred hagender? cracking book goes in to the lenghts people have gone to to try and save ancient Yews from the wrath of insurance companies. One has some sort of bracing arrangement inside the hollow truck which expands with the growth of the tree.
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don't see why it should be a problem, I would just run with it for a while, aslong as its still oiling the bar it won't be doing any damage and eventually it will flush through. Good thing it wasn't the other way round:001_smile:
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I would love to say my 254 for romantic reasons as it was my first saw i brought but.... it hasn't been without its problems in the past. retired now so only comes out every now and again.
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insurance companies fault if you ask me.
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395xp for me, sometimes i just start it for fun in the weekends. love the 357xp too, yet to fail me.
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No mention of the humble wolf pole with saw head? Not as good as a zubat for cutting but handy with the loper attachment too.
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Your right £110 is a lot for labour to plant, but its all relative to overheads etc. If your not running a tree surgery buisness than £80 is still good money for work which doesn't cost anything to do.
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6 days? blimey, must be big!
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£110 per person/man day that is,
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notwhere near arb prices mate as voluteers will happily do this kind of work. I charge £110 a day for planting.
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Sorry, but i strongly disagree (and I dont often do that) with the idea of the HS2 and what people are saying regarding bringing money into the economy and progress, of course it will short term while the project is on and it'll provide jobs, but only for the extent of the building stage, then what? guess another pointless project will be invented at the cost of the countryside and so it goes on. Im all up for stuff to create employment but this just seems like the whole thing hasn't even been thought out properly (totally pointless). And how on earth can you call the destruction of 26(?) ancient woodlands progress, flattening a couple of council estates might be more like it.
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Also with it being so mild would glphosate not be absorbed through the buds? just a thought.
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What ever you do, if you plan on spending much time in it, go for a cab option. digging with cold wind and rain blowing in your face is no joke!
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Heavy duty brushcutter recommendation advice needed
Matthew Storrs replied to arbwork's topic in Maintenance help
If its tussocky grass herbs etc I would suggest a flexiblade (oregon) It is heavy duty strimmer wire with serrated edges, You have to have a special head (flexihead or somthing) and it can have 4 blades of wire instead of standard 2. I have this head on my kasawaki 48, deals well with rushes bracken etc. Its not as good as a tri blade on woody stems tho. -
If you use a mini with any sort of regularity I wouldn't bother hiring, minis hold their value well and although you can hire them cheap you still have to arrange collection etc which all starts to add up. I said it earlier in this thread but you really won't be dissapointed with the Takeuchi tb016, the same model has been running for about 13 years I think with very little changed so that must say something and resale value is astonishing. They look quite old skool but I rather like that myself.
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Possibly short term,but at the cost of what though longterm? I think they could go a long way to improving existing transport routes (particularly train) etc before new ones are dreamt up. At the moment its cheaper to drive then to take a train, surely they need to work on that for a start.
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Tracked woodchipper on ebay cheap!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Matthew Storrs replied to Tree-Fela's topic in General chat
Its been on for aaaages, been watching it to see how much it fetches as i have same machine which im thinking of selling. no mention of hours i notice so probably mega. -
And as for getting work from it ie tree clearing, imagine if the locals (ur loyal customers) knew you had anything to do with the HS2, they may not be soon keen to use you in the future, I would turn the work down myself, at least i could sleep at night.
