Matthew Storrs
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wolf make very good loppers, had a pair for 6 years until I lost them somewhere- replaced by a heavier duty version they now make can cut upto 40mm- but they are not rachet type. perhaps ratcheting types are a bit of a gimmick??
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again, Ranger is a good all rounder, but again diffs are pretty puny compared to defender, comes down to what the majority of your work entails??
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might be just me, but I find the hilux/l200 clutches stink with a reversing with trailers etc, never smelt the clutch doing the heaviest trailer shunting with my landy, they are however pretty uncomfortable if you are doing long journeys and most landys have quirks like poor windscreen wiper/doors don't always shut the best, heating can be hit and miss, no doubt the hilux etc is much better in that respect but utility swings it over comfort for me,
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I think 7k is a very sensible amount to be spending on a truck, it will have done most of its depreciation by then, should still be a tidy respectable and reliable truck. 3k- unless you strike lucky you may well end up spending far more in downtime and repairs. Which truck- well you will get a load of replys suggesting all different trucks and their merits or issues. Id only have a landrover 110/130 for what you are suggesting as that's what I have and it has been an idestructable workhorse for the last 6 years and has good carrying capacity and towing capacity, not to mention superior off roading over the other pickups.
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I wonder if ticks prefer certain blood types or something, grew up on a farm, spend my weekends walking on the moors/camping and obviously working outdoors everyday and never had a tick?? Sounds a nasty business lymes disease.
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I use one of these, and mort ice out the joint, much neater than a chainsaw, can be used with a lump hammer so pretty much as quick too. Lanlee Supplies Limited - Product List - 2" FENCING CHISEL
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Birdseye maple?
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No stihl or husky's what would you be using today ???
Matthew Storrs replied to predator's topic in Chainsaws
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Do you know what those brackets on top of the shear is for? I would be well pleased if I could cut even 6" trees/scrub off at base with a 3 tonner. Is there a knack to getting it to fall in the right direction too?
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Hi Eddie, That looks a cracking bit of kit, I would be interested for one on my 3 tonner. Can you use the 'pinch' for moving small trees out the way once you've cut them at base, just thinking for scrub clearance jobs....
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Trouble is, I live in a very rural area, iv had two chippers in the past, one was a tracked timber wolf and the other a TP200 which ran off the tractor. Wth both machines I often ended up not using them as timber/brash was burnt on site as it was quicker them chipping. The problem is when working in more urban environments/back gardens etc, burning is both time consuming and a general no go, so was trying to find a neat solution to be able to take on these type of jobs without having to hire a chipper. I had hoped the CS100 might be the answer, but notsure now:laugh1:
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Dealer wasn't very helpful at all when it came to demoing it, he said they don't tend to demo the smaller machines:sneaky2: If seen videos but can't really appreciate how good or bad they are from it.
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Yep, you may be confirming my thoughts. Iv never used one so not entirely sure of their capabilities but a few threads seem to rate them highly on here. I used to have a tracked 6" timber wolf which was great when working but because mine was starting to get quite old there was a fair bit of down time. I certainly couldn't warrant a new 6" machine at the moment but the cs100 may be a good option just to get me through the next year or three until I build up more tree work to justify a bigger one.
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Just about to put in an order for a greenmech cs 100. Now, I don,t do tree work every day, probably about 40 percent, but having recently taken on a fair bit more I realise that mashing down on a trailer OR hiring a 6inch timber wolf is starting to kill quite a few jobs. I can't justify a new 6" chipper but at 5k a new cs 100 is more realistic, but, should I just stick to the trailer method or are these micro chippers actually quite good for general tree surgery/take downs ?
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Been bright blue skies all day since 9.30am! However today's job was cancelled today, crown lifting trees hanging over a river- river had swollen so much over night that it had risen 2-3ft, came over my waders and couldn't see where the deep bits were as it was so cloudy. Ended up going to look at a greenmech cs100 which I think I may buy:thumbup1:
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395 chain going slack then tightening up again!?
Matthew Storrs replied to Matthew Storrs's topic in Chainsaws
Yes, at first I thought I wadn't doing the side case nuts up tight enough allowing bar to move slightly (as much as the chain tensioner allows) which would cause different chain tensions but it still does it with the nuts done up tightly. -
395 chain going slack then tightening up again!?
Matthew Storrs replied to Matthew Storrs's topic in Chainsaws
Chain does seem dry no matter how much oil is turned up- there is always a puddle of oil on the workbench from it too - not sure why it does that. This seems the most likely explanationas I have checked for wear everywhere else and its minimal. Thanks -
And air compressors too. Its a dangerous world out there!
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Perhaps someone could shed some light on this, I tighten up the chain fine- go to use it and after a bit it goes slack- but sometimes it seems to tighten itself back up when I rev it or put it back in the cut:confused1: Any ideas, cheers:thumbup1:
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I run a 36" on my 395 and it pulled it through a 4-5ft diameter dead beech which had been standing dead for 20 years and was as hard as glass, well impressed how it coped all day long. Never tried the 390 so no comparence unfortunately, Another vote for the husky 576xp too, I loved mine until I stupidly went and sold it. But its not in the same league as 395 of course. I reckon 395 will serve most people in this country as their 'big' saw. Not many folks are dealing with 4ft dia trees day in day out and the added weight of a 880/3120 just makes them hard work for what could mostly be done with a 395 anyway.
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I had a hydraulic connector fitting 'blow' near my the other day whilst using the post driver, it squirted a fine spray over a fair distance, I was lucky it missed my hand. But this is something I'm always aware off when around hydraulics. I assume if it happens, you will know about it straight away??
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Agreed the gripple is a mighty fine invention, I went back to a job the other day which I did 4 years ago it was only 100m but I was a bit dissapointed to find the gripples had lost a bit of tension, its just a case of tightening them back up and tieing off the tails but still. How much are the Gpaks to buy?
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Do you tension the netting at one end or pull in the middle and join with crimps? If never really used crimps for this as i thought there is no room for adjusting individual strands if some are tighter than others?
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I find they can slip at a later date, ie in a year or two, I wondered whether it was water getting in and freezing/ expanding the little wheel inside the gripple that causes them to slip?
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I don't use gripples at all on box strainers if I can help it, for this reason, I use a double loop of hi tensile wire and tension and join using the Hayes wire strainers, there is a bit of a technique to make sure you tie the knot without losing any tension in the retaining wire but if never had a strainer fail this way, but I have with gripples. Most contractors round here only use the gripples to join and tension netting and then tie the tails off so the gripples can't slip- but then you cant't retension them... Nice work Aaron by the way- pretty similar style to mine.
