Wex

Take the 600 hit and beat the Bejesus out of your "friend"

I'd stick with your 171 bud.I did my 30/31 with a 017 , no problems whatsoever.OK it's not going to win any prizes for raw power but it's a perfect saw for what you'll be doing which is neat accurate cuts .Easy , light and extremely maneouvreable.Excellent for boring through and dead good for snedding.My assessor had never used one before but loved it and grabbed it to demonstrate cuts whenever he could.Maybe the only thing you could buy , which I did , was a new bar and chain.I still reach for it when snedding and processing small timber , very light and easy on my back

Oh and good luck on the assessment , you'll love it

Some tips here also

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/members-only/37931-quitting-smoking-new-post.html

Good luck fella

If the roof is that old it will certainly contain asbestos. What about painting it with thomsons waterproofer?

What that man said but spray it on .

Thanks fella

Finally , what sort of clearance should I leave over the rear wheels ?.Sorry for all the questions but there's nothing local I can measure off.

Thanks for that.

What size box did you use ? I just remembered that I should pay heed to the clearance needed for axle articulation

Nice one fellas

Armchairarborist , I'd be interested to see what way you tackled the mounting of the ram.Because I have the toolbox pushing everything back it looks like the best place to position the ram ( 4 stage on pivot lugs) is more or less over the A-frame balljoint.I'm looking to keep the chip box as low as possible over the vehicle chassis to maximise volume without having a big profile over the toolbox cab and toolbox roof which are more or less level with each other.I'm looking at copying the chassis of an 8x5 indespension tipper I have.What size box did you use on yours ?

I was thinking of bolting two channel irons to the vehicle chassis rails , then ladders between each to stiffen it up .The bed frame then made up in a higher profile box ( rectangular) that would sit into the channel but with enough box sitting above the channel rails to form the outriggers for the bed frame.Does that make sense ?

NiftySteve , thats a nice bit of work and the thread makes good reading.I'm going to have to mount the pump in the toolbox for the reasons above.I toyed with using a scrapped tipper bed but anyone who has one is asking silly money.

If anyone has any pics of the above to post I'd appreciate it.I'm in the middle of mounting a toolbox ( front end of a quadtech body) behind the cab and am looking for inspiration on the makeup of the tipper subframe.Looks like Im going to end up with a 6 1/2 foot X 6 foot chip box.Pump will be mounted the floor of the toolbox

Thanks !

I forgot to add I'm 40 in April

What an interesting thread. Thinking of going into tree work on my own, hoping to start by just doing odd jobs for folk on the side. However, I am 38! Not letting that stop me though, I'm fitter than most lads in their 20s. I guess the fact that I've been sat behind a desk for 20 years, which enabled me to do sports that I like (instead of hard graft) has been beneficial in some ways, i.e. not so much wear and tear LOL.

 

Just got my CS30/31 and gonna do my climbing ticket next year.

I only started climbing in May of this year , took my CS's and passed.I've lost 2 stone since I started but feel like a new man each time I come down off the ropes , knackered but invigorated at the same time.

I've been picking up my own jobs , just by word of mouth so far.A mate of mine groundies for me if I need someone.I climb & cut for another outfit I know when they need a hand.I only charge peanuts but come away learning something new each time.Other days are spent doing all sorts of jobs , not necessarily arb related.Slowly but surely I've been building up my kit , saws , ropes etc and just bought a Landy 130 and most of the kit to make a tipper out of it ( nights & weekends).I bought an old Vivaro for the longer runs.It's taken me a year to get this far and haven't borrowed a bean , just scrimping & scraping.I hire a chipper as I need it but my next goal is to save enough to get a semi decent one of my own.I intend to hire myself and it out a couple of days per week to other crews to fill the quiet times.

Working on your own is hard graft but I suppose it's less of a headache than looking after a crew.I suppose it's whatever you want to make out of it:thumbup1:

I pay €100 per day ( 24 hr hire) including VAT for a timberwolf 150 .A few miles up the road and another hire shop charges €250 per day for the same machine.Needless to say which company receives most bookings.

My wife continued with riding horses and all it entails during all her pregnancies ( one was twins) with no worries whatsoever.I saw her fall a few times and I have to say my heart was in my mouth.But she got back up again and continued until she thought it was best not to. Kids turned out hardy and fit as fleas.Like Tommer said above , it's been done for thousands of years.Why wrap ourselves in cotton wool?

If you feel ok in yourself about it , go for it and the best of luck.

After 16 pages, Big J has sorted the argument once and for all.

 

Next - Stihl or Husky?

Stihl ,

Next - Brown or the Pink

Fetch my coat

Secure your gear first - Get a mesh panel ( dog guard) for the tub bulkhead ( behind your seat) , mesh inner gate for the rear door and mesh for the rear windows (if you have them).Landys are a piece of **** to break into , the above will make it much harder.

Good luck with your new ownership , you'll either love it or hate it .

Thanks Stu.I'm tempted , reckon €1500 ( 1300 GBP) would buy it.

Worth it ? Spares an issue because of age ?

Anyone ever owned / used one of these?.Theres one for sale locally , has a perkins 3 cylinder engine , running good but the roller needs looking at.IIRC it was a M90 or M20 , has a 10 " feed.

It holds just over 3.25 cubic metres when rammed. My truck is so mechanically good its like a new one. The 300 has been rebuilt. I have a 935i chipper, and often has all my kit on the roof too. I live in cornwall so its no stranger to hills. On a very steep hill i may have to get down to 2nd but very very rarely 1st gear. If you want speed you have to sacrifice working ability and carrying capacity and towing capacity....and not have a landrover. Fuel consumption is horrendous mind you. 15- 16 mpg when draging up a hill loaded right up?

Sorry to OP for the derail , but Tom where do you carry your saws and kit ?

imbecile or stupid:confused1:

or just tight

It always amazes me how folk spen many X £15 ish for chains but no to £5 every now and again

yep , plus a another few quid for a needle bearing

Thanks Tim , I'll have a gander for it.

Cool, I thought there was something more than that to it , thanks fella.

I haven't changed an inboard sprocket/outboard clutch yet.Anyone got any tips ?

Sorry didn't realise you already linked to the same site

It's ok , I've got my coat

I've found this site very usefull Climbing Knots | How to Tie Climbing Knots | Animated Climbing Knots

The animation feature is excellent

No mate I preferably want some with vents in etc a lad done a day for us couple weeks ago had type a husky trousers on with vents in the back looked canny

I see , cool.I've a pair of the Stretchair Type C 'Cool' Gladiator II 's ( say that with a few pints on ) , believe me they're anything but cool , except in the butt region.I've tried the SIP Progress type A's and they seem to be made from the exact same stretchy fabric as the Stretchairs.This stuff is like wearing a pair of women's tights ( Yeah we've all done it ) , really comfortable, very light and airy.To be honest you wouldn't need vents.If you haven't bought something else already it'd be worth giving 'em a shot.I'm going to see if I can find a pair of the non-chainsaw Progress for climbing aswell .

Have you tried SIP Progress ?