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I bought my first battery saw to fell a tree (in which local children had built a swing) at 07:00 on the Saturday morning of a bank holiday weekend, to make way for a developer's garden grab. I made loads of money for doing so, on the doorstep of an arbtalker that I don't like. Brings a tear to the eye.

It's that or Tempilaq.

Thirty seconds a side from when the teflon starts bubbling. Any longer is cowardice.

Relax.

I have to borderline argue with groundies about oil when I send a battery saw down for a battery change. "It's still got some in." It's no different to a petrol saw. They're built to fail safe, i.e. to run out of fuel before they run out of oil. It doesn't matter if it's liquid hydrocarbons or positrons and electrons.

A roux with some stuff added or just a cream base? When you think of sauce for mussels, it's just cream and wine poured into the water.

And how would sir like his steak done? Kicking and screaming, please.

CAREFUL! Paddy will surface like an activated sleeper agent. Good tip on the 1xDRT, 1xSRT btw. That's what I usually do when I double system.

The only advantage to DRT there would be that you could get hauled back up with your tail but even that's still pretty pointless when you can get hauled back up with the rigging line. I too have felt occasional urges recently to climb double rope but luckily it's not got as far as actually doing it.

My experience: A 161T sings on a 10" 1/4 picco bar. Great for cut and chuck if that's your style and you've got the wrists to balance the saw. Far less good on bigger stuff. I use a Stihl 220 with a 16" 3/8 picco, which is pretty good but not breathtaking. Still fine for big takedowns though. My research: If I wanted more power, I'd look at the Husky battery options (and that's from a man who's never felt the need to look at any other Husky saw). They've got the reputation for being better than Stihl for the burlier work. I saw one in a shop the other day marketed as being equivalent to a 40cc petrol saw. Conclusion: Aware I didn't totally answer the question: Nevertheless hope I said something useful.

Well if you're at a loose end, I'd read them. I like capstans. I've been sporadically pondering a rapidly deployable ski tow based on them.

Thank you very much.

Pigovian manipulation is an alluring compromise like Georgist LVT but serfdom compromise is still serfdom.

How did you find the controls?

My big lanyard is at least 10m of 14mm (easy gripping when used as a secondary DRT system, comforting for occasional rigging on it). Probably more like 12-14m. Currently dangles. Lot of mess. I climb with an appalling amount of shit on my harness generally but the big blue one is getting silly. I've been considering trying a bag. Would probably use a PLCE side pouch because I have a couple and they have buckles and strap bits on already.

Build a bit of impromptu protection over stuff you really don’t want damaged. Like prop a pair of pallets against each other over a little tree. Or better yet offer the men some stuff to do it themselves. They’ll know what will get in the way and what will be worth having for protection. Sometimes it’s worth digging up a bush that’s in the way, doing the tree and then replanting it. Offer them a spade if you’re happy with that. You’re obviously not going to dig up a mature tree though. Mark them with coloured tape or put a wheelie bin next to it or something. Hard to see stuff can be overlooked/forgotten in the heat of battle. Talk to the man in charge before they start about what does and doesn’t matter getting dented. It’s often better to twat stuff down hard where it doesn’t matter, finish the tree earlier and spend more time on a nice clear up. If they bend over backwards all day avoiding damaging something that’s actually unimportant and they don’t finish until later, they’ll have less time to clear up nicely. Importantly, if you’ve planted a load of stuff in their way since the job was looked at and quoted, expect the price to change. While broadly on the topic, don’t interrupt them with tea and coffee every five minutes. Tell them to ask for it when it suits them. Generally just let them get on with it. Good on you for asking how to be a good client btw. Makes all the difference.

Can you recall the model numbers? I'm by no means an expert machine man but Kobelco have always struck me as having some good, niche ideas, like the hinging dipper.

I saw one of those in your neck of the woods last week and was struck by what a neat little machine it was.

I've just put new rear calipers on the van. Going to buy a pack of springs and see if I can get two or three in at a time to back the handbrake off more strongly.

Africa is hardly short of fertile soil and it has planet level monopolies of various minerals. They get most of their stuff nicked though.

We could shuttle back on war a little. That’s quite resource hungry.

I'd come back onto this thread to post something about how I'm always surprised Ifor are a name in trailers because since when did anything else good come out of Wales. You've done a far better job. Bravo. DMM, ISC, I know I know...

I'm not bothered about plonkers in gorse bushes. I can probably enrich their lives, given the opportunity. I am bothered about the prospect of being called out by the police or social workers to do their "work" within city limits. Do you get much of that?

How do you find Mountain Rescue? I've considered joining but the thought of being called out for town/city park searches when someone's had an argument with a hysterical wife appalls.

Are you glad that you bought the smaller one because it was cheaper or because it's more accurate on (more common) smaller diameter sticks?