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  1. JimM
    Adding my share of good luck. Plus my Blue Tongue arrived today. Hopefully use it tomorrow.
  2. JimM
    Bump. Broke my Hayuachi pole today. Looking at the Jameson poles, just so I can double up use with a big shot. But is there an adapter that will take the Hayauchi blade?
  3. JimM
    That's some relief, and good that Mary's work can be flexible and supportive.
  4. JimM
    That's a bit pants. You know you wouldn't see it again for at least a month!
  5. JimM
    Sold the chainsaw today! Happy with that :-)
  6. JimM
    I think they felt doubly guilty. I got 2!
  7. JimM
    Thanks Dervish
  8. JimM
    Cheers for the positive comments. I think if I do another I'll mark out the dimensions beforehand on the wood. Eyeballed it today, so the main handle is a bit out of proportion. Will coating it in something like groundnut oil stop it splitting? Or at least slow the process down?
  9. JimM
    Nice job. Itching to do a crane job.
  10. JimM
    Like it. Grin. I'm no carver, and certainly not artistic, which is why it's not an owl. Would love to do one of those. I think it's just cos the 150 is so light the vibes don't get damped so well, so using it for carving means thick gloves I'm afraid.
  11. JimM
    Happy doing mushrooms, but thought I'd try something a bit different this afternoon. Bit of finessing yet, but not much otherwise I think I'll end up making a big mistake. Using an MS150 with the normal bar. Find the vibes a bit much though, swapped to thicker gloves halfway through.
  12. JimM

    Windblown trees

    JimM replied to humpo48's topic in General chat

    Best practice is to get the plate to sit back down and be "safe". I guess it would be best to specify on the quote that you would do that as a minimum, and then state that you could subsequently grind it or JCB it out. Horrible position to be in though.
  13. JimM
    OFF, do you think FISA would gain inroads in the councils to make some sort of difference? Regardless of how you view FISA, it maybe has the connections to push for improved skills.
  14. JimM
    34/35 is not academical. It's a couple of days slogging in invariably crap conditions underfoot (which is usually where you find multi thrown) dragging and setting up winches carefully, cos if you get it wrong you're going to get hurt. Cutting the root plate free correctly so that your saw doesn't get thrown. Gaining the realisation that doing windthrow is a slow, expensive, and risky business, with hardly any profit to be made. Plus a lot of the time machinery can't get in, cos the sodden conditions that led to the windthrow make it too boggy for them to get near.
  15. JimM
    You can't let them get on with it, Rich. That would mean someone in our community has to suffer injury or worse to get things sorted. I'm firmly in the 32/34/35 gang. Up here you've got to get the council lads wearing PPE in the first place. That would be a good start.
  16. JimM
    360 gets my vote. But in response to the rest of what you said, there was discussion last year about windthrow, and to me it highlighted how few actually knew how to safely go about it. I have no doubt the old and bold will approach slowly, plan and then act. But multiple windthrow takes no prisoners. Who would be willing to risk some youngsters life in amongst it?
  17. JimM
    I'm not sure cs50 covers enough. 34/35 was probably the best course for safety in dealing with multiple thrown trees. And it makes sense to have 32 first.
  18. JimM
    Added £20 cleaning costs when the guy working with me stood on dog mess. If ropes or other kit contaminated it would have been a lot more. Last year I spotted a load in the garden and stated £50 cleaning costs on the quote if we got fouled. That worked.
  19. JimM
    Sending battery to Husky for inspection and a replacement will be sent up FOC. I can replicate the problem regardless of battery though. A mini bungee or a couple of tie wraps are going on. On the charging issue Roni. Heard it last night. After switching on it took several cycles before it burst into life and charged, but it did charge ok. Glad I've got the T540 as a backup, the 200T is so old hat. Big grin.
  20. JimM
    Did you contact Husky about it, Roni? I'm just glad no-one was below it today. Annoyed as we love using it. Quick dash to MacGregors in Inverness who had a couple of batteries in stock. Back in use tomorrow. Bodge tape around it now?
  21. JimM
    Have emailed Husqvarna about the battery coming loose. It had been used for around 20 minutes up the tree before it came out.
  22. JimM
    Oops day. Battery came out the saw while it was up the tree. Wrecked! Worth checking the battery security every so often. Looking at the clips and having a play, it is possible to bump and partially unlatch one side clip. A subsequent bump on the other clip will then release the battery. On the plus side there was no-one underneath when the battery came out.
  23. JimM
    4G!!! Now you're just showing off. I attach my iPhone 5 to some taught string and a tin can up here to get just a normal signal :-) But iPhone 5 and a Griffin Survivor case works for me. Like the look of those Lifeproof ones though. I run a charger in the car, plug it in as soon as I climb in to the truck. More than charged enough to act as the emergency phone through the job, plus it has the job spec on it for the day.
  24. JimM
    Used 73dp on my 576 for a while but didn't like it. Main use for the saw for the last few months is felling and cross cutting long dead elm. Much happier on full chisel Oregon. Give it a tickle at lunchtime if it needs it and keep it out the muck.
  25. JimM
    Whilst the small local churches will plead poverty, and rightly so, the big boys back at head office are sitting pretty. If the wee churches look poor they get more sympathy (offers of free work - "Bless you my son") and more money into the coffers. But when push comes to shove the money appears from on high (excuse the pun) and the wee church property gets looked after.

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