JimM
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Have to disagree too. 550 XP 18" with 21LPX is a great combination up the tree when the top handle reaches its limit. And a wee bit lighter to wield than the 560 with the same bar.
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Call me cynical, but who do companies hire when they can't find a tree surgeon with CSCS? If nobody has one does the project grind to a halt, or do they hire a tree surgeon that can do the job of a tree surgeon? Of have I had too much Scotch tonight? (Says the man who had to do the Arquiva online tick test (no swearing dontcha know)
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I run a 13" on a 550 for snedding....... But then I've got short legs, so no backache ;-)
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It's not racist. It's a cultural thing. I've spent a huge amount of time in Muscat. The Arab, Indian, Pakistani and other Asian shopkeepers expected a haggle. And took pleasure in it. A chat about family, weather or other stuff thrown in as you go through the process. I spent an hour haggling for a pair of 501's one evening in the souk. Much laughter on both sides. Haggling isn't strong in our culture anymore. Apart maybe from buying houses and second hand cars. So we tend to get a bit antsy when we are faced with a haggler wanting our services. Perhaps have a couple of jokey ripostes up your sleeve to underline that the price is "The Price" and that's where the buck stops. I usually immediately add £100 to the price (someone in here said this) and when they come back I tell them that if I thought they were going to haggle I would have started higher. Defuses any awkwardness.
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Springfield Properties up here are advertising new build houses that have stoves fitted. Still popular up here.
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It should be the new style brake band on your saw if it's only 6 months old. That being said, the 550 still isn't that tolerant of the brake being thrown on at high revs. Watched it happen twice with others using my saw. Always a couple in my spares box now. 10 minute easy fix with a chainsaw screwdriver wrench while sneaking a coffee and you're back in the game. Yes, I could jump up and down and gnash my teeth, but they're not expensive and it's such a stonking saw I can put up with it.
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Agree with the t-bag comment. Got a Cut and Climb as a present and it's the one thing that's kept my morale up this winter. Great jacket.
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48. It's only a number. Mental age of 17 too ;-)
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Was asked to fell an old multi-stemmed grotty Rowan a year ago. The farmer tenant refused to touch it. Superstitious. Rowans keep witches away and it's bad luck to cut down the last Rowan on your ground. Cutting through near the base found a horse-shoe with the chain. Must have come of a Clydesdale. Dug around and got it out and changed the destroyed chain. Started again. Found another horseshoe that had been grown around. The third chain found a stone that had been swallowed up. Walked away out of pocket. Cut loads down since, but that one wasn't supposed to come down I think.
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High winds up here still. Gusting over 40 this morning and sleet. Now way we were going out to play in that. Eased a bit this afternoon but promising stronger yet tonight with some snow in the morning.
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Ditto.
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Been mad busy with storm damage the last few days, but this was a fun job on Thursday. Triple stemmed Euc with two of the stems leaning over the house and phone wires. Not the biggest of beasts by any stretch. I'd seen someone on here winching in the top of the stem of a leaner and then cutting and lowering from the bottom (Wolter?), so thought this would be a great wee job to give it a try. A GRCS would have been great, but made do with an Ace winch and a friction device. Strapped in the bottom of the stems for control, which proved invaluable as the second leaning stem split awkwardly. Made it an easy save and all came down nicely. Cheers for the idea.
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That's the bottom line! Climb lots, drag lots. Eat pies. (Substitute pies for steak slices on a regular basis)
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Just finished a fourth day of sorting wind-damaged trees up here. When all you guys down south had that horrific weather and floods I was gutted for you and hopes we didn't see it. Just had the wettest autumn/early winter I can remember for years. The ground has now softened enough that the roots are lifting from trees that have been solid for years. Getting a drenching every day too. You lads down south can take it back please!
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Absolutely. Coffee and donuts this morning and an MS150 to sort out. 40mph steady and gusting to 60mph just now.
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70mph gusts up here. Supposed to calm down around lunchtime. Will get out of bed around then :-)
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Slightly similar circumstance a year ago. Ash limb knackered to about 4 ft from the lower stem. Wound at the stem would have been just over 2ft diameter. I elected to leave a clean stub just over 3ft long and monitor. The rest of the tree isn't great, so it was more of a way to prolong the inevitable as said above. I've had a few comments about its look though.
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Strong winds and heavy showers up here. Battering the Velux's.
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That was a fair sized beast. Good video. Sorely tempted to go the GoPro route now.
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Taken ivy off a number of trees up here when they were in danger of being completely swamped by the stuff. In a woodland perhaps it's fine to leave for habitat, but anywhere else surely maintaining the health of the tree outweighs the wildlife entertained? Especially roadside trees. Use a Silky and an MS150 as weapons of choice.
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I've used the Clark Supertack Bio for a couple of years now in all my saws. Only had one problem with a gunked bar and that was because I left it sat for a few weeks unused and had forgotten to clean it. When I did have an oiling problem a couple of months back on my 550 it was because the plastic worm drive was nearly stripped. -
I know and have worked with Jonathan and you are way out of line Whitenoise. His thread was straightforward and honourable. Your attack 9 months later is not.
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You're welcome Enjoy
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If we have pies for lunch we use a Nissan Navarra to get back up the tree. Hook the rigging rope to your harness, car goes forward, you go up! Taking out the slack on the climbing line as you head skywards. (Other 4x4 makes are available)
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Someone mentioned this a while back in relation to Zigzag working. I've been using it ever since. Its a great tip.
