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"The part number for the husqvarna side casing for holding the battery is 576-90-10-01" This is the email detail I got from my local dealer. There is a very small modification to the case moulding. An extra lug sits proud of the casing next to the forward battery clip. Blink and you'll miss it. What it serves to do is stops the battery moving more than a few mm if the lugs are inadvertently bumped. I'm not sure what serial number the mod came in on, or if this is a trial part. My saw is being fitted with it tomorrow under warranty
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48. Two years climbing and more than happy with 4 days climbing a week, sometimes 5. May not be as fast as the youngsters, but I don't care. We get the job done at our pace and don't run back from the chipper. And we eat pies. What's a gym?
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Two 540's, bought when they came out. Broke one - my own fault. £120 repair bill and has been right as rain since. Second one has just had a bent AV spring, accidental drop down on its bungee strop. Cheap fix and back in operation. Spare spring in the box. Both run well and loads of power, certainly better than the original 201T's. Haven't seen newer ones running yet though.
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How far north are you coming? MacGregors, Inverness hire out chippers.
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Bent rear spring today. First time I've ever dropped it as it's always hooked directly on to my harness. And it was on a bungee too!
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Who votes we should have arb talk as a recognised body?
JimM replied to Gardiners Tree Surgery's topic in General chat
"So who's the Popular People's Front of Arbtalk then?" "He's on that Thread over there" "SPLITTER !" -
Drizzle gone by 9:30 and bright by the afternoon. Expecting dry tomorrow too. Nice felling weather.
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It makes the beginning of a dismantle really pleasant. No fumes, you can hear the groundy, and I reckon cheaper to run. (Mind you I am using Aspen into T540's. )
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Who has emailed Husky about their 540 faults? What reply did you get?
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I shop at Lidl by preference. My only concern with Tesco suffering is the risk to an awful lot of jobs. Having said that, they are killing off their checkout staff in favour of scan it yourself, or checkout yourself. But from all their figures, the shoppers are going for it. They just don't realise that they are doing people out of a job by doing so. Did you chat with your checkout lady today?
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I would echo Mountain Man and look at the 150 if you want a small bar saw. Or go battery husky for peace and quiet. Did all our climbing work on battery today. I've 2 540's. One on the tech rubbish bar and the other Oregon, both going strong so far. But only tend to use them when I want a whole lot of oomph on big stuff. I've had the back handled 150 in the tree too and it's great. Prefer the battery though.
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Bump. Just tying off this thread. Husky have updated the battery locking mechanism. Looking forward to getting the modded bits for my saw. Its still the first one up the tree.
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Bump. Video deleted. Husqvarna have modified the battery housing and the new parts come under warranty. A great saw to use in the tree.
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Husky T536 top handled battery saw update?
JimM replied to Old Mill Tree Care's topic in General chat
I believe Husky had seen the video. The rep checked my email trail to the UK dept and asked for them for an update. The new parts will be ordered and come under warranty. -
Husky T536 top handled battery saw update?
JimM replied to Old Mill Tree Care's topic in General chat
Just been informed by a Husqvvarna rep that Husky produced a mod to the T536LiXP saw to retain the battery. Great news. If you are looking for the youtube vid I posted of it coming loose, I've now deleted it. Happy days! -
To where I want to be, 3 years. Spent all the first 2 building up vehicles and kit, so posting a loss. Third year was slow increase to profit and small wage into the household. However.... I started after 25 years in the RAF, so had a gratuity and pension that I could invest heavily. And a working wife to relieve the financial strain. I know how lucky I am starting a second career in this with the right tools. Goodness knows how all those who start from an early age manage to progress. Hard grafting, that's for sure.
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Down in Big Tree Country last week. A chance to see the Fortingall Yew. Europe's oldest living tree. Listed as somewhere between 2500 and 5000 years old. Its girth used to be 15m, but fire damage and souvenier hunters thinned it a bit! Nice to be in and around much more deciduous woodland too. Too many coniferous forests in Moray.
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Had a few taken off me this year. Normally smear anti-beastie stuff around ankles, cuffs and neck. The days I forgot were the days I got bit. Considering getting a regular blood check sorted out.
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Just replaced the battery charger for my T536Li. I reckon the charger died through being used in a dusty environment. Something to watch out for. Great saw in the tree and quite a number of crown dismantles with it. As for crosscutting using the rear handled version, it might be fine for small stuff, but the battery goes quick on repetitive full bar cutting.
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How long do you keep trying with a trainee
JimM replied to knightstreeservices's topic in General chat
Everyone can be taught something. But it's how they are taught and by whom that is important. When I did my Air instructors course in the RAF we spent a week on the psychology of it all. They ran us through a Myers-Briggs test that is a system of defining your personality. There are other variations of it. What came out of that very clearly is that some personalities just can't train others if their traits are different. Or they can, but have to accept what they are and amend the way they teach, which is very hard. As a simple example, if you are one of those people who do things straight away, then you will be absolutely exasperated trying to teach someone whose trait is to do things at the last minute. So it's perhaps not a question of who is at fault in your situation, but more how you or he adjusts so that learning is achieved. -
Hi mate, not at home but was about £560 for 1000 from Highland Fuels. Let you know exact when I get home. We're in a local consortium so get a discount. Worth checking with your neighbours to see if that's what they are doing.
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Probably exacerbated by too much flexing running back from the chipper.
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Is it me or are the girls coming to the fore. My daughter was ill from school and came out with us. She ran rings around the 23 year old lad we had given work experience to. A few younger lads were constant no-shows. She's 11. ! Mind you, she didn't run back from the chipper, unlike Stevie Blair (should have videoed him)
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One of my mates on here asked the question of his insurance company the other day, "You've not asked to see proof of tickets. What if a rigging job goes wrong and I am claimed against". Answer- "then we would ask to see your tickets". Trust, I believe. Difficult to answer to a lawyer in court that you have no "Professional certificates of competence", nothing to show that you have had relevant training. Which is where you will be if you have to fight a non-payout by the insurance company. Then you have to fight to prove that your years of experience mean that you can demonstrate how to do the task safely, but which went wrong. It may come out well, but you know that they'll make you squirm for it. And all the time that takes, the injured party will be waiting for some kind of payout. Is there some particular reason you want to avoid getting assessed?
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Added my Transit to my 4x4 scheme with Aviva. Painless.
