Daniël Bos

This I why I said " nobody doing their first job is experienced"..:sneaky: But yes he could gain experience elsewhere.... but then chopping some connies in half is hardly rocket science is it?

He's asking for handsaw advice because he's not (yet?) got the appropriate training for using a chainsaw at height. To me that sounds like someone who's keen on doing things by the book and using the appropriate technology for his skill and experience level. It's his first proper job, of course he's inexperienced, nobody doing their first job has ever been experienced! And how you can extrapolate from the few lines he's written that he's not insured is beyond my understanding. Give the lad a chance, man!

Option 3: 1 rigid 6x6 lorry with hiab and hookarm plus a turntable skip trailer. 1 rigid lorry just for the road.

Thats what I thought, but then for the second cut, it seemed like he was cutting whilst the crane was moving?

Silky! (didn't realise there were still people without them?) and a big can of WD40 Spray the saw if the going gets too sticky, it'll lubricate thus cutting quicker and dissolves resin so you don't get a buildup of stickiness.

Put it in a cardboard box, write "sweeties" on it! :sneaky:

If you could get the likes of Honey Brothers, Clarks, FR Jones etc to stock aspen and ship it at the usual shipping rates...

It can tip just fine as it is, that was a no cost optional extra! I've towed a trailer of over ten times the vehicle weight without issues, but there's no legal limit, so the possibilities are endless really.

I tried to google " small tomedium" (must be an exotic tree?) yesterday to find it said "small to medium".

Seems odd to me. "I bought it a year ago for no reason and I've never used it because I don't know how to" ????

I for If I for I R for remember C for Correctly IIRC= I f I R emember C orrectly.

If I Remember Correctly. IIRC.

If you can see it, screw an m5 bolt into it and just pull up on the bolt.

I normally lay until its too warm to wear long sleeves and start again when it gets too cold to.

I've got a new vehicle! I was after all the usual, plus a bit more! I needed: -space to carry my saws, axes ropes and kettle. -space to carry two kids to school, and sometimes they want to bring home a friend or two. -Easy to drive for the missus as well. So no Mog. -must carry a load of logs when needed. -must be able to turn around in small spaces. So no landrover. -must be as fuel efficient as possible. -must not get stuck or must have the ability to get out of any trouble it gets in. So no transit or Ldv van. -must be ultimately reliable. So nothing older than 5 years old. -Must not make me look like a w@nker so nothing that has "thunder", "invincible" "warrior" or any other street-hero rubbish written on it. -must convey the right image to the customer "we care about the work, not just your money" And I got it all! Plus I pay no road tax, peanuts to insure, I have an super-extended range thanks to the extra large fuel tank. It runs on most fuels, available anywhere. Parts are cheap and readily available. I love it! I'll get it sign written before long. Ps I didn't choose the flowers, my daughters put them on.

If only there was a search facility on Arbtalk.... http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=33788

My twin five year olds (and their mum..) made me a cake with bright green icing and trees on the top... Meatball trees! (On top of spaghetti, all covered in cheese....)

It's just underneath the handle assembly. If you look underneath the saw you'll see the pipe from the oil tank to the pump just under the part of the handle assembly that runs front to back under the saw. Pull out the hose, sprocket side (starter side is the tank) then you can use a normal metric thread bolt (m6 if memory serves?), to screw into the pump and just pull it up and out. Easy job, but note which way round it goes so that when you put a new one in its the right way around. I have a spare slightly used one, pm me your address if you want it.

But then a huge market would improve the efficiency of the supply chain, driving the cost down. From what I understand, the actual cost of producing aspen is (if the statement before is true, 15% more cost to refine) only about 3p more per liter. Which means that unless we're all being ripped off in a grand way, the supply and distribution chain is what's driving up the cost?

Not happy with that post! I just spend precious seconds trying to find out what kind of tree a "Tomedium" is!

Young hawthorn leaves are the best thing for your cheese sandwich. Fresh and slightly nutty with extra added health benefits. (Good for the heart)

Did the fluff stop the saw?

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=37975

Nope, fuel duty is per litre. VAT is per retail price.

Would the kind people of Aspen be willing to share a similar cost breakdown?