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How to Fell a Tree (VIDEO) | The Art of Manliness

hah, this has made my day.

Hey everybody

Tomorrow I have to catch the peasant wagon (AKA the bus) with my saw, and I'm not entirely sure where I stand, in regards to the law. I remember hearing that you are allowed to carry a baseball bat with you as long as you have another piece of equipment like a ball or a glove, would this apply to a chainsaw? (probably an urban myth mind.)

I'm going to ring the bus company to see where I stand with them. I may also wrap it in a bin bag, as I don't want to scare old ladies

Any ideas or insight on the law of carrying a saw down the street would be fantastic.

I was sceptical about looking at the bell ends art gallery in previous post haha

Yeah, I thought it was hilarious when I was 16

The budget is a tad limiting, however there are some bargains out there. I use A Nikon D40 SLR and I can tell you it is an absolutely spot on camera. I've had mine for 3 years and It's still producing fantastic shots, despite it take a few knocks. I can't express how good the camera is for the price, it's small and compact, in comparrision with many other SLRs, yet still packs a punch. (Check out some of my shots Bell-end's deviantART Gallery Lens wise, it comes with an 18-55mm lens which did the trick for me and should do for what you need, but I steadily upgraded to some larger lenses. However, the only hiccup with this camera is the fact that all future lenses you buy, have to have a built in motor. There are lenses out there, however it gives you less choice over which lenses you want. But don't let this put you off, it's a top camera for only £230 on amazon. Bargain!

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Hope this helps

I just read it, very sad indeed. However I love the Daily Mails take on it -

"Girl, 13, crushed to death by a falling branch as she sat on park bench on the day her teachers went out on strike" So don't worry, it was the teachers fault.

I had a go with one the other day, and I found it absolutely spot on, like I wasn't wearing a harness at all.

People forget that trees aren't man made structures, you sometimes can't predict when they are going to fail. As sad as this poor kids death is, and my thoughts go out to his family, It should be put down to one of those things.

This issue was raised at the Conference at Arb fair North, by Frances Hirst (HSE bod.) If I can remember back, you are meant to have a divider between the operator and the tree worker, in all circumstances, regardless of bucket size. Of course this was followed by a load of laughter from the audience.

Cal

A lad I know wears Oregon Advanced Type C Trousers, they look comfortable. Shame they are bright red and make him look like a power-ranger.

Always wanted something like this

Purchased the bag for around about the £40 mark.

 

Looked like a winner, big enough and easy to carry! Had christmas came early??????

 

Uh No

 

I ordered it, and the company that I ordered it from took my money and then told me it was out of stock!

 

When it finally arrived everything went in that I wanted to. I left out the spikes for obvious reasons..... At this point still very happy.

 

2 Days later the strap at the top came completely unstitched and the black mesh ripped leaving a small hole to begin with then once I picked it up with the one strap that was still intact the mesh ripped wide open!

 

Actually useless.

 

Anyone else had a problem or recommend something of similar storage and with decent back pack type straps?

 

I am a big fan of stein gear normally but seriously let down by this one.

Cheers Mate, was going to get me one of those.