Joe Newton

1 hour ago, Mark Bolam said:

Connie death fest with big help from the mighty Worky Quad, 19 60 footers, previously topped at 20’, so multi-stemmed, dead middle shitbags.

All assisted fells.

Client kept the timber, 14 ‘full to the brim’ loads of chip, we aren’t in ULEZ down here.

2 full loads of dust and rakings, again mainly handled with the WQ.

 

3 days.

 

Just in, ready for my second beer now, had my first one on the way to the yard, didn’t touch the sides.

 

 

You got a little rake for the quad mate? Should be fairly cheap to fabricate a tined rake you can grab with the klou

1 hour ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Hedge removal.

We are eschewing grinding after we found out we could do this.

Straight through the chipper, roots et all

If you're going down the hire route I'd get yourself a CPA membership. They cover people in your position and help with protecting you against damage/negligence whilst hired out.

Technically the sign says its 10 miles away

4 hours ago, Mark J said:

Perhaps that's why they distrust the BBC so much.

Either I'm the only one here who watches porn, or this comment was severely underrated.

Within this thread lies a pretty good argument for using your local retailer...

9 minutes ago, Leyburn Lad said:

Have you got a contact number Joe

I'll pm you

2 minutes ago, Leyburn Lad said:

We need a tracked mewp for hire tomorrow in North Yorkshire or West Yorkshire, minimum 17m reach and needs to be towable behind 3.5t pickup. Preferably self drive. Any help greatly appreciated, can collect and use own trailer if required.

Please contact Jason Smith
Mob- 07902716671
[email protected]
www.pls-group.co.uk

How far are you willing to travel for one? There's one available near me for self hire but it'll be a fair way for you. Based in Warwickshire

Couldn't ever get on with the popular reecoil lanyards, they get hooked around everything. The cheaper bungee ones do me fine.

@daltontrees

6 hours ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Isn’t there a real chance of burning a hole in your trousers from the exhaust?

Fumes not an issue?

 

Hasn't been a problem so far. If you've stowed the saw by the side handle the exhaust points away from you and if you hang it by a carabiner through the attachment loop on the saw the exhaust points behind you.

Fumes are no issue to me, they're much worse when you're in a conny hedge.

1 hour ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Theoretically possible I suppose. 

But it’s a very precise button that needs pressure for a few seconds. 
 

Back to the subject. 
I had a young climber stripping a birch a while back, just straight up, a few dozen  branches no more than 1 or 2 inches thick. He was cutting what was in reach, turning the saw off, stowing the saw, moving up, unpacking the saw, starting the saw, cutting a few more before repeating the process. Total lack of rhythm and momentum. 
Much better when he did as I said and let the saw drop on the lanyard, keeping it running, then pulling it up to cut, lower the saw to move up on the flip line.

High clipping made the process slower in that case. 

 

Nothing wrong with leaving the saw running while high clipped imo

Are you trolling, Mick?

27 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

 

It’s very slick if you pracice, especially with a hook like a 540.

 

Massive shame the 2511 doesn’t have one.

It's not the end of the world to have s carabiner there to high clip with. 

1 hour ago, Steve Bullman said:

‘High clipping is amazing’ said no one ever.

 

it’s not a problem, but it’s just not slick. I climbed for 21 years and never felt any sort of chainsaw lanyard set up I tried was perfect. 
 

A recoiling lanyard would be quite cool if it worked.

You'd still have to high clip unless you wanted the recoil pull to be more than the weight of the saw.

This is like a thread started by the canopy climbing gaylords.

12 hours ago, Stubby said:

This can be determined by the ratings but what they mean you would need someone like old TCD to tell you .

Slim chance of that, someone posted a photo of a trainee leaving a slightly high stump a few years ago and he fully shit the bed and left 🤣

19 hours ago, sime42 said:

 

I'm a robotic simulation engineer, used to do tree surgery as well until quite recently. Guess what question I get asked most at BBQs? ----

Can you program a robot to cut this tree down?.

 

 

You can if you're able to find one fresh out of school who can listen. 

Roll call 🤣

Confirmed troll, just ignore

I think the biggest difference between arb and hort is that we generally don't take cock.

You can get a decent arb compressor with small tank for your van for that money. 

Sounds like you'll have to choose which is more important to you. Wealth or remaining in your chosen field.

Its a conundrum most of us have considered. 

Being offended is a choice.

1 minute ago, topchippyles said:

20 minutes in Wales real men.

Assuming there are no sheep in the field. 

17 minutes ago, Stere said:

Sounds like a worry over nothing

 

I thought cs30 and cs31 was nomally done together?

 

When i did it the c30 bit took about 30mins?

 

 

30 mins to fully strip and rebuild a saw in the middle of a field with only basic tools? Ambitious

On the bright side I doubt you'll notice that insufferable twat who knows it all better than the trainers. You know, there's usually one on every course.