Joe Newton

Evening all. After a spate of getting a wee bit drunk in the hot summer evenings and bidding on shiny chainsaws on t'bay, I've landed myself a tidy looking 038av Super. Very much looking forward to its arrival (despite the fact I bid and lost on a 660 and 460 too), but I'd like to get a second set of felling spikes, the ones that bold onto the sprocket cover. Anyone know where I can get these from for the 038? Or if anyone has a set lying about unused I'd happily buy it off them> Cheers in advance fellas, now get off the computer and go out into the sun!

Everyone will have a different opinion on gear. All have their qualities but I'm assuming you're on a budget. The kit I use is: Oregon Waipoua (sp?) type A strides: Not too hot, and so far are holding up better than my hiflex. I climb in them regularly, but its not for me to advise against industry best practice. Has to be noted though that they are not as flexible as my old hiflex, but I don't find it interferes with climbing so long as I use braces. Petzl Vertex Vent: Good lightweight helmet. Good ventilation, and fairly durable as long as you don't abuse it... (Groundy chipped my old ground helmet!) Boots: Meindl Woodwalkers. At £150 they're not much more than the minimum you should spend in good boots. They're like safety slippers. Fantasticly made and really hard wearing. Mine look beaten after eighteen months but I reckon they'll last another 6 with a bit of tlc. Glasses: Stein orbit. Less than a tenner, get yellow, puts a cheery glow on a drizzly day. Gloves. Pfanner fine gloves, £3 a pair. Not protective, but hey, if you're too careful, nothing good OR bad will ever happen to you

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I sometimes use the TOWAs and the thin Pfanner ones. Both are excellent, though after a while the TOWAs start to hum more than a little. Problem I've not noticed with the Pfanners. Problem is, they're great while they're new, but once they've worn out a bit I find it makes it actually harder to grip the rope. So off they come and back to skin. At work I climb on some oldish Edelrid rope, its tough and worn and I don't find it hard to grip at all with bare hands. My personal kit has Velocity, which is tougher without gloves. I don't see how it helps the elbow joints though, with or without your elbows are still taking the same weight. I might think differently when I'm older though. Just so long as I don't start telling "the young uns" what it was like to climb on 3 strand, and how in my day we never had breaks and worked in all weather

You told me a while ago that the ignition timing was a tad involved, and I'd rather steer clear of it. Seems like something that if I tried you'd be getting a lot of pestering from me asking "how do I fix this":001_tongue: Like I say, I don't want to go balls out with the modding, I was wondering mainly about the carb limiter, and if its worth removing. Strato? I don't speak techie, care to put it in laymans terms? Or am I missing an in joke?

I wouldn't know how to reply to that... and its really annoying me

So has anyone here tried removing the carb limiter? I fear I've got the bug now. I don't want to do anything too involved (I struggle to change the clock in my car) but I'd like to get as much as I can from my saw, and the warranty has already been raped anyhow. I'd be interested to hear from the saw romancers (Spud, GTR and the like) if they reckon its worth it?

Sometimes it helps to sit back fast into your harness rather than lowering yourself gently. Takes a bit of getting used to matey but not loads. After a few climbs you'll dread going back to a blakes!

This fellas getting a little edgy it would seem, but I love a good bicker: Me "Professional saw"? Where's the chain brake lever? This item should NOT be sold without it, since its a factory standard safety feature... Health and safety eh? Seller It's got no bar in it brain dead what good is the brake Me If its got no bar on it then what good is the flipping saw? Would you sell a car with no brakes and say it was in "great condition"? Good luck.

Try starting off with a distel knot (there's a guide to tying one on here). It grips much easier and is good to get used to before moving on to a VT. Or you could try using a VT (a bit sportier, sometimes prone to not gripping) with three or even 4 wraps. Again, there's an explanation in the knot guide. Experiment with different knots until you find one you're comfortable with.

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Crap. I gotta do it to my 211 haven't I?

you can make up a different length, but iirc they work best on 11mm rope. 13 will work but not as smooth. I found mine great while the rope was clean and not gunked up, but once it got a bit of muck on it it struggled to run with ease. In the end I sold mine and changed to a hitch/micro pulley. also I found you couldn't use it with the grillon on the left side of your saddle.

I've never found a band for holding the hitch cord necessary. I would recommend 8mm Sirius cord. One length lasts me around a month or two, its lovely cord, and cheap as chips! You will get faster setting it up in the morning, but to be honest I rarely take mine apart. When you pull your rope out of the tree just move your rope through the hc till its back up near your spliced eye. Good to go again for next time.

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I've ground the depth gauges all the way down on all my saws, must save a bit of weight right? Might get my appendix removed too

Did it make much difference on the 231? I've got a baby 211 which I dearly love for its sheer pluck, but if I thought I could get a noticeable difference from a muffler mod on that I'd certainly give it a go.

Stock: Modded:

Just did mine Went to homebase especially to get the drill bits! Just timed it through some 12" Cedar: Stock : 19.80 seconds Muffler Mod : 13.41 seconds (mean of 2 times) The results are noticeable. I'll pop the video up later once my girlfriend gets home and shows me how to upload them

Get a life? I'd rather stick to a safe system and keep my life cheers. Ascenders aren't rated for fall arrest or work positioning. Nowt wrong with trying new things so long as there's a backup for when they don't work. Remember, better to be slow and alive than quick and dead.

Good point, he should start with a pulley saver at the top and a hitch climber with a 3-2 vt or even better a spiderjack... A prussic isn't the "old hard way" that would be climbing 3 strand. Using a 3 knot system or a prussic is an easy simple way to start until you get a feel for how your system works and some experience in positioning yourself in the tree, at which point you can move on to more involved systems and find what works for the individual. A slack tending pulley is certainly not a necessity. Practically all climbers I speak to started off with a prussic before some moved onto different systems (quite a few of them still use them) Practice new techniques LOW AND SLOW before moving to more technical systems.

My wee 211 is such a plucky saw, its tiny but I love it! Feels like a toy saw but will handle up to its 14" bar with ease if I keep it sharp! Only ever reach for a bigger saw if I really need to! Also my 201t is absolutely fab. Once I got used to the fact it wasn't a new 200t I really started to appreciate it. Again I find myself avoiding getting a bigger saw sent up until I really have to. I guess I favour manoeuvrability and lightness. There's more to life than raw power!

I normally buy little bits each payday. anywhere between £50 - £80 a month, rarely less since I hate paying for postage I've got a nice climbing kit which I'm happy with, so now I'm building up a decent rigging kit. That said, the majority or my orders are gloves and hitch cord, both of which I seem to burn through! One day I might start browsing a supplier and realise I have nothing left to buy!

Would you be unhappy if they chose not to Pete? For me its just another piece of kit to buy. I can appreciate it makes it a little easier to flick up a stem but again thats just preference. At no point should you be cutting dangerously close to your strop, and you should always have a secondary, so for me the wire core isn't necessary. If I was doing daily big stems I might reconsider, but for the varied work I do my strop is fine all round.

Just ordered a dozen crabs and a handful more straps... Your videos cost me money Reg. But in all honestly, its nice to see a simple yet effective means of ziplining brash. often times I feel people see an opportunity to use a zipline even though its no more efficient. That certainly looked faster then if you'd had to lower the limbs!