Joe Newton

The reason why this country is going to the dogs. People rely to heavily on food and water.

Where did you get the 40 bars from?

Aus dollars

There's a point that's always made me wonder with people who keep workers on a full time self employed basis. If you won't commit to them why the hell should they commit to you?

If I was local and they could be straight felled I'd do it for nothing if I could plank the useable timber and leave the rest. The chances of you getting a tree removed, cleaned up and ground out for the firewood are pretty much zero I'm afraid.

Exactly. How much has that employee made for your company. I wrote off a company truck a good few years ago when I was PAYE. Totally my fault. Friday afternoon and just plain not concentrating. I felt awful, but pretty much nothing was said about it. Maybe because I'd worked hard for that company for around 6 years as their crew leader and wasn't known for recklessly breaking shit.

Balls, I thought I was being subtle. Did an afternoons milling last weekend and now I'm hooked.

Could've done with that a month ago mate before I spent £300 with you! How about buy an ecomill and get a 42" lo pro bar and 2 ripping chains free?

This is the best I've found. Cheap, easy and long lasting. Keep a few spare in the truck. Bananas for carbs and then homemade trail mix in a Tupperware. The mackerel has its downsides though. You become unpopular in the van, you have to dispose of the foul smelling tin, and if you eat it off your pocket knife without properly cleaning it you'll discover the winner of viral gastroenteritis vs sleep. The prize is a set of bedsheets.

Keep the file perfectly flat too. I knows they recommend a 10° upward angle but the chain will lean slightly in the bar when filing to achieve that anyway.

I've always used a file guide. Very difficult to keep the depth of the cut consistent otherwise. Make sure you maintain downward pressure as well as backward. Most of the poorly shortened chains I see have sod all hook on the teeth. Never understood why people buy expensive pro saws only to do a crap job sharpening them.

Where are you based Peter? Sounds like you could solve your problem with basic rigging and mechanical advantage knowledge. I'd wager you could get a decent haulage system for under £200, capable of lifting 200kgs. Quicker than a tirfor too.

Not the chains fault mate, I blame the piece of human waste that knocked the nail in. I was just a bit upset, I'd hoped to get at least one sharpen out of it. The Sugi bar is much better than the oregon one, but still less sturdy than the full fat ones. You've just got to treat then accordingly

Let's not forget spikes where applicable. Always amazes seeing experienced climbers on dismantles pulling themselves back up a stem.

I've remembered it, its called medicine.

one thing in favour of homeopathy is that it goes hand in hand with Darwinism, and our species gets more intelligent with it.

there's a term for homeopathic remedies that have been scientifically proven. It will come you me soon.

Was that because none of their big saws were particularly sharp by any chance?

I thought the 362 came with 3/8 running gear? If not it should be an easy swap

My 357 is 16 years old. Wonder how many modern saws will be going then.

So let's revive an old thread. I originally bought the 95txl and speedcut bar in 18" to replace my full fat chisel chain in 15"on my ported 357. I figured I could use the extra length... Gotta say the oregon bar is pretty shite. Not really up to commercial arb work, but the chain is great. I normally avoid semi chisel but it's great for snedding and cross cutting. I've got a 441 on 20" 3/8 chisel, which has pretty much been relegated in favour of the lighter saw on narrow kerf. The extra bar length makes it perfect for snedding as there's little need to bend over, but the chain is fast enough to cut over bar length without bogging down. My saw is driven by an 8 pin rim sprocket for faster chain speed, which makes the chain a squeeze to get on initially, but if you wanted more torque a standard 7 pin sprocket would provide that. I recently bought a new Sugi light bar which is what I should've gone for in the first place, along with 3 95txl chains (medium ground saws tend to be used for the dirty stuff) and before the new chains first sharpen I found a nail deep in a dead stem. Obviously I was a bit pissed off, but when I went to sharpen it I noticed two teeth had been knocked out sideways, and one ripped clean off. Its a great setup for a medium saw, but I was a bit disappointed how it fared with foreign objects. Ill still be using it though. There's not much that comes close in terms of cut speed.

Is a safety factor of 10 not sufficient?

Any suitable knot to terminate to the carabiner. Bowline, fisherman etc. Timber hitch or cow hitch to attach to the tree. Its not your primary rigging point. It shouldn't be taking the majority of the force. The earlier into the swing you catch it, the less force you apply to the system.

In that situation though I've used an old bull line wrapped round the stem below the cut them tied to the piece. Natural friction, it works and doesn't have to be pretty.