Joe Newton
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It helps to have a 10.5t grab wagon as a backup mind
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I'm sure I read of a bridge failure on a tree motion a while back where the climber replaced his bridge with beeline, which failed. I'd hope that any LOLER instructor worth his salt would not pass an improvised rope bridge.
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Haha trust me mate, there's nothing wrong with any of my saws. Like josh said, if you're doing forestry work where you're not burying your saw constantly you might be okay, but ringing up stems its going to be painfully slow. I never like to push the engine to hard, I run a ported 357 on an 18" narrow kerf chain as an all round saw and its great, but for chogging down stems ill go for my 441 on a 20" or my ported 660 on a 30". I dont like to have to wait for my saw to cut through in its own time. Having the extra power to chase through a hinge comes in handy.
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Sorry mate, that's total crap. A 70cc saw on a 20" bar is lovely for general work. Maybe a touch heavy for swinging around all day but if you're cutting bar length timber regularly the torque makes it effortless. A 50cc saw will be painfully slow, and work that engine hard. Think of it as pulling 3.5t behind a transit compared to a mog.
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Having visited stihl hq earlier this month I was impressed by how much innovation goes into their new products that largely goes unnoticed. Stuff as boring as working with NGK to bring out a spark plug designed to be used in stihl chainsaws. Little things like a unthreaded cap on the top as the threaded caps are unnecessary and can come loose and strip (funnily I just diagnosed a non starting 261 with this last week), and a smaller air gap surrounding the electrode for slightly increased compression. I do like the husky 60cc offering, but for top handles and larger saws ill always go for stihl.
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Sorry to have to tell you mate, that's got nothing to to with your weight, unless you're saying you're so light you couldn't descend!
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Absolutely, and fat people make me sad. Go back to ddrt, and you'll only weigh half.
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You're also having to pull twice the weight.
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Chipper major mechanical failure, warrant???
Joe Newton replied to sihart100's topic in Maintenance help
Best of luck mate, the national view of immigrants hadn't improved much! -
Reading this a coupe of things spring to mind. Three first is that a couple of people on here have watched FMJ a few times too many. The op basically wants to justify having the closest thing he can to owning a pistol to ward off the hordes of degenerates waiting to rape and pillage his household and leave a turd in the sink. The second is that anybody breaking into your house just want some quick cash. Tools, teles and your porn stash are replaceable. why would you present yourself as a target by shooting somebody with a pop gun? Personally if really felt threatened if he using the nearest blunt object for self defence, rather than a barely effective weapon that I've got no training with under pressure. You'd be as likely to press the mag release as pull the trigger. Awkward.
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The reason why this country is going to the dogs. People rely to heavily on food and water.
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Where did you get the 40 bars from?
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Aus dollars
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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?
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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.
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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.
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Balls, I thought I was being subtle. Did an afternoons milling last weekend and now I'm hooked.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Wire rope winch on steep slopes
Joe Newton replied to Peter Simpson's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
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. -
Wire rope winch on steep slopes
Joe Newton replied to Peter Simpson's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
