billpierce

i have heavey duty springs on my pickup, they help a bit but you know, you can still get the back end dipping without too much effort. i have had no experience with those air suspensions but they sound good! not sure how much a lift it would help. expect it depends one what sort it is. folk over at hpoc.co.uk should be able to tell you straight or you'll find old posts.

would you consider a x ring instead of a small block? also have much experience using sirius bull rope instead of the other sort? is that sort of rope more forgiving? thanks

got a 660 so think it'll need to be a big step up to bother with so prob 100cc won't do it. seen those 076's in ebay £1500 quid though and i only really want the power head. there is a 090 with 60'' bar on too - fella wants 1000 for saw, 500 for bar and mill......still a lot of money.....really would like to know how the older stihls compare with modern saws for milling. sounds like folk like 'em. any reliability issues with the oldies or are they just better all round apart from weight?

can you sell us a big old dolmar? i was outrageously outbid on that 166 on ebay the other day...i'd happily take a dolmar its just finding one!

i'd say 6 is too young !but hey he might be fine! my eldest is nearly 6 and she won;t be using a saw for a few years......

dead sorry to hear. will look sharp out for it. there is an agri sale on nr me this sat so i'll have a deeks. what stihl saws was it?

Tiny-Tach: Contact page for ITCO Richard. spud pointed me to him. nice and helpful

having used an old 13mm climbing rope for years i got a 16mm marlow lowering rope. i haven't really ever used pulleys and have occaisonally used stein lowering devices which i have liked. i was amazed at using the new rope over branches at how quickly it began to glaze (very light but i wasn't lowering big bits.). so this is all probably obviously to most of you but having worked for a tree surgeon for a number of years he rarely if ever used pulleys etc and used what he described as a "bull" rope? we used the base of the tree as a brake if needed. the rope lasted for years - granted we never thrashed absolutely masssive bits down, but they certainly weren't small neither. so what kit do i want? will a strop and big d shackle be ok (its 28mm diameter steel.) or will it be too narrower apoint for the rope to go over? i don;t do loads of big dismantles just a few now and then so don;t want to go and spank lots more than i need to. of should i just get a better/tougher lowering rope? thanks for advice

i was going to say! good kind offer of free wood. too far for me!

yep well nice! how are the ones in the round doing for shrinking/cracking etc? i found cutting grids with a saw then using a combination of a felling level, crow bar and a adze with a heavey gouge made the hollowing a lot less crap on the back! nice one!

sounds ace, let me know how you get on and, have you used any other large saws for millinh for comparison?

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been doing quite bit of alaskan milling over the years. currently use 2 x 660's (me and a firend have one each and share the double ended bar.). this is fast and good but requires 2 people. 660's seem hellish slow milling oakat 30/36/42''. been oggling big old stihls, but are they better for milling than newer saws i.e 880/088/084 or husky 3120? seen a couple 076/075 and even an 090 on fleabay at the mo. would love some advice from people that have used them and can compare them to modern big saws. thanks, Bill

I would reccomend Dolmar or Makita as a serious competetor and if your buying new you will save much pounds! depends a bit on your local dealership, Shavey from here should be able to sort you out with Dolmar kit.

how are they for parts?

sorry to hear it

what sort of outdoor activity you do for him al?

well, i have done a couple days tree surgery for him.don't work for him regularly. i'm mostly a sculptor with a bit of tree work thrown in for good measure. only met chris the other day after he had been chiping at sweethope. i'd like to get up and have a deeks at sweet hope at somepoint soon. sounds good here?

hope your right! will let everyone knowif it turns up

nope was dismantling a sycamore for Tony in allendale when criss came by and mentioned he'd been with someone caled matty at sweet hope and my powers of deduction kicked in! sure we'll meet soon!

LOL! sounds good

yep thats pretty eccentric. wheelbarrow? works just fine for me. still i had loads of cash and time and a bobcat who knows what extraordinary things i'd come up with

havn't heard from him so i assume not yet. will def post as soon as i know. you weren't working at sweethope where you last week per chance matty?

enjoyed that, particulaly the fast forwarded chainsaw sounds!

i have used ally decoraters scafford which set up is approx 4ft deep by 8-10ft wide. you can set the platform every foot or so, bit annoying ahving to move it everynow nd then but not too bad. also have used 2 workmates and scaff boards. what you making?