billpierce
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I have a 200 and an echo 360. Echo is good, not as exciting as the stihl but not too far off the mark. 4 years of trouble free use. If you have the 2511, i wouldn't bother with the 30cc nakita/ dolmar it wont be enough of a step up to bother with. Wasnt that impressed with either the EA3100T30B or the ps3410 top handle offerings. But youd get by.
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I was so cold today, my chainsaw trousers were sopping wet by coffee time. Still atleast its too cold for the midges
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Have a pal in brampton who can sort it. Pm me if you want his number. Ta
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Chainsabars.co.uk and pm shavey on here ill msg you his contacts
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Finding it hard to see the funny side of all this
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Aye depends if they subby or full time eh. I guess what i mean is 400quid a day for 2 man team isnt all doom and gloom. Id like to think if i was out getting 260 a day most days, id have a bit change left over when its new truck o'clock.
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I dunno, 400 quid a day is 140 for groundie and 260 for a climber with a truck and chipper and a bit rigging kit. Maybe not amazing but better than a kick in the fork? Ah the endless rates discussion
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How long does a battery last?
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Should be a decent saw. Not incredibly cheap but if its had little use, not too dear either. If you hunt about you might save 50quid! Probs worth bearing in mind you can get a new 43cc makita for 235quid. And they are half decent too Makita EA4300F38C 43cc Petrol Chainsaw (38cm) + FREE Spare Chain | Fastfix WWW.FASTFIX.CO.UK The Makita EA4300F38C chainsaw features a 43cc 2-stroke engine that provides 3hp and is ideal for landscapers and land owners. Starting is easy thanks to Makita’s “easy start” system and M2M vibration dampening make this unit ideal for extended use.
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160hp, luxury Try my 85bhp 2.5 na hilux!
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Thanks for being so up front about it
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Damn right, 50k gets a lot of toys
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Oh. That is more than i charge by some way.....will be reassessing this at some point. Just about to price up a 11day job, be good to get it right. Where abouts are you lux? Suspect prices are a bit different in n.e?
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Usually me and groundie/climber, sometimes more hands if humping mountains of dreaded leylandii etc. I guess i usually price it on a 2 man team and then just bring in extras if it'll make the job go quicker.
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How do you price jobs then? I'm probably pretty poor at it. I usually work out what i need for the day ( 8hrs on site, bit for chipper, and a bit fuel if its a trek away) what labour i want ( groundie, other climber, extra hands ), guess how long it'll take (including chip /log drops if more than a load etc), add it up and pop a wee contingency/profit on. Find it hard looking at tree and saying thats a 800quid takedown, thats a 400 prune etc
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advice New to the industry and Seeking Advice
billpierce replied to JoeM's topic in Training & education
Id highly suggest doing a few days experience for a local tree surgeon. Just to give you a bit flavour of what the day to day could involve and whether its for you. -
Whilst i know you are probably correct, Snigger, change fuel filter? I think i may have blown one out every once in a while but probably never changed one. Air filters, sure, greasing sure, sprockets, dressing bars, compressed air on saw yesh. Good on you though, i probably ought to change them
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Also, took me a while to find the best way of getting it to pull through the cut, not like a 2 stroke at all. Here is a a vid of it vs echo 2511
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Yes id say so. Got one with a 10" panther 1/4, do like it. Also like the price. Has held up fine since april anyway. Not used the husky or stihl equivient so cant compare really but@mattyf has. You will definately need a few batteries, i would go oem on them. Also your think 4 to 6 inch cuts, not burying it in 10inch of oak ( it will do it, just v slowly) Got an excellent deal from@shavey on here for the saw, charger, battery and panther bar and sprocket. Also@robd sells them pre fitted with the panthers from his website.
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Does the 5 cube year/quarter thing apply to domestic sites? I knew about it in terms of forestry but not really aware of its use on domestic arb jobs? Surely theyd be getting plenty of applications for this?
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Good saw, quite a few new oem parts, filter, rim sprocket, carb kit etc . Lively pab pab pab tickover. Plenty torque. Have a vid of it running and pics i can post if you want mark?
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Nowt wrong with plenty holiday.
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Looks like your having fun. Dont be afraid to get stuck in deeper to the wood, helps get away from the made from cylinder shape. Quite often doing 2 cuts like a giant wiggley v gouge is a good way of getting away from the standard chainsaw thick cutting lines as well. Also you cab use the front tip of the bar on half revs moving from side to side to kind of chisel off material in ways that are hard to do without this technique. Never tried aspen or tamarack. Birch should be ok but wont last outdoors well. Spruce is ok but like alot of softwoods, can be hard to get a detailed chisel finish. Oak is good and takes detail very well and lasts good. Hard, heavy and dear though. Im still working my way through a wagon of tight grained larch i got which looks great but a bit fussy when you get down to chisels. Sycmore and lime are nice and waxy, but wont last well. Same with holly. Depends if its going to be outside but I'd defs have a go with all the things you have on offer and just have a good play.
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looking for kiln dried boards of elm, sycamore or walnut
billpierce replied to se7enthdevil's topic in Milling Forum
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I used a battery grinder with a 1mm cutting disc. Go easy, very easy to bungle it and take the chrome off the tooth/ get wrong angle. I'd do a few with a flat file first. Also worth doing some bore cuts without having done it so you can compare before and after effect
