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Kirklees refusal to allow arisings to be burned on site
Stubby replied to jonrob's topic in Tree health care
Ok . A bit conflicting innit ! -
thinking of getting a woodburning stove advice please
Stubby replied to les127's topic in Log burning stoves and fireplaces
I'm gonna go all out and say .....YES . -
Kirklees refusal to allow arisings to be burned on site
Stubby replied to jonrob's topic in Tree health care
if you burned on site ( in accordance with official guidelines ) would you actually be breaking the law or just pissing off some one in the council ? -
As has been said you can change to an 8 pin for faster chain speed but , only on relatively short bars . You will sacrifice some torque on a longer bar . I have experimented in the past and dependent on your power head , once you get above 18" I find its better to keep to the standard 7 pin . I have 8 pin on my ported 346 and 560 15" and 18" respectively but the next saw up is a ported 372 on a 24" and I find that cuts better on a 7 pin . EDIT on a 15" AND AN 18" THERE IS NO NEED FOR AN EXTRA DRIVER . STANDARD LOOPS STILL FIT
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Kirklees refusal to allow arisings to be burned on site
Stubby replied to jonrob's topic in Tree health care
Show that guidance to Kirklees . -
Its like " Ground Hog Day " 😁 ...I knew of a bloke who had the largest Stihl brush cutter ( Not sure what numbers that is ) and he fitted a 21" lawn mower blade to it .
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Well that's the thing . With a bump head you are continually dropping bits of plastic . When it wears , and when you trim it with the blade in the guard . With a Jetfit head you do deposit some when the line wears but when it gets too short to be efficient I remove it and put a fresh pair in . The spent lengths are then disposed of in the recycling bin at home .
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No . I cut the lengths to about 9 inches and push them through the head with a tail sticking out to grab with pliers to pull out . So 9" + 9" + the diameter of the head then allowing a bit for them to bend when in contact I would make a guess that the total cutting diameter would be around 18-20 inches , roughly . Where as if you use a guard with a trimming knife in the guard it will trim your line to the diameter of the guard and I think that is too short . You need that motor just at the sweet spot that its working to the max but not laboring ( too long ) or not revving its nuts off ( too short ) .
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Just keep the spool in a bucket of water .
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I have 45cc and 55cc Husqvarnas strimmers Been strimming for years .They are the best strimmer / brush cutters out there . The Oregon jet fit head perfectly suits the 55cc machine as it has bags of torque and can spin an 18-20" sweep of Deasert extrusion 4.00mm square cord at full chat . No welding of line , no eyelets popping out , no winding on the " right " amount of line . Will clatter down pretty much anything . Its dynamite . 🙂 ( I did say at the beginning of this thread that opinion will be divided ) .
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Leave a decent tail so you can grab the end with some pliers and pull it strait out . ( as in my pictures ) I run them with no guard so can make them about 9 inches long this gives a wider sweep . You need 45cc or more to do this .
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That's the thing . They will always be the same lenght but too short IMHO .
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The plastic cone pissadears after a short time . Not worth bothering with . Its a 4 way head but with only 2 lines in the lower slots . using a 4 way head keeps the nut under flush so you don't dig in .
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Someone who does the same as me ! Also soak the line in a bucket of water . nylon is hygroscopic and absorbs water making it less brittle .
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Opinion will be divided on this one ! I like the Oregon Jet Fit heads with 3.00mm or 4.00mm square line made by Diamond extrusion . Some people prefer thinner line with a bump feed head .
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Try M J O forestry . West Dean nr Chichester . Mark Odin .
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City trees it will be the local council . Id tags can mean species , TPO trees to retain , trees to fell ( not often the last one ) Forestry can be different . Its " old school " stuff .
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I dunno but could be a " cat " restricting the initial draw . Like having a Jackdaw nest in the flu 😀
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They look dry to me .
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Guessing a juvenile but Dangerous Carnivorous tree?
Stubby replied to difflock's topic in Tree Identification pictures
No , never heard of a deer voting . 🙂 -
My Chocolate one used to wag her rudder when she was asleep .
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Its a Spaniel thing 🙂
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There are times Jonathan when I remember all the past 8 spaniels I have had . Like you say , your brain puts it all on a shelf way in the back .
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Guessing a juvenile but Dangerous Carnivorous tree?
Stubby replied to difflock's topic in Tree Identification pictures
As in deer 🙂 -
You need to pop some other species eggs in there to keep up with the current trend ! 🙂
