daddyola50
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sorry for the confusion i did mean pounds chris , as for stems 22years ago was felling for stroke prossesers not harvesters . two of us were felling 200 to 300 each daily in hamsterly , just fell sometimes just back cut them and chase them off . they were ready for more the next day . then one day a harvester turned up wow look at that , the rest is history
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if i want to i can still knock out 100 to 150 a day cutting but it takes its toll on the body as we all know , i think for the risks and days you cant work ie rain snow bad winds etc a cutter with skill should get a grand a week ,what with fuel tax running costs 4x4 etc but it will never happen . the logburner epidemic should be good for us but the customer seems to want wood for nothing at the moment , in 10 years when us older cutters are burnt out there will be a lack of good men for sure all my work is local 15 mile radius . i used to do up to 140 miles a day regular to cut wood but will never do it again , but still like the thud of a big tree going down
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i work in the woods all day 5 days a week and its rare i use the brake , only if on a bank or if its really wet and slippy when walking its in one hand only i dont think its unsafe at all if i trip which i have i throw the saw away
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Ash Barber chairs, been seeing a few recently?
daddyola50 replied to Ian88's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
on ash i normally bring the gob well back in then bore cut get all the center out , two dogs ears on the sides to stop spliting,then fell it . sometimes bore through the side just behind gob to leave hinge and leave dogs ear at back , tree will stand all day till you cut the dogs ear off at back. hope that makes sense to you . if it splits you wont be able to chase it in time and to stay there and keep cutting if your prep work is wrong is asking for a smack in the face eventually . hope that helps , but ash are killers -
the two of us who said he didnt reply werent slagging him off just saying no reply yet, it was other people who got a bit personal
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sent pm to him within three hours and got no reply at all, even a no thanks would be something . never mind
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Push down and turn it as if u were unlocking it then try it again this will usually sort it out they all do it at some time or other thats my experiance with stihls hope that sorts it
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been felling 24 years never heard that before only have cuts same height to get tree to spin as it hits another on way down so its not locked in the hinge , surely if they are the same height its too easy to make back cut below front cut making it difficult to get tree moving .
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why a ms660 overkill , both your horizontil cuts apear to be same height with no step , dry pine will snap its hinge leaving no control , you seem to have missed your first cut by a mile in front of hinge , also you have no idea what will fly off a dead tree and where it will go . sorry but you keep doing stunt fells like that in gardens will only end in damage , should have halfed it at least. did the good tutor teach you to leave a high stump too
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anyone find that after cutting hard seems to run on slightly as if its lean , mine has started to do that
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hi i run a 560xp on 13 and 15 325 , tried 15 on 3/8 but it cuts better on 325
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at 50 pound a dumpy bag your robing yourself and screwing it for every one else i would have to pay 50 pound to buy it in at 26 ton a load before i do any thing with it
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no its blackaburn next to wark
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hi i run a ms440 560xp and an echo cs 510 the echo is a pro saw and its a cracking tool 5 years old now and only a brake band , there is other options apart from husqy and stihl , the 560xp is great when ok but had big probs with it now like a new crankshaft
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as good as they are when running right i think its probable you will encounter problems with one till husqy sort it
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cheers for that will update when i have another prob
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hi yes give me a bell sunday or monday 07989556848 mike
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yes mine gets used in the woods all day too hope my exhaust is not the next problem , had one of the av springs snap too
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hi what is the rate i have all the certs and firstaid 20 plus years exp cutting cheers 07989556848
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hi all my 5 month old 560xp is at the shop for a new crank under warranty, the clutch center had split and chewed the threads on the crankshaft end never seen that in 23 years of cutting , about 400 pounds worth i think . anyone else seen or heard of this problem before
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hi all i have a echo cs510 i want to sell its a cracking saw just fitted a new brake band and tensioner parts 2007 0n a 13 inch bar runs perfect on a par with ms 260 if not better 150 takes it if anyone interested cheers . mike
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yes thats really bad and unsafe let them go and do bad work somewhere else shocking
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the 201t is rubbish sold mine after 3 months and got a new 200t always gasping when started and not ready to work till really warm , show it a big cut and it would bog down . shop richened it up but still no good everyone who tried it agreed . rubbish
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been cutting 23 years now i made better money 15 years ago than most jobs now, with fuel costs etc.. its getting worse. i see young lads come and go after they don't make a wage , they think they know it all when i fact they know very little about a job that takes years to hone your skill to do the job safely and quickly and make it look right when you have finished . i have worked with many older cutters in the past and watched and learned a lot from them. i would like to pass the knowledge on but find the young lads don't think they can learn from an older cutter these days which is strange, they take a course and that's it they are a cutter and let loose on a wood its a shame really.
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ok will try that chris when started after running dry its as if its a bit rich aswell rev it a couple of times and it is fine still like it though
