brian hegarty

Always used stihl 2stroke. It had 104 hours done according to the diagnostic plug in when the ring seized and in around 20 more when it had to be rebuilt. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Also it got a new lighter weight clutch to try to sort the brake band issue but it hasn't worked Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Hi everyone. I bought a 550 in November 2011. So far I've got a new petrol tank, new oil bleeder hose, new side cover, 2 new magnetos/coils, 1 new piston ring due to carbon build up, one new engine rebuild due to carbon build up, and I'm just after breaking the 11th chain brake band. I have 5 stihls, the oldest is 2009 and I've had 4 problems between the 5 of them. So my question is this: Do the "new and improved" 550xp's still have any of these problems? Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

The pot has good drainage. I was afraid to go removing the dead wood because I'd say I'd be taking almost the whole crown off it? Should I just pollard it?? Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

The tree is inside- I water it twice a day- with tap water from a well.. I should have included that the tree put on very heavy growth, nearly 6 inches in length, with slightly bigger leaves than the rest of the crown, in less than 3 months. I pruned them back and the tree went into decline almost immediately after that. I've no experience with these and have no idea how to prune the roots?? Is there still hope for it?? Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

I thought the tree was after dying, but today there's a small bit of new growth at the bottom of the stem. What should I do to help/save it? This is the new growth: Bark also peeled of here: The tree has sentimental value and advice will be greatly appreciated Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

I know the wood wasp. Definitely wasn't one of them. This thing was a lot bigger and the yellow was very defined looking on it Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Where would they be likely to nest? Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Googled them and that could well be him, but we THINK that our fella was bigger. He looked more bulky- we saw him from about 30 metres away.. Any idea how i would go about trying to trap one of these? Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

I'm not sure if I'm putting this in the right section, but here's my story: Last summer I was working in a forestry. Myself and the fella with me stopped for lunch. Then we heard this sound in the distance of an big insect flying.. About 30 metres away we saw it- It was a huge insect coming straight at us. It was black and yellow in colour, had at least 4 wings, and was at minimum the size of a small bird.. We panicked and ran for our lives. We have no idea what it was and asked around but no one had seen/heard of these. We spoke to a farmer on the boundary of the forestry who had never seen them, but he had had a few calves the year previous to just drop dead for no reason in a field boardering the forestry.. Has anyone any idea what it might have been? Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

No but ill get some tomorrow evening. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

First three pictures are on an ash that got ring barked by the lawnmower Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

I'm amateur at this and wondering what this is; Also dismantling a dying sycamore today with purple mushrooms on the dead wood in the crown, got no pictures of them but there was a red colour in the stem; Might be a stupid question but i haven't noticed it before and if I don't ask I won't learn. Thanks in advance Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

Met this guy in the forestry today. Anyone able to tell me what it is? Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

I do not consider dismantles brainless, but I'd like to be putting more thought into the job and be a bit more creative than cutting it down all the time. The customer did not want a pollard. they wanted to "top it down 10 or 15 feet". I'm on this site putting up pictures of my work to see if i can learn something so as to improve my work practices. I think that says enough about my attitude Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App