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  1. Treespotter
    Hé Old Mill, don't look at the T536LiXP as a substitute for your MS200. Both saws have their own distinctly different virtues. When you buy the 536 your 200 will definitively last way longer but you can't see the 536 as a whole day big blocks take down saw.
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    ? What was it than? Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
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    Just make sure you have charged both beez completele and that you use them all the way down before you do your second charge. And remember. The most juice is coming out after several complete charges. Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App
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    Yes. I have. And this will probably be the very last post I will make here. NO ONE USES HIS CHAINSAW FULL THROTTLE FOR 35 MINUTES. It's making me a bit sick that that Husqy now all over sudden has to comply to so many stupid thought up criteria. Tomorrow you all should try and rev your chainsaw full throttle for the full 35 minutes when you are up in the tree. NO BACKING DOWN WHILE CLIMBING FROM ONE POINT TO THE OTHER! Sounds stupid? If so, I think you get my point. Two batteries will last you a full 70 minutes of sawpower. Does that look like nothing to you? Stick to a petrol powered saw. Do you understand there's more in a day's job than full throttle-ing a saw constant for 35 minutes? Than you will also recognise and enjoy all the extras that come with a battery powered T536 LiXP.
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    Never mind Ma'am. In ten years time you won't even notice it anymore.
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    To finish first, you first have to finish.
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    Yes it is. I must say I wasn't that fond of it in the beginning. What really amazes me on that machine is the fact that the air filter stays clean no matter what you throw at it. Weeks of work pass on it before I check and realise it's still clean.
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    In fact I have. I take pictures of all my new equipement for security reasons.
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    You know what guys. I still am able to crawl. In fact, sometimes during ground work it's my favourite means of transport. That said, generally speaking. Yes! The climbing hitch will become obsolete during the day to day work. However, one thing doesn't exclude the other and as using an ax to take down small trees and crawling as means of transport we still use hitches.
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    When you ask a question like that what do you think. Is it something like "I am the only arb in the trade that can fix it all!"??? My guess is that you have more in your van than just one small prussic hitch cord and a climbing line. Why would you assume I have to stop working when one of my pieces of gear fails. There still is enough hitch cord in my van to come up with whatever to go one. This is a bit of the same discussion we have when talking about battery powered chainsaws. What do you do when both of your batteries are dead and you left your charger home. Wellllllllllll, what do you think about the obvious. I pull my freaking petrol saw out of the van. My point is. Working with any piece of gear doesn't mean you have to dismiss all the rest. Depending on one and not being able to think any further is in this trade the receipt for poor customer service.
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    You are a lucky guy. In a couple of weeks the Pfanner Protos will hit your market.
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    Think out of the box. By focusing on just the two best selling makes and ignoring the fact that at least one of them is f****g up badly you dismissed an other brand. After 26 years of faithful sawing with Stihl I swapped my MS 460 for a Dolmar 7900. Being so happy with that saw last year I also turned in my MS 260. The saw that came into my van was the Dolmar 5105. That saw showed me one thing crystal clear. Being the best seller obviously depends on mayor advertising budgets and loads of customers that are not willing to think out of the box. Don't even consider your first choise and forget the second. Go for the Dolmar 5105 and let that little gem amaze your in tems of power to weight and ease of daily service. Think out of the box. Don't take my word for it. Search the web and you will notice only positive things. Don't let Stihl and their advertising budget blur your objectivity.
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    Sorry guys this was probably a tapatalk glitch.
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    There is no need for a contest to see which one is faster. The 200 is the fastest one of the couple. But I would like to see those saws in close combat to see how close they really are. (and how far off when it comes to noise, polluting fumes, ease of use, maintenance and progessive thinking)
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    Are those Dewalt batteries lithium ion too? To be honest I really can't comment on the battery life of the Husqvarna but... I use the Dolmar 36 volts battery saw now for three years. On those batteries I can't see any loss of power. As Dolmar is backed by Makita, Husqvarna is an Electrolux company. I really can't imagine that those husqy batteries won't last the lifetime of the machine in good health.
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    Haha, no it wasn't me. I posted a video here but it was Wouter van den Dungen who posted the real life videos. Most of the work in the tree is done by me in the eco modus.
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    That's a stupid assumption and you know it. First. It's not a saw that you take with you in the woods. At least we don't do pruning jobs in forests where I live. Second. A 30 minutes full whack times 14 means you are up in a tree for seven hours revving your saw full throttle while climbing throughout the tree??? You never continuously use your saw while pruning for 35 minutes. Even the odd take down can be done with one battery until the big cavalry has to come up. I never take my charger with me on the job. For a complete days work most of the times the two batteries will be enough, but I will buy an extra set of two. Some days with multiple take downs I have to fall back on my petrol chainsaws and let me tell you one thing. That's no fun when you and your surroundings are used to battery power. Use the search button in this forum and look for Husqvarna T536 LiXP.
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    True, but when you climb on the Zigzag for three years, no let's say two years. What is the price for that device per day?
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    The Zigzag is a gadget? Ha! That's what I thought yesterday! Today a group of about thirty Dutch arbs where able to test the Zigzag. Long story short? Frozen climbing lines, dry lines. And the outcome is? THE SAME in every situation. That's not what I get with my VT. In two months my hitch gets ditched! Retail in The Netherlands will be €155,00. IMHO that's pocket money for a product that replaces a cord that needs to be replaced every now and then. Verstuurd van mijn GT-S5690 met Tapatalk
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    Especially impressive because the visor has got such a snug fit when it's closed. Nothing can get in between the helmet and visor. It's going to take a couple of weeks before a can take another climbing picture Al, but I am getting there very rapidly.
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    You're right. You have to select anyway.
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    What I meant Steve that is that I have multiple fora in the Tapatalk app. A car forum, Treehugs, Arbtalk, all in one place. That's why I like Tapatalk.
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    Did you have a go at adjusting the height of the clip at the back?
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    Too bad. I actually was hoping that more fora would implement Tapatalk. One easy way of connecting to all. Is it very hard to keep Tapatalk up and running? For the occasional peeking on Arbtalk while using my phone Tapatalk works like a gem.
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    Petrol? My Dolmar 7900. It's the best saw by far in all my 30 years of treework. Beats the similar powered saws of Stihl and Husqvarna in every way. Battery? My Husqvarna T536 LiXP. Way better than my Dolmar 3625. Hand? Silky Zubat. What a relief since the Bahco wooden handled dull crap. Pole? My four section Silky Hayauchi. Keeps you longer on the ground than a heavy two section aluminium stick with a Jiri saw attached to it.

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