Treespotter

Industrial chin straps are designed to come loose when for instance something sticks from the inside up into the helmet. This way you can't loose your head by hanging yourself. IMHO this is the standard we should use. This risk is non existent when you climb a mountain ridge. Than your helmet should stay on at almost ant cost. That's why the climbing straps can endure a bigger load. Too bad that we combine both risks in our industry. The risk of hitting our head while flying through the canopy and the risk of getting hung up on a twig under our chin strap. Personally I would prefer the Industry/Forest strap over the Climbing strap. Just my two cents.

I reckon they both come with a chin strap. The one with different specs than the other. Mine came with the Arborist strap EN 12492

Correct me if I am wrong here. The Protos is designed to meet and exceed all specs. The top listing in the PDF (in red) are the specs that a Forestry helmet EN 397 needs to meet. The second listing (in black) are the specs that a Climbing helmet EN 12492 needs to meet. The third and last (in blue) are all the specs that the Protos Integral meets. As you can see it's the neck strap that makes the difference. IMHO it's the clip that is the key factor in this difference.

I beg to differ (pun intended) What you mention is not the difference. There are only two physical differences. Those differences are 1. a chin stap 2. Behind the in the helmets inside stamped letters "EN" there are different numbers. Other than those two physical differences both helmets are identical! Those certificates don't make it a different model. In fact, the chin strap package should come with an EN 12492 sticker so you can upgrade your EN397.

I think they are the same apart from the optional added chin straps. I love the smooth surface. No sticking out ear defenders and gaps between the visor and helmet. This is honest, really, truly the very first helmet that sits straight on my head.

That's a hundred times better than blending into the background on the days that you have a climber overhead or whilst working on the road side. BTW My Protos is Orange/Yellow. Today was my first day with it on my head and I loved it. No sticking out items makes climbing in close quarters a piece of cake. The snug fit of the visor without any gaps makes it so comfy that the visor didn't go up at any time.

This week the Climbers version went on sale in The Netherlands.

The 'issue' has been addressed. Testing under winter conditions by a select team of arbs before it finally hits the market.

Yup Wouter, that's you mate.

Friday morning I felled a 30 inch dbh birch tree and pruned one of the last birch trees for this season. The tree was reduces nicely by a colleague about ten years ago. The day before my mate used the saw for a moment to try it and today I used the same battery up in the birch. It took me about one and a half hours to prune the tree back to about the same size it was ten years ago. No handsaw cuts where made except for three very small ones (it's hard to kick the habit). When I was finished three out of all four led lights went on when checking the battery charge. I used the 14m/s modus the whole time and that did the job like a gem. On my 536 I have a 10 inch 1/4 carving bar. For pruning jobs there's definitively NOT going to be a petrol powered chainsaw on my harness any more. Maybe even the Silky will be tossed out. I charged my Dolmar battery’s at home at night and when they where flat I took out the 192. As an addition to the Husqvarna chainsaw I will probably buy a complete set battery hedge trimmer including two more battery's. Four of those power packs will get me through a days work while leaving the charger at home.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HN2AJYMmBYc&feature=relmfu]Husqvarna T536 LiXP part 2 - YouTube[/ame]

These two video's are made by Wouter.

I had the same problem in a residential street last year with the home owners. Taking down 25 Pyrus calleriana 'canticleer' is a hassle when the whole street is full of parked cars. Starting the day with a battery chainsaw is definitively NOT the recipe for getting the cars out of the way. Every door we had to ring the bell and wait for the home owners to wake up. Those are the moments that you really should use a big petrol guzzling sound machine to wake up the neighbourhood.

In Holland the retail price including 21% VAT is € 885,00. This includes the saw, two battery’s and charger. I already use the Dolmar AS-3625 on a day to day basis for pruning for 2 years now. That saw has a 2.6 Amps battery and a chain speed of 8.3 meters per second against 3 amps and 20 meters per second for the Husqvarna. From my experience with the less performing Dolmar I can tell everyone, the whole question "how long does the saw perform on one battery" is completely irrelevant. The saw runs longer on one battery than it takes to charge the other. The battery keeps the saw running between coffee brakes during climbing and pruning. It's only during take downs that I have to change battery's between coffee brakes. But that said... That is NOT the work that saw was designed for. But so far the Dolmar. The Husqvarna is two years younger, is balanced out way better, has a smoother ride and outperforms my old D. It must be a treat to work with. Can't wait. O, and I heard Husqvarna is working on a car charger.

Next week these gems arrive in the shops in Holland. Looking forward to it. Website: HUSQVARNA T536 Li XP® - Professional chainsaws Video: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKHysNHu39A&feature=relmfu]Husqvarna T536 Li XP - YouTube[/ame]

That was one of the key features of the Stihl 020AV. You would have loved it too. In those days we still 'cleaned out' the decayed wood out of the trees. 3/4 revs is great for that job. To bad we don't do that any more. I would love to buy a 70 pound saw and have some good use for it.

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It amazes me that there still are hooks like these half way up the boot to fly your laces through... I really can't imagine that I am the only one kicking those out of shape on the first spike job.

My first one was a Husqy 162SE back in '81. Model Profile: 162SE/SG The second one was a Stihl 020 AV with chain brake in '84 starting of my treedude career. Model Profile: 020 AVSEQ 'Walking' around in a orange/black (and green, due to the use of Lac Balsem) Barrow Hepburn with a 24mm three strand climbing rope.

I don't think that this would work. The wood is to flexible. You would have a hell of a job getting it out of the stump.

Haha, fell it over their precious beemer and run of with the big chunks.

Here in the Netherlands a ladder is "acces" only. In treecare you are not allowed to work from a ladder unless it's in the A position and only to a certain height.

In a hurry are you now tuttle? Hold your horses and wait another fortnight. Half September is the release of the Husqvarna battery series. Just google it.

Familiar telephone calls...

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