Grass hopper

I can say that the pair I got from HB are great, Alum and carbon , don't even know there on the end of my legs on till I try and walk. U get what you pay for so save and get a good set.

Try cutting the bar with the wheel on it in two then weld a solid bar inside one end ,leaving a stump about 4" long sticking out when you are letting the chipper down put the two end together , if working on soft ground make a 2nd leg use a flat plate welded to a bar and it wont sink in the ground.

I've two pairs type A & C , if not in one I'm in the other , I let mine drip dry.

So your wife put them in the drier , it x-mas soon so she can get you a new pair , put a saw to the old pair and post the findings and that way we will all know whats safe or not.

Here is an up date on the beech tree about to fall and I found one more with a split in it.The tree has moved about 2" the wrong way , large branch holding it from falling has moved , sliding off , thinking of removing bottom branch so when it go's it will go over all the way making it safe.

I'm ONLY new to this so here go's , it looks like a strawberry tree to me I'm sure I'll be told if I'm right or wrong very soon. If right you will only eat the berry's once.

With a bit of luck they turn it on then put there heads inside to see how it works , sorry to hear the bad news.

I've a little MS250 with 16" bar ,one of my first saws it cuts what ever I put in front of it , a friend of mine had a go and he was very happy with its size / power.

A little red number , get me a drink and i'll show U lol.

I've seen more and more people using MEWP , so I did the coures last week , scissor lift , boom and self drive battery and diesel , the wood cipper week before that , when work is not there I try and do training/courses.

I hope his underwear was clean , mum always said but clean underwear on every day , you may end up go to hospital.

That limb on the ground is holding the tree for now ( i think about 2 ton of it ) , just waitting to be told to cut it away and let the tree fall or spend the money and cut form a cherry picker . I would love to take it down to about 20ft and leave it and take the branch off on the right hand side just above the ground its go alot of weight in it.

Its down to the tree falling over , the branch is holding it back , been keeping my eye on it , the fall zone is a clear area.

So what would you do with this beech tree .

I was back looking at a beech tree I was cutting a branch that fell a week ago , I have some photos to show ( if I can work out how to post ) it is about to fall over , size 15 foot around the trnuk.

Very well said Andy , could'nt have said it better myself.

I've just been in with my stihl dealer in Dublin with the MS660 , chain brake not working when saw gets hot , O he said , I'll have a look , the saw is only 3 years old and not used that much its still on its first 30" bar / chain.

I'm thinking the dark side maybe the way forward.

The start of a really big tree house , how tall was the tree before felling.

The twins are with child minder and I'm working tomorrow , Firday and Saturday so happy get to talk to big people.

I was told by the great guys here as I was doing same job afew weeks ago , that anytime

is fine. hope this helps.

I was waiting to have lunch in the pub with a good mate , going to war is never worth it

cost too many lifes.

Hope you can fit your boots back on before working.

Well done both of you's , great news , it was just about 3 years ago our twin girls came along , it get's better as time go's.

Well done again.

We have alot of the same damage on a site we work and it's our little grey furry friends running around the trees they love to eat.