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Do you mean you want to lock a container, or lock up some chains with a padlock?

If you're locking up a chain then it's best to have the chain off the ground at the point where you attach the lock to protect the padlock from hammer/chisel attacks and make it harder to use a grinder on it. Of course they could just cut the chain around the padlock, so no point getting a padlock that's too expensive.

You can buy the Squire ws75s for £60 at MachineMart

https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/squire-ws75s-container-lock/?da=1&TC=GS-090210075&gclid=CO7u0a3J29ACFdS4GwodAHsNnw

This isn't really a Tree related **** up, but this is what could happen when Felling a chimney stack with a digger. Fred Dibnah would not approve

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This made me think of the Top Trump cards we used to have when were kids, we should make a Top Trumps Chipper card set, this would help me decide what chipper to buy.

Categories ?

Length

Height

Wight

Hp

Chipping diameter

Top Speed

Chip per hour rating

Range/fuel capacity on one tank

off road capability/tracked etc..

Bit of a derail-What can your do for Carpal tunnel?I started getting it for the first time last week after day dismantling and cutting firewood all day

I can't really recommend much, there are so many potential causes and fixes for Carpal tunnel.

It's always best to see a private sports physio, they understand physically demanding jobs more than a normal NHS physio, that might just be dealing with elderly patients or people with sore wrists from typing.

this page has some info on massaging and stretching parts of the hand that can cause pressure on the Medial Nerve.

Athletes Training Athletes :: Self Muscle Massage- pt 17 Hand

Usually carpal tunnel pain results from swelling putting pressure on the nerve, so ibroprofen or ice can help reduce swelling.

I had tendonitis in my right elbow in January - it took 3 months and an enforced very easy time at work to clear up, even swinging the saw on the ground aggravated it.

 

It still flares up now if I have a hard day climbing or feeding the chipper. The next day is when it's worst. You've got to stop doing what's causing it - that's what worked with me.

 

enrieb - what were the exercises you were given?

The physio gave me general rotator cuff exercises, the supraspinatus was speciffically targeted as being weak. Any youtube video about supraspinatus will show a few different excercies. I would also recommend scapular pull ups and other scapular stabilisation exercises as well, after looking into it.

rotator cuff strengthening

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theres a really good 1hour 30minuet lecture on the shoulder by the guy who did the above video.

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The link to the Athletes Treating Athletes website explains why shoulder/posture issues cause elbow tendon problems (half way down the page are two informative pictures)

http://www.athletestreatingathletes.com/ata-blog/2013/02/tennis-elbow/

I got with it when i first started climbing, I went to see a sports physio and they did some checks. She said for someone who climbs i had weak upper back (climbing) muscles. I was using my biceps, and brachialis to pull the rope through the prussic, which caused the muscle to become overused and tight, this would then pull on the tendon in the elbow causing pain. They gave me some corrective exercise to strengthen the rotator cuff muscles to keep the shoulder in place and to strengthen the scapular and lats. She said if I had kept on climbing like that, I would have damaged my shoulder eventually.

A good test is, if you do a wide grip pull up and use your biceps then you're doing it wrong, you should drive your elbows down and pull with your lats.

tennis elbow

Athletes Training Athletes :: Blog

Shoulder Impingement, Pain and Injury Rehabilitation Lecture 1 hour 30

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In summary, overuse injuries eventually become acute injuries. Tendons don't like change, an increase in load or a decrease in load on the tendon can cause problems.

I have some more in-depth audio podcasts from Physioedge on tendonpathy. If anyone wants the links, they have interviews with the leading researchers in the field.

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For shoulder issues, this is an very in-depth, and excellent lecture on shoulder impingement.

Shoulder impingement syndrome. Lecture 1 hour 30 minuets

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Wolverson are a good company. But you can also get hold of second hand ones for half the price on ebay or gumtree, as long as they are local. The cost of p+p would be expensive to have them delivered due to the weight, but buying local and collecting them save a few quid. It also limits the number of bidders, so you can get some good bargins.

Wolverson also sell some adjustable ones, 40kg which goes all the way down to 12kg, and a 32kg that drops to 12kg. These are quite expensive though, but worth it for the space they take up and it saves you buying more. I got some cheap off ebay

Sometimes it's not always about how good a worker you are, it can be about how confident you are communicating with your boss. This can be because you might have a difficult boss, or that you might not be good at negotiating. I used to be quite poor at communicating and negotiating for better pay, even though I was a serious grafter, while others who were better at negotiating and had the gift of the gab would get a better wage, and get all the easy work despite not being good grafters. That sort of thing is a really is a management mistake in judgment, but at the same time its hard for the manager to see sometimes, because the lazy guy who talks the talk, is always kissing their arse. e.g. I would do a really difficult job and not complain or say a word, job done, no problems. Whereas another chap would do a relatively easy job, but make out that it was the hardest thing in the world, and go on about it forever and how incredible a worker they were for completing the job. This usually resulted in me, doing my doing all the hard work, my best for a firm, but not getting the rewards. Eventually I planned long term and built up equipment and set up for myself. Alternatively you could look up the art of negotiating and get a better deal for yourself.

This would be really useful for training new people.

Machine Mart have these squire ws75s which are good for the price £60, they cost £75 at screwfix

https://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/squire-ws75s-container-lock

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£45 ex vat

Squire WS75S Container Padlock

theres one on ebay

Greenmech CS100 Woodchipper | eBay

Maybe having a few old rolls of kitchen lino will be good to put down. Get some off cuts from a local carpet fitting firm.

And a wife beater.

Hey! I resent that. Barbie got those black eyes while jogging!

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What about the Arrow shooter for the throwline??

Has anyone used any of these before, i'm thinking of investing in some in the NewYear. The boots look good, and the harness has a silkily holder, I don't think the trousers have full protection though.

Action Man jungle outfit with arrow shooter, tree climbing equipment & weapons | eBay

overactive quads pull your knee cap tight (possibly under active hamstrings), which cause pain when the knee is flexed as in sitting for a protracted period. Just see a private sports physio, it will cost about £40-50 for them to do the basic tests and give you the right stretches and strengthening exercises to fix it. Don't waste your time going down the NHS route.

theatre sign/movie goers knee

Medscape: Medscape Access

This isn't related to tree work, but it shows what can go wrong.

BBC News - Crane falls into Dutch house after proposal goes wrong

edited:after watching the vid again.

Ok, thanks for the advice.

The saw is running fine now (even without the white plug) but I will definitely replace the tank breather with a new one.

Reg Coates has a 540xp with a sugihara bar review video on you tube...

Unless my memory is completely shot.........

No problems with your memory.

(edit: correct video)

I have a Husqvarna 371 that was starting ok, but then cutting out after a few minuets, I tried adjusting the carb, it seemed to be running ok, but then the next day the same thing was happening. Carb adjust again, but then when it cut out I heard a Hissing Sound after the engine had stopped.

I did some searching on the internet and came up with a Blocked Fuel Tank Valve. Theres not a lot of info about how to get to it. But I managed to find a diagrams and a forum here's what they said… I'll put the info here incase it's useful to anyone.

"most likely you will have to undo the motor mounts from the engine to the tank to make it easy to get at the vent, sure if you jam something in between the tank and crankcase and wedge the two apart you can get to the vent but have seen guys break the mounts and some even break the tank where it mounts to the tank so now you need a new tank , you only need about an inch or so of room to get at the vent"

"Alot of the vents have a white stone appearance cover that is on the out side of the vent , if you use a wood screw and screw it into the white part then pull on it , it will come out of the tank . under it most have a long plastic vent"

"I've removed the tank vents on my Husky 55 and 385 XP using a pair of bent, long needle nose pliers. They push out pretty easily, (from inside the tank). You can check if they still work by running a little compressed air into the tube end. If you can't hear it coming out the white filter end, it's plugged. They are pretty cheap in any case, so change it if you think it's bad."

"the plastic long vent piece is easy to get out most times , just stick a slot screwdriver that is a touch smaller than the hole in the vent and cock the screwdriver sideways so it grabs a hold of the vent and pull out and most times the vent pops out, the wood screw is to get that white stone part they put in the saw after the vent tube was put in "

Husqvarna 257 tank vent

Husqvarna 371 Parts List and Diagram - (1996-09) : eReplacementParts.com

Now, my question is, I've removed the Fuel Tank Valve using the wood screw method. I can blow air through the valve, so it's no longer blocked, but i've damaged the white plastic plug that went in the end of the valve.

Will I need a new valve, or will it be ok without the white plastic plug?

I could put it back it, but it doesn't look too good.

Does anyone use Oregon powersharp? if so, is it any good?

A friend of mine work in a hydroponics shop, they had a problem over the past few years with customers having gps trackers stuck under their cars while they were inside. I suppose it's not difficult to imagine the same sort of people sticking gps trackers under our chippers while they are out on a job, or in transit.

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i agree on the deluge berghaus, they do the job for the right sort of price, but would be much better with some reinforcing in areas like the knees for tree work.