WoodMouse
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Thanks Matty, planning on working the saw pretty hard so don't want to be grappling a monster all day. but having one as a back up and when the job demands it has to be done considering i cant rely on one saw. 360 seems good.
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was going to HB's and try some on, but now i'll definitely make sure i try the harkie before i make my choice. Thanks man.
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The tree motion does seem to be the best. A guy at work has one and he's been climbing for ten years now. So i guess he's been in a few. The Harkie just seemed less fussy, and i know from using dive gear that sometimes less is more. Start clipping everything and the kitchen sink to your ass and stuff gets complicated.
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yea, i hear ya on the locomotion but when it's pissing down or snowing it'll be a godsend.
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Thanks for the advice Chris. Do you know if the 550 is the newer one or did they both come out at the same time. Cant see myself needing anything bigger than a 24 for a long time. Perhaps a 550 and then a 372 would be the way to go.
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Thinking mainly arb work, but i'd like to get into the woods eventually. Im thinking 3 saws and a top handle saw is what im looking at eventually. But for now i was thinking about an XP top handle and 560, prob use a 13 mainly, but being able to put something a little larger on there would be useful. whats the 560 like with the 20" bar? If i had to courier through winter without heated grips it would suck. Be nice to want to pick it up to warm your hands.
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Yea, listening to the guys talk about cold weather work it seems like such a bonus. It was worth having on my bike. So 60cc good for an 18. No need to go to 70? This is going to be my first groundsaw and i'm looking for something as versatile as possible should i stick with 18"? planning on a bigger one at a later date the 13" just seems a little small. Thanks for the info.
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18" bar, general purpose ground saw. 550 or 560 XP or XP G. I'm thinking the 560 XP G, but if it's really not worth the extra cost, weight etc then perhaps the 550. Or am i just splitting hairs?
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eZ. Just wondering if anyone here uses Harkie Climbing gear.Been looking for a harness and these seem nice. I'm not to keen on the look of the stringy leg attachments, and the straps seem less likely to tangle. Stitching seems to be good quality. Other one i'm considering is the Austrian 3.1 harness. Liked allot of the other things Harkie do, flip lines, boots, gloves and spikes. Was going DMM with the hardware and not decided on ropes yet, but Yale look good. Dont fancy hanging from stitching and spliced seems the way forwards. Certainly never find a stitched rope on a boat. Any thoughts Harkie - Ascend Harness :: The In Tree Armchair Petzl SEQUOIA SWING Harness and the Skylotec Kolibri "Click" Harness 2D are also looking nice. I'm going to see Honey Bros next week but they dont stock Harkie.
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Hi, no started with City and Suburban last tuesday. It's been awesome. Thanks for asking though, best of luck.
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guess we have some support for the Basingstoke massive in the house. It's not so bad i guess, worked there for a while a few years back.
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i'm sure it'll be a while till i involve myself at that level. Interesting to know, thanks.
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So SkyHuck, i see your avatar isn't at all ironic.
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So do you need a special ticket to be a utility climber.
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I see allot of jobs going for utility climbers. I'm guessing that's the power line people. Are there many who do both, climb to cut trees and do the lines as well. It's a nice way of keeping mobile and being able to check out the amount of work. But i dont know if i've got time to check out all these places by myself. Somewhere like Epsom would be cool. I suppose i would get a mix of residential stuff, but if being near a huge forest, or lots of woodland like Hampshire. Then that's where i should go. Id certainly like to work in ancient woodland if i can, privately owned. But if the regular work and better moneys in gardens near London then i'll go there. Hastings is kinda cool, got the stones, Bodiam Castle. Bet theres good woods round there, or used to be. Cruzing googlemaps looking for the greenest bit, lol
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Bit about my situation. I'm single, just been living in the Caribbean and got deported. Even got thrown in in jail for two weeks because the deportation centre wasn't finished yet. Bauy, serious ting nau! Anyway, got absolute freedom to be pretty much live any where in the south east, would go else where. Lets put long shots at Nottingham. Wheres the best work, biggest trees, the ideal location. Looking at Reading, Guilford, Horsham not too keen on Basingstoke it's a bit backwards . But i'd move to Brighton , Epping forest NE London. Wheres the best place to live, as they say it's always about location location location, and i have no real ties to anything. I'm just renting a room right now.
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Sorted, back with the same team. They had problems getting through. Nothing tomorrow mind, but were picking things up on Tuesday.
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Thanks All, i would have to agree, depends on the truck at the end of the day. But one things for sure, they didn't get the furniture in with a car.
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Thanks Guys, will contact Gritzwood and Toms
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Still looking guys, if anyone has any work in south london. Don't think i'm getting a call back from my last contract. The earliest public transport could get me there was 7.12 and i don't think it's early enough for the guy. There's that east/west Croydon thing to get around.
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Thats a great suggestion Stephen. Micro Chipper in the garden and mulch the trees and compost. I like that, giving something back. That is the plan SctosPine1, managed to get a day with a team already, but transport to that side of London may be too much. I'd have to get the first bus in the morning, and their not so reliable. Public transport wont get me there in time. For anyone that knows the east croydon/west croydon thing is difficult to get round. But, until such a time, this is the greatest resource i have. So until i've secured said experience, you'll just have to suffer my dumb ass questions or ignore me. In fact if you'd read the entire thread, you'd see we covered this already. But yea, important step gaining experience.
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Thats more my view. It seems these services are just not valued. So they make out that if volunteers dont do it no one will. And thats not the case, they dont have the money to do it. And as far as im aware, we already paid for it.
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Marsh land, sounds like swimming in custard. Hope he had some good winches. I'll heck it out. What do you think of the MT52? i thought it would fit quite neatly on an adequate truck.
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Yea, hydraulic fluid on a lawn which I've managed to secure work on because i wont damage it. I can see some very irate people there. Paving too, but the tracks are long, much larger surface area than wheels or feet. Bobcat as you know are a huge firm in the US, they've just opened an office in the south in Dartford and i hear their customer service is second to none. I'd like to know the support they would offer in these instances with a new machine. I'm going to meet their sales rep soon. I'm thinking of a 7.5 ton truck size, or just under. A truck with a Hiab capable of lifting this onto the back. Have a separate non tipping section. Tipmaster - Caged Tippers, Aluminium Tippers, Aluminium Cages, Tail Lifts, Side Lifts something like this, either with a ramp or Hiab.
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Nope, but i just dont like the underhanded nature of it all. The councils are obviously trying to make up for budget cuts by using cheap volunteer labor. I would have hoped things were run better than this. You couldn't see any other business trying to survive by employing people for nothing. Crazy!
