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I have an MS200t, which I bought second hand and have used with no bother. I tried it the other day and although it starts easily it won't tick over or run up correctly. I have changed the fuel pick-up filter and made sure that the fuel line is clear, changed the plug, cleaned the air filter, stripped the carb to make sure it is clean and tried resetting the carb and adjusting it. No joy! As the grommet on the side of the carb housing was missing I assumed that the sawdust getting inside may have had something to do with it. I cleaned it all out while removing the carb. (I have ordered a new grommet) If I adjust the idle screw so that it revs faster it still won't continue to run. Oddly if I tip the saw on its side it runs better but still stalls. What is the tube that runs up the left hand side of the filter housing, next to the fuel pipe and ends in a bulbous moulding with lots of dots on the face and pushes into a moulding in the housing? Any idea what might be wrong.

See this then:thumbup1: http://www.petzl.com/files/all/product-experience/PRO/PE_D22-ZIGZAG-EN.pdf

Only the top would land in the lane. It would be across a deep ditch, up a steep bank and then through the trees and undergrowth.

When I get down there in May I'll take some pictures and see if I can get a local climber in to have a look. Thanks for a reasoned answer to my original question. A lot nicer than smug sarcasm! The top is inclined below the horizontal so working up the trunk to that would need a tightrope walker. It would be possible to climb a line to the canopy and drop it off but I think it would be too dangerous to contemplate as it is difficult to assess how much grip the tree has in the ground and the amount of leverage the climber and gear would exert on it.

It also occurs to me that given these trees have very shallow root mats and that the soil where we are is essentially soft sand with a bit of dirt and leaf mould on the top, that there might be sufficient spring back in the timber when the top came off to take it back with enough energy to tip it over backwards. You might like that by the sound of it Steve.

We wouldn't be able to get one near it without a disproportionate amount of effort. It's in the middle of a wood with deep ditches all around. We would need to bridge them and construct a road.

We are in Parentis en Born in the Landes. About 40 mins sw of Bordeaux.

Thanks for the answers. I'm not going to do it, I'll get a local guy in. This is in SW France by the way. Thanks Steve for your reply regarding releasing the tension. That's what I had expected to be the case and why I asked the question. I reckon that no-one is going to want to climb it as there is such a bow in the top half. Getting to the canopy direct would be possible but dangerous. We might just have to fell it across the local lane and clear it as quickly as possible. The trouble with these pines is that they don't have any branches until the umbrella shaped canopy at the very top. The reason I need it and others down is that when we get gales they blow over and pull up a huge root mat. Either that or they snap off about 4 or 5 metres from the ground although they are about 400mm in diameter.

I will take your advice. Thanks for that. Nonetheless, just out of curiosity how would an experienced climber go about it?

Whoops. I miss typed that. It isn't 30m. It's 20m

I need to bring down a Maritime Pine that is about 30m tall but has a distinct lean and is then bowed at the top half. I can't just fell it because it would smash a fence and land in the road. I intend to spike up it, drop the top half or so, which will then fall within the property, shin down and fell the rest. Two questions. How easy is it to spike up a tree that is leaning at about 20 degrees and which is the best way to cut it as, presumably, it will be in compression/tension at the point where I intend to cut it. Obviously I don't want to start it splitting and I would also like to minimise the amount of ensuing sway when the top goes over. Thanks

We stick lead all over our roofs and gullies. I come from the generation that played with lead soldiers. Think how intelligent I could have been if I'd had plastic ones, or maybe not.

I have a property in SW France which has quite a lot of Maritime Pines and Oaks on it. Some of the oaks are closish to the house and needed to be reduced so that they weren't a danger to the buildings, so I decided that I would do it. I did some research, read some books and bought some gear. I also looked at this forum and watched quite a few videos on Youtube. I went for the hitchclimber on DdRT and both climbed and cut the oaks over a two day period. The oaks were about 15m high and I reduced them by about 6, so nothing too high but they did need to be climbed. It all went okay and the timber was all cut into logs and sticks with the very small stuff burnt. I was quite pleased with myself as it all went pretty well. The only change I will make for next time is that I will climb on SRT and then switch to DdRT, because I think it requires less effort that way. I have bought some spikes and will have a go at dismantling some of the pines next time. They are about 25m high. I am not trying to impress anyone as I don't do this for a living and don't even work in the trade, but I am 71 years old. So perhaps you are as old as you feel.

It happened to me. It was my fault. I cut into the hinge and the timber went sideways instead of away from me. Fortunately I was able to turn the saw with the timber and freed it as it went over. Shan't do that again. Better to wedge or lever probably

Amen to that! Me too.

Whenever I was in a rush my Dad would say "there's another day tomorrow, not touched yet" Why are you strangling that hammer. Don't push the saw, let it cut.

Thanks for the swift answer. I won't touch them till I've tried them on the Maritime Pine we have in SW France. These trees have a fairly thick bark so I'll see what happens.

How sharp is sharp? A really fine point? I ask because I have just bought a pair of second hand spikes (haven't tried them yet) and they have a quite blunt point, although they appear to have always been like that as there is no sign of them having been filed.

That's as opposed to your front legs, I assume

Hi Stumpgrinder We have a house in the Landes and quite often see red squirrels in the garden, although they aren't as bold as the greys that we get here in the UK. I have a walnut tree at home here and each year the grey squirrels manage to strip it of all the nuts in a day. I don't believe the little blighters could manage the whole tree - about 200 nuts - singly so I reckon they must team up. Every time I think I'll pick those at the weekend they all go missing a couple of days before. I definitely don't like grey squirrels.