hedgesparrow
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after been shown a site in italy similar to this site, they had a poll for different size saws.and which makes came top. in this country and on this site, it may be a forgone conclusion who would be the leaders as most users either use Sthil,Husqvarna followed by Echo and other makes. but could there be a witch type section for top saws small saws middle saws and big saws. so star rating for weight,power reliability. ease of use,starting just a few i could think of. would it be a good idear or not.
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very interesting there poll for different size chain saws see the sthil and shindawa came top of polls in the 45cc class oleo mac only scored 2% was hoping to see it at the top of the league
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just put up a thread re my echo and it came back to me when i had two oleo mac chainsaws cracking saws could not fault them never went wrong just kept going. anyone running new ones and are they as good. if so and as good who sales them. may buy one
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thanks for info though i would go for echo as it looked a good saw. i will take it into shed in morning have a look at carb needles and give them a tweek to see if it will start and run any better when its going what a saw. love it its just getting it to run in the first few mins then stay running when i have got it going. did have a oleomac that i could not fault one of the best saws i ever bought. the amount of wood that cut up must of been in the hundred of tonnes never let us down as father in law used it most of the time.did look at getting a new one. but do not know if just as good as old one
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off to the 7th then back to 21 hours. been and given quotes for dragon teeth 200 in total re do a drive to a play area. dig a ditch out and relay a section of hedge. have a play area to do to take up plastic mesh and reseat as sunk but to wet to do. could do with more hedges to lay.
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carvers and wood turners would like it its what they will give you for it
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its the DD38 model ideal for muddy grounds:thumbup:
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i know there are local lads on hear from my part and i believe veoli wanted wood chips to go in biomass boilers to make electricity. where taking it for free. as i am short of some to go on grandkids play area so any local tree guys on this site if you have some loads and up towards alresford more than happy to take them many loads as you want.
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thank you for all your input he is a cracking worker as he helps me from time to time doing my work and does a lot for a parish council been doing there work for 5 years. he wants to get into the tree game but like all things without the experience and cv,s to vouch for your work its hard to get on ladder. i think he is now looking at going to get his basic cs tickets. and see if he can get even if its just a job now and again at least he can gain expiarance with a profesianal team. and maybe move up the tree to become a climber. sorry for pun
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i once mixed red with clean cooking oil in my kubota to see if would be cheaper to run. what a mess had to clean the whole lot out flush with derv to get it to run again will never do it again. re mapping billcar engineering shrewsbury cracking firm and know 4x4,s do a a mapping box you can fit it gives it more grunt less revs so better mpg costs about £350 for box but worth it in the long term. or go to sainsbury buy £60 OF SHOPPING AND GET 10P A LTR OFF saved a fiver today on a £40 fill.
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so what would the bare min be for him to gain expiarance to become a fully fledged member of a arb team. he can use a saw even though he does not have the paperwork. he is just trying to decide which way to go. been working for a large landscape company and had very good reports on his work but its gone quite so the seasonal guys got laid off to keep work for the full timers. he was last of the seasonal to be laid off as he was a hard worker. he is hoping they may ask him back in January when they go back. any sugestions eg hourly rate he may be looking at to start from the beginning. and would any tree surgeon take him on as a laborer to start before he gets his tickets
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its trying to get it to run when it does idle when warm ticks over nice and then will run up ok its getting to start. and if left even running pull the trigger and it stops or you have to feather it to get it to run up to full revs. taken it to arb shop played with it but did not make much difference. they said it was made for the usa market which is drier and they do not like northern europe weather. find it strange. plug looks ok and have given it a good clean cleaned all the filters out. at a loss
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son in law is in a bit of a downer. just been made redundant just before christmas. can not decide to get all his arb tickets to be able to do climbing work. or go and get his blue card to drive 360,s. he is a monkey when he climbs and would be good at it just trying to show hime it may be the way forward to go rather than a 360 which is hard to get into and with all the rain not much around. any veiws. i know it is quite at mo but its between christams and new year.
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hi have this saw had it from new. when its running good little saw ideal for most work i need it for. but its a right bitch to get to run from cold. prime it pull the choke out pull it it fires pull it again it splutters into life then dies do this 4 or 5 times when it decides it will run i need to feather it to get it warm to run ok. its other problem is put it down just for a min and pick it up pull trigger and it dies or splutters before going again. i have had it checked no problem found have run it on normal 2 stroke hates it run it on aspen bit better but not good. other saws i had prime pull choke out fires push choke in and away they go and do so all day not this echo. any idears and any other forum member run one. its put me off getting any echo product again.
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Time for some new trousers ... Oregon Waipoua??
hedgesparrow replied to will.morris's topic in General chat
have a pair of pfanner gladiator 2 a class very good i only work on ground but when i am strimming do not feel anything coming back on legs use them with chain saw and comfortable to wear all day not that bad in in summer do get a bit warm but not uncomfortable. there only downside is this time of year very thin on bum and back of legs and you do feel the cold coming in. also what i like about them has 4 pockets two on each side of hip which zip up so do not loose anything out of pockets and harder to open them by mistake has one on left leg velcro and a zip on on right bum. has very good padding all down front of trousers. use them for hedge laying too and do not get sore knees after laying all day. got them from forest&arb winchester Richard is the man to talk to.i would buy another pair. and not that dear when it comes to chain saw trousers far better than the sthils totally different league -
does it have to be just up trees or is this ok picture did not come through properly will try better next time
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does it have to be up a tree related or are these within the remit
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just to say now my navara is fixed with new engine its a cracking truck good on fuel. must be doing 40mpg on a journey. good pulling power. downside back part for passengers small the cab on pick up bit is a pain to get on and off and weights a ton. so may go for a ifor ali one. pick up part is not that big strimmer only just goes in at a angle. but apart from these niggles. will go most places. not got stuck yet. touch wood.
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Not strictly tree related but countryside related
hedgesparrow replied to Matthew Arnold's topic in Picture Forum
i believe they have changed to steel shot. as it came over tanoy only steel shot alowed. where was pot hole and how long will it take highways to fix. eqcuse has wrong rain water in puddle to repair:001_tt2: -
have to say have sky and even with that its hard to find anything to watch. apart from swamp loggers.heli loggers and axe men. plus new full metal jousting. not for the faint hearted mean business. history channel. need to get shed sorted then can go out and make walking sticks. and listen to radio but thats garbage at present.
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which navara the d40 or d22 i have the d22 yd25 engine and they go bang as mine did cost 5k to have it repaired so beware of d22 yd 25 models unless it has a new engine. as other posts what you need it for. toyota are good bomb proof but find a second hand one like hens teeth. keep there price. ford/mazda good trucks. look at there payload,towing capacity.engine size, double cab king cab. its endless some of the trucks when you look into them big truck but poor for towing. and poor payload. new VW aroak only a 2ltr engine for a big truck one of the biggest i seen why such a small engine.
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late father in law was cutting some beech in wood cut it down logging it up sparks flew out chain was blunt. in the end we split the trunk with wedges embedded in trunk was a 9mm bullet from a german aircraft strafed the woods as thought it was a army camp. it was in the first world war. did not do the chain much good.
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do not have a silky but similar pruning saw. but its a pain i have the sheaf on my belt put it back in but a couple of rows of teeth still show have to watch you do not cut your hand when going to pull it out of its sheaf again. lucky i have welding gauntlets on when laying so do protect hand but poor design think i will go back to arb shop and show the problem. apart from that ideal saw for cutting stool when pleached as has a long cut.
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there was a programme on our local station re competion climbing. also a chap believe sussex way did days climbing trees with those more experienced swinging from tree to tree. like tera firma. son in laws been on a day going along airial walks using climbing gear. top route 80ft plus
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looked at your site no problem not much different to south of england instead use posts and batton. which is what i want to stop them walking through hedge as a short cut with the posts and batton they may see it and walk round. but if i use hazel stakes and binders will not see it as clear and try and go through.
