Arbtech Tree Services

Me too, but it was only cut last week and i'm in South Wales Regards, Steve.

Was down the yard today and one of the guys pulled out his cock book and started showing me some pictures. He said he wanted a 14 pounder and pointed to a 'Dorking', apparently they can be traced back 2000 years.

Some of my logs have grown legs in the night (could have been day) and are disappearing in small quantities from here and there. I'm sure i know who it is, just need the proof so it's camera time. Was looking at the Bushnell wildlife ones, but it seems a lot cheaper to run a mains unit as i have access to electricity (but no phone line). I'd need battery backup as the electric could be turned off. Need to record onto sd card/ dvd etc. So does anyone have experience of any particular systems, by PM if you'd prefer not to discuss security on open forum Regards, Steve.

Thanks for the replies guys, will go ahead with that one. Aardvark, not my machine but there are plenty of them about in better nick for a grand and the pump runs almost the same pressure and flow rate as the bigger 1394/1490 etc. but with better economy - ideal for running the splitter. Regards, Steve.

Evening all, Going to hook up my new 14T splitter to a David Brown Selectamatic 880 and, being empty, the splitter will obviously drop the oil in the tractor by about 3 litres so i'm going to pick some up. Farmer says he's running 15w40 in the back end and to pick some up in Costco instead of buying hydraulic oil at £60 odd quid a drum at the local ag merchants. Will this be ok for the splitter? It's a KTM splitter, not that should make any difference. Regards, Steve.

Cheers Rob, have ordered the 24" Powermatch from Amazon.com and the £43 bar will incur £8 shipping and £10 for importing, so £61 all in and i'm happy with that. That 24" will run the same chains i have for my 25" Stihl and comes off the same roll as the others so makes life easier. Regards, Steve.

Oh go on then, i've got 'S' and the wife's got 'T' The bit of Horse Chestnut was to stop the chipper brakes locking up reversing up out of the woodland:sneaky2: Regards, Steve.

More kudos if you priced for the big dismantle with rigging and then went for the stunt fell

For all the bar anoraks http://www.oregonproducts.com/pro/pdf/Tech/BarPartNumberSystem.pdf Regards, Steve.

The 243RNFD009 is a .404, i nearly fell for that one myself. The 'F' is the chain pitch designation. Regards, Steve. Edit - just seen it's a library pic

Will give it a whirl. Regards, Steve.

From that - £15.01 to £135 ■No customs duty ■Import VAT due So the import fees that Amazon are charging must be the VAT as they are roughly 20% Regards, Steve.

Hoping i'm covered by this from Amazon : Those items for shipment to countries outside of the U.S. may be subject to taxes, customs duties and fees levied by the destination country ("Import Fees"). The recipient of the shipment is the importer of record in the destination country and is responsible for all Import Fees. With respect to each item for which Import Fees have been calculated, you authorize Amazon Export or Merchant (as applicable) to designate a carrier ("Designated Carrier") to act as your agent with the relevant customs and tax authorities in the destination country, to clear your merchandise, process and remit your actual Import Fees for such item. "Import Fees Deposit" represents an estimate of the Import Fees that will be levied on the items in your order for shipment to countries outside of the U.S. By placing your order, you agree to allow Amazon Export and/or Merchant (as applicable) to collect the Import Fees Deposit for the applicable items in your order. This deposit will be used, on your behalf, to reimburse the Designated Carriers for the import fees that they have paid on your behalf to the appropriate authorities of the destination country. You further agree that the Designated Carriers may disclose to Amazon Export or Merchant (as applicable) the amount of actual Import Fees levied on the item you have purchased from Amazon Export and/or Merchant ("Actual Import Fees"). In the event that the Import Fees Deposit exceeds the Actual Import Fees, Amazon Export or Merchant (as applicable) will refund the difference to you. Regards, Steve.

About right for this Country though Cheers Steve, probably just give it a go, even if there was another 20% on top it's still the same money as the equivalent .058 bar here. Regards, Steve.

Evening all, As i can't find a listing in this country for the bar i want, i'm looking at getting it from Amazon.com in the States. It's an Oregon Powermatch 243RNDD009 so 24" for Husky 372XP in 3/8 but .063 not .058 as i want to be able to use the same bulk reel of chain as my big Stihls. Amazon want £43.27 for the bar with £8.05 shipping to UK and £10.26 Import Fees Deposit, giving a total of £61.58. Should the import fees be less they will refund the difference. So am i likely to be collared for VAT as well or is this the 'import fees' - i can't find the answers in their wording? Anyone had any experience of similar please? Regards, Steve.

Mine's great (35C14 crewcab), it's currently sat outside with 6m3 of wet Lawson and Yew chip on for tipping in the morning and even with the chipper behind it pulls like a train. Only criticism is the brakes don't seem matched to the engine. OK, so it's way over it's design weight so you can't really knock the brakes, but that's the problem with such a powerful engine, you tend to forget that you're only supposed to carry about 950kg I actually had to use first gear today to pull away up a hill. Regards, Steve.

Rob, Maybe a bit late joining this one but..........any chance of a 24" light type pro for the D009 mount (372XP) Husky but in .063? I know they're available in 36" but i want a 24 so i can make up chains off the same bulk reel as my big Stihls, either that or i've got to flog the 372 and buy a 461. Regards, Steve.

Got the 20mm sirius and have dropped some monsters with it on the Stein RC3001. Have just had the 16mm delivered and will be using it on some light stuff on Monday. Regards, Steve.

Woken me up again, it's definatley the worst so far. Need some more sleep before finishing yesterday's callout (50' connie lifted it's rootplate - hairiest climb ever). It's gonna be a long weekend Regards, Steve.

Same as Gray git's Will sort some at the weekend, it's full:blushing: of Lawson at the moment. Regards, Steve.

3 sheets 12mm phenolic resin coated ply for front/sides and 2 sheets 9mm for roof. 1" angle (3mm thick) for frame so all nice and light but strong enough to take the ladders or steps. Built so the sides still drop for loading rings and don't forget the perspex rear window with hinged cover for reversing the chipper.

4 a.m. and the rain and wind on the Velux windows is enough to wake you from the deepest (wine aided) sleep. Just waiting for it to get light to clear a windblown Lawson from yesterday evening. Regards, Steve.

Sorry, slow typing, was responding to a few posts back! When pulling over a tree you are winching from a fixed anchor point with a enormous load. As you winch away you are you are simply increasing the pulling load to match the anchor load with the intention that the tree you are pulling will give way first. Regards, Steve.

Correct, the diagram shows forces in a state of equilibrium. i.e. the force either side of the pulley must be equal but opposite (from Newton's third law of motion) Therefore the force on the top pulley is indeed the sum of the forces either side (2 tons) I assume you mean if more pulleys are introduced on the fixed side to give a mechanical advantage? If so, the force either side of the pulley is still equal as the load is still at rest. Even if the lines and pulleys are attached between the load and suspension point you are still balancing the downward force of the 1 ton load with a downward force of 1 ton whatever mechanical advatage you employ to acheive it. Hope that's clear as mud. Now, if i'd paid a little more attention at school i wouldn't be a bloody tree monkey:thumbdown: Regards, Steve.