Cloud9climber

Yes a brand for chavs and football hooligan type nob heads!

to be honest they are pretty useless imo! I broke my wrist pretty badly a few years ago, did wear a brace for a month or 2 when climbing after I started back but didn't help much. It was a 661 motocross/mtb one is that helps though.

Way I see it is brace or no brace your always going to be putting a huge amount and strain and stress through the wrist! You could always try using a power ball to see if that's helps,

Made my wrists a lot stronger and supposed to be good for you

I think it's pretty harsh to discipline said climbers, although as said even myself as a younger climber I do think some lads take a easy route of sometimes if they don't fancy it or looks too high for them. Not saying this was the case at all in the op instance.

on the other hand I have climbed trees I should have said no too, so have my workmates, which safe to say almost led to very serious accident/death. So when you look at both sides is it really worth it, better to be safe than sorry.

Also please correct me if I'm wrong but I have found the mentality of a employee is one much less willing take risks compared to the buisness owner as its their company and job etc, the lads are always going to be paid the same if they climb or not which is why they have probably decided to knock it on the head that certain day

Thanks for the advice, got plenty of time of Xmas to have a look at it.

In all fairness I've had it around 3 months, it had a little hick up few days ago cutting out but has been totally fine since. I prefer it over the 550 as the ones that I used had there fair share of problems

Cheers anyway

So far I have found tree of heaven, horrible horrible things! Look lovely but so brittle it's scary. I went to pull myself up on a what should of been sturdy branch that just snapped.

Also had my anchor point snap in a larch, was lucky with that one though it just peeled back, still un nerving though

As above, concerned about the 261 playing up, so how do I go about greasing the required bearing? I have had a look but can't seem to figure it out! Thanks

To the op, take the handle assembly apart, the throttle trigger is one moulded piece with two circular bits that fit into the handle housing, for some reason they become stiff, lightly sand the circular bits & put a little grease on them & then refit, that should sort it.

Thanks mate I will give that a go! I would be well happy if in could sort this out, goes well for a little saw

Will try the 241 next time thanks for the advice

Yes I appreciate that, It's only here for smashing away through little stuff, and it's a cheap machine but just wondered if in any way could be improved

It's about 2 months old. It's just annoying me as it would be a nice saw and very light if it wasn't for the trigger, and would use it a lot more instead of the 261. It just feels really cheap and very un comfortable to use might have a word with dealer

Got a stihl 181, it wouldn't be a bad saw if they trigger wasn't really hard to operate, feel like I'm getting carpal tunnel everytime I use it. I have noticed it's just with stihl smaller saws, as my 261 is fine. Anyone know if there is a mod?

I appreciate its only a cheap saw but I can't use if for longer than a hour before it starts to get me.

Cheers!

Cheer up guys! Yes Christmas is a crazy period! But now it's all about spending time with family and friends, everyone getting together!! Get a heart arbtalk!

I have a 261! Good saw, and reliable so far after 2 months of hard work! We had 550 at my old place and the amount of problems was ridiculous. Same with the 540 top handle and 390, 372 also! Anyway stihl has been good so far! I also have a little

Husky 135 and that's playing up. I'm done with husky

Game! Depends what you're into but console Fifa, gta and forms for 350, best I have found so far!

Brilliant thanks for the info. Don't

Need to know anything in particular just interested to see if they can live upto some of the bigger models. I know some people slate the earlier green mechs and wasn't sure when they came about. Thanks

Anyone had any experience with these? Any good, can't find much info on them! When did they first come out? Thanks in advance

Yeh in fairness the 365 we had was a brilliant saw! Our oldest one but kept going! 372 and 390 just never run right! The 540s have got potential but you have to be very careful, vibe springs, mine also cracked the casing where the chain brake goes into it, was a write off, not very old at all! Got a 261 at the moment it's not a bad saw for now but not as powerful as 550! Best of a bad bunch sometimes hah! Anyway hope the original op gets sorted!

I have had the same with a brand new 550 not even a tank and seized solid! I was a husq man but after all the troubles I have had with 550 and 540 390 and 372 all playing up im now a stihl fanboy

Got some stumps to sort out. There's about 12, conifer birch oak and larch not massive but grinding isn't a option for a few reasons. The customer wants to stump to Rot away in time, would it be possible to do if I drilled into them, or bored with saw, sprayed them and covered the over in woodchip.

Been looking online it says something with a high nitrogen content to rot them away quicker, however doesn't woodchip take nitrogen out of the soil. If it makes any difference the woodchip is 2 months old. Or am I just better getting some compost?

Thanks in advance

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In all fairness domestic work is good and very enjoyable at times! Same as rail good jobs and bad jobs, and also same with anything really if your with a good set of lads its 100 times better

I have just started on the rails after moving from the domestic scene! I know people say your mad why would you do that! Been pretty good so far though, take rough with smooth etc but a lot better opportunities, pay etc in rail work, with at the end of the day is what we go for! So who else works on rails here? And has made swap over from another sector?

Climbers are worth more, don't want to turn this into a bashing thread though. works both ways and a good climber needs a good groundie in order to feel comfortable when rigging etc! However, a climber faces huge risks, we had a very near fatal accident not long ago just from mother nature, huge anchor point failure which was blind to the eye, un controllable which are scenarios groundsman do not face. Sorry for going off topic, but yes to answer op question 100 a day is fair for you to start with and climber anything from 120-180 depending on skill set! But just charge as much as you can get away with, only you really know how much your worth with the skills you have.

So just bought myself one from apf! Now looking on here, seems as though they arnt that good and maybe deemed unsafe for arb use even though I'm just using it as a lanyard adjuster?! Anyone else use one? Shed any light on this!

Thanks

How long did that take? I have had a few go although this one now has been on about 3 months and still going strong! Really try not to drop the saw on strop at all now

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Seen it happen before, don't let it stop

You climbing! I haven't been climbing that long but see some things that make me think we are a bit mad!! I always try and work safe, double check everything and never rush. 90 percent of accidents

You seem are user error ie chainsaw through arm etc. just take it steady mate, go for some rec climbs these help, and you'll remember why you really started climbing.

I had my anchor snap in a larch I was climbing, very lucky actually the branch just peeled back as I was cutting but was stopped on! So strange I tested it before hand, totally fine and then it just went 10 mins after! Anyway, I have just forgot about this when climbing its all in the mind

A very very wise old climber used to say to me all the time, how long has that tree been there and if it survived the latest gusts of wind then ill climb it.

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