SteveA

do F R JONES read these requests for ripeur 2 gloves? get the hint?....

hmmm, interesting. What's the maximum diameter you've found it will cope with?.... assuming for green wood, oak, ash, hornbeam, hemlock, sitka, etc

Just looked up a CS41 4 day course at £821 per person; to me that sounds a bit trifle with a cherry on top expensive. Sorry, diverting from the topic; i'll get my rain coat....

Is he?.... what, throughout the whole video? Seemed to go sluggish at the bottom. Surely he'd be on full power for the trunk??

Oh, i've probably got the wrong size then!.... i have little'ish hands so should i have ordered large instead of medium?

Sure, will do. All I can say so far is that the colour is referred to as.... "sand".

Check out the T536 liXP in this video.... looks pretty good actually. I'm so tempted but is a shame there's no turbo button to blip through the thicker stuff. Which petrol chainsaws would the t536 compare to? [ame= ] [/ame]

I need to get into climbing with spikes and need to buy the whole kit..... Which shops let you try before buying?.... and are there training courses for spike climbing?

Yep, i know they are available, have already ordered a pair and they should land tomorrow. But i didn't find many places stocking them.

Interesting point how wearing safety gear (eg, like with your chainsaw helmet) can sometimes cause a hazard. I've got one of those flat caps (bought it for a vintage event!) but haven't thought of using it on the farm. I quite often wear a buff though, which helps keep hair from getting tangled in brashy things. Not sure why the arborist suppliers aren't stocking those Ripeur 2 gloves, is there not an arborist spec equivalent glove.... bright orange with fancy stripes or something!

Not used one myself, and don't hink I'll be buying a 536 or T536; but really looking forwards to the next updated version of this saw. Bring it on Husqvarna!!.....

There's so much to be said for having some way of burning logs, even if it's just as a back up to modern heating systems (and energy supply price hikes). And alot of people don't consider about gas or oil heating systems not working when the electricity supply fails! One winter, during the coldest spell we spent a whole month without oil central heating & no log fire. Never again!.... Looking forwards to building a rocket mass heater in the not to distant future.

I couldn't find many places stocking the Ripeur 2 gloves. Are any arborist companies supplying them?

Good call - just read up a bit more on this - i didn't know there could be such a long delay with the arthritis symptoms... Plant Thorn Synovitis (Plant Thorn Arthritis) Symptoms, Treatment, Causes, Diagnosis and Prognosis - MedicineNet ....definitely best to remove all thorny fragments asap.

Just hoping i ordered the right size.... medium, whatever size that means?

We bought our woodland knowing that a small section had a tree preservation order on it, "about 3/4 acre has a TPO" they said. Next, when we requested to build an agricultural barn under permitted development we noticed the TPO from the council didn't correspond with our own map.... they said our neighbouring woodland was TPO. So we asked our TPO officer to confirm..... The Result: No TPO on our woodland! great!! Conclusion: Don't assume anything; even after paying money for professional? searches

Treated myself to a Milwaukee M18 FUEL cordless drill less than one month ago. It broke half way through my second job ....the bleedin' chuck wouldn't undo ....so it's off for repair with my 3/8" driver bit stuck in it. Customer support have been very good so far. But apart from that, the drill is superb..... just hoping the same problem doesn't happen again. http://www.milwaukeetool.co.uk/tools/cordless/m18/tools/m18-cpd-(1)/

That's what we use our 1942 butchers cleaver for.

I'm interested in this.... how many are you needing and dya need them exactly square/ smoothly cut?

Good to know, thanks Jonathon I have already carved it in my minds eye, steve.... i have carved it as a fallen beech tree!

We've had a beech tree up-rooted in the wind and apart from the fact that it is now horizontal instead of vertical the wood looks healthy. I paced it from ground level to the top and reckon 80ft tall....it's about 2.5ft diameter at the base of the trunk. So, not huge, and not small. Seems a shame to burn the whole thing.... any alternative suggestions?

yep, thanks Jon

Bit of a warning: Stuck our heads in the edge of the woodland this afternoon and noticed the trees swaying over at quite an angle, then promptly reversed out to take a walk around the meadow.... a few minutes later there was a huge cracking sound coming from somewhere in the ancient woodland.... think best to wait for the winds to drop before investigating! It seems seriously windy here, not sure on speeds?

It's been and still is very windy here in Pembrokeshire - our garage roof sheets started lifting off so had to shut the door and now inside for a cuppa tea. Forecast to be windy all through the night..... the wind here seem much stronger than the recent 'St Jude' storm!

I'm going to try the french system, which involves less manual labour of moving lots of small logs, and goes something like: - fell tree and cut at 1m lengths - for heavy, large diameter trees/ split lengthways & carry away to stack outdoors - for lighter, small diameter trees/ carry away.... split lengthways at position of stack, then stack outdoors - cover the top of the stack with a tarp/ galvanised sheet/ whatever you have to hand - (leave oak fully uncovered, rain helps to wash the tannins out) - leave stacked outdoors for 1,2,3 years (this is dependant on the type of wood). - then cut the 1m lengths into 3 sections, or 4 if you need smaller logs - stack the logs completely under cover/ in vented shed, or similar for 1 or 2 further years - check moisture on sides, ready to burn at 20% or less Think of the bark as a rain jacket holding in the sweat.... that's why it's a good idea to split down the length and let the middle dry out.