castanea
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Neighbours gardener using my woodland as a dump
castanea replied to Hamburglar's topic in General chat
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A lightweight yurt!! Haha its called a tent. Yurt is big and heavy by definition. Walls work on a concertina idea like so using the door to hold the circle up. Then you need the halo piece and a bunch of sticks to connect it to the walls.
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done. good luck.
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Nice job! How were you getting slings back up into the tree?
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Was going to say 560xp on a 15", but you turned down the 550 due to weight. Throttle response and reach are as important as weight in my opinion...and nothing spins up the way the 560,does. and it sounds nice when you're hearing it blipping away all day, but then I am biased
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Wow! That's expensive. Last time we had traffic management for a day I think it was about £400. That was on an A road too. Not total closure just down to one lane with lights for the stretch we were working and then a total stop for a few minutes to fell the bigger limbs etc.
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+1 for the Forst. Narrow hopper, quick infeed rollers.
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560(18"), 7910(28"), 661(36") Not sure the 661 is necessary other than ringing up/ cross cutting big wood.
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Oooo. Very interested to follow how this goes.
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Do you have more than a muffler mod on your 560?
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Win Been really interesting to follow this. Well done sticking with it and getting a fair result.
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One more drive link per revolution.
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Run mine on .325 and an 18" bar. Might get a 8t aprocket to try.
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Looks useful for places with tight access.
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Anyone have any idea when husqy will be releasing the updated version of the 540? Have heard that they were working to address the issues with the rear av spring and the weakness of the rest of the carcass. I am looking to get a new top handle and having used the 150, 200, 201, newer 201 and the 360tes I have settled that the 540,is the best of the bunch. Best throttle response and fastest in the cut, the two things that matter to me in a top handle. If there is no update on the horizon, whats the necessary preventative measures to take to stop it from falling apart. I saw a few folk had cable tied the spring to save it bending.
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Some lovely looking timber there.
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I have used boots other than chainsaw boots for some reductions and found that I felt much more capable of being light on my feet, getting further out on branch walks and generally more free to move around. I wore my scarpa ascent approach boots and found them grippy and light. I wouldn't want to climb in less than a boot as I like to be able to jam a foot on a union without crushing it. I never felt like I was in any greater danger of cutting my toes off although I was more aware when cutting near my feet. Overall I felt more stable and nimble if a little naked. The pain is that they are not suitable on the ground during most jobs which means multiple boots and changing over and who can be bothered with that!
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I'd say Yew is pretty heavy.
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Good stuff, nice to have some new episodes. Although their series seem to be 5 episodes long. Getting lazy in their old age. It is a lot scripted though, and it shows.
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All chainsaw gloves are rubbish. A leather glove is slippy when wet/damp. If you want to reduce havs and fatigue then a grippy rubber builders glove is my recommendation. They're only a few quid and make both climbing and dragging brash easier.
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WTF! That looked sore and unnecessary.
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North face duffel looks good but silly money. Many copies which are just as good at a fraction of the cost, like the Gelert or Hi Gear ones.
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Another one for the 560 here. Either that or a ported 357.
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But we're not at war. Just the daily grind. So why not choose, when we have the options available, to be comfortable and adaptable to the conditions. When the job drags on an extra couple of hours at the end of the day and the temperature drops I'm always glad to be dry and comfortable.
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Yep. Standard wear for me is helly Hansen base layer. The hh dry long sleeves one with striepes down the arms, with some form of T-shirt over it. Depending what the day holds and how cold it starts off will determine thick or thin fleece and whether body warmer on top. Only get the long johns on if there's a lot of standing about otherwise I overheat fairly easy. I like the long sleeved base layer because it saves the forearms from getting all cut up everyday. Beware the fire though, that stuff melts.
