castanea
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I'd turn the chain round and try again. If its bouncing and not biting at all then that's your issue. I've done it before too.
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Don't like poplars. Always choose a more secure anchor point than in lots of other trees.
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He'll be making a fair few turns per tank at that rate. Impressive.
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If you can find a good condition second hand 200t then you're sorted. If you want new I'd go for the husky so long as your aware of its flaws and fix them.
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Can't go too far wrong with a 550xp and a sugihara bar for it.
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Came across Retrenchment pruning in a recent job spec and the goal was very similar to what you created in that oak. Helping prepare and balance the tree for old age by reducing the height and consolidating the growth into a smaller crown. Drop crotching, target pruning, reduction, retrenchment....too much terminology which all applies to varying degrees. Call it whatever you want so long as the objective of the work is clear. Nice work there, that oak looks good. Be interesting to see updates after a decade
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2 km of Sequoiadendron giganteum, Giant Sequoia
castanea replied to armybloke's topic in Picture Forum
That's awesome. Might have to go have a look/climb. -
How has this moron survived in the wild for so long?
castanea replied to doobin's topic in General chat
First time I've seen a tree felled that way. The saw stood up to the abuse better than expected and they went on to cross cut the timber with same saw/chain without a sharpen. Not sure I would ever have thought of doing that and I don't have a stump grinder and have lost jobs in the past because the customer wanted the root plate out the garden. -
Unimog w front mounted chipper towing a timber trailer with crane. Alpine tractor with winch for small jobs the unimog can't get close enough to. Small van for pricing and log deliveries. Excavator with a range of attachments including a massive mulcher head for site clearance. A decent sized yard, properly fenced with full time security guard. All the climbing and rigging toys and two of each sized saw from the favoured manufacturer. Some loyal trustworthy staff who can turn their hand to any job. An ace climber. A mechanic to maintain all the tools so I don't spend all my time fixing stuff. Some groundsmen on retainer for mid afternoon when the guys could use a fresh set of legs/arms. And maybe a drone for pricing jobs on miserable winter mornings, filming some of the fun jobs and some general tom foolery.
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Just get a real OS map. Relying on a tiny screen and a device with a limited battery life in emergency situations sounds like a bad combo. Never felt like I couldn't justify the weight and size of a couple of 1:25k OS maps in my pack/van. Although last time I gave a colleague an os map, to find a location we were driving to, he just shrugged and said he didn't know how to use it!!
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Looks quite good and fairly simple conversion. Seems to be a water reservoir with an outlet into the blower tube. Turn a tap on and mist away.
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Forestry is tougher and you get to fell more trees in a better environment with less people moaning at you about minor bullsh*t. Rough terrain and a consistently gruelling pace to maintain. Arb work seems more about the detail. A natural look, an artistic vision and an athletic ability within the tree along with a more complex understanding of rope work and rigging practices. Both the barber and the hairdresser have their merits.
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Been freehand sharpening for a few years and was getting on fine. Never really thought twice about it and kept my saws pretty sharp. Used to take a few files over the rakers every couple of sharpens. A few months ago I started using the husqy roller guide and am impressed with the consistency of sharpening and the feel of the saw in the cut is great. The raker guide is to do with the angle mentioned by BobL in that link and seems to make the whole chain usable right upto the line. Freehand I always struggled to get the same consistency from the latter half of the chain.
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Was watching this thread with interest to see how you got on with this. Been wanting a similar thing and will avoid this now. I think will go for the fiat doblo instead if I can find a decent second hand one. Shame about the 4wd but really I can live 90% of the time without it.
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Almost everything I want to do with a top handle can be done with the Stihl 150. Then just change straight over to a 50-60cc rear handle for blocking down. I'd be interested to try the echo too but don't know anyone close by with one.
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I use a set of Thermic boot dryers. Designed for snowboard or Ski boots they are spot on for drying chainsaw boots. They blow warm air into the boots. Cost 30 to 40quid.
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Tis the season to see Fungi, fa la la la la....
castanea replied to David Humphries's topic in Fungi Pictures
''In the far east, where fungi are valued for their medicinal properties as much as their food value, fungi not regarded as edible over here are sold at market, in some cases at exorbitant prices. Orientals have a taste for bracket fungi, including the common Turkeytail...'' Peter Marren, Mushrooms. Edible but unpalatable. -
Tis the season to see Fungi, fa la la la la....
castanea replied to David Humphries's topic in Fungi Pictures
Been looking through some of this thread and thought I would contribute some pictures I took while out for a wander this weekend past. I enjoy finding the odd mushroom here and there and am improving my identification knowledge although still only know the more common/obvious ones. I got pictures of some black things?, a parasol, slimy beech caps, some puffballs, golden scaly cap(I think), fly agaric, lilac bonnet, liberty cap and a poor mans beef steak. -
Interested to see the final ads that get the approval of the industry pros. Would be great to see some ads showing the true capabilities and toughness of their equipment in the real world environment. Tested to destruction That said it would be tough to get an advert which would actually supersede an opinion formed through ongoing discussion with peers within this forum and others of what equipment is currently best for any particular task.
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I have a set of Clarke FPL3 at home which I use for the hedge and the odd job here and there. Fold down small enough to easily go into the boot of the car too. They are stable and simple/quick to unfold/fold. Not sure how they would stand up to the abuse of being used day in day out though.
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That's lovely.
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...or because the cap is split in places a mica ink cap maybe. Am sure soon enough Mr Humphries will be along with a more definative tone
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common mycena perhaps?
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560xpg with one of the Sugi lightweight 15" bars would be my recommendation. XPG heated handles well worth the extra few pounds too.
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Nope. Don't want folk scoping the place or thinking that it might be easy to drop by for a sneaky load of logs at some point when I'm away.
