Jon@CareFell

+1 for neck.

I get what you are saying but have you tried, say a ported 50cc saw with an 18-20 inch lightweight bar instead of a 60cc stock saw? I find it balances them out power to bar length but means you end up with a significantly lighter saw.

Has anyone tried HTP on a RW and ZZ. I have a RR on it at the moment and it slips a bit occasionally but I have found that I can lock it off no worries if I push up on the RR. It’s worth it for the feel of complete static rigidity, micro sit back and ease of tending for me. However I need something CE marked for some of my work. In answer to the OP’s question. I think HTP is the best rope that I, personally, have found. It is like climbing on a tifor cable!

Yeah if it had ai and saw the person with the stick as the problem to solve! ?

It can flipping well backflip!

Has anyone tried chainsaw shorts and steel no cap flip flops?

Lilac?

I would be very wary of throwing money at Global for them to “try” and fix the issue. Who made the remote?

Old School.

100% agree with you... but The issue, as I see it (without going into training providers and the tick box culture that health and safety seems to have turned into) boils down to money. Let’s compare two hypothetical situations and do some sums on a simple one day two men fell.... One situation is an owner operator who is happy to take the risk of not having an aerial rescuer or one with limited experience and let’s face it the only person who would be able to fish someone out of a biggish tree is another experienced climber, not just a 25 foot only second climber/groundy. Wage bill for the day as little as £65 but probably £80 The other situation is a company sending out a team with a contract climber ideally needing two people capable of climbing. £300

Plus one for this. Send it to spud to port it while you are at it. I needed a bar in a hurry so put a 20” from a 560 on one of our ported 550s. I could not believe it but it pulls it with no problem fully buried in knotty Oak you can even lean on it a bit. [emoji15] they are animals but seem to bust clutch springs quite a bit.

It looks like the gob closed and then it barber chaired.

It is a bit scary if you stop and think about it. You can turn it off (I think) by going to “privacy”- then scroll all the way down and go to “advertising” then turn “limit ad tracking” ON. While I was at it I turned OFF “share iPhone analytics” which is in “analytics” above it. [emoji106]

I guess that is only part of the picture though as unemployment skews it etc...

I would say that real world wages have stagnated or even fallen taking inflation into consideration but the average cash in the bank weekly wage has increased across the board from roughly £435 a week to £510 in 10 years, what’s that, 17.2%?

Cheers Saul. It was not meant to be a gripe at all, just an observation of the market place, the other firms treat the guys well. It’s just not always clear cut. Also I am always left confused that people are still using £150 as a base mark for SE day rates. I started out 10 years ago and £150 was the going rate for a good climber, I was led to believe that at the time it had been the going rate previously for 10-15 years, maybe some of the older guys can say if this is right? If it is then 20-25 years with no increase in wages?! I could not afford to pay my guys more for regular work as it would start to price us out but will we all still be expecting £150 in another 10,15,20 years? Just a thought/observation .... don’t know what to do about it mind....... everyone would have to start asking for more at the same time I guess.

I have read this with interest. This is at a slight tangent but as a retort to some of the comments in the thread, I am an employer and twice recently I have offered people salaried positions that on paper were better offers than the self employed day rate they were asking but to be told that they want to stay self employed. They can claim tax relief for their trucks, fuel, tools and any other nick nacks that they can squeeze through, possibly not declare 100% of their earnings and pay little or no tax and use their tax deductible tools for Saturday work. Now I know we all say “full time self employed is not right” (and illegal), and it is not but what do you do if the other companies locally are happy to have full time subcontractors? Pay way over the odds and charge the extra to the customer? I can’t see that working. It is not by any means everyone, some people are happy to be employed but there are a lot of people who don’t want it. I am not judging anyone for it but am trying to pose the other side of the argument from the evil employer taking advantage of the poor employee scenario that so often seems to be bounded about.

Ally my one year old GSD

That’s it, it looks like you can even do it to a 550. I had to change a chain brake band this eve so took some pictures.

I’ll post a picture when I am back at the barn. I think the issue is that different versions of the same saw have slightly different specs. My clutch cover had no holes at all but did have marks where you could drill and I am assuming Will’s is the same. The dogs even came with instructions for drilling.

Probably depends on which iteration of the 560 you have.

I had to drill mine.

You can actually Will. They come with instructions to drill out two pre-marked holes on the inside of the clutch cover. [emoji106] https://www.ransomspares.co.uk/parts/brands/husqvarna/chainsaws/560%20xp__xpg/spike-outer/720686.htm

Would that not mean you can’t use a ZZ or lock jack as well, because you were not trained on it?

Well done Timon. [emoji106]