CJM
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Ah but I can find a flaw in your statement a holm oak is a hard wood but that isn't deciduous
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I love the 461 I also love the 576, these saws are better than 372. If you can't buy a 461 where you're at id go for the 576 just for warrenty purposes
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I think I depends on location too. If most of your tree work is centeral London a 4x4 will be useless but in the sticks a 4x4 can be beneficial specially if you can get closer to the trees or hedge through a field. Obviously a transit can for more chip in the back but if you have to drag brash because you can't get close to the job that could cost you half a day in time, you'll have to tip off more with a 4x4 but the time saved tipping off to apposed to dragging for an extra half a day, out ways this
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Fair play, I'm not one for fancy stuff but if it makes things easier I'm game to use it I'm a lazy barsteward
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But it's hard as nails But officially it is a soft wood just for the record
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I wouldn't class yew as a softwood
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It is expensive but so are strains to the body,time and money lost being off work, I don't want to be crippled when I'm older, I'm just under 30 and I plan on being able to function properly in 30 years time. I've been doing this since I left collage at 18 and I'm feeling the pain now. I'm just trying to prevent further damage and spending a few quid to help my joints and back is a no brainer. I've seen the teufelberger Paul and I wasn't convinced just looks like a makeshift device which costs a lot of money, the rope guide is a few quid more and seems to be made for the job in hand. I have never used your device I'm just going off build quality paul
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My best mate who I work with has one and we use it if we want. It's an awesome bit of kit specially if you are using a mechanical aid like a lock jack. I've never had it or seen it stuck but nothing comes close to the ease of use and retrieval You can get away with using a couple of quid prussik and a crotch but this will make you more efficient, save your back and arms. Try using a rope guide with a lock jack or something similar i actually look like what I'm doing I'm sure my body will thank me for it in years to come. I'm on the verge of getting one but it'll propably be after xmas now. For a full set up your looking in the region of £400 (including mechanical aid zig zag LJ etc) just for people lurking, plus you'll need a spliced eyed rope to attach your retrieval toggle
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I've thought about selling fuel but not actually wanting to do it I'm just thinking out loud but I'd rather sell solid fuel then once I was established I'd sell logs. If I wasnt an Arbirist it wouldn't be a viable option I'd be buring coke or overbrights or even switch back to gas. Correct me if I'm wrong but I'd of thought soild fuels would bring in more income than logs
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Fiddle work I suppose that counts
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Shy bairns get nowt is my motto
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I've heard thieves have been waiting for this thread to pop up, they can grasp smashing padlocks off, spaying paint over security cameras,using grinders and hot wiring vans but they couldn't get past the security features of a tracked chipper........... which has a generic key
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Most agricultural dealers sell them too
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We use the dealer in durham but I imagine the Bentham dealers will sell it to you for the same price
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You'll have to ring them up paxtons website isn't the greatest
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Its an aga little wenlock it's not plumbed in yet but It will be this Friday
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Paxtons sell it for £38 for 25l go part is the stuff that's what we buy
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I'd rather spend my time having a pint in the pub when I'm finished than clean a chain I've never heard anything so daft, don't mean to cause offence but this is ridiculous. It's like saying I stop and clean my tyres on my car when i go through a dirty puddle because they won't perform to their full potential
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My biggest and most useful tip is to avoid the bog
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Never used a 545 but I'd highly recommend a 550 or a 560 if you can stretch that far
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I think the weaver now might be a step back I don't know but it has a place in my heart. I've never had any issues hanging a big saw (660) off the skylotec I did have with my last Harness a tree Austria 2, I never really got on with that harness though that used to slip off my arse
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What type of ear defenders do you wear on your helmet
CJM replied to JosephD's topic in General chat
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Skylotec kolibri. To be honest im just winding you up its personal preference. I'd still be using a weaver if gusthearts still stocked the non sit version
