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Good to see the enthusiasm paying off David... well done. And good to see stihlben "going out on a limb" for you.

And there is the basis of my nickname... Though rarely is there a birds nest involved, just too much force for the line.

Think I'd still be sat there spaced out when they came to harvest it if I decided to try a bit, so I guess I'd have to leave it. No tolerance for it I'm afraid... Might get some crime scene tape and put it around the area, just to freak the hippies out on arrival... lol

Never found Mozzies use my computer that much anyway...

be very careful with Deet products. Deet has been proven to be carcinogenic. I'd rather get bit a few times myself.

What price did you settle on? will be looking into a top handle within a couple of months so trying to keep an eye open for a bargain... or not as the case may be.

And if the police say it isn't stolen, get it in writing too...

The feedback so far is very positive... Think after I get the tickets I'll go for the 540... even the extra cost for someone not going to use it much seems a necessary evil. Thanks guys.

As someone that wont be up tree's 24/7, (after I get the tickets) like a lot of you guys... probably only a few times a year, would it still be worth my while going for a 540???

As above, does anyone use one? feedback, if poss. Good points? Bad points? Cheers all:thumbup:

Wouldn't be too hard to knock up an Excel spreadsheet to measure what you do, and how much time is wasted, and more importantly, where it is wasted. At work I use a sheet set up by a company that works out our daily, weekly, monthly and yearly productivity for all sections of our company. It also keeps track of any financial targets, costs, outlays etc, and is a really useful tool when looking at where we need to concentrate in order to improve. This is for a office interiors supply company though, so would mean absolutely nothing in the arb trade. But thinking how it works, a simpler version could easily cover what you'd need.

This is all very illuminating... As one of the larger chainsaw companies, I would have assumed that Husky would have done everything in their power to get the customer happy long before it came to this stage??? Whether that came from just keeping the customer informed, or assurances that the matter is being looked into by the technical dept, doesn't really matter, but to just blank customer requests about keeping informed (especially as it's the second fault) stuns me. On another note. Not 100% sure of Husky's previous ventures into battery powered tools, or if there have even been any? but I'm sure that in comparison to the likes of Makita they will be a long way behind (in this particular field) as such, I'm surprised that no one seems to use Makita who have about 5 different top handled battery saws to choose from, and have a great record...

Only one working arm, leaning tree, and an "able bodied assistant"... [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FND2PN9rQ6o]Hard to fall the back lean tree 2012-07-13_16-13-51_222 - YouTube[/ame]

I'm surprised at how unfit I've become. Used to play football, do martial arts, run, climb and everything else without missing a beat... Now I get knackered getting out the car.

fitter than I am...

not sure if it's just the light,??? but your lowering devise looks like it needs a good clean? If so, this could easily cause a lot of "sticky" friction, that could in theory burn your ropes??? Just an idea though.

Wouldn't mind... but I took my tree down this weekend at home, and only got two tea's all day from my missus.

Well, this weekend was finally the weekend I got around to taking the eucalyptus out of my back garden. So, Saturday morning and this is how she stood... As you can see, not much light hit ours or our neighbours garden. The storms over the last few months have had me glued to the window several times, watching as it swang at alarming angles towards next doors extension. I have meant to get rid for a few years now, the missus even employed a door knocker (do as you likey) whilst I was at work once to get rid of it... Needless to say £500 spent on a pollard later, with the guy saying to her that, " that would kill it" (?????????REALLY? ITS A POLLARD???)All done before I got home. The same guy came around again to say that he could get it down to ground level for another £500... After the weekly shop, and a few other things, it was 1 o'clock before I actually got around to starting, but as I didn't have any ground (other than the watchful eye of the missus) all I could do was a little pruning and getting things ready for today, when my mate came around for some rope training... This is where I left it last night... Up bright and early today, mate didn't arrive till 9, then a good cooked breakfast taking us till about 11 (that's the way to work... none of this 6am rubbish that I normally have to do) then we started getting down to work. 4 hours later and we're tidying up... Job done There is a reason I left the stump so high, it will eventually have a table with benches around it, and a roof of sorts to shade the table area. (hence the ring of logs around the bottom...) Here is some of the aftermath, lots of useful bits left to utilise over the coming months. Shame when a healthy tree comes down, but the issues it would cause in the next few years, from roots or winds are too big to ignore, if it was further from the house, it may have been a different story. Must admit, not the best "sawsmanship" (new word ) but it's down and I'm safe, so good job as far as I'm concerned:thumbup:

Hi lgl... I think you misunderstand my "plunge cut went too high" statement... What I mean is not to do with where he makes the cut, just that it leaves too little wood in the top part of the cut (only a couple of inches if that) If on the other hand he leaves three or even four inches at the top of the cut, the release is far more controlled as the last of the wood splits up the trunk quite slowly. In the vid, the release is almost instant, which is where I feel he is doing it wrong...

great news... Here's hoping for a calmer future for you both.

I have used vertical plunge cut (taught to me about 30 years ago) a few times (through necessity) and always spend twice as much time checking everything out, over and over. Must say, that in the vid, I felt the vertical cut went too high. This limits the amount of time you have to get well out of the way, adding a lot more risk to the cut.

Lez also starts just past Sunbury on the A312...

Good man...

Board those racks out guys... Seen far too many pallets dropped through the gap before, and taking half the rack down just to get to the dropped pallet is a real pain in the £#$E.

Thanks HB... 40m Samson Stable Braid 14mm Rigging Rope... £56 + Vat cant say fairer than that. See how I get in with it.