Mountain man
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Everything posted by Mountain man
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I'm going to change my mind about the 540, I've had a couple of build problems but I let them slide, just bad luck I thought. Then yesterday morning this happened, someone plonked something on top, it broke the aluminium bit holding the chainbrake rather than the chain brake. So it means the replacement of the whole engine casing, waiting for a price but not looking forward to it. Great saw, powerful, but not a patch on the 201 build wise.
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As my old boss would say "The things you see when you haven't got your gun"
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I use mine on bigger trees, keep it on the longer rope. Smaller ones I use a prussic
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Very good.
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Then go bigger!
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Easiest and simplest way. Honestly try it, I only use pulleys on bigger stuff. Plus I do a lot of my own lowering using stubs as friction. Doing your own lowering also keeps your groundsman free to process the branch.
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You'd be surprised. I see some "for the camera" rigging.from time to time. A lot of pulleys and stuff when natural crotch with an old climbing line would be more than sufficient.
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Gratuitous machinery shots are the best!
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I'd have gone bigger earlier, taken a few more chances, borrowed money.
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In what way?
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No I mean you presumably did live in the 20th century? Or do you mean you wish you had been born around 1900?
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Liked to have lived between 1900 and 2000? Explain please.
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Agreed, it's the least enjoyable thing I do in tree work. If it's a lawn you might as well tell the client there's going to be some holes. Couple of barrows of topsoil and some seed, sorts it out. Over decking, greenhouses etc, different story of course.
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Yes I figure if I'm pulling the thing out anyway I'll replace it. Don't want to have to do it twice.
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Good for you. Get an iPad if you haven't already got one, Loads to do and good for brain/dexterity
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One inside the other,
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I use accelerants very sparingly, filling a tyre with diesel is usually enough.
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It's free.
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Yes, good times are over.
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Ok cheers, I'll gird my loins!
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Do you remember how you got it out?
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What about those fixed frame hoists that you move by hand? They don't weigh much, are you them selling it in dumpy bag?
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On reflection, yes you're probably right about the knackered thread, they were ag engineers after all. Thanks
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I had considered the thread thing, I have a 6in Tw so I'm not too worried about down time. I'm quite happy to buy a new tank, I got the chipper cheap enough to be happy to throw a few quid at it. Getting the bugger out is the issue!
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Ok so my 2007 GM 220 started leaking a bit of fuel, I've been under it this morning wiping, squinting and getting smelly! Anyway identified the issue. Where the previous owner drained and cleaned the tank because of water in the fuel (they told me about that) they seem to have replaced the drain plug with a grease cartridge lid, plus some sort of mastic which is failing (see attached pic) No big deal I thought whip the tank out and sort it, this is not the walk in the park I hoped for, doesn't seem to be any way except remove the engine! Not really in my capabilities. Or remove the radiator and effect a better repair, possibly with the correct drain plug. Anyone had any experience of this and can offer some pointers?
