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    Lad I no in Germany uses 1 of these every day he rates it very highly sorry I cant speak from personal experience but I would trust his opinion he is a quality saw man
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    If that's directed at me I can only comment on what I see and my experience this been 20+ years of faultless husqvarna use and that's not playing using them either its professional use arbor and in the forest ! I do no some one who I hold in quite high regard in chainsaw knowledge who used echo in the woods as he said he was sick of blowing up 560s but after a couple of years and plenty of echoes later he is Back to husqvarnas after deciding the performance from the echoes just wasnt up to par there will always be bad apples and I guess I'm either really lucky or soft on my saws the latter been unlikely as there ain't much soft about the work I do !
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    Hey bill I guess have been really lucky with all my 5 series husqvarnas I've had owned 560s from the start never a issue 540 from the start never any issues 562 no issues 572 now no problems ! The only saw I have ever bought and thought was rubbish from the get go was a stihl 201t hated it and that put me off stihl for a bit but some of there new models are really nice to use ! My experience of echo be it limited I must admit is every model I've picked up feels cheap the plastic feels cheap the construction of the saw just looks poor they run ok but arent a saw I would buy or use in a professional setting that's only my opinion!
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    Looking for work for me and my grounds man I have over 20 years climbing experience all over the world he is multi skilled with rigging saw work machine operating I have all saws rigging kits 8 inch tracked chipper with winch 4x4 for towing plant or tipper trailer. I have CS 30 31a 31b 33b 38 39 40 41 CSCS mewp fully insured up 5million based in Yorkshire but happy to travel nationwide my contacts 07794590402 [email protected] Have a look at DRL tree service on you tube to see some of my work . Don lofthouse
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    I just don't get this whole echo hype I have used several different models and I honestly just would never buy one there are 2 brands of chainsaw husqvarna and stihl for me both that make some great saws past and present no need to shop around for sub standard other manufacturers
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    Nice work mick ! Has it been quite in February for u
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    Thanks mick was bloody cold
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    Snowy Sheffield hill tops for me today very slimy sycamore rigged allot dropped a bit felled the stem between walls and graves
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    I have to differ with you there mick there isn't a never ending supply of decent ones there is allot of ones that have just started out and fancy them selves as a subi climber! I do both run my business and do subi climbing out of choice I find climbing for other companies a bit of a break from the stress of staff and customers and all other stuff that comes with my own work ! I am no cheap as a subi or willing to be messed about but the companies I work for no that I am flexible if I can be to help them and like wise i would expect them to offer that in return if they think u are just a employee that they don't have to give holidays to and can just let u down when they have booked u in then I would move on ! but u need confidence in your skills and what u are offering plenty of pretenders unfortunately
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    Sorry for the shaky cam was first day with a helmet cam
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    Even better it was a just put it on the floor job for me [emoji7]
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    Few reasons really there is space in the scabbard for two saws so need for re fuelling one cuts faster but the other seems to handle bigger diameter cuts better so I use which suites the cut better and last but not least cos I can [emoji7]
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    Been at home farm off emmerdale today ivy covered ash over roof and Aspen pop with ivy over the drive and house been raining and very windy all day
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    I tave a few different configurations for different things mostly on dead eyes either single or double rings I'll try take some pictures of my favourite
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    This has been discussed time and again there are so many videos on rings there applications and limitations rings all the way for me beast rings usually and smaller ones for re directs if am lifting in the tree I use pulleys if am re directing on the ground to pull or lift I use pulleys!
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    Nice pics mick
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    Hi Stephen I have suffered with on off terrible back pain for years ! I use a Dreams maitland pocket sprung not that expensive but seems good after changing from mega expensive one that was supposed to be good for my back issues it just aggravated it !
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    It would of never fitted through the gap we had through the other tress plus the back limbs were so over extended they could broken off and fallen in the tops of other trees which would have created more work the limb that was grown round the sycmore stem had some real weight in it cutting the tree out from under it without taking any end weight off the limb would of been silly the wind and lack of decent escape route and a few tasty window makers in the top of the pop made for a not very enjoyable experience felling it
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    Windy rotten popular heavy back lean over road
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    He was away from home like me so did not have saw with him unfortunately
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    My 190 with winch fitted
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    Well said mate I'm no slender bell ringer but I still seem to get the work done faster than most that's no self compliment it's a fact nearly 40 years old 22 years in tree work body is ruined but my experiences help me save energy in the tree allot of people are far to unnecessarily busy in the tree in their early years climbing!

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