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Thank you all for the replies. In response to PeteB, unfortunately the manual says nothing at all about the specifications of the battery. I cannot find anyone online selling such a 101R battery of the power rating and dimensions as listed by Jase hutch. Where does one buy such a battery?

Thank you so much Jase hutch!! Most grateful.

Hi all, I've got to replace the battery on a CS100 chipper and I wanted to check what battery model/type is best to use. That's about it really! Cheers, Charlie

Cheers for the superb photos!! We shall be using them as the basis for a bridge we're going to build this week. We hope it will be a cross between yours and this one: http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=213590&stc=1&d=1478552239

I'm looking to get my winter wood sorted out and would love to find someone with a mass ready to go. Preferably kiln dried. 10 sq metres would be great. Near to Exeter/Bovey Tracey/Moretonhamstead.

I so wish I could help but just had to say how much I love your proactive nature!

I know that I'm dragging up an old thread; however, having had an Eliet Major 4S on hire this week I thought I'd post a review. The shredder is compact enough to fit through a doorway but at 90kg it's a heavy and top heavy machine that makes it unwieldy to move about. With only two wheels there's a knack to tilting the machine up so that the weight is on the wheels, before moving it where you need it to be. But (and this is a massive but) if that place is up a steep hill then it is very awkward and sometimes impossible to get it there, at least without using a vehicle. The weight being spread across only two wheels means that you are prone to getting stuck if you have to move it through soft/boggy ground or through the shredded pieces you've just produced. Towing it without a trailer requires some novel strapping techniques. Our shredder came with the top spout so that you can direct where the shreds are being sent. In three full days of use this spout has got blocked once and it is quite a pain to unblock. The main cutting section has got stuck six times, mainly on our first day when we'd let a 2" branch go straight in and it would jam. Now, on anything over 1.5" I hold onto the branch and slowly feed the fat end in bit by bit. The reverberation whilst doing this can be horrible. There's no automatic feeding mechanism on the 4S so most of the time you've got to push stuff in (the feeder section is pretty much horizontal) although the machine normally pulls the last two foot of material in. We've been shredding small trees, branches and leaves. The shreddings produced range from 0.5"-4" in length and are all thin pieces. The resulting compost piles are now super hot inside so the machine is doing something right from a compost point of view. Our local vendor in Torquay rents the 4S out for £120 for 5 days. Pro's: - Small - Tackles all small pieces of wood or plant matter. - Petrol consumption is ok. - produces great material for composting. - The construction feels solid. Con's: - Stalls quite frequently. - Unblocking it can be time-consuming and very frustrating (but you get quicker each time you do it). - Noisy - Difficult to manoeuvre on slopes or soft ground. - Small side branches have a knack of getting stuck in a small corner at the top of both sides of the feeder shoot which stops the whole branch from going in. - Very top heavy (I wouldn't want to load one into the back of a van). Would I buy one? I'm really not sure. The faults are enough to make me question the price tag. Maybe it's worth spending a grand or two more for a Prof so that you have four wheels and an automatic feeder...

Some great suggestions here folks. One Fineren Bodygrip Box for Squirrels and one Fenn Mark 4 trap ordered... shall see which one works best for us!

I have just been wondering how to track my walking around our wood. I shall definitely give this app a go! Many thanks for the heads-up.

Some of these articles are great! Many thanks for the link.

Nah, the CS38/39 is a standalone and only involves climbing and ropes. No chainsaws or handsaws are used during the course. CS40/41 (Aerial Tree Pruning & Dismantling) is the next tree stage which does require you to have your chainsaw licence. Thanks all for the comments. I'm chuffed to bits!

pm on the way.

I didn't know where you were (it doesn't say under your name over <<< there). Are you on the isle of Lewis? I may be heading up north in a couple of weeks so can always make a detour... (but not as far as the isle of Lewis!).

I thought that some peeps may be interested to hear that I've got great news: a few weeks ago I completed my CS38/39 course and passed the assessment! So, someone who is paralysed from the knees down can clamber about in trees and rescue peeps and be assessed as being safe to do so. I am absolutely chuffed to bits and was delighted by the training offered by Arb for Training in Yorkshire. Next on the list is CS30/31 but I don't think that shall happen until later on in the summer... Time to get out and about and back up the trees.

I'd love to say yes to all of the above (having just completed my CS38/CS39) but I've got a 30" waist and the Stein Vega plus size 2 looks as though it is 34"+. Is that the case?