IronMike

I got myself an Olfi OneFive Black (I think) Was about £150 all in. Really impressed with it so far. Good value and quality.

I’ll leave this here, just in case it’s been missed by any fans of the original film (which I am, it’s absolutely superb!)

I picked up a pair of Treeme ones of Gumtree when I started out. They were great, cost about £40 and had hardly been used. In stark contrast to the pair of Haix Protector Forest 2.0 gti V6 Sport Lux Touring Performance ones I’m buying tomorrow that are far north of £200 ?

Why you haven't developed your own version called the LogoSaul I'll never know mate! ??

There is a fine line between over use and under use of the chain brake in my opinion. I’ve seen a lot of freshly qualified people using a saw all slamming the chain brake in at full chat. They say this is what they were taught, and another annoying habit is they all seem to run the saw at either tickover or full chat. Never in the middle, never using the throttle and feeling their way through stuff. I’ve always maintained that getting your chainsaw tickets is like passing your driving test. You learn how to do it properly after you pass! Ive been working with some newish folks these last few years, and try to get them into good habits rather than bad. Using the chain brake correctly is on one of those habits. I say to folks, especially if they’re green, that they should be using it a fair deal. If they stop cutting for even a few seconds, put it on. They need to get into the habit of doing it, then once they are happy doing so, they will learn when it’s acceptable/sensible to leave it off. One lad I worked with recently, on two occasions, Had saw in hand and revved up then realised his visor wants down so took left hand off saw to flip visor down whilst chain was still running. He was someone else’s groundie but I told him straight it was very bad practice. He learned from it. But the flip side of that is I often pick up a saw to use after someone who has years of experience with them, and find the chain brake off. I always put it on when finished, and the reason why was in case someone else came up to use it after me, as it was the safest way. But like leaving your car in gear with no handbrake on perhaps? If someone else came to use it they might be miffed to find it like that? I guess it boils down to personal choices at the end. I know what I am happy with, and what I deem safe and necessary. Others have different views. I had a chain brake fail on my Mk2 550 after a few months also, so maybe some crap ones about. Prior to that, I’ve done about 2 in neck on 9 years.

I’ve been using Sena for about 5 years, courtesy of a tip off from @Gray git as he was using them. A revelation, a proper game changer for arb work. Anything you end up with is better than not having the ability to easily communicate with climber and rest of team! I have the 10S and recently got the 50S. The 10S has been good and reliable, I have a clamp kit on a set of Peltor ear defenders to use whilst operating the Logbullet or in a tractor or digger as they are less bulky than wearing a helmet. I also have a clamp kit on a Husky lid for brashing works. I have fitted my 50S to my Protos lid, easy peasy. Self installations are a doddle, and I recently got a good tip from a mate that using a round file to cut the channels for the wires in the ear defenders works well. I’m away on holiday otherwise I’d post some photos. Ive mentioned it numerous times before, but a website called Sportbikeshop is the cheapest place to get Sena from.

Sena for me too. Got 20S and 50S, both excellent. Buy from www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk for best price.

Question for my fellow 572 owners. Bar oil adjuster...... does yours adjust in the traditional way? By that I mean, you put your combi spanner in the slot, and you can turn it to one of three positions, low, medium or high? the reason I ask is I have just collected mine from the local dealer after going in with issues relating to the above. They were remarkably quick vs most people’s experiences of getting things repaired! Now more fool me for not checking, but after I was reliably told it was sorted, I appear to have the same problem. That is unless Husqvarna have changed the way the bar oil is adjusted on the 572. Mine turns and turns and turns and eventually comes to stop in either direction, but this doesn’t seem right to me. It’s different to every other saw I’ve ever owned if it supposed to be like that. I wanted to check with other 572 owners to make sure I’m not losing my marbles, and before I ring them back up and give them both barrels down the phone for wasting my time again.

Speed isn't always the answer though. When I had my incident I was going downhill and gaining momentum very quickly. It went from 50 to 65/70mph very quickly. I slammed the auto box into semi manual and knocked the gears down. The engine breaking slowed the rig sufficiently enough for me to regain control. Then I soiled myself a bit

Looking at video again, it might actually be a Shogun! In the video it looks like he has a wobble on as he passes. Speed is clearly the biggest issue here but I wonder if when he pulled out to overtake the vehicle filming he started the wobble then?

Reminds me of my own fishtailing adventure I had with the Logbullet earlier this year ? I must’ve been close to losing it, scary shit!

Managed three consecutive days without failure mate, fingers crossed! ?

It was what was lurking in it that I was most afraid of matey!

Had the Logbullet on some steeper terrain today. It did very well! Been a bit cautious as had a string of breakdowns of late. But she performed admirably today.

That is a beast! I’ve always had a soft spot for Jensen chippers.

Had mine since April, and only got it's first proper use last week. Bar oil adjuster shat itself. I know of a few who have had other issues including total rebuilds when less than 6 months old (under warranty) and I know others who have had no problems. I'd take a 372 over one at the moment if I had the chance! ?

This all sounds promising gents!

Just started watching Ozark on Netflix last night, first episode is gripping! Also just finished recently watching The Sinner, really good. The Boys, also very good and new series starts very soon. Me and the Mrs enjoyed a series called You on Netflix, but might now be everyone's cuppa tea. Banshee was also very enjoyable but tailed off a bit towards end. And for some light relief, I've just started watching Brooklyn 99.

I ended up felling some decent sized Ash with my Spud fettled 390 the other day as my nearly brand new 572 had issues. Got a 24 inch bar on it currently, and used it all day without incident. The incident happened when the 390 had drank all my Aspen so I had to use my felling buddy's Stihl 462 and ****************ed my cut up. I now owe him a new front handle and chain brake handle! ?

I have a large bonce also. Got myself a Protos helmet and it seems to fit well. It's getting its first run out in the woods tomorrow actually.

Here is a snap from the day we were there. Not in leaf but you get the idea.

I was lucky enough to work there lots of times with @Gray git and it was us who did the work on the Catherine Parr oak. She was a big old girl before we fired the saws up! She has taken really well to the work too. Me and the family have a season pass for there, amazing place to potter about.

He is pretty good to be fair. These stub axles had been identified as a weak point, so he had preempted them failing and sent me two new uprated ones. Even if I have to wait for parts to arrive it usually takes about a week to ten days so not bad really. I've so far had to have rear cross member repaired, snapped the t-piece that holds the two sperate parts of the machinetogether and now sheared the stub axle. Believe it or not I actually have a fair deal of mechanical sympathy! I think I'm just on a run of bad luck, and as mentioned overloading the machine previously is now coming back to haunt me.

Aye it's a bit of a mess. But repairs and recovery are under way!

Stub axle sheared. Prolonged over loading of the machine is really biting me in the arse at the moment, this is the third major breakdown in the last two months. Sharp lesson learned I can confirm!