Thesnarlingbadger
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Windows down air conditioning on and take the nobs off the dash so they can't turn them back up. Works a treat when they are only in a t-shirt.
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If people start looking for the smallest log I start finding the rake, and when they start moaning about me not carrying logs I simply explain to them I will carry once they start playing ball. Big logs first every time. After that they tend to play fair.
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Wow that's a good one :-/. I often think maybe leave these idiots to it and let them learn the hard way, but I don't fancy having to drive them tithe hospital with out having the "I told you so" card under my belt.
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On the whole cutting and holding issue I would like to put forward that I have probably come closer to having a mishap when I have put a step cut in something and gone to grab it because it has snapped out earlier than expected. Where as if I had just cut and held I would have probably been safer, as I know what the branch is going to do if I cut and hold. Anyone else feel like maybe cutting and holding should be told in a safe way I.e not cutting inches from your hand etc.
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That's one to try and avoid :-/.
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Yeah the app makes it all the more easy as well.
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It was stared out
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Lol, I try and take some of it on board unless they are trying to be cocky
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Yeah it seems to be happening more and more, the thing I have an issue with is if someone gets hit and knocked out or worse then the climber will get stick for it when there's only so many times you can say "put that f*****g lid back on you t**t" before you've had enough.
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Yeah but was wasn't going to get arsey. He was just trying to understand why I was doing something the way I was. I was more of a "why do you not have your side strop on"?
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What if they piss while working? Soggy trousers but no loss in wages..
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The PPE has never been an issue for me as I had to wear it or get a bollockin when I started out, but I have noticed some people not wearing lids on a regular basis and I keep telling them that its stupid not to were a lid when you have people climbing above you in a fast paced work place. Ok I'll let it slide if people are just pruning fruit trees or something. But still accidents happen bloody quickly.
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Sthil 201 cutting out at full revs?
Thesnarlingbadger replied to Thesnarlingbadger's topic in Chainsaws
That's what I thought, the fact it runs for an hour before it starts playing up had me thinking it was on overheating issue. I will check the coil flywheel gap and clean through the carb as well. Hopefully something will just click. It's a pain because you can't just test it straight away. -
Sthil 201 cutting out at full revs?
Thesnarlingbadger replied to Thesnarlingbadger's topic in Chainsaws
Yeah I will take a look at the fuel filter and the carb settings on it, see if I can figure anything out. Thanks -
It's a constant problem piss on the leg, at least you are looking at it in a silver-lining kind of way
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Yeah cutting and holding has to be another one I need to work on. The caps on the fuel and oil is a pain especially if it goes up the tree leaving you nice new rope soaked in oil
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Ahh sorry about that. Fat fingers small phone issues. Yeah I plan on making more of an effort with the tying in twice malarky.
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Apparently when you are cutting in a tree you should have 2 points of contact to the tree, so a main line and a side strop. I have always used a side strop to keep me in place or if I risk cutting my main line but whenever you are cutting with a chainsaw you should have 2 points of contact.
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I was working the other day when a new groundy said to me, "you souls have your side strop on when cutting with a chainsaw". Now I had to stop and think for a minute and try and remember if that was ever in my CS39, which I came to the conclusion it probably was. Now I know what I was doing was probably frowned upon but I wasn't cutting anywhere near myself or my ropes and personally think I was safer without my strop around anything. No I know I have undoubtably picked up some bad habits over the years but feel I still do things very safely even if it's not in all the guidelines. So I was just wondering what everyone else's bad habits are, maybe cutting and holding, starting saws in an unsafe manor etc. Maybe just to educate some people as I was almost certain what I was doing was standard practice. So what are your bad habits people?
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Maybe, but I still think it looks very walnut like to me, maybe a cultivar. Take a look at the fruit, will give you a better idea. butternut maybe.
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It's a walnut isn't it? Maybe black (Juglans nigra).
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I have a 201 and it has been steadily getting worse over the last couple of weeks. It starts up fine and runs for maybe an hour stop start, but then out of nowhere when it hits full revs it cuts out. I can keep it going by not cutting with my trigger finger right down but it is a pain in arse. It's almost like it can't cope with being overloaded with work (but I'm not doing anything strenuous with it). All the usually maintenance is done with it. Any ideas or thoughts on what it could be? Thanks in advance
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Got to be big reductions on a beech or oak, something you can get a bloody good anchor in and get right out on the tips. Also fine it satisfying when I have done a grade A reduction. And drive past it a few times afterwards :-). Rigging stems is always good fun too.
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Geckos are the way forward in my opinion carbon fibre or ally. I have tried out many but none have come close to comfort. Had a old pair of bashlins and found just a piece of fleece from an old jumper made life a little more bearable but if I were you I'd consider in investing in a new pair. I know it's money but £230ish for 10 years uses is well worth it. Just my opinion
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Ahh nice one I was looking at the arbortec range and did like the look of them but only knew one guy who wore them and did nothing but moan about them, kinda put me off. But shouldn't really go off of what one person says I guess. Will try a pair out and see what I make of them. Thanks
