Mick Dempsey

Glad you had a good day.
But for the most part the comments were positive and offering good advice.

But if it makes you happy to pretend otherwise, carry on.

All that effort building a superb machine and an absolute joke of a vid. 
You should have got a 12 year old to film and edit that. 
Could not have done a worse job.  

Are they the same cc (72)?

I had a 272 and a 372 which were jolly fine saws.

Isn’t there a blanking plate or something in the 365 that’s easily removed to give it 572 power?

7 hours ago, JW arb said:

A few off the top of my head, staff shortage, skill shortage, wage shortage for a lot of individuals, less than ideal training for a potentially dangerous job with a fair bit of responsibility, I could go on. You may not face any issues Mick but a fair few do. 

I started a thread, ‘Problems and issues this industry faces..’

as a direct consequence of your post in a hope that we could address your question.

Could you post those on that thread?

Thanks.

Mick

No need to sound surprised I had a good idea!

Some of the issues (that I imagine will come up) are some of the great things about the job.

Can we have a list of ‘the issues we face as an industry’ please?

Ha! I thought it, you said it Rich.

Prolly a little angrier than necessary but spot on nevertheless.

1: I have found derision and insulting behavior as a default setting works best, an occasional ‘you surprised me there by not bollocking that up!’ Can really send spirits soaring.

2: Be Professional. Not taking drugs and taking a crap BEFORE you come to work is a start.

3: Good luck with that.

4: No one wants to survey trees for utilities.

5: Going down the pub on a Friday after work with a pocketful of fifties, smelling like a bin dipping raccoon, having the good grace to chop up a couple of lines in the bogs for the impoverished youngsters is all that’s needed to convince the yoof you’re a man of substance and inspire the next generation to follow your lead.

So, one has to pitch why one wants the prize in the short conversation?

So, to be clear, is the winner picked at random, or do you decide who is worthy?

7 hours ago, Dan Maynard said:

This is a huge problem, yes. It's a big constraint on business.

Things have certainly changed in the last few years, a skilled labour shortage means good guys can pick and choose.

Firms are now tempting guys with loaders, big chippers and the promise of ‘good work’ (even ‘job and knock’) in advertisements rather than just an opportunity to work.

In other words you’re not climbing the ladder, you’re sliding down the snake.

If you can’t climb anymore, you get another climber to do it for you and cash the chèque.

The majority of competent climbers pretty soon figure out the only way to make any real money is to start their own thing. Once that’s running ok there is no other way of making any real coin.

They don’t dream of surveying stretches of rail side sycamores as a surveyor or meeting the public as a TO, or anything else.

It’s climbing or cutting/felling or maybe milling or hedge laying and the like or nothing,

 It’s the only thing worth doing in the industry.

You’re just a form filler/box ticking wage slave otherwise.

You’d be better served by using the search function on the forum to garner opinion.

2 minutes ago, Steve Bullman said:

Elder?

Elder bark runs in lines, this is platelets.

(yes I’m bored)

Fine, make sure it’s stored in the dry, then it’s top firewood.

Looks a lot like birch.

His wife will go mad, his socks will be covered in chip.

#tongues out for chips in.