Mick Dempsey
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Ok I'm drinking now, can't argue. -
Well I can't claim to be one of those! My nitpicking was not about their susceptibility or otherwise to DED, just that zelkova is a Caucasian elm. Actually the one I admired in Dulwich in the mid 90s went into decline and was pollarded according to Google.
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Yes I guess, still got that rope in the barn, used it recently, good for lowering the branches oneself because of the friction.
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Circa 2002, wearing jeans,natural crotch roping at its best! Husky 272.
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Caucasian elm | Attractions At Kew Gardens
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Big one in Dulwich, we called it a zelkova, resistant to DED Apparently.
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Hi Sean, glad you can let a bit of anger go from time to time. Constant pain can be tiring and frustrating. You don't have to be strong the whole time. Mick.
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Nice work, I preferred it before the thin.
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D link with choked lifting strap as rigging point
Mick Dempsey replied to dicky mint's topic in Rigging and roping
Jules, I couldn't care less what the CS41 syllabus says (whatever that may be) It's a quick, simple, safe and effective way of lowering. I have pulleys, a friction device a topping strop and I use them all plus I'll buy the xrings when I get the chance, but for lowering a few branch ends etc over a target it's the best option. -
D link with choked lifting strap as rigging point
Mick Dempsey replied to dicky mint's topic in Rigging and roping
Not me that's for sure, I use it a lot. I have used that blue lowering line for natural crotch work for years. Even though it's retired for really big stuff it's held up well and is used regularly. I think some people are obsessed with running stuff instead of holding it. If there's no need to run it, i.e. it's not mega heavy or you want it to break through some lower stuff, just hold it, and lower slowly. Rope will last for years like that. -
Cedar is nice easy grinding, comes away lovely.
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In a word FUEL.
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That's crazy, I have a 98 tranny and a 2008 one, the recent one has 6 gears, is much more powerful and economic. I love the older one but it just doesn't compare, the newer one will pull a full load and a chipper without a murmur. Overloaded of course but that's not the point.
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Very nice Ian. Ok so you've emboldened me to show my handiwork. It's a custom file holder made from Douglas fir, 15 or 20 hrs work:001_smile:
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My gm220 was ex hire, I found stock fencing wire wrapped round the roller (hidden on the shaft) I didn't just buy it, I rescued the poor beast!
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If there is one thing that is getting better (and cheaper) it's commercial vehicles.
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I know a guy who used to hire out his new tw150 to another guy, it actually paid the weeks hire purchase in one day. So effectively the other guy was paying for the machine. He knocked it on the head after he found brick dust in the hopper!
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560xp
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Skyhuck used a phrase "managing clients expectations" ie don't promise them the earth, don't tell them there will be absolutely no damage. Little sentences like "there may be a bit of collateral to the lawn/shrubs/flowerbeds whatever" can keep expectations realistic. Oh,and get a wheeled grinder.
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As for 076, I've got one, good for a laugh but I'd never pick it up instead of the more modern saws 066/288/395
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Usual moaning blather if I'm honest, emissions have choked a few models but generally saws are faster, lighter, less vibe than years ago. All large companies have shareholders to whom they answer but the engineers, technicians, and yes, the bosses want to produce a product that everyone uses and loves. Do you not think in Sweden somewhere when they saw the problems of the early 201 they thought "What a great time to bring the 540 out!" years of planning and testing to finally break the monopoly of Stihl in the pro topper market. We're lucky to have two manufacturers ding donging it out between them which keeps the standard up. They love what they do and do their best the same as we do. Sorry for not being cynical.
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I use the the blade a lot, pushing up the excess chip for removal, it also can scrape the soil around the already ground stump to create a more level finish.
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"Get out" ha ha
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Ha ha, I'll give you a little story, years ago me and a mate both ran rayco 1625s on finger teeth, he had a job involving hundreds of small stumps in an area the size of a football pitch. Nothing big but he called me in to help so we worked side by side. He had been told that he could run half the teeth to the same effect, so that's what he did. Result; no quicker and the teeth broke regularly compared to my full set. Hope that helps.
