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  1. Haironyourchest
    Press coverage?? Sounds like something that could only happen in the UK. Sorry, Im not poking fun, but honest to god, what are people like? In America they'd have their guns out over something like that. If I have caused offence please ignore and blame the alcohol....
  2. Haironyourchest
    I would climb the tree with a regular ladder to about two thirds of the way up, or whatever you feel is safe, with someone holding the ladder, and tie three ropes to the stem. these three ropes will act as guys while you chog out the bottom of the tree a couple of feet at at a time. There is a specific cut for this and I don't know what it is called and can't describe how to do it, so you will need to research, but it works. Have three friends hold the guy lines as the tree comes down to stop it falling. or hire a mobile aluminium access scaffold.
  3. Haironyourchest
    Get yourself an inversion table. Inverting is the best thing for the human back, and can sort most problems.
  4. Haironyourchest
    This, and what on earth is the guy doing with a 90cc saw if he can't tell a duff chain from a bent bar? Or did one of his employees use the saw, misidentify the (obvious) problem and tell him the bar was bent? In which case, why didn't he check it himself before levelling accusations. Sounds like someone at that firm is not competent to be running any size of chainsaw....
  5. Haironyourchest
    I hear the gear head on the echoes is soft. Use a Stihl 131 myself, the 4-mix is fine, its the shaft that gives trouble.
  6. Haironyourchest
    It never fails to stun me what people will ask to borrow. "Any chance we could borrow your pole saw, for just a few hours?" I tell em, sure, come on over and I'll fetch it out the shed......then give them the Lidl €15 manual one!!!!
  7. Haironyourchest
    Bobby, you could also consider getting a laminated lightweight bar with your new saw. Will shave off a bit of weight where is counts. Maybe more that you think, as the bar nose is furthest away from the front handle, the fulcrum and will be disproportionally heavy the further away it is. On my 461 I use a 20" standard bar and a 28" lightweight. The saw balances the same with either of them, and they weight the same.
  8. Haironyourchest
    I have the husky one. Its fine, except the oil spout caught and jammed in the oil tank opening on my 254 and broke when I pulled it hard. I bodged it back together and it works, but be warned. Maybe the newer husks have larger oil tank holes, I don't know.
  9. Haironyourchest
    I have one. Gorgeous machine, rubber bushings but very low vibes. Very good on exhausts emissions. It was Paddy's Day today, didn't bother with the parade and binge drinking this year, went to work instead, cleaning gutters and a road drain.
  10. Haironyourchest
    If you think that thread left the rails, check out Arboristsite some time!
  11. Haironyourchest
    The old mattress thing doesn't sound like a bad idea at all. Apart from the hassle of lugging them around and storing them. Makes you think.
  12. Haironyourchest
    Stack them for the time being. Get creative with rollers and tirfors and get them into lengths and off the ground. If you have the time and patience I would bark them as well.
  13. Haironyourchest
    Best answer so far, IMO. If its business, keep it clean, if just for fun, who cares? You could also use classical orchestral recordings which have passed their expired date. I feel the whole copyright thing is just so much hooey. In the past, artists had to perform their stuff live, they actually had to gig and work for their living. Most of the royalties get funnelled to the legions of middlemen anyway, plenty of instances of artists starving in poverty while the execs got rich off their work decades later.
  14. Haironyourchest
    Tough guy! I use maxflex rigger gloves for everything not involving thorns. All the time.
  15. Haironyourchest
    Just nip down the hardware store and buy a set?
  16. Haironyourchest
    Your client should give £50 to a solicitor and get some advice. Fire of a solicitors letter to Mr Grumpy warning him to cease and desists the threats and harassment. If it goes to court, a judge will not look kindly on Mr Grumpy, as it's clear he's trying to use the law as his personal plaything.
  17. Haironyourchest
    Sounds to me like the crux of the matter is the guy is asking too much, and it's gonna be tough to disappoint him, as he's a friend. Not a nice situation to be put in, and there's the suspicion, reading between the lines, that the guy knows he's taking the piss. I worked for €100 a day as a groundie and supplied all my own gear and saws. And sometimes a pole saw and trailer into the bargain. And was bloody grateful for it. Might get better than that around Dublin, but still nowhere close to £125 sterling.
  18. Haironyourchest
    Could think about a profit sharing structure?
  19. Haironyourchest
    Around these parts we use Lidl Rapeseed Oil, €1.35 per litre. Better for the environment and your health.
  20. Haironyourchest
    Good advice above. Try to recall the attitude of great bosses and leaders you have worked under, and try to emulate. Don't get hung up on details, don't be a control freak, and use humour if criticism is called for. Best of luck.
  21. Haironyourchest
    The silence is deafening....
  22. Haironyourchest
    I picked one up in the shop once, with the four foot bar...once was enough.
  23. Haironyourchest
    what would you use to take out the gullet Stubby? a file, a bigger size file, or a dremmel tool?
  24. Haironyourchest
    For some reason I just love all this rigging stuff, very nerdy really, considering how little of it I actually do. There's an American crowd called Industrial Training International who put up webinars on Youtube and they are absolutely incredible. The detail and depth of the training is second to none, IMO, and its all free. Ive taken the liberty of linking to their Sling Failure webinar, its 2 hours long. If you are the kind of person who gets off on two hours of minutely analysing cuts in webbing slings, then this will float your boat. It starts slow, so give it a chance. [ame] [/ame]
  25. Haironyourchest
    Batch Rescue Remedy. At a pharmacy near you. Everest climbers carry it.

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