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Interesting thread. Seems like the menace to us is the fungal spores rather than the wood dust itself. Our chippers and saws would not be producing particles fine enough to be called dust anyway, so its definitely the spore side of things to watch out for. Fresh chip should be pretty safe. Those disposable dust masks don't work, false security, get a real mask and shave or cut your beards so it seals properly.

Surf and Turf!!! love it...And invite the girls as well, to cheer on the lads. And throw another prawn on the barbie.....

Get an old car bonnet under the front of the tracks and tirfor it out. Buy a crate of beer and invite some mates round to take turn on the handle....

Just bought this, it cost € 180, great price for such an excellent gadget. Ive done a pile of research on these and the price for 1.5tonners is anywhere from € 90 to €500+ Hackett WH-L4 Lever Hoist - Manual Hoisting - Lifting & Hoisting - William Hackett Chains William Hackett Chains Spoken with a couple of crane and hoist crowds on the phone, and the concensus is that they are all pretty much made in china now, even the big brand name ones, and the quality is variable. These are made for Hackett, an old and reputable British company, and they're not rubbish. Had a chance to use it the same afternoon, lifting 3/4 ton bag of sand out of a trailer from a barn beam. It was effortless, literally a five year old kid could have done it with ease. Super smooth action, break engaged with neary a millimetre of movement of the load. I intend to use it for pulling big trees this way and that, handier than a tirfor. The only caveat is the chain length is 1.5 meters, so I will have to buy a longer chain for it, and these things use 7.1mm chain which is not easily found in grade 80 untreated, and it costs €20 per meter after vat. But I reckon 5m should do me, with an extension rope.

.......and a couple o muscular tattooed mates....

Tell em you are an auld codger who only deals in cash, and you will be happy to let them fix your computer in person, that you will meet them in the pub and have your laptop with you and also plenty of money...

Well....at least some things in life can be upgraded...

Distilled essence of Irish piss-taking. [ame] [/ame]

Indeed, may she rest in peace.................and not get exhumed and reanimated.... like Harrison Ford.

Been looking at YouTube vids of these machines. There's loads of varients on the theme, from diesel hydraulic powered mini skid-steers to shonkey Russian home made contraptions driven my a pair of strimmer motors. The iron horse looks to fall somewhere in the middle of the spectrum. It has massively wide tracks, would be ideal on snow and mud, but necessary for our climate? It also has a built in winch, which puts it apart from the generic tracked micro dumpers, but I would question if the winch is really needed. If the machine is small enough to navigate between trees, then it should be able to get right up to the felled timber, and if not, then one could always use a retchet chain hoist to get the extra reach.

Old Mill Tree Care - I have just been on Facebook, searching for Harry, there are a few out there...can you give me any more information about him - birthplace, town of residence, hobbies, physical description etc.

cheap angle grinder with sanding disk attachment. Aldi have them at the moment i think. if/when it fails, return and replace under warranty

Undoubtedly....doesn't everything? Probably need a freaking licence to use em commercially too. I understand the public liability aspect of all that kind of thing, and the health and safety aspect if you are employing staff who will be using or working around the machine, but thankfully I have never had to bother myself with those details. Any engineering place should be able to inspect, test and issue a test cert though. I personally would be wary of a second hand one for the simple reason that while the machine might be fine, the rope may not. Wire rope rusts from the inside out, and if it has been kinked, or has broken strands, its dangerous, and also won't work with the tirfor....catching in the jaws etc.

Well, then a coleman lantern would not be suitable, they a pressurised parrafin lantern with a mantle etc, oil style. Looks like your led floodlight will be the right job

But...Im very interested in acquiring a ratchet lever hoist. Maybe it would be the right job for you? The chain is much hardier than the tirfor cable, and easier to manage in many ways. They also more compact for the pulling power. The weakness of the lever hoist is they generally only come with 1.5 meters of chain, so you would have to communicate with the seller to supply a longer chain. With the tirfor, you have to coil and uncoil the cable in a specific manner to prevent twisting and kinking. Its constantly under tension when coiled, and will try to uncoil, it gets frustrating...hard to clean when it gets muddy. Whereas with chain, you just carry it in a bucket. easy to wash, easy to oil. Gonna get one at some stage..... [ame] [/ame]

I really, really love my Tirfor!!

I find the nicest outdoor work light is a coleman lantern on a tall pole. Casts a nice warm light in every direction, and doesn't blind, as radiating from on high.

Pillar drill...grandmother...suck eggs?

How much have you drunk Mark? Ive had a Fursty Ferrit, a glass of red wine (Finca Los Altos) and two Ballentines on the rocks. But I am going to bed now....on a huge pile of money, with many beautiful ladies....

And yes, the .3mm could make a difference! Theres bound to be some tolerance built in, to account for ware on the rope and jaws, so while it might work initially, over time there could be issues, why chance it?

They use a common variant of 6X19 steel core, whereas Tractel Maxiflex™ Rope is either 4x something or 5x something, making it a little bigger. They say its for resisting crush but thats bollocks, the standard 6x19 is just as crush resistant, its simply protectionism, IMO. Wire rope is a fascinating study, and there's a heap of free info online. Its really a marvel of modern engineering. Some of the latest stuff it truly sic-fi....

Does regularly shagging a woman over 50 count as membership? (well, they say you're only as old as the woman you feel...) Sorry, I know the rules, won't post again.....

One advantage the copies have over the "real thing" is the original tirfors need a special cable that is made for or by Tractel - (the makers of the Origional Tirfor) which is slightly thicker than standard rope sizes and horribly expensive. The copies utilise common sizes of steel core cable, 800kg - 8mm, 1600kg - 11mm 3200kg - 16mm. The cable will most likey be the first thing to go, if you use it hard or abuse it, and while a real tirfor should handle abuse the cable will not. So the copies win in my book....

[ame] [/ame] I cried with laughter...

I get a tingling from my strimmer handles, less so with my saws. I tried wrapping my 461 handle with "gel" shock absorbing bicycle handlebar tape but it was a disaster, the tape wouldn't conform to the curves in the handle and if you don't do it in one, the end frays and the whole thing becomes a mess. I don't think there really is any wrap that will help, Ive tried several.... Better anti-vibe is the only solution as far as I can tell. Anti-vibe gloves maybe, but again, probably a gimmick.