jamallio96
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Everything posted by jamallio96
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Hehe, ballchinnian
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Probably more often than they should but not as often as they would like!
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To be honest, I think most people who have the inclination to collect, cut, split and dry their own logs won't be buying seasoned logs from sellers in the first place, I can't imagine it's very likely that a customer, when approached with the option of green logs would say "You sell unseasoned logs now? Hey, I just had a great idea - I'm gonna do all my own firewood from scratch and never buy from you ever again, ha ha ha!" But then again maybe that's because I and my family all collect and process our own logs and it's hard for me to imagine softy log buyers changing their softy minds :-P
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If it's only had a few hours use, then may I inquire as to whether you that oiled the new chain before putting it on the new bar? If not, then it could be that the dry chain rubbing in the bar when first used without being properly oiled has caused heat damage somewhere causing the bar and chain to oil badly.
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https://www.clarkforest.com/shop/safety-clothing/pfanner-gloves/pfanner-stretchflex-thermo-gloves I've been using these for about a month now and they've been excellent - keep your hands dry and warm at least half a soggy day per pair. (Sneaky tip - pop them inside the chipper on top of the engine at lunchtime to warm and dry) And goatskin is good and tough, much more flexible and grippy than leather :-)
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X27 again here, was swinging it all day into seasoned ash when i first got it and was often faster than the hydraulic splitter! :-P
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Hopefully whoever does get one doesn't see that pic else I can't imagine they'd let you anywhere near a shiny new 462!
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Is that ash six foot diameter or six foot tall? ;-)
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Just bloody read it, it's easily worth 10 minutes of your time!
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Best jacket I've ever used or known is German ex-military goretex; don't be put off by bad experiences of British goretex waterproofs, the German stuff is far superior: tougher (I haven't ripped mine at all in the two years I've been using both waterproof jacket and waterproof trousers!), more breathable, more comfortable, more waterproof and just generally better. The best thing is it's a fraction of the price of most half decent waterproofs! :-)
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Crazy Chainsawbars Black Friday Deals - ends midnight no exceptions.
jamallio96 replied to Rob D's topic in Chainsawbars
Balls, the one day I don't have internet to check Arbtalk and I miss out on the only black Friday deal that I was actually looking forward to! Really wanted a 2511 :-( -
Have a look into symptoms of Lyme's disease and check that you don't have any others - my dad caught Lyme's almost twenty years back and one of the first symptoms was a terrible case of the shingles, it's ruined his life ever since :-(
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Careful, you might scare him off...
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I may not post often, but I've read enough on here to know what you fellas like ;-)
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Knowing what you know now... what would be your first saw?
jamallio96 replied to peds's topic in Chainsaws
Personally I'd go for the 560; it's still light enough to swing around all day and has a fair bit more grunt than the 550, making it a lot more versatile especially for occasional big lumps - I usually keep up with the boss's 441 or even 066 buried bar deep in the same oversize timber! I like my tools to be as widely useful as possible, so to me a saw that I can happily use all day which will cut pretty much anything I want it to is perfect! ^.^ -
I've seen this a few times on Arby now - I'm assuming the connotations are from before i joined so, for all the newbies like me, what is the dealio with blue helmets?! Will wait till I hear the answers to tell you what colour my helmet is ;-)
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That would be the plan, but this is the first and as yet only pair :-P
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Good idea, I'll send them an email :-)
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I've had my Oregon Waipoua trousers for about two and a half years now and obviously they have a few holes and rips; I've been okay with stitching and patching so far, but have run out of decent, tough material to patch them with. They came with a couple of sample bits of material but I've used it all up, and was wondering what all you guys use to patch up trousers - preferably it would be a similar material to the cut resistant Kevlar reinforced stuff on the knees. Any help and pointers would be much appreciated! P.S. I know that a lot of people will say to just buy another pair then use the current ones as patch material for the new ones when necessary, but I don't like waste and these ones still have plenty of life left in them! :-P
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Fr jones just started selling husky parts too :-)
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And@Timbernut, i totally agree with the first part of your post - i don't understand why people wouldn't love the job! I get to spend every day outside in (usually) beautiful countryside, doing a fun, interesting job that is at the same time physically and mentally challenging - what better way to earn a wage could a fella wish for?!
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Thank you very much for the offer! Though I'm not in any hurry to leave SW Wales at the minute, it's bloody gorgeous here! You'd probably just end up kicking me out once you got tired of the ceaseless sarcasm, old man style cynicism and frequent terrible puns though
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Hehe, gotta say Lowestoft really is the arzehole of England, but it does teach ya a few things :-P currently living and working in North Pembrokeshire, very few places I'd rather be! Though i do seem to end up coming across as a bit of a meanie sometimes, these softies cannae take a joke!
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As a young (22), hardworking and eager tree surgeon in training (2 and a half years in the trade now), I gotta say that the reason i stick with the job despite opportunities for better pay elsewhere is simply because i enjoy it. I'm outside working in nature, i get to play with big noisy machines, I'm somewhere new almost every day and the guys i work with are all good chaps! Also i grew up in Lowestoft so am well versed in casual sarcastic insults making up about 70% of conversation :-P Tis a shame that i appear to belong to an increasingly rare breed these days...
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It's the difference between a domestic level battery saw and a pro level battery saw, very similar to the differences between seemedly similar petrol saws :-)
