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I have a 2011 MS650 like brand new it's never cut wood. Would it be worth good money in it's condition or should I cracked on and use it[emoji268]

Should think 450 / 500 ish.

Better used than sold I would of thought. Decent chainsaw.

Yeah, but at least we’ve lost matelot and vesp.
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I dunno mate. I think Mr Bullman needs to check some of the IP addresses , they seem to reincarnated under different names [emoji23]

I think they are mostly all pissed up, 

Must be pissed a lot, it’s not just today’s posts [emoji38]

Joe is a an experienced and respected arborist.
There’s quite a few on here.
Don’t get this forum confused with the Facebook bunch.
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I’m not so sure , having read through some threads on here this evening sadly this forum is in part taking a nose dive.
Too many clowns who nothing about Arb and seemingly don’t want to learn or listen because they know best. Which inevitably de-rails threads into bun fight. Funny sometimes but it’s kinda diluting the forum down towards Facebook levels ..

is there any difference if one is going to be chipping mainly green wood with branches/leaves rather than dried wood? in terms of what I should look for? just noticed this blacktools video and others i've seen only show straight and what looks like dried wood? not sure if it's a silly question but better check i thought..

The chipper in the video looks pretty woeful. Even if it is cheap. I could see it struggling on dense greenery such as conifers etc. The diameter material being fed in it in the video is pretty small. Make sure you do your homework before buying. You don’t want to be disappointed and unable to return it. [emoji106]

Okay cheers buddy [emoji106]

If you think they are reputable bite their hand off at 750.
Check if that’s plus VAT.

It’s certainly a cheap price. Get a couple more quotes and average them out. If 750 is still way cheaper have a second think about it. Cheaper isn’t always better.

It was drummed into me to always leave it better than you found it .

Exactly that mr stubby. Exactly that.

 
Tip of the iceberg!
 
Apparently he's rotovating it so he's not fussed, but i agree, it should've been left as it was when we arrived.

Looks like most of it’s be done for them [emoji23]

Always easy to comment from a keyboard but i would definitely say a key factor in repeat business is going the extra yard to leave a job mint. In a saturated market full of tree surgeons its little details that keep customers [emoji106]

 
They have maybe 3 or 4 plastic track mats and maybe a dozen boards, they rarely get used.
 
You're right though, it would make it easier and would make for a much better job. It's not my choice to not use them.

Total madness. Totally unacceptable doing that to a customers garden especially when they have the kit to not to do it. A little bit more care and that garden would be left mint.

Cork tree.
Or as dalton correctly says , phellodendron amurense

I think its 2009 but will have to check. Pretty sure she is the TB25  but drove it a few times and lovely digger and everything is tight as it should be. Will not see dave till new year but will enquire for you lux  100% , Its my ex partner is our sawmill that has it and kept in a barn. Cabbed not canopy 

Cheers. [emoji106]

Is it a 1-2 or 2-3 ton machine your looking for swinny. My mate has a 3 ton Takeuchi all piped up fitted with a newish grapple (6 months) Bought it for a self build which is just about finished 

Any more details on it ?

Today we went stump grinding. Job had been underestimated, as we had a 7' redwood stump to grind with some other small stuff.
 

 
Took the best part of 7 hours to get the whole thing done, skid steer tore the arse out of the garden. Huge pile of cutting to be picked up tomorrow by our grab lorry.
 
I thought we'd have a load of extra length loading the two on my 18' trailer, but it took it all up.
 

 
They have some beautiful redwoods here. First time i've knowingly seen them in person, really stunning.
 

 
And bloody huge!
 

Ask Santa for some track matts for Christmas......

Chuck some boards on the deck around the stump too. Makes clearing up a whole lot easier and leaves the job looking really good after you are done.

Well that was a good chuckle catching up on this thread this morning. Good old keyboard slug fest [emoji23]

Some really useful helpful answers there folks.
I would probably err towards the 18V Matika, except it would be my first Matika, although if a body wanted to expand their tool/toy collection, the variety of tools available running off 18V batteries Matika would be hard to ignore.
Interesting the comment re a plunge saw doing most everything a table saw does, which just could nudge me towards the Mafell, since I only got a wee combi chopsaw/table saw.
Thanks all,
Marcus
P.S.
I finally bought a pressure washer!
 
 

The mafell would certainly be top choice. All track saws are a fair some of money if they aren’t a tool of your trade.
In all honesty chap you could buy any of the big brands. Makita dewalt Bosch hitachi etc and they will all do a great job and exactly what you want.

One important thing is look at what you have already or what you might want and invest in one brand so it’s all interchangeable and you don’t need lots of batteries and chargers.

I’ve not looked at the makita 40v platform yet. That’s pretty new to the market

No the best by far is Festool. They have a battery plunge saw that goes on a guide and is the best I have used. Had the 230v one and gave it away when I bought the twin battery one. Dewalt brought out their own but it kept jumping and I think they discontinued it. Once you buy your first Festool then its hard to buy anything else, I have nearly their full range but they are expensive. I use their battery jigsaw with 110mm blade for pruning and its great, not sure why. 

Until you have used mafell and then wondered why you bothered with festool [emoji23]

Only for glorified hobby use, but I take some pleasure in decent tools.
So not Lidl type rubbish, but equally well I dont need RR quality(and price)
marcus

Mafell. Outstanding kit.

Just picked up the demo saw from honeys. Looking forward to testing it next week.
It will be available for demo again in the new year

 
Yeah. I didn't really look at them before, just saw on Sam Turner for some reason.

Honeys and FR Jones are the same on price for saws. I think they do the biggest volumes and are just about the cheapest dealers in the country as far as I know.

Depending where you are travelling from honeys new shop is worth a trip.

Yeah, i'm talking inc VAT.

Still a much better price at honeys even if you can’t claim vat. Only and extra £50 quid for a 41” bar and chain for your felling and cross cutting. I would imagine that would cost just over a couple hundred quid to buy a bar and chain like that [emoji106]

Even mogs get stuck[emoji1]

Yup, as the side says , that one is definitely ‘in situ’ [emoji23]

Or as I might say it’s in a bit of a shituation.

 
I lied, 1299 for powerhead only.
 

STIHL MS 881 Professional Petrol Chainsaw

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I'm sure it can be had cheaper, HoneyBros do it 1305 with a 30" bar, apparently we get 30% off with them.
 

Only £1124 on a 41” bar at honeys. Or £1349 if you have to soak up the VAT.

It is. An its an intricate job , bit over yon here above. I am very reluctant to install if pruning or fell is more acceptable. It has its place. K

It’s quite enjoyable to install I find.
It’s all down to every trees individual assessment. It can really mitigate invasive pruning for the right tree.

I did a lot of them this year off the back of a very comprehensive survey on a large site. It certainly managed and retained some prominent and worthy trees.

The project is still ongoing so no doubt will be doing more.

The first survey cost them £12k. Survey 2 starts in the new year .. ouch.

Good for me though [emoji106]

I have a bandsaw, some will say a hobby version but unless you have over £12,000 to play with you’re not gonna get a bandsaw that cuts wide enough to make decently wide live edge slabs. That’s why I’m getting another saw and a 60” mill.

Get it bought. Drill the bar and have the extra hopper to keep things lubricated.
Go for a lopro bar and chain. I’d imagine that is the biggest thing you can do to reduce stress on the saw in milling so far as I know. Apart from a helper saw at the other end. Not much else too it. By virtue the Alaskan set up is very simple so not many options.

I don’t know if there is a panther at that size. That’s a fair length bar.

Nightmare Moose!
 
Day 3 of a connie kill-fest, probably a great example of why topping connies is so truly shite.
Dead middles, inclusions everywhere and inevitable massive crown spreads.
BT lines, LV feed, house and fragile fence in the mix.
12 loads of chip and one of rakings. Luckily all the heavy was staying.
 
Finished at dark o’clock with a cold one.
 
Met this little fella on the lane just before the job.

Nice. I caught this little one and released him elsewhere. Somewhere not near my chickens and ducks ......