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  6. Should I take this job?

    in The Lounge

    Posted

    Morning all,

     

    So in the summer I passed my CS30/31 and have since been doing occasional forestry and milling.

     

    I've been offered 3-5days work pollarding a 300-400m length of hedge. I would be working from a man box on a telehandler. Nothing is bigger than 6". I'm dropping everything into the field below.

     

    Other than normal amber precautions and experience there any red light reason not to take it?

     

    I worked as a climbing instructor for 10 years so am comfortable at height but wouldn't be on ropes anyhow.

     

    If you think it's a green light what should I charge?

     

    Thanks.

     

    Chris

     

     

     

     

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  7. General Tree pics

    in Picture Forum

    Posted

    Do I went to the wood today and on request from another owner went and looked at this Beech. The base is approx 1m diameter maybe more. I was looking at a fallen limb nearby for milling.

     

    How many widow makers can you spot.

     

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  12. Why is my felling lever rubbish.

    in General chat

    Posted

    Banter aside - consensus of opinion is to file or grind to re-profile the cant hook, so it grabs when you need it to.

     

     

     

    Yeah. I'd picked that up from some of the previous responses. Now wish the thread would die a quick death ;)

     

     

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  13. Why is my felling lever rubbish.

    in General chat

    Posted

    I have to agree with both of you here. I've watched guys who've done courses recently trying to fell trees with barely any gob cut out and a hinge that would hold the Queen Mary. They're bashing away with wedges and bars struggling to get a tree on the deck when all they need to do is cut it right.

     

     

     

    That said, you can't fell a back leaner the way you want simply by gubbing it and putting the back cut in, gravity will get in they way every time. Felling levers, wedges, winches, ropes, diggers, jacks, whatever felling aid you choose have their place, you just have to learn when you need to use them.

     

     

     

    This is all great but my question was not about its use as a felling lever. It was about its other supposed uses and the black hook, which only seems capable of digging into my skin and nothing else.

     

     

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  14. Why is my felling lever rubbish.

    in General chat

    Posted

    Maybe sharpening , oh sorry that's another thread.

    Use a block of wood or a hammer to nock the hook into solid wood.

     

     

     

    Haha. You probably could have seen how much I rolled my eyes from the moon when my Uncle said that! The funny thing is that him and his two brothers were brought up in Africa in the 50s. My grandfather was a doctor for the overseas medical service and worked in remote hospitals and in field clinics with local tribes. At that time you had to be totally self reliant and Heath Robinson. You would therefore expect them to sharpen chains because you could not just buy another. Anyway, you don't need a complete family history!

     

     

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  15. Why is my felling lever rubbish.

    in General chat

    Posted

    Ah, ok. That's not me in the picture. Just one I stole from the web.

     

    As I said - it works great as a. Felling lever. It just slips when ever I try and use it to roll stuff but lots of suggestions have been offered so I have things to try. Thanks all.

     

     

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  17. Why is my felling lever rubbish.

    in General chat

    Posted

    Evening all,

     

    So I have one of these.

     

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    And whilst its ok as a felling lever using for anything else is pointless. The black hook just does not hold. What is wrong? What, if anything can, I do to fix/improve it. Or worst case what else should I buy?

     

    Thanks

     

    Chris

     

     

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  21. Don't sharpen your chains

    in Chainsaws

    Posted

    Thank you gents for all the replies. Didn't realise when I got into this that chains were like loo roll - a use once and throw away item. ;). Rather than sharpening my chains today I'm going to be writing to Rogue Traders about Stihl and these useless sharpening kits they sell - what a con!

     

     

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  23. Don't sharpen your chains

    in Chainsaws

    Posted

    Morning all,

     

    So background - I broke a cheap metal vice last night tightening it up on a piece of unrelated metal bar. Originally, it had only been purchased to hold my chainsaw bar still whilst I sharpened the chain. Anyway, I was bemoaning this on another social media channel and my uncle pops up and says:

     

    "Chris don't sharpen your chains. None of the tree surgeons I know do! You never get anything like the original. ( I'd did for twenty years) You can get a toughened version of Stihl chains on e bay tor 6 quid not 18. They last 3 x as long."

     

    This is coming from the near 70yr old who still climbs a tree with a rope around his middle. Now I suspect he is wrong but how wrong and what evidence do we have. If he is not wrong why are we still training people to sharpen chains. I can see milling getting very expensive if I don't sharpen my chains!

     

    Over to you.

     

    Thanks

     

     

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  24. Whats your broadband speed?

    in The Lounge

    Posted

    We are also in a small village but situated on a hill. There are five roads to the village and hence the village is fed by 5 exchanges.

     

    Ours travels 3.1 miles putting us at the end of the line.

     

    As the village is a stone throw from a major city we don't fall inside any of the rural projects but we also don't get included in the city developments.

     

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    This was this morning. I don't see it getting any better soon but thankfully we have good 4G due to a clear line of sight to the city.

     

     

     

     

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