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I switched to Aspen 2 weeks ago and had no issues! great stuff and i feel better at the end of a day if I've been flat out on the saw!

Love it! It's my go to saw now

Sycamore mixed with Oak

We use a 12 ton digger too. 

yeah only issue I had was the buzzer is quieter when indicating but everything else worked a treat

Ask your insurance company if you're insured should something go wrong. the answer will be no so it's then your decision if you want to carry on without insurance.

got mine last night, will fit tonight ready for tomorrow. don't think we should be talking about it though as you've signed an NDA

Not sure it's that deep, I searched around and it's just something they do, even from new. Only way to fix I think is to buy another brand

Mine leaks and from what I've read on them it's what they do! Hopefully someone has an answer

I've recently moved to a Protos, yes expensive but internal defenders are great! Every helmet I've tried is stupid hot but then you're working flat out right so your going to get hot. 

£120 for groundie which is £15 based on 8 hours but some days are longer and some shorter it balances out I find.

If you're going to put him through climbing certs etc then you need to update contracts so that he pays you back a % if he leaves within a period of time, yr 1 80%, yr 2 50% yr 3 20%. 

then for pay increase i'd give a small rise now and set out a increase rate for the next 3 years as he gains experience up the tree. gives him something to aim for and a reason not to leave.

I remember the pain on my training course! I did a lot of foot locking especially when I couldn't get my feet on the tree. Is your Prussik gripping to much making it harder to move in a nice swift motion? 

Keep at it. knock one out in the morning as a warm up ?

I burn it all! If it's dry and wood it burns. I'd never sell Leylandii but I keep it for myself and it's fine! heats the house and hot water, just need to feed the fire a bit more often.

I use a HW100 and love it, I impressed my dad the other day with a crow head shot from 45 yards! day after I had 2 Magpies the same, PCP is great, shot the first and the second come to see what was wrong... he found out the hard way

I think it's all a bit crazy, great idea in someways but 1 rule with such things can't cover all, I live in the middle of nowhere, I have an oil boiler that kicksin if my wood burner (Rayburn) isn't doing enough, the Rayburn, heats my house, cooks my dinner and give hot water for us off a few logs and saves me a fortune in oil. the process of refining oil, delivering it to me etc also has an impact to pollution. I could go on but can't be bothered..

Had laser eye surgery about 5 years ago, best thing ever!

also done... hope i get something fun

Not sure who but surely their is a local authority/body you can get to review it and confirm suggested action for you which takes the issue off your shoulders. maybe start with local council.

I can see it working in some areas but for me in N Wales, as the crow flies I'm not far away from Liverpool so they sent me loads of notices there, not worth the travel to trim a small hedge. 

I thought the £300 sounded steep... how much would you guys charge for those 2 small jobs?

spikes for take downs only.

@ABtrees where are you based?

Cheers all for replies! I'll prob get one ordered, got a lot of oak down a long bank that needs dragging..

has anyone got much experience with a Lewis Winch? considering buying one as they look great for the price.

Have you checked that the cutters are all the same both sides with a gauge? even if new worth a check? I don't see how it can be anything other than bar, chain (usually chain) or maybe Stubby is correct and it's left handed wood.