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Same as mine sounds really useful until first time you use it, never ised the tip function since. Mind you the trailer otherwise is so useful.

Thanks for all the feedback, just going to hold fire for a while and see what develops with new products. Certainly not encouraging that battery availability is so rubbish. Fortunately the 450e is easy to start plus trying to remember to start it left handed as it where.

All or nothing. Don't end up as piggy in the middle.

One I forgot to mention is Harmless Farmer (Andy Detwiler). Sadly he died a few weeks ago but he lost both arms as a young toddler but what he did in his life was truly inspiring. Worth looking at some of the older videos as his daughter is keeping the channel going.

In fairness to the FC my local officer has been great with us but he is experienced and enthusiastic. Very supportive and helpul and knows his stuff. Management Plan and Felling licence approved in about 6 weeks. That said a lot of the previous officers were young girls (not a sexist comment!) with biology degrees fresh out of Uni. who then after a few months disappeared on maternity leave (not guilty m'lud).

I ripped this off but I bet most of you know what I'm talking about...... TOOLS EXPLAINED DRILL PRESS : A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatching flat metal bar stock out of your hands so that it smacks you in the chest and flings your beer across the room, denting the freshly-painted project which you had carefully set in the corner where nothing could get to it. WIRE WHEEL : Cleans paint off bolts and then throws them somewhere under the workbench with the speed of light. Also removes fingerprints and hard-earned calluses from fingers in about the time it takes you to say, 'Oh sh*t' ANGLE GRINDER : A portable cutting tool used to make studs too short. PLIERS : Used to round off bolt heads. Sometimes used in the creation of blood-blisters. BELT SANDER : An electric sanding tool commonly used to convert minor touch-up jobs into major refinishing jobs. HACKSAW : One of a family of cutting tools built on the Ouija board principle... It transforms human energy into a crooked, unpredictable motion, and the more you attempt to influence its course, the more dismal your future becomes. MOLE-GRIPS : Generally used after pliers to completely round off bolt heads. If nothing else is available, they can also be used to transfer intense welding heat to the palm of your hand. OXY-ACETYLENE TORCH : Used almost entirely for setting on fire various flammable objects in your shop. Also handy for igniting the grease inside the wheel hub out of which you want to remove a bearing race.. TABLE SAW : A large stationary power tool commonly used to launch wood projectiles for testing wall integrity. HYDRAULIC FLOOR JACK : Used for lowering an automobile to the ground after you have installed your new brake shoes, trapping the jack handle firmly under the bumper. BAND SAW : A large stationary power saw primarily used by most shops to cut good aluminum sheet into smaller pieces that more easily fit into the trash can after you cut on the inside of the line instead of the outside edge. TWO-TON ENGINE HOIST : A tool for testing the maximum tensile strength of everything you forgot to disconnect. PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVER : Normally used to stab the vacuum seals under lids or for opening old-style paper-and-tin oil cans and splashing oil on your shirt; but can also be used, as the name implies, to strip out Phillips screw heads. STRAIGHT SCREWDRIVER : A tool for opening paint cans. Sometimes used to convert common slotted screws into non-removable screws and butchering your palms. PRY BAR : A tool used to crumple the metal surrounding that clip or bracket you needed to remove in order to replace a 50p part. HOSE CUTTER : A tool used to make hoses too short. HAMMER : Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer nowadays is used as a kind of divining rod to locate the most expensive parts adjacent the object we are trying to hit. STANLEY KNIFE : Used to open and slice through the contents of cardboard cartons delivered to your front door; works particularly well on contents such as seats, vinyl records, liquids in plastic bottles, collector magazines, refund checks, and rubber or plastic parts. Especially useful for slicing work clothes, but only while in use. ADJUSTABLE SPANNER: aka "Another hammer", aka "the Swedish Nut Lathe", aka "Crescent Wrench". Commonly used as a one size fits all wrench, usually results in rounding off nut heads before the use of pliers. Will randomly adjust size between bolts, resulting in busted knuckles, curse words, and multiple threats to any inanimate objects within the immediate vicinity. BASTARD TOOL : Any handy tool that you grab and throw across the garage while yelling 'Bastard' at the top of your lungs. It is also, most often, the next tool that you will need.

Don't worry Stubby someone will carp on about it. On a serious note I think the problem especially for some developers was that the fines were piddling compared to the rewards for getting rid of to them problem trees.

So keep a log of what you do or you will get rooted out.

I've got my Einhell 36v with a 14" bar on it - great for smaller stuff or emergency clearance but not really up to dealing with anything too heavy or for any length of time, chain speed is a bit low about 15m/s. I've got a lot of Einhell kit and batteries so it was a no brainer. It sits in the rear of the pickup in front of the back seat, always ready if needed. Had a look at the 40v Makitas which you can get for reasonable money compared to Stihl/Husky, I think they go up to 16" bar in the UK but I believe they do one to take an 18" bar in Oz. Still not going to match a petrol but worth exploring. Will have a look at Ego thanks for that.

550xp is a better option unless your shoulder is giving you grief! That's why I'm considering a battery saw, productivity/running costs don't come into it for me. I agree £600 for a 550xp against nearly a grand for a lesser performing and probably battery saw wouldn't normally make a lot of sense.

Would be very useful.

Well MSA300 seems to be out of stock fairly universally as do batteries for it. Husky 540i xp is much the same. MSA220 and AP300S are available but £950 for it with two batteries and a charger is quite an investment if you're not sure it's going to do the job.

While it's not really about being green our woodland management is all about restoration and increasing biodiversity so it is a factor. Only problem is what is truly 'green' these days?

Looks as if it could be a good option.

Considering a new chainsaw and as getting older and shoulder plays up a bit thought about battery chainsaw. Needs to be capable of taking down mainly softwood plus some hardwood. My go to saw is my 450e with a 16" bar on it. It starts pretty well thanks to decompressor but as I say shoulder is not the best. Needs to be able to cope with woodland management but not going to be using it all day every day. Thinking along the lines of 540i XP or msa300 although wincing at cost. Looking online though availability doesn't look good and some have bare unit but no batteries or charger. Anybody using either regularly? How do you find them? Alternatives? I have a 36v einhell which I keep in the pickup for emergency use or occasional delimbing which is great but too small for the larger stuff.

One of those things I always think that's a good idea when it comes up in a post then promptly forget to get the serial numbers together and do it. As already said all layers are useful. So kicked my own bum will get on and do it. It's free after all.

I have a 450e and it is my go to saw I use in maintaining my woodland. Only thing i don't like about it is the tooless adjustment. Also have an 026 and 251 but Husky does everything I need and just feels so well balanced to use rather than the Stihls.

Ron Pratt - Heavy recovery Dirt perfect - excavation etc Watch Wes Work - Mechanic with a great sense of humour Captain Kleeman - If it's fixed he'll break it Out of the Woods - sawmill Letsdig18 - excavation etc South Main Auto - car repairs Fab Rats - car restoration and off roading Nuts319 - american logger - sensible Dirt Grain Steel - Farming Excavating Fabricating

My neighbour drives an ambulance he was on over £50k a year two years ago the retired and took his very good pension then was allowed to go back again must be coining it in. It's the unskilled workers doing the menial but necessary tasks who I think should get a decent rise.

My better half has been 'seeding' our woodland edges, which are a bit sparse with fair bit of dead elm, with crab apples, noticeably all have disappeared smartish whereas usually hang around for ages.

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From an article 21 years old - nothing changes. Old enough to remember 78/79 and how bad it was. No more beer and butties | Derek Brown | The Guardian WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM The relationship between trade unions and Labour leaders, when they get into power, is always both sweet and sour, says Derek Brown. Jim Callaghan fared little better in his brief stint at Number 10, from 1976 to 1979. Indeed, the issue which did more than any other to undermine his administration was the so-called winter of discontent in 1978 to 1979, when it seemed that every public sector union was determined to destroy the government. If that was the intention, it worked. In the spring of 1979, the Conservatives surged back to power, on a platform which promised to do to the unions what they had done to the Callaghan government. In the years that followed, the movement was bludgeoned into submission, as employment law tilted massively towards bosses and away from workers. With Labour back in power, not a lot has changed. The old verities - redistribution of wealth, public sector growth, employment protection - seem almost quaint in their irrelevance. But at least the grub's better at Number 10.

The worst thing is the NHS hospitals appointing/creating managerial positions like it's going out of fashion at exorbitant salaries circa £200k. Asking for 19% was never going to go well.

Agreed