CubaPete

Yeah, I'm very happy with it. I don't have the experience that other will have. I've only used a dragon harness before, and I much prefer the arbpro to that one. I don't climb all the time, so this gets much lighter use than other may throw at them, but I've no issues at all.

I'm just researching some comms & found this thread. Regarding the tufftalk, how would you use them with a climbing helmet? The options I can see are for general hard hats or a dedicated set of ear defenders.

This is the 1st time I've seen or worked on one. It was quite an eye opener how the easy the fibers break. The one that's left needs blocking down on it's self. I'm really not sure I fancy that tbh. Any top tips?

Yes, one out already. One to go.

Nice one. That looks like the culprit. A quick read says to remove all the roots! That sounds like quite a job

I also also forgot to mention. These pictures are from 4 days ago.

I almost forgot to mention that there's two growing very near a nice sized Ash tree. Apparently they are self seeded.

Hi everyone, apologies if this is in the wrong section, I'm not too familiar with this forum yet. I'm struggling to ID this tree, can anyone help please? Thanks in advance.

Wow, you're right. [emoji15] The website just said "page can't be displayed" but about 2 hours later it said download complete. Looks very interesting, thanks for sharing.

I'm struggling to get that link working..... It might be my phone though, its not great signal here. Is it me?

They do look nice. I know a couple of guys that have them, but they don't see too much hard work. What's the general opinion on Auto Vs manual for towing? Is there a preference?

Well, you were absolutely right. Top blokes in there, very knowledgeable & helpful. I think i must have tried on most of the harnesses in there & Chris's advice was brilliant. I ended up coming away with the Arbpro access 3.0 (& few other useful/shiney bits and pieces). Looks like I need to be spending again soon though, now my 200T has decided to stop working

Ha, always a danger when there are shiny things for sale. I'll get myself there then. Its less of a detour as well so I'm pleased about that.

Hi all, I'm going to driving down from the North East next week & I'm thinking of calling into a shop for a few bits. A harness & some associated gear. Obviously I want to try one on & make sure I buy the right one for me. I'm thinking of either...... https://www.gustharts.com/ Or http://www.northernarbsupplies.com/ I doubt I'll have time to do both in the same trip so I'm after opinions on the best one to call in, I've never been in either. Thanks in advance.

Apologies, I did try to upload some but it mustn't have worked? They show up on my mobile. Approx size of each 67k. 13 uploaded. I'll have a look on the laptop later

Hi everyone, this might be an easy ID for many of you. I'm very new to this game though & I've spent several hours online now & completely tied myself in knots on what it might be. I'm now starting to realise that Fungi is an enormous subject! Anyhow. These are popping up all around my chicken area. Searching under the bushes show more established clumps, while there are many new clumps appearing everywhere. The run area for the chickens is quite big for the amount of birds. Last year we put down a couple of tonnes of birch chippings. This year (March?) a couple of tonnes of cherry chippings. The chickens aren't bothered by them & are not eating them. Some of the older/larger fungi appear to have a sticky top. But I only noticed that, I've not touched one yet. After reading a bit online I see that can help to identify. There is no noticeable smell when picked & snapped in half. I've not crushed one yet & seen if that releases a smell. Anyone know what they are & what I should do with them? Thanks in advance.

Thank you Spud, I'll give that a go.

Some updates..... I had a couple of hours spare, and no new HT lead, so I thought I'd take your advice Bill. Refitted old electrics system & that all seems good. I built the saw up completely & put 1/4 of a tank of fuel in to give it a try & the fuel leaks really badly from the fuel tank grommet under the carb. Sat the saw level, removed the AV mount & carefully fished that grommet out. It wasn't very dirty & I couldn't see any damage to it or the tank. I gave it a dab of silicone grease to see if that helped, but after refitting it, fuel still gushes out when the saw is on an angle. Are these common to failure/hardening with age? It didn't leak a few months ago when it was all stripped down. There are some bigger problems unfortunately. Before the saw was initially stripped, it was always a bit reluctant to rev when cold. A quick snatch of the throttle would have it bogging down, or sometimes cutting out all together. I've not adjusted anything on the carb, just gave it a bit of a clean while off the saw, it wasn't dismantled.

Great, thanks gents. I'll give it a good twist & get it swapped.

Hello everyone, please be kind as I may well be asking a stupid question here. I'm very new to this industry & neither do I have much 2 stroke experience. I've recently replaced the crank seals on my 200t & I've got to the part of the rebuild where I'm installing the HT lead. It looks a bit worse for wear & ideally I'd like to replace it while I've got things in bits. Can this type just have the lead replaced, or is it moulded into the coil? If moulded, is there a good test to do while it's in bits? Rather than fully build & then take it apart again. I have a multimeter, but not an IR tester. Many thanks in advance