CubaPete

On 07/05/2022 at 18:45, Phil Nadin said:

how are you finding the Arbpro, I'm looking at buying one and just nice to get some hands on feed back

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. 

On 07/02/2017 at 10:47, Old Mill Tree Care said:

I know this is a thread about cheap sets but my opinion may help some folk.

I bought three Sena 10s sets last year and they are good, however I wish I'd spent more and got the Sena Tufftalk sets.

Reason is that the wires can be a pain and the battery on the outside of the helmet is a liability.

There you go.

 

 

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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?

Are you taking the trees out?

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.

@CubaPete It is a very large online pdf (45mb downloaded) but it is worth it; perhaps have a look with a better signal or computer. 

Silver Birch and Norway Spruce. Depends on how North you are talking?
 
Great Tree ID and Planting Guide here>
http://www.tdag.org.uk/uploads/4/2/8/0/4280686/tdag_treespeciesguidev1.3.pdf
 

Very nice and very clean.... Obviously this picture was taken when it was brand new or it is the family motor.... I can't keep a work vehicle looking that good...

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

Not been to northern arb supplies only ordered online from them. Not overly impressed, but things turned up eventually, bit hit and miss.

Gustharts is fine, well stocked, but usually you'll spend about 40% more than you Imagined you would buying other shite on the way out

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