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I must admit, most of the the year I'm in a long sleeve rugby training top, anything more unless its really chucking it down or sub zero, I'm too hot!
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Wanting to start in coppicing/forestry
Acerforestry replied to Keen 2 Learn's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
PM me and I'll send a mobile number. I cut chestnut in Kent and might be able to get you a contact for long term work if you need more info -
The realities of hand cutting
Acerforestry replied to webby1289's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Going back to OP question, work on having a backup plan for the future regardless of where you go. You are unlikely to want to hand cut much beyond your forties (IMO anyway), it is fairly knackering and as much as i enjoy it at 50 now, i know I have to do something else fairly soon - which is covered, I hope -
Ok, so by all accounts work is now do able as long as it's moderate - I'm not going to be picking up 20kg logs for a while, thanks
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Just curious how many forum users have had inguinal (groin) hernias patched up. Had a double one done on the 8 July and the whole thing recovery wise has been fine, but now beginning to get pretty restless. I can't heavy lift for about 6-8 weeks and I'll probably opt for 8 to be on the safe side, but at the moment would be happy to start maybe making a few things out of chestnut, bit of wood craft, that kind of thing. After a couple of weeks I feel fine, so I guess that's ok, as long as no real effort required?
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That doesn't really make sense? Yes, hormone levels go down with age generally for either sex but that has no bearing whatsoever on what levels youngsters have, as Stubby said.
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?? should have seen that possibility there, lol
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Thing is, whatever path you go work-wise you pay a physical price generally - sit on your back side in an office and they reckon cardiovascular disease or similar will do you in; do a manual job and you end up with a knackered back, hernias, arthritis and Christ knows what else? I'll stick with the manual work, at least at 50 I've got blood pressure more average for a thirty year old, and there's no fat on me!
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Up to a point, yes that's fair comment
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Arb is hard, forestry / hand cutting debateably worse. I've had a few blokes in to burn and stack in the past, and for what i can afford to pay them they are disappointed when shattered physically at the end of the day. Work ethic has changed, a lot of people generally not just youngsters want an easier life that doesn't damage your body - possibly you can't blame them!
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Exactly what I did last year, though I was actually shifting yard at the time "I thought I'd give you a call to see if you wanted to buy a little extra in for autumn..." and yes, few people declined
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Also not a fan of Weibang, chiefly though due to weight as opposed to warranty or reliability issues - probably the heaviest mower of its dimensions out there
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Yes to be realistic this has not done a lot of work full stop, so I seriously doubt piston wear - oil level is fine. A mower engineer mate is going to have a look, will report back
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Going back to suppliers, I cut for Torry Hill Estate in Kent, probably largest supplier in the UK. If you can order a sufficient quantity I'm sure they can deliver to Surrey
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I have a Makita long reach 4 stroke hedge cutter, which was fine initially for lighter work but after about a year it took to cutting out once warm, and then refusing to start until cooled. Has anyone had a similar problem with one of these units, its either an EN49500H or EN4951SH, its doing my head in and I can't find any troubleshooting solution anywhere, cheers
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All aforementioned posts concerning the lower end of the scale, sideline aspect ring very true to me - if you are fortunate enough to bring in a fair few tons of arisings (or have some other means of getting the wood free) over the year and therefore have no outlay on the timber, then it works, in my view. But buying artic loads in whilst trying to run an arb or forestry business simultaneously, at the prices that these loads are these days - no. Too expensive, too time consuming
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I have owned only the two larger saws - I had an 18 bar initially on the 501 which for me was pushing the limits of the saw, a 15 max or ideally even 13 is ideal. On the 620 which I do still own now I had a 20 inch Sugi (which the prior owner had wrecked by running without oil), which again I'd say is absolute max, is probably best with 16-18. Echo are underrated saws IMO but if you keep them on warranty by leaving the muffler etc alone you have to accept they don't have the same rev range as Husqvarna especially and so keep a sensible bar size on for the cc. I've just bought a Cs-420 ES for small felling and I reckon that punches above it's weight for a 40cc saw, cracking little thing
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Just returned from hols and staring into an abyss, financially but I'll go a fiver too, though regardless of how far you get, or how quick! The boots more than anything are going to do your feet in, top man
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Ok, so today took both saws out on an arb job with a backup saw, and both popped and ran immediately...I've no explanation as to what was wrong previously other than the fact that Friday and Sat here was unusually warm and both had laid in the sun briefly during a break, a bloke i was working with today did mention that sometimes they don't like being left immobile in warmer condtions
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Thanks for replies, i should have mentioned that fuel mixes were from two different cans, both defo 50-1 Husqvarna top of the line 2 stroke, so it doesn't make sense that they have seized. Looks like warranty saw will have to go back monday to find the cause so i will put a post on confirming what has occurred
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This has to be just lousy coincidence but in the woods yesterday, my main use 550 that's still under warranty decided to suddenly just not start, then back up model acted the same 2 hours later. Fuel appears fine and correctly mixed, filters not blocked, plugs ok - strangely, they won't even pop on full choke with easy start? Unit still under warranty has been somewhat hammered on chestnut coppice but is still only 4 months old, and it blew a ring after just 12 hours use and was then rebuilt. Great little saws when running right, but I'm thinking of another brand now, possibly time to get an Echo ground saw. Any ideas what may be causing the fuel starvation if not the tank filter
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No, it won't be just Ireland - but think about it, as Mick posted earlier "where are all these chippers going?" - all this stuff that is currently nicked to a ridiculously frequent degree, I don't believe for a moment is staying in the UK. A Hilux stolen in the same area that again was mentioned in earlier post, is it likely to still be in UK? No, straight out of Tilbury or similar in a container bound for Africa. If stolen tools are too hot to shift here they will being going offshore, seriously
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Ireland. Frequently plant etc nabbed in UK finishes up in Eire apparently
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I'm not far from you Mark, I've not read every post but it sounds lousy luck that there's no progress with CCTV footage too - will keep an eye out but we all know a lot of these thefts are on a boat within 12 hours (and yes the feckers are just doing whatever they want at the mo)
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Young individual ideally (as money to start is not great) to assist hand cutter on chestnut mainly but other felling through year, would be stacking and burning brash but will learn everything else. Needs to be physically fit and capable of dragging / lifting tree stems. Would suit forestry student, north Kent area. Phil, [email protected] or 07808 738097
