Dan Maynard

I think@RobD posted about that somewhere else, Husqvarna tried out Sugi and Tsumura and they both appeared in press shots but they later settled on Tsumura for everything. That's rumour of course, I've no evidence and a dodgy memory at the best of times. While we're on rumours, the Husqvarna XForce are stamped MADE IN CANADA, I've two bars for my 9010 and the angled oil hole in the 28" Husky bar looks exactly like the angled hole in the 36" Oregon bar. So I reckon Husqvarna bars are made by Oregon, as were the old spec chains eg H42.

I think you should get some red trousers to enhance the effect.

You're right, it absolutely won't jump 3m. That distance is to keep you out of any danger of breaching the safety zone, which is only 1m. It won't jump 1m either, that is set as a safe distance. One of the problems is that the exact distance it can jump varies, depending on things like atmospheric moisture, shape of object, etc so the rule has been set conservatively with the aim of making it apply in every situation. Spark plugs take more voltage to make the jump due to higher pressure in the cylinder, modern cars may make 25kV but older ones with points much less - so this is difficult to compare as well. The 10m isn't a distance to keep clear, it's the minimum distance you need to be before you can completely ignore the power lines rather than including them in your risk assessment, obviously if you're felling something taller than 10m you need to consider it when further away. It comes from HSE guidance applying to tree work, so your lawn mowing is safe. "When arboricultural (aerial and ground) works are proposed within 10m (measured at ground level horizontally from below the nearest wire) of overhead power lines a risk based approach needs to be adopted. In practice this means that you should seek specialist advice and guidance from the owner of the power line (Network Operator) before undertaking any work within this distance. " Working near power lines and cables WWW.HSE.GOV.UK Contact with overhead power lines (OHPLs) causes fatal or severe electric shock and burn injuries.

All 20" 3/8 058 from FR Jones to make it comparable, Inc Vat cause it's me: XForce £38 XTough £81 Tsumura £89 Oregon Powercut £62 I'm leaning towards the Oregon, less hard and tougher than the Japanese bars.

I did UA1 basic electrical knowledge module which was enough to scare me. 3m is indeed the vicinity zone around 11kV lines, which you never breach in order to maintain the safety zone around the conductor inside. However this is only for DNO authorised people, safe systems of work, etc etc. For everyone else, contact the DNO if you are working within 10m of the line and they will discuss and advise a safe system of work.

I'm still bothered by this. If it's true that the depth gauge should be at 0.045 when the cutter is worn, then my chains which I file with a constant 0.025 should be cutting almost nothing. That is not my experience, they seem to cut just fine all the way to the end of the chain. I also don't buy the argument about the contact point tipping over the back rivet, most of the force in the chain is tension and reaction force in the opposite direction to that from the cutters. The implication here is that the tooth will be rotating so that the raker lifts up off the bar, to reduce the cutter engagement. Can't see that happening. Smells a bit of marketing and how things have always been done rather than proper explanation of forces and actions.

I've looked at 3 HC recently on public spaces which are not dead but have some of that breadcrumb type fungal mush, but no brackets. Have you found out any more since? Try to get some pictures tomorrow.

Hmm interesting - that price for 565 must make it more the 365 was but I'm looking at Radmore and Tucker, seems 565 is £747 and 572 is £811, so maybe has changed since you bought yours?

Sorry what's CST ? They are both offered for sale here, so seems like we're not sure if we use CST or not.

Common lime? Would be a more likely option, depending on where tree was?

Can only see it being a major major pain to have the loader tied up chipping, having to disconnect hydraulics to move etc. Definitely want a separate engine.

I ended up with a Searon I think off Amazon, if you coil the wire up and hold it near the plug lead it picks up ok so no need to actually get in and wrap it around.

Last time I looked though not easy to buy TinyTach in the UK, unless someone knows otherwise?

Look at the number of adverts and people saying they have no response. When I did my degree (engineering) I was sponsored by Lucas - they had excellent training from apprentice through to management and earned a reputation for it so it was a good place to get a job. This was early 90s though, cutbacks since then. I think the Glendale's of the world should be thinking long term and training people, yes some will come and learn and leave but some will stay.

Look like rungs - Stairway to heaven?

Exactly my point, I need a crane to hang the chain block off of else I'm going to be handballing them all out of the bag after that. And a little frame to keep the bag corners apart while the logs go in, etc etc Or chuck em in a trailer I measured years ago.

Simple practicality, isn't it? To sell by weight I'd need some sort of massive scales, all I need to sell by volume is a tape measure.

... and then it starts raining ...

I don't think the people making the rules have any idea just how many firewood sellers there are outside of London, it's a completely unmanageable system. I think there should be a threshold limit on volume that requires you to register, say under 50cube. Personally I only sell about 10 a year, am I going to register at £500/year for that?

I was going to say, 365xtorq vs 372xp was something like 30 or 40% cheaper, so a good deal even after sending it for porting. I don't get the 585 though, less than 10% cheaper and more than 10% less power.

We have a lad from New Zealand with us, who's got wanderlust and thinking of Canada next. We've done two conifer hedges together so far, he does the top so that he gets the full UK tree work experience to look back on when he's bored of being 150 feet up a conifer in BC.

Couple of strokes on each tooth every few tanks of oil, much easier to keep it razor sharp than to let it get blunt and then try to put an edge back on. I'd get a kit like this: OREGON 4.5mm (11/64-Inch) Chainsaw Sharpening and Guide Bar Maintenance Kit for 3/8-Inch Narrow Kerf Saw Chains (558549) : Amazon.co.uk: Garden & Outdoors WWW.AMAZON.CO.UK Free delivery and returns on all eligible orders. Shop OREGON 4.5mm (11/64-Inch) Chainsaw Sharpening and Guide Bar Maintenance Kit for 3/8-Inch Narrow Kerf Saw Chains (558549).

Are you sure? Was in our local wood today, some of the stumps I coppiced 3 years ago have sprouted to over 8 feet tall. Regrowth from stumps is much faster than new planting because of the established root system.

I've done a few as a subbie which overrun, climbed out on top of one and I swear it looked like a tennis court it was so wide and green. I think you just have to do your best, if it takes 4 days instead of 3 then that's not ideal but ultimately not your responsibility, you can only do what you can do, safely. Your boss can't climb to the top of each one to check before quoting, and they know that so they should have some contingency in the price. Only other tip I could add to the suggestions made is sometimes on a ladder like that where it feels sketchy I will wear a harness and chuck a lanyard round something in the hedge, means you can lean against it and have both hands free for holding saw. Sometimes though you wouldn't hit the ground if you let go and ropes just get in a tangle and better off without. I do think it's funny sometimes how there is no NPTC for these kind of skills but it's actually what you spend a lot of time doing. Heard some chaps today saying they had been required to do a blower ticket.

That legislation is already passed, so not new regulations really but just the regulations coming into force for smaller producers. If you take any notice of course.....