Dan Maynard
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I was also taught petrol contamination is a LOLER fail. I also think we should state that manufacturers guidelines are to avoid any chemical contamination, so white spirit cleaning would be a no no. Obviously they are conservative in their recommendations but with it being me hanging from the rope I wouldn't take chances. I haven't experience with Ficus but Beal cleaner is surprisingly good on its own at connie sap.
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How to trim branches when there is nothing above them
Dan Maynard replied to forestboy1978's topic in General chat
Did you get chance to speak to the neighbors who own the tree? Maybe some of the branches could be removed completely, avoids ugly stubs, might achieve enough extra light etc for your customer. If the neighbors are at war then no easy answers. Pics would help of course. -
Purchasing 25 acre oak stand in France
Dan Maynard replied to JonnoR's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Definitely old oak coppice stools in our local wood, haven't any pictures but am in there next Sunday. -
Several of the prussic cords on Jones are around 1.50 a metre anyway, I've never really seen it as a big cost item to try to save money on so not sure I'd bother myself.
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£3.5k? Blimey that is steep. I have had one of these letters but it ended up in the bin before I got as far as finding out the deal, looked too full of bs for me.
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Not certain on the newer 261 but on mine air filter is washable so you don't need to replace it. Soapy water, rinse thoroughly, dry on radiator. If you're a bit mechanical you'll be fine, it's really about cleaning and checking as 2 years occasional isn't much work for a saw really.
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I bought an AGM M1 phone, because I was scared when the touchscreen on my smartphone was completely defeated by rain being on it. Out sawing and my wife rang to check I was ok in the weather, was totally unable to answer the call. Thought I would also be unable to dial 999. The AGM is waterproof, has buttons and works like an old Nokia, battery life a couple of weeks on standby. Fine in the rain. Wouldn't want to go back to it as an only phone, but it's great for what it is.
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Personally, I use Stihl chains on my Stihl saws but I don't think you can go far wrong with Oregon brand if you want to save a few pounds. I'm pretty sure you can still bore cut with BPX, but if you want to check then email RobD at chainsawbars. I would avoid really cheap eBay type chains for sure, for me that's about safety.
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There was recently a video from vallorbe I think where they did measurements of cutting speed with different filing angles etc. One of the first tests was semi-chisel, cut speed was 93% of full chisel. I think if you compare how much dirty wood you cut in a couple of hours it will be much more with semi because it stays sharp so much better. I find this felling in the woods, when you cut nice and low always going to be a little bit of mud and moss so have to touch up full chisel two or three times as often.
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I'd sell you a silky for the same price, probably cut faster than a Ryobi.
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Coletti on here used to have an M500 on the front of a trailer, he was looking to move on the chipper recently as well.
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Just ... why ? Amazing.
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I think Bob is saying to let the screw crimp it down, in my other job we put ferrules on all the cable ends on industrial control panels so use hundreds of these but would fail inspection if not properly crimped first. Perfectly serviceable crimps from manual pliers about £25 eg https://uk.rs-online.com/mobile/p/crimp-tools/2601548/ Self adjusting ratchet crimps are what wiremen use but more like £150, if you are crimping all day then worth it to save your wrist, eg: https://uk.rs-online.com/mobile/p/crimp-tools/2603594/ You can probably get them cheaper than RS by shopping around but I would get branded rather than cheap Chinese.
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I think woodlots website is founded on the same idea so there is a kind of demand, they appear to have some funding to keep them going rather than just making money from the advertisers.
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I use a 2m multisaver as I was too tight to buy the pulleysaver. I use it a lot, for the two uses you have described but also when it's over a union you can set it long which moves your rope away from the stem as you move around and thus saves rubbing below the rings. https://www.teufelberger.com/en/products-services/tree-care/application-specific-menu-treecare/tutorial-videos/multisaver-multianchor-und-ringloop-in-anwendung.html
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Depending on if I come under usual fuckwits, I would be interested in buying it. Have been thinking of buying one of those blue ones from China but rather a proper one really, so I have cash waiting. I'd collect it.
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If you can, buy Colettis 500, they don't come up secondhand all that often and you won't lose money if you put new blades on when it's time to sell in a few years.
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Yes, I did a job with some helpers and I think some stones went through, or maybe it was just time. Anyway, blades smashed up and main bearings broken but new blades, bearings and belts (while at it) for a few hundred quid. Job easy to do myself and apart from the bulletproof Honda engine there is almost nothing else to it. One of the things that put me off the £3k roadtow chippers is the amount that could go wrong in all the hydraulics, engine etc. At that price point I just feel they've had a long hard life and could easily need a lot spending.
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Variable speed controller box thing
Dan Maynard replied to briquette_seller's topic in Maintenance help
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Are you going to spray or something like that using lots of air? If you draw down slowly I think you'll find that one of the machines must have a slightly lower trip on the pressure switch so effectively it will do all the work. If you draw enough air then the common pressure goes below the switch point for both so they both cut in. I don't think a non return valve is really needed either, but you might want to put some isolating valves so that you can take out one compressor without draining both tanks, depending on what's on the outputs. That valve says hot/cold water so I wouldn't use it personally. Look for something by SMC, Festo, Norgren eg https://uk.rs-online.com/mobile/p/pneumatic-positive-pressure-vacuum-non-return-valve-function-fittings/8497231/
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I carefully avoided the phrases extra length, bigger blade, longer strokes, easier wrist action etc. Waste of time. It is the old story though, there is a different ideal tool for each situation but also good to travel light - have to find a compromise.
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Pretty powerful, I drive my M500 up ramps into the trailer, admittedly that's lower than a pickup so I would say you'll need long ramps. Needs a bit of encouragement if raining or tyres slip on the metal but I guess that's more a problem with the ramps than the M500.
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I have a 330 zubat which I modified to 270 by pinching the tip in a conifer hedge, being tight I have just ground the end to a round profile and carried on. I don't miss the extra on smaller branches, it's the 3 inch or over where I notice, especially like you said topping cut on spindly pole on a windy day. I'll be going back longer on the replacement blade even though I've recently bought an MS150 so silky not out as much.
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I don't know if the Chinese ones have hour counters?
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Variable speed controller box thing
Dan Maynard replied to briquette_seller's topic in Maintenance help
Spot on as above, motor inverter. You can get them powered by single phase supply or 3 phase, but 16A motor is quite big and in the larger sizes the 3phase ones are cheaper so if you can then go that way. I've built factory automation, these things tend to have a list price and then deep discount for machine builders, unfortunately RS tend to be the upper end of range as you pay for convenience. I have a pillar drill and lathe running off inverters which came from eBay, there are quite a few resellers who dismantle old machines and flog the bits so I would definitely look there. I would also suggest a big red isolator switch in a box, you can buy these lots of places even Screwfix.
