Dan Maynard
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Found a couple of pics of a poplar which had been topped a few years before. Nearly hollow 18" stems at top, soft spongy wood 3/4 of stem at bottom, roots decayed to hollow at the base. New people had bought the house so we weren't sure how long but counting rings about 10 years.
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Yeah to be fair I don't use one for my chipper as that drives itself up the ramps, but I do use a hand winch to pull the big trailer up into the shed.
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Bit funny Mark sold his grinder really, given all these stumps he's leaving around the place....
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I'm thinking about the Mary Rose which they brought out of the Solent in the 80s, that went off to be sprayed with a wax that would gradually replace the water in the timber so it could later be out in the open air without cracking. That would be the ultimate, but I agree probably not too practical a suggestion.
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Or a little boat trailer hand winch, cheap as chips.
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I've started to use Landmark Trading as they are near me, website seems reasonable so far.
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They are same cc really, 70.7 vs 72 but the 365 is basically a throttled 372xp. Power is 3.6kw vs 4.4kw which is a pretty big percentage increase whilst being lighter so the 462 will cut faster.
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I would be happy to be corrected, I think the arb association used to have the RAMS up for free but now they are members only so advice to look there may not be helpful.
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Sure as a sharp chain finds a nail, if you sell it you'll soon put a cut in your new rope and then wish you had a spare. But if you keep it you won't need it, that way you can carry on climbing on your new rope. Keep it. You know it makes sense.
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Presumably those are the push and twist 90degree pop off like the 261 though? Doesn't take any longer than undoing the screw on the 461 really, although I guess you do have to find a combi spanner.
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Bought my new 330 zubat blade, man it's sharp.
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We took some bamboo down the other week, it went off to the local wildlife park as food. Saved chipping.
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My German not up to everything in that document but petrol appeared to be fine whereas washing powder an absolute disaster. They recommend no more than 30C. Not entirely sure what to think now.
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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.
