Dan Maynard
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Having seen this thread I'm now seeing blackthorn everywhere. Cambridgeshire.
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Usually you take screws out of tightening holes and put them back in the other holes, tighten, tap it, swear, and it jumps off. Google remove taper lock pulley, plenty of guides.
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I can't see properly in the picture but is it a taper lock pulley? That's what they use on the drum on my JoBeau chipper.
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Lad working with us just before Christmas had done the exact same thing. Maybe it should be a part of CS30 as it's the most common chainsaw injury I've actually seen.
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There is a 44 at the beginning of the number on both piston and cylinder, think German logic would have that as a 44mm?
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Hope you do get it back Mark, it's just a bastard when stuff is nicked and costs you a load of money and inconvenience. Especially galling after having all that work done on it. Good point about insurance, I need to tell mine about your old stump grinder which is working very nicely thank you.
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Maybe get the small genny for chargers lights etc and then get petrol powered versions of the bigger items such as pressure washer? Quick look for petrol pressure washer starting around the £200 mark.
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Maybe grab lorry, loading would be the issue otherwise. Or like Steve says drop off a bin first.
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Can you get the battery company to arrange collection? They must have an arrangement I guess.
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More seriously, interesting that they market this for spiking on poles and say it can be used as a cambium saver as an aside. Basically the same as a multisaver which is sold as a cambium saver but can also be used on poles as an aside.
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Still got the moustache too!
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I went in the shop for a 241 but was talked into the 261 years ago, never regretted it. If you don't have a special reason to get as light as possible then it's not a lot more cost or weight for the 261 but a good step up in power. If you are only going to have one saw then I would say 50cc but for those larger stems a second bigger saw will make sense. I have also a 365 on 18" bar for the reasons as above, it's a lot of saw for the money.
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Sachs Dolmar 112, Dolmar 6000i 150t, 201t, 261, 461 365 Enough. Or should I buy a 390 while I still can?
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That right there, that's the top of the slippery slope. Two saws sounds plenty, then you get one more, then just one more......
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Good point, bonfire is actually the cheapest option but depending on where you live may not be permissible.
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I'd go with planting replacements now and felling later, reductions for me are for when trees outgrow the position and these have plenty of space.
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The who can get most outraged at bad treework thread.
Dan Maynard replied to Mick Dempsey's topic in Picture Forum
Town made me laugh too, don't even have a pub or shop in the village any more. -
The who can get most outraged at bad treework thread.
Dan Maynard replied to Mick Dempsey's topic in Picture Forum
Uh hang on a minute, I recognise those trees as they are where I live. Top one is in a garden, a mature ash with a TPO also within conservation area, it's a had some big cracks in limbs overhanging the road so I think it was reduced like that to make it safe. I am pretty sure I know the firm. Second pic is a council tree just on the conservation area boundary, Hunts District Council whacked it a couple of years ago. It was overhanging the house, I know the people and they complained but everyone was a bit shocked after the council left. That one is just properly outrageous, I can't think it won't decay. Where are you from then Boo Who? -
I think 3-4 cubic metres of brash sounds optimistic if there are 10cm cuts. If it's for a friend then it's domestic waste so can be taken to a recycling centre but will be a lot of trips. Cheapest is probably to hire a small chipper, take it in and spread the wood chip on the borders.
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Still Airstreams here, never noticed a problem with spikes. I do keep looking out for what to get next as sole starting to lift but I need a size 13.
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This guy is good to watch on all sorts of things, here he is on hitchclimber
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Wearing gloves helps me as it reduces the effort to grip. I've messed around with different ones though to find a good fit. Your arms get stronger and you get more fluid through more climbing, I'm afraid it does feel like being battered at first. I also find the hip thrust a lot easier with hitchclimber as you are pulling above the knot with both hands. I wouldn't leave the tickets too long though as the training will make you safer and you'll get efficiency tips.
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An inverter driving a three phase motor from a single phase source will give you the soft start you desire. In round numbers you need 4A of single phase per kW (think 250volts to make the maths easy) so electric heaters are limited to about 3kW on a plug, will be something over 20A for 5kW so you probably want a 32A socket installing with cable straight back to fuse board.
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Another 40s starter here, it can be done but again was very fit and strong earlier in life. My take is that there are actually lot of different jobs in arb, realistically I ache too much after a few full days climbing to be up all day every day. I wouldn't go for a job pollarding street trees in London but currently do mainly domestic arb, which is more of a mixture so I get along just fine. I think you have to find your niche, I've seen a lot of adverts from bigger firms where HGV experience is an advantage, maybe you could also get 360 driving tickets? That way you're not trying to compete outright with younger fitter blokes. I would say go for it, start somewhere and build up experience. Contacts, friends, get on the blower to local firms, somebody will be looking for men at some point.
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... whereas I run 16" on my 261 and would say that's perfect, don't get 18". My 2p would be that if you have only one saw then 50cc perfect, 40cc a bit small so 261/550xp good choice. I started with Stihl largely because of dealer support near me. After that it really depends how much of the bigger stuff you are going to cut, a lot of 20"+ stems then you may want a 70cc saw to make it quicker but that's another big step in cost, power, weight, cutting forces etc so not a natural step from the 181.
