Dan Maynard
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What Insurance Do I Need For Felling and Groundwork?
Dan Maynard replied to handymidi's topic in Insurance Forum
Nit picking, the only exception is family member so if the child labour is your own then you don't need employers liability. In all practical situations you do though, of course. -
Shifting 80-100 ton sounds like a Justin Kingwell job to me.
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All the time, yes. I have the 18v which gets used for hedges and reductions, and the 36v which gets used for brushing out on dismantles before switching to petrol for chogging down. Not as fast cutting as a 2511 but that isn't the only important parameter. Light, quiet, start on a button, no vibes or hot exhaust so you can put it down on your leg or in the hedge without it falling out. Likewise the Husky battery topper cuts faster but is a whole lot bigger and heavier. The Echo topper is light and powerful, but a lot more expensive and some have reported issues with batteries. The 18v needs switching to 1/4pitch, I have an 8 inch bar on mine.
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I think you've got two issues - the cracks let exhaust out where it's not supposed to go, that's heating bits that are not supposed to be as hot. I'm not sure that will immediately cause a seizure but it's not helping - now that it's cracked, the cracks are quite likely to keep growing until the whole thing falls off. Result you're out in the woods with no exhaust, major pain in the neck I think you have to bite the bullet and replace. Is this one of the 462s you had for sale? I was going to say your saws are looking a bit orange and white nowadays.
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They haven't said which October though.
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You are right, it's a work activity. However if you are not employing anyone and no members of the public are at risk then health and safety laws don't apply. https://www.hse.gov.uk/self-employed/does-law-apply-to-me.htm
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Like an MS400 then?
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As I have these things with RRP wouldn't want to give them up. This maybe looks a bit smoother, but then again if you watch a video of RRP they fly around in a way that I don't.
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I'd still say the hedgerow ash is not that bad round here. In the absence of more science I put that down to East Anglia being dry, and part of the life cycle being in leaf mould - worst I've seen was working in central Ireland last year, obviously a lot more damp on the ground.
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'Eco-wedge', sell it for £6.99 with the loop, essential for sensitive sites where they make you use bio oil too. I can see the market.
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I've heard of something similar, the oil flowing out the front of the cylinder is diverted in with the oil to the rear of the cylinder instead of back to tank. Benefit is faster travel, at the expense of available force. You end up with the effort of cylinder rod area rather than piston area, but for tipping down that would be fine.
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Live in Edinburgh, Scotland - as opposed to all the other Edinburgh's it would be if you lived there.
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12 foot here too, I've got Brian James though. Based on what people who have ifors tell me the ramps are easier and lighter on mine, and it tows quieter, so I'd definitely suggest looking at both. I tow mine with a 110 hardtop, so I've got the long door mirror stalks fitted to see round it, and then the extra trailer width is not really an issue. Keep thinking about a remap, especially when the trailers full. Always get there though, just need to be patient.
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Beech? Conifer? Both? Or Neither? 😂
Dan Maynard replied to Matt.H's topic in Tree Identification pictures
HC my guess too, probably super light compared to sycamore as it looks dry already. -
I've done the sketch trying to throw a rope up into a top while holding it up with one hand while it sits back on the saw. Nowadays if I'm not super confident about the forward motion I just put the rope in before I start cutting, so much easier and less stressful. Anything I can see being done with that little cone would make me nervous enough to have a rope, it's too late when either the cone won't move it or the hinge snaps. I guess it depends what sort of trees you work on?
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Remove all the dead if you want, it makes no odds to the tree as it's not being used any more. If you've just moved in then I'd give that a couple of years before doing anything, see if it's going downhill anyway in which case you have your answer. In general removing live branches is taking away leaves which is where the tree makes it's food, so pruning is stress and not great for a tree that is struggling.
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Also if this financial situation deteriorates it will show domestic arb is recession prone, rail or utility as close to recession proof as you can get. I think the only issue with a bigger outfit is they will promise to let you climb, it might take a while for them to get round to it.
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@shavey needs a mention if Dolmar 166 is being discussed, he might not buy it but will probably know someone that would.
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Black walnut
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Yes done similar in driveways, you can chuck a rope round and pull them back a bit, but you'll gain a metre maybe two before you hit the wood too thick to bend. Alternatively drive through and then clean up whatever breaks.
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Welcome to the forum! Have you used search function and browsed old threads? Lot to learn there, I'd also suggest searching the Timberwolf 18/100 which has similar blade/anvil setup and used by more professionals starting out than the 13/75. Finally, worth ringing Timberwolf and asking them. They're only in Suffolk, can only say no.
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Best cordless chainsaw (that doesn’t cost the earth!)
Dan Maynard replied to Matt.H's topic in Chainsaws
Doesn't cost the earth can be interpreted as don't buy loads of cheap Chinese plastic that ends up in the bin when something small breaks. At least with Makita you can go on L&S and get spare parts - small things like switch , screws, chain tensioner, sprockets, brake parts right up to boards and motors. -
The boring answer is sell the 200T on eBay and buy a new MS181 for doing firewood, probably have change left over.
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201 mtronic with opened exhaust, wakes it up a bit. Could say boringly reliable, still idles like it did new, never been any trouble at all, although to be fair mine is not heavily used due to battery saws taking a lot of the strain and then just pull the 400 up.
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Can't see any reason to heat the files to red and even risk ruining the tempering. The best tip for files is never hold the handle and bang the tip of the file down on the vice, always flip it so you're holding the file and tap the back of the handle on the vice. If you hold the handle sooner or later the file will fall out mid bang and you bring your hand down onto the tang. Not done it myself but know others who learnt the hard way.
