Dan Maynard
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Felling license clarity
Dan Maynard replied to Dillinger86's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Is it a garden ? Are you going to fell them all at once? The LPA permission should be 2 years so don't need to, if you stay below quarterly allowance then no need for felling licence. So, it depends. -
Interesting you put part worn chain up, I have a theory the reason people say chain cuts faster as you get towards the end of life is that the kerf gets narrower.
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I think some of the Oregon confusion is that they make two types of .325 0.050 chain - 20BPX and 95TXL. The 20BPX is what they call standard kerf and similar to the type 21 and 22 which are .058 and .063 The 95TXL is "Speedcut" which is matched with Speedcut bars and is their "narrow kerf" system. I've not used it but Oregon seem pretty clear it cuts a narrower slot in the wood. The bars and chains have a special logo to differentiate. Stihl used .063 for their bars until the Light04 which was introduced with a new narrow kerf .050 chain. Personally I think they were forced to do this because Husqvarna had previously brought out their own SP33G narrow kerf system so the 550XP was cutting faster than standard MS261.
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Stihl website Its narrower saw kerf enables the .325" Pro to achieve up to 20% better cutting performance in comparison with the previous .325" saw chains in this drive link thickness.
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Of course there is. I didn't say it was easy just that a lot of the worst graft can be avoided, eg I don't hump timber out of gardens any more now I have a power barrow.
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Width of the whole thing, importantly the width of the cut is narrower so it takes less energy to cut. Hence same engine power cuts faster.
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A lot of firms use freelance here and there so could easily work. A tracked grinder is the way to go really, hydraulic takes the manual work out which you'll need if you are going to run it days at a time.
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It's not as bad as it was 20 years ago though. Better climbing systems for one, also loaders diggers etc taking a lot of the worst manual labour away.
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This was me 6 years ago. This was me Thursday.
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Looks like it's not going to the bar but rather pumping out the bottom. Was it from a dealer? Id pop back for a chat to check bar is on properly.
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There's starting to be a few mewps about now, arb aware mewp does seem a definite market sector. I started climbing at 44 I think (it's all a blur nowadays). I would say you're not necessarily past it but does depend what shape you're in physically. Many men seem to have put on let's say a few pounds since 21 whereas I weighed the same since then by being reasonably active.
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Ah fair enough - must be more common than I thought, just doesn't make the news.
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I thought you connected the blower to the mole tunnel and they pop up all over the lawn? Seen it on countryfile. Hang on, maybe that was Wallace and Gromit.
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Where are these, presumably Yorkshire moors? I've heard of bog Oak round here in the Fens but not other areas of the country.
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Ah the Stihl demo area. I was thinking you aren't ever going to win the chainsaw carving competition with some big flat boards.
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Advice on SRT, where to start
Dan Maynard replied to Treepigmatt's topic in SRT (Single Rope Technique)
As far as I understood the early use of SRT was mainly as an efficient way to ascend, you then had to reconfigure to descend. The step change innovation was the rope wrench which gives an easy way to go both up and down on the same hardware, hence easy to actually work the tree. -
I guess the trouble is if you do get the money then you have to shovel up all the chip. Maybe as Mark says as a threat it's better than in reality. Thomas Higgins is cleaner.
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I took down this horse chestnut recently as it was in severe decline and infected with dryads saddle. Once I started digging to grind the stump it was obvious the soil has been raised with a layer of clay about 10 inches thick. It took a while but I do think that's what killed the tree.
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When I was a lad we had big dead elms to split by hand, which quite often needed wedges and sledgehammer. If a particularly gnarly bit wouldn't split we'd put that aside for "a last thing at night piece" Was never still burning in the morning though, just saved a lot of hammering.
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Lanyard/sidestrop mechanical friction device ideas
Dan Maynard replied to Sam north's topic in Climbers talk
I use VT and pinto like you, but about 8m of rope for second line when needed. I don't think either of those devices are rated for climbing support, only for work positioning lanyard. Reason as far as I can tell is they don't have progressive release for lowering under load. I'm sticking with hitch but I guess ready for someone to show something that is genuinely better. -
Root cause. I see what you did there!
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True next day is getting less common anyway to be honest, between uncertain stock and postal delays. I think a few days is normal service now.
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He wanted plugs though, but like you I'd stick to a good brand like 3M. They are cheap enough you might as well buy good ones and be sure they'll work.
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Don't think there's much hydraulic on a Predator 360.
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What engine does it have on? Likely 5W30 or 10W30 based on what Honda specify for mine, not too critical.
