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Witterings

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  1. These are the ones I was given so just need to change the size, seems pretty unanimous in favour of trousers over chaps so will exchange for the next sie up and a big thank you to all for their input!!!
  2. Not sure whether to go for chaps or trousers and hear plus's an minus's for both, I was given a pair of Oregon trousers for Xmas but the waist sizing is ridiculously out which means I'll have to change them and will need to go up a size in waist so the leg will then be 2"'s longer than my normal trouser leg which may possiby mean the risk of having something to trip you up .... the last thing you'd ever want with a chainsaw in your hand .... the chaps have a much shorter leg. I've read that chaps get caught in bush sometimes but are better to wear in the summer as trousers can be too hot, I've also heard trousers can be cold on the back of thw legs in winter so people end up having to wear long john's under them. Interested to hear which people prefer and also why, mine will just be for occasional use probably 1/2 doz to a dozen times a year just for cutting up logs for a wood burner so won't be doing much climbing through undergrowth if any.
  3. This is me being totally anal but having recently had a wood burner installed (should have done it years ago .... had an open fire 18 years ago) I love everything about it and want to do the most I can to enjoy it both from a functional / economical prespective as well as an esthetic and man instinct point of view ... who does't love a fire. I'm sure they're probably pretty much the same that for at least the 1st half hour or so quite a lot of wood and a decent flame provides a decent bed of embers for whatever you do after that. My cycle once it was going well and had the vents closed down a bit was wait until it dies down a lot (but still decent embers) and then putting another 2 / 3 logs on ... it'd do nothing for a while and then go crazy as all 3 went up together and repeating this cycle which also made the room unbearably hot when it's not that cold. As it was going more than I needed I'd then try and close the vent down more so it's almost "chokes it" and it seems to get lots of soot on the glass and the flame is pretty naff. Last couple of times ... fire it up well and instead of all or nothing, wait until the logs are 1/2 to 3/4 burnt but still have a decent flame and then add one more (instead of 2/3), you get a generally more consisent flame which is lovely to look at (and seems to keep the glass clearer) and repeat ... it seems to keep the heat more consitent along with the flame and I would have thought possibly more efficient all round. As I said ... this is me being totally anal about something I throughly enjoy and interested to hear what works best for others in case I'm missing a trick.
  4. Very hit or miss ... seems like it's missing as you try to rev it up to cut and then catches up but seems "under pressure" with a load .... I took it into D & M today and they've tweaked it so will give it a proper try as soon as it's not tipping it down and hopefully it's resolved. They did comment the exhausts on these do sound a bit different to some of the other makes.
  5. Yes only had it 5 weeks and not used that much yet ... it seems to have got worse since I've had it
  6. Certainly scrounging it is the way to go and something I will try to do ... have been out today and picked up a load of pallets to build a log store for if I do manage to so I have more storage for seasoning. Certainly our lounge is a lot warmer with the burner going than the CH and I sit by a draughty window in a not well insulated outside wall and there's an old flat roof so the burner makes it a lot nicer and warmer to sit in for sure!!!
  7. I am in West Sussex just south of Chichester but having looked up the sizing unless they come up large on the waist I think I'd struggle with them and the leg would be too long by a couple of inches as well but thank you otherwise I could well have been up for that!!!
  8. I'd be interested to see people's answers as well ... we only had ours installed on 24th Oct, I ordered £185 worth and am close to half way through it already and Christmas will make another big ish dent in it. I think there's obviously the novelty value as we lit it every night for the 1st 10 days but now weekends and the occasional weekday. I also wish I knew if it was more or less economical than gas central heating although I'm guessing if you're buying in logs it'd be less but at least you have some offset as we're in a bungalow and have turned the heating off every night we've had it on.
  9. @Stere (and everybody else that suggested helmet 1st) ..... Cheers for that and point taken ..... helmet 1st it is !!!!!!
  10. Bought an Echo CS 352 a few weeks ago, I used a chainsaw quite a lot but that was 18 years ago so not had "recent" experience but this just doesn't sound quite right to me .... be interested to see what others think??? IMG_2623.MOV
  11. Double post by mistake so removed
  12. Why is a helmet rated highly especially if I'm not felling and all my work will be waist height or lower ... I did mention I have ear protection ( already have buggered ears from drumming) and have safety glasses ... is it because kickback might hit your head?? Have very much taken on board the comments re common sense as well!!!!
  13. Looks like it's Chaps are for me then ? I'd empty a room pretty blooming quick if I did ? Think I may go for the all in one helmet / visor / ears as have often thought it'd be useful even just for strimming and lopping low hanging branches and some trousers initially .... great thing about Xmas round the corner :-)
  14. I know the obvious answer would be all of it but if you've never worn any chainsaw specific safety clothing and decided it was long overdue that you should but were going to buy it a bit at a time .... what would be the order of importance i.e. gloves or trousers / chaps. The only things I do have at the moment are some standard safety glasses and ear defenders ... not sure how important it is to have a helmet as I'd probably get one of the all in one's if it is and it's only for cutting up logs for a burner not for felling trees.
  15. Brilliant everyone and cheers for all the replies ... always appreciated!!!! I was asking as I have a one off opportunity to grab a huge amount of wood that could last me for a long, long time but it'd be too much to store in my covered seasoning area and also will take ages to cut / split but could store it elsewhere uncut and do it bit by bit .... but if it was going to rot there's no pnt in picking it up as I'd then have dispose of it at a later stage. Cheers to all again ?
  16. I've read that fallen trees that lie on the ground start to rot and then aren't great for burning probably deteriorating more the longer they're left like that. I'm trying to find if A/. If it's cut into 6' Long sections, kept off the ground and piled in stacks (and if should it be covered or not) and B/. If it's cut, split and stacked in a covered well ventilated log store If they're both good kept like that will it last indefinitely?? Also interested if it's kept as per A .... Does it start to season albeit slower than if it's cut and split.
  17. Do agree with the comments ... he's a good lad and could have just taken my money but instead gave me professional advice ... very definitely one on the keep / recommendation list!!! Saw the comment about it getting brittle .... If it does get diseased, does it affect it's burn ability??
  18. He was saying it was 2 fold ..... reducing the tree now would firstly increase the chances it gets it but also he was saying there's an incredibly high chance it will get it anyway (reduced or not) and in which case I'd be paying to have it reduced now and potentially paying to have it cut down a year later because it's diseased .... in other words leave it and see if it gets it or not before deciding what to do. I was just surprised and hadn't realised how prolific it is and thought that without any other Ash trees in the immediate proximity it'd possibly give it a buffer but he doesn't seem to think so which is kind of what my query was about??
  19. What a complete twat I am .... no idea why I typed Deadline but cheers for pointing it out ?
  20. I've just had someone round to get a quote to have some conifers and an Ash tree cut back and whilst we're fairly secluded where we are he said he wouldn't have any work done on the Ash as there's a very high chance it'd get Deadline .... especially as one of the Estate's about 10/12 miles away has quite a lot it and it seems to be spreading in this direction. I just wanted to ask if it really is that virulent or not and generally the chances of it getting it and percentage of trees affected and if some escape it?? EDIT: Meant Die back as Stubby pointed out ?
  21. ^^^^^^^ Funny you should say that ... the thread and my post made me ring the guy to find out how much it was and it was Eqv to approx 4 Covers bags so about 2.25 cu m I have a covered sideway that's used for BBQ / garden chairs etc and there's easily spare room to take his initial delivery pus quite a bit more in there and will keep the more seasoned / ready to use there but also want to build an outside store and initially looked up the cost of wood and you can't make one for as cheap as they sell them so have started looking for used pallets as well.
  22. We've only just had a stove installed so needed some seasoned wood and paid £185 for what I think (but not sure) was 4 cu m (is that about what a truck full would be????). I'd love to find somewhere I could get some for free (or a bottle of wine / few packs of beer), would happily pick it up and cut / split it myself and leave it to season for next year. It'd be the whole difference between using the burner at weekends only because it's nice or using it to substitute gas central heating and using it everyday of the week when it's cold.
  23. Funny I should read this as I picked up some freebie willow and whilst it's not been seasoned I thought I'd try a bit to see if it burns as there's a load more I can go and get ..... It's on the burner as I read / am typing this and everyhing else in there's burning nicely and the willow's just sitting there taking up space .... don't think I'll bother picking up the rest.
  24. As gorgeous as they are they're powerful beasts .... years ago I was getting towards being in need of a hip replacement and our old lab (unfortunately not with us anymore) was playing and ran into me full tilt at the of a walk ... the pain was unbelievable, .... absolutely excruciating and my head started spinning badly and my vision going .... I know for sure if I hadn't of been standing next to a gate which I collapsed over to support myself I would have hit the deck. We've also looked after Canine Partners dogs at the weekends for 3 years and a couple of months ago The Mrs was playing with one in the garden that got excited and literally took her feet out from underneath her tossing her up in the air like a rag doll ... always seems funny to witness when you're not on the receiving end of it ? They're beautiful animals but strong and powerful for sure ... good luck with the recovery and sure you can find the appropriate medicine to aid your recovery and is best taken whilst sitting in front of a log burner on these cold evenings ?

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