Tomthetree

On 28/03/2024 at 22:39, Chris at eden said:

 

Have you tried Treesource? 

 

yea thanks they have everything i need jsut wondered if anyone had a second hand one for sale a little cheaper thanks

After this book by Hirons and Thomas, please DM me 

they also come with longer screws

best thing is to buy 'kiwi klimber spacers'. they are just a piece of aluminium that slots between the gaff and the shank which gives you some more room without having to use the long gaffs. they fit the distels fine

After the recall last year has anyone started receiving their replacements?

I am waiting and haven't heard much from DMM recently

Does anyolne have experience with Crispi boots

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Kit doesnt need to have a CE mark to pass loler. If your loler person knows the law in detail they will know they can pass kit without a CE mark if its 'fit for purpose' which the RRP is.

Any non CE kit needs to be lolered straight away instead of after 6 months from new

I have a non CE RRP and non CE ropes that have loler certificates

This was all told to me by the loler guy

I have the locking one and you need a bigger than expected load to lower something easily. Small limbs often dont come down with the locking one.

I got it thinking id use it loads for small stuff but the stuff i was expecting to use it for is too light and then stuff that is ideal for it i have usually prefered to use a conventional system for.

It has a pretty narrow window where it is great. It is easier to lower lighter stuff from higher up the tree as there is less rope weight on the backside of the device so if the piece doesnt want to come down, you as the climber can take over and it will get it going. I use 12mm sirius

Also it is great if you want to lower from a mewp bucket. I have had my rope in a bag in the bucket of the mewp and you could lower by yourself or if there are 2 of you in the mewp they can help. This method is great as it minimises the clutter. Mewp + rigging + capstan + someone on the capstan can get abit cluterred

Overall I dont use it anywhere near as much as i thought. I wont get another one but its handy sometimes to have in my kit. If you do get one id say get the lighter pulley one

For small stuff to lower you can beat natural crotch or a rigging ring. Thats my experience anyway 🤘

A slightly thicker option would be any of the Yale 11.7 ropes such as blue tongue which are all the same construction as blaze but slightly thicker

24 strand double braid ropes such as Yale blue tongue or cougar blue are more hardwiring than the 32 or 48 strand kernmantle ropes

the double braid ropes are roughly 50/50 core and sheath dependant ropes 

the kernmantle  ropes are core dependent with an abrasion resistant cover. 

as the strand count increases, the diameter of each strand decreases which reduces the abrasion resistance

a great double braid for srt is Yale blaze or Samson velocity  

I have a Mk2 550 and I use it for exactly the sameas the OP. Small stuff on the ground and i bought it so i could have a light ground saw in the tree for stems and its also been great for crane jobs

18inch bar .325 pitch and 058 gauge and it runs really well, i keep the air filter really clean and its great!

what are experienced climbers with all saws and rigging in edinburgh area charging if anyone knows?

Any advice on what fid set to buy? About to start learning to splice trex hollow braid of all diameters. 
 

I have seen Selma fid set. Is that any good?

also what needle and thread do I need to lock stitch? Thanks

I am looking for some slightly larger inner spikes for my 550xp mk2

the standard ones are really poor I can’t get the spike in when cutting leaning trees or thicker bark

are the dimensions exactly the same as the mark 1?

Got this from @Robin Wood

Yea it will I am hoping someone already has one for sale here

Hi does anyone know where I can get one of these?

I know there has already been a thread in 2018 and I have messaged shavey about this but no luck so I wonder if anyone else has ideas? 
 

there is one on eBay but from America so I’d like to try and get one from the uk before I get one from America 

thanks 

I’d love a husqvarna 372xp but in the uk they are discontinued 

Does anyone know a legit way to get one? 

8 hours ago, Rob D said:

All the small mount Stihl bars will fit the Echo 2511. They have the gap that leads from the tension hole into the bar groove.

 

And yes you need only to add a drive link and they work fine.

Iv ordered a couple panther 1/4 chains to run and see how they go. I don’t have my own workshop so I sharpen all my saws on site which is abit annoying but hoping the panther chain is easier to do. I tried fitting a 4mm file into the 1/4 chain but thought it was too large but I’ll check that again 👍

18 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

It cuts fine, just not as well as the 1/4!

 

Try it, you’ll soon know.

So the rollamatic e mini light  fits the same as the standard mini bar with a plus one DL

16 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

Why would you Tom?

It’s numb on 3/8.

 

Joe has nailed the perfect combo, Stihl 150 10” bar with Stihl 57 dl chain.

I’m currently running 1/4 43gauge on a panther bar 

I’m wondering how it would run on a 3/8 narrow Kerf. While I am perfectly able to sharpen the 1/4 I’d like to know how it cuts with 3/8 43g as that must be easier to sharpen

I am wanting to try running 3/8 43 gauge chain on my echo 2511

Does a stihl rollamatic e mini light bar fit the echo with plus 1 drive link? 

Ran good today! Not a real test yet but definitely up on power thanks 

On 06/02/2021 at 19:16, spudulike said:

Don't celebrate too early😉

It started and runs fine havnt put it into wood yet 🤞

Iv only gone and done it!

Now to reset the m tronic