Paddy1000111
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I get where you're coming from but the rules have changed as to accepted practices. If my anchor fails or I cut the line which hasn't happened yet but still. HSe will be all over me like a rash for not following the law. If I am up on 2 and I fall not just will HSe not charge me but my insurance is more likely to pay out the full amount. Apart from the inconvenience of setting another anchor and using 2 ropes which should be made a lot easier by the gyro, there's no reason not to use 2 ropes?
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Maybe it's for 5'10 people plus baggage? 😂 Some people are tight b******* anyway, would make sense that they need to take it with them!
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It's falling off once and spending the time after in a wheelchair fighting a HSe lawsuit I don't fancy 😂
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I guess, but having recently started to climb on two rope, single rope just feels plain wrong! It's all fun and games until I fall 60ft out a tree and get to pay £100k for the experience
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Well, when that goes wrong I don't fancy having my arse reamed by HSe. Don't think that because you're self employed you aren't going to get absolutely shafted
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I kind of agree but assuming it's a good deal it's worth it to me. I've spent so much time in my life returning things that arrived broken that I would much rather go and pick it up. If I don't get a good deal from them then I will get it from my local dealer as they have it for the same price as honeybros
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350 mile round day trip it is! I've done it to Scotland before. 16 hour return 😂
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You legend. When I am ready to purchase (end of next month) they will be my first stop! Have people had saws shipped to them before? My local delivery guys seem to throw my parcels through some sort of giant washing machine they come so beaten up. I would be worried things would arrive damaged, crankcases all chipped up etc? It's £1341 through my local dealer with a 36" bar
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60" panther with the 64" bar kit is my plan. A .404 hyperskip seems to be ideal. I'll obviously have to buy their oiler kit too. Did someone say an 881 for £1200? Umm, where?!
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I think the lopro bars stop at something like 60" anything bigger is all .404 with a hyperskip chain
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I could have done with that! Always good to learn about it from someone who knows what they are doing. Back in the aircraft world the scariest thing I've ever done was to fly to a foreign country where I didn't speak the language and replace an engine on a plane I've never worked on and then fly back on the repaired plane. If I'm still here after that, I'm sure anything is possible 😂
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Well it's a budget thing. Buy a 661 for occasional large work and not mill or buy a 881 and milling and occasional large work. Hopefully the 881 being more ergonomic etc etc will make the stuff easier. If not, I'll get a gym membership
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I'll have a look for sure. It looks like the bars are out of stock until feb 21 anyway so I have some breathing/research room luckily. Apparently the company is happy to wait if I am serious about buying the mill and doing the work which is good. They seem genuine to be fair, I explained I haven't got any experience and they are willing to work with me so it will be an interesting side step!
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You know what, I would have made a cock up there. I didn't look at the mechanisms! I saw the grips on the rod in the centre of the alaskan and assumed it had the synchro rise/fall but they're just there for show! Panther kit it is!
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Oh yea, 100% if I am milling it will HAVE to be a 881. I was just saying that my origional plan was to get a 661 that I would occasionally mill maybe 30" stuff at a push. Not sure where all this other saw stuff came into the equation. Probably me saying that I would have to use the 881 for felling big stuff where I was going to get a 661 because of budget.
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What makes the Panther better? This is the sort of info that really helps. I can get a Alaskan with all the kit (wedges oiler etc) for about the same price of a panther of the same size. What makes it a better mill? All I could really see is the bolt to bar as opposed to clamp?
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Well you know that I haven't, said that from the start 😂
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I like how I came here for some hints on milling and how to not f a saw up and it's turned into the ultimate saw showdown 😂 I've turned Arbtalk into Project farm 😂
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I only have 5 at the moment... I'm still a baby!
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It's all personal opinion, it's why ford, volvo, VW, audi etc etc all produce cars in the exact same size range. None of them are "best" but just best to the person who's driving them! I've always liked stihl, there's just something about husky that doesn't sit right with me. Thing is if you had a mix between stihl and husky you could probably have the perfect 4/5 saw setup but I'm too stubborn for that
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I don't think a 500i is a gimmick but it just seems a little lost in the range? The 460 series is a tried and true series used by everyone from tree surgeons to the fire service. Given the 500i placement it doesn't make it sit well between the 661 and the 462. It just seems to fill a space that didn't need filling I guess? I wish I was an armchair specialist. My chair ain't got no arms! 😂
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Is this aimed at me or @Moose McAlpine 😂 Also, I've just seen a MS400? Am I an idiot or is this new?!
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This is what I was saying a few posts back about the 500i vs the 661. Then again there's almost no difference between a 462 and a 500I bar a small upgrade. I would choose the 462 personally, same size bar rating but less weight. There's a big jump between the 661 and 881. In reality I need a saw that can handle big felling which would be the 661 but the 881 means milling so considering I'm not walking around forests doing felling it's no biggie having the additional weight. I'll just have to buy a 462 too, oh the horror
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Well this is it, I would love to have a 881 a 661 and a 500i as I could use the 881 for big stuff and milling, the 661 for chunking down big bits and the 500 for anything over say 16-18" as the 261 isn't quick on bigger stuff. At the end of the day I don't do big chunking down on sticks often at all but I need a big saw for felling bigger stuff. If it means I get an 881 so I have the ability to fell bigger stuff (realistically 661 territory) and have the ability to mill with it I'm quids in. As @topchippyles said, not just is the stuff 1.4m by 3m but it's always in the middle of ButtF*** nowhere and on a hill or in a forest etc. It's going to be a pain in the ass to get out the forest as slabs let alone getting a bandsaw mill in there or something big enough to lift the log etc etc. Luckily the transport and logistics isn't my problem. They just need someone to fell timber and make it planks! Going by my log chart it's around 4274kg, can a bandsaw mill even handle that girth? (oi oi)
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You can also swap out the sprocket and bar. Your choices are 3/8 picco, .325 or 3/8. I don't think any stihl chains come factory ground as square chisel
