5thelement
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How much trigger time have you put on a 500i?
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Is there no warning signs on the machine indicating the safe working zone?
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What, like this you mean? Blows out nose sprockets for fun, the 500I, 90% too much saw for 90% of its owners 😂
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There was a small colony living in a private woodland near me in Lancashire many years ago, they can certainly move with a lurcher on their arse.
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What information/evidence did they have to arrest you in the first place?
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I’ve heard this same old claptrap for 30 years, no Politician has the balls to carry any of what they say through, sound bites to gain votes at the next election.
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I think you need to sit down and have a damn good look at yourself. 😂
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I trained a HGV mechanic a few years back who wanted a change in his career and fancied getting into the tree business. I strongly recommended that he thought long and hard about it, and that maybe he should move into maintaining large forestry machinery instead. A chance meeting with a harvester driver in an adjacent block gave him the lightbulb moment, I think he then retrained with Komatsu.
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What’s your reasoning for the 372 over the 572, are you looking to port/mod it? I’ve owned and used both for years, I would choose a stock 572 all day long.
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Check out MWMAC Ltd, they are based in Wales and you may be able to get funding for one of their courses.
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The Cat 1 storm that was predicted here failed to materialise, leaving us with an unexpected beach day and fish tacos.
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My first time cutting Casaurina trees, this has to be the hardest wood I have ever cut with a chainsaw.
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Handheld petrol powered winch
5thelement replied to monkeybusiness's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
I have an Eder 1800, lightweight and compact, runs on the same Aspen as the saws. I can carry winch, strops and 50mm dyneema rope at once, unlike the Tirfor. Add a snatch block and you can pull and move some decent size lumps. It has two speeds, set up to pull differing weights. Set at 900kg it pulls considerably faster than at 1800kg, I usually set it to faster for assisted fells. @Treadlight Forestry -
Plumpton College Intensive Course - good pathway in?
5thelement replied to SussexHarry's topic in Training & education
If you pass all those tickets you won’t be making tea, you will be expected to hit the ground running and prove yourself. Generally the wages in Arb, even more so in Forestry, are crap. The only contract climbers/groundies earning okay are shit hot with years of experience under their belts, not newbies. The only way to make decent money in this game is with YOUR NAME on the side of the vans. -
Plumpton College Intensive Course - good pathway in?
5thelement replied to SussexHarry's topic in Training & education
That is a pretty impressive list to complete in 8 weeks. It will give you a grounding into the very basics of the industry, and possibly a foot in the door. Tickets are not the be all and end all for employers, I have met hundreds of ticket collectors over the years who are crap, experience, efficiency and reliability is what really counts, and ultimately this will dictate how much you will earn. I won’t comment on the training that Plumpton College offer, but have you looked at Scott Fraser Training, based in Lamberhurst? -
They take some beating.
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I don’t think I have bought anything from Axminster that wasn’t top notch.
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I use a guide bar dresser, still only takes a minute. If your rails are becoming that uneven, that often, you need to take a look at your sharpening.
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I use a flat file on standard bars or a wet stone on the Sugihara/Tsumura type bars, takes very little time at all. What the hell kind of burrs are you creating that require a grinder?
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I think the H&S guy has got their wires crossed or just unclear on the regs. I would think they are expecting the Op to produce winch service records rather than LOLER records.
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Put the H&S man right on the situation as he clearly hasn’t got a clue.
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There is no requirement to LOLER your winches if they aren’t used for lifting, I can’t see why they are asking for this. If it’s going to gain you a decent contract then I would obviously have it done as it shouldn’t cost the earth. You will just have to explain the situation to the LOLER examiner or state that you use the winches as hoists occasionally, supply winch receipts and any service records you have for inspection. I’m not familiar with any LOLER examiners near you, Richard Almond possibly, a web search should supply a list of local contacts.
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Fantastic looking vessel, looks like it’s has arrived in perfect time, designed and built in the EU I believe. Just as well really if HS2 is anything to go by, sadly it would be delayed for another 4 years and cost 3 times more if the UK had anything to do with it.
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My French is still crap Stuart, so I tend to work for English speakers, Dutch, Belgians and Brits. I simply write out the work spec in simple English, reduction, prune, removal, fell, stump treatment etc then google translate it into French for the quote. I am in touch with a few quality French Arb guys down South if the OP requires some recommendations.
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Husqvarna and Aspen used to be sweethearts. Most Husqvarna dealers/ambassadors would recommend Aspen openly. Maybe they fell out or fell out of love, so Husqvarna produced their own version and dumped the ex.
