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Moose McAlpine

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  1. Moose McAlpine
    For a company that bang on about their "world first" in the 500i and its technological advances, it's a mystery why they still haven't developed a decent filtration system. Husqvarna invented Air Injection over 30 years ago, hardly a new technology.
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    You pretending to be Dirty Harry with that pose? 🤔 "I know what you're thinking. Did he use 6 screws, or only 5?"
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    Shame you're not closer or you could have a go with my T540XP, it's a lovely piece of kit. Still worth dropping by a dealer and having a look or getting a demo on one. Was with one of our climbers today, his 201 repeatedly died out, he'd give it a rev and it'd bog down (as if the chain brake was on) then die. I'll bring my 540 tomorrow and see how he finds that instead. I'll bring you the 540 to try, it's very smooth. Need to drop the 525 to Spud to have a look at the carb tuning so i can get it back in action. 🤔
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    I only have a couple pictures as i've not done much climbing yet. First time i ever climbed though:
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    Me too!
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    Only ever heard good things about Airtec.
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    Looks like firewood to me! 😛
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    Unless you insulate it you'll always get condensation in a container, that's just the nature of them. They're a steel box after all. You can get DIY condensation control kits, which will stop it. Or anti-condensation paint, which people have varying levels of success with. Even with roof vents and more airflow, as air is still "trapped" inside so the moisture in it will become condensation, you can only stop that by insulating the offending surface unfortunately.
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    I see what you're saying, but in the fight between you and gravity you're in the worst possible position, without a quick easy escape route should it go wrong. Granted, small trees with mild lean, but even one of those can do some significant damage should it land on you.
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    I don't think a PTO would make it be classed as agricultural. Lots of vehicles have PTOs. Utility vans and trucks mostly. Any truck with hydraulics has a PTO so tippers, cement mixers, bulk haulers, recovery trucks, Hiabs, etc. Never knew that! Quite an interesting setup. Is there anything you haven't got in the shed? 🤔
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    Is there the space to run a proper PTO shaft out the back of the gearbox to the rear? Seen lots of utilities vans with prop-driven PTOs. The first prop section has a splitter for the PTO in it, but only seen them to drive generators and air compressors. They run in 4th at high idle.
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    Same principle as a cant hook. Suppose it kinda works if you're alone, but what if the pole slips off the top? The damn tree's gonna land on you. This is why you get someone to pull it over with a rope while you make your cuts.
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    How do you find the power and performance of the 540i?
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    The hydraulic PTOs you get on 4x4s and Sprinters are really only for stuff like hydraulic winches. The pumps are about the same size and output as what a chipper has to power the feed rollers. You won't get enough out of it to power an entire chipper assembly.
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    T525 and T540?
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    Pretty sure the OP meant it as a shortening of "top handle".
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    My mate's mrs has come with us on a number of jobs and she puts most guys to shame. Not afraid to get stuck in, drags brush, picks up and carries logs, feeds the chipper, rings up stems, etc. She's not interested in climbing but makes a damn good groundie.
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    Doesn't appear to be optional. 😛
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    As i read that i could hear Smooth Operator playing in the background. 😂
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    That really does look brand new! My mate's ones all look like the before picture.
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    I'll have a look, i would hazard a guess at a couple years old as our guys kill equipment quite quickly. Ours often die in the cut too. Honestly, i think they're crap saws. The 200T has a cult following as a powerful, reliable saw. Pretty much unmatched all-round. My mate has 3 of them, the one he uses the most is 20 years old and all beaten up but gets run hard on cheap Stihl HP oil, with minimal maintenance and it just keeps on truckin'. I let one of our guys use my 540, he made one cut, then stopped and was just grinning. Said it was much more powerful and much smoother than his 201. It's a little beast of a saw.
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    Ours do that all the time.
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    We have a few MSA161s at work. They're a nice saw but underwhelming and not very powerful. We do a lot of council contract pollarding they bog down and stall cutting 2" growth quite frequently. They can cut more but quite slowly, you have to real easy on them. Husky T540i gets good reviews, apparently quite powerful, near on the T540XP. Nice an quiet, don't have to pull start etc.. i'd like to try one. I have a new T540XP MKII, love it. Very smooth and powerful, lovely smooth easy starter "feel". Balance, comfort and build quality is great. Much prefer it over the MS201Ts at work which i can't say i like much, although not used them much. Also have T525, little 27cc top handle. So small and light, lovely to use. Not as powerful as the 540, but it pulls a 10" bar and it's just really nice to use.
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    What a strange coincidence! 😂

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