Moose McAlpine
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I find it easier to open the gullet a bit first, then work the actual "hook" cut with the lift and twist. (Also if you slip while opening the gullet you don't damage the edge you've just cut.) Keep getting chains at work with no gullet and no hook where our lemons have "sharpened" them.
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They seem to have forgot it on a lot of their saws. Our 661's filter looks like a block of MDF every time i go to clean it. Truly. And why the 500i is practically the same price as a 661 for 10cc less displacement and worse fuel consumption.
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Go for a 562. More power more better. (Also, 562 can be fitted with a full wrap handle if you like them.)
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It's a surprisingly cheap way of getting a very nice solid, secure*, useable workshop. When i find some space or buy a house in the sticks i'd like to do that with two 40s or 45s. Bang a roof over the middle, solid wall one end, barn door or roller shutter the other. Two secure storage rooms and a workspace. Even weld-in doors to go in the sides are only about 300 quid for something well built. *obviously the middle bit's security is dependant on how you do it, containers themselves are easy to make quite secure.
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(Ignore me, i posted in the wrong thread.)
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Very cool. I'd love to be doing jobs like that
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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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New Topper, which model & petrol or electric?
Moose McAlpine replied to Gnarlyoak's topic in Chainsaws
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. 🤔 -
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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New Topper, which model & petrol or electric?
Moose McAlpine replied to Gnarlyoak's topic in Chainsaws
How do you find the power and performance of the 540i? -
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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New Topper, which model & petrol or electric?
Moose McAlpine replied to Gnarlyoak's topic in Chainsaws
T525 and T540? -
New Topper, which model & petrol or electric?
Moose McAlpine replied to Gnarlyoak's topic in Chainsaws
Pretty sure the OP meant it as a shortening of "top handle". -
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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New Topper, which model & petrol or electric?
Moose McAlpine replied to Gnarlyoak's topic in Chainsaws
Doesn't appear to be optional. 😛
