Exmoor Chris
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I have had an aurora 20" light bar on my defender for years, it been used and abused the whole time and is still super bright. Was a good buy.
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Best of luck old boy, wedges = safety You'd better video this!
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Never a truer sentence uttered
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Bang on Paddy, I cut lots of the top of Devon banks. I use it for control on both back and forward learners, the ability to safely move is greatly reduced and getting to the back to hit wedges usually impossible due to the fall, guess I have become comfortable using it in situations of poor access that I want total control over. Danish pie would defo be good too, I do like pie!
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That's it on a smaller tree with a normal gob/wedge, for your I would use a humbolt. It's normally used for trees heavily leaning the other way for control, but I like the safety and time it gives you to set the wedges and have everything ready before you make that little 45 degree cut and let is go. Be prepared to sweat on the wedges and have plenty of them, I like big steel ones, send em home.
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The portion of timber you leave is your safety, you could go for lunch on a windy day with 20% and it would still be there. You remove your saw and wedge furthest from the hinge. You come in from the back with a 45 degree cut to meet your already made back cut. Your wedges would not allow you to go back in and continue. It leaves a little tooth of wood at the back, "dog tooth" If I go felling tomorrow I will do one.
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Roger, awkward one for a first
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My bad, what do the yanks call it?
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A humbolt is basically an upside-down wedge insted of a normal one, it stops premature breakage of the hinge. A dog tooth is where you plunge cut in say th centre of the tree, cut to your desired hinge width the back cut away from the hinge leaving a portion of the tree intact, say 15/20%. You then wedge the hell out of the tree (sledge hammer) then when ready finish cut with a 45 degree cut, three tree will break away and fall or you keep driving the wedges until it goes. Google images of humbolt and dogtooth, with the above description you will get the idea.
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You've done it? I was going to suggest a humbolt gob with a dog tooth back cut, will let you get any amount of high lift wedges in before you let it go, gets rid of any barber chair issue too.
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Yes, sounds like a melted top end. Was the fuel correct? If so you must have had an air leak. Bad luck
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There was a yellow ball thing in the sky yesterday? People on Exmoor didn't know what to make of it. Good job it raining now
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Is that a monterrey pine?
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Thanks Spud, sorry they are already gone. I do need to speak with you regarding saws at some point. Where in Hertfordshire are you? Regards Chris
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Thanks guys, great feedback from you all, a forum member has called today and taken both, all I need to do now is let them go. I hate selling good kit, even if I don't use it.
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Preferred Tool For Sharpen Your Axe ????
Exmoor Chris replied to Witterings's topic in Firewood forum
I use a heavy cloth buffing wheel on a 6 inch bench grinder with green polishing compound (if really bad a grinder to get close). It gives a convex shaped, turbo quick that shaves hairs of my arm, lovely shine too. -
Multi-Fuel burner recommendation
Exmoor Chris replied to DerekSharpting1's topic in Log burning stoves and fireplaces
I know they are a little more, but woodwarm really are a class act. I watched mine being built in Cullompton Devon, they still make the parts for all their old Stoves, no need to chuck out if something breaks.
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Seasoned Ash that. I'll take 3 bags lol
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I would almost guarantee you have a boost leak (split intercooler pipework or less likely a hole in intercooler. Soapy water in a squeeze bottle, spay on the pipes, junctions and intercooler, look for bubbles. If it's not that then at least you have not been taken for a ride.
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Thanks, they are straight, guess I hadn't started them in 3 years and of they both went. Might chuck them on ebay then.
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I need to thin out my saw collection, toying with the idea that these are two that go as I just don't use them, I slways go to the 346xp when hedging. Any ideas what they are worth?
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Where an earth did you find them? How can I find one ?
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Just across the water then
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Where in the world are you?
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Where in the world are you?
