Tree monkey 1682

Get a wragg, decent built

It was new ish but out of warranty, like I said he'd not take stuff out of service to get things fixed and often would lie.. Yet would happily go around in a new car (evo) I'd do the same again if needed. I do climb (and still do) hence the whole question about overhauling or scrapping. I was able to carry on doing the dismantle up the tree with a 42 13" bar.. As far as I'm aware employed people don't provide there own saws.. By chance took one of my saws that day. Hope this has cleared things up smart arse. The owner of the company was a hunt.... I mean would you send your teams out with domestic saws, day in day out?

I have three or four, but if your employed why should I be using my tools on an employed job? I ended up taking my h42 and finishing the job... That way after chucking the saw on the pad. The best bit is I knew what he was charging, but he'd never invest in new equipment. I see things in black and white... Nice and clear cut

It was sent out for dismantling/section felling mature trees and doing mega awkward work around lv, hv work.. And crane jobs. It would run, cut out, fling chain around, die, not start or die halfway through cuts, it'd stall. I'd had enough with being lied to and shaved costs whilst the boss ran an expensive evo....

And what would you rather, the was nothing around in the darkest depths of Dorset bar a conifer and a concrete slab below it... Would you rather I knocked on your partners door and said sorry Gary had a fatal accident due to a faulty saw up a tree today or lob it onto concrete and it's broken beyond repair...? Just because my boss didn't, wouldn't or lied to me about the state of that saw.... By the nature of the work its dangerous let alone bosses running faulty equipment to shave or save money. Call it pre maddona, call it what you will but it got the result.... No one could use, repair or do anything with that saw it was out of service pernermently. End of

I was told it was fixed, simple. No one else could ever use it. Non of the people I've had in gangs or worked around have had an incident. I'm 39 first placement was 13, first used a chainsaw at ten. I've done very discipline of arb work, I've never employed stoners or coke head s which I know is rife in this industry. You don't know me, so don't judge it or the environment or the site I was on. And if you have nothing to say useful don't say it.

Have you ever worked for me? That incident was after a boss wouldn't fix a saw after I took it out of service, due to it causing a near miss with a different climber and team. I didn't have an option or would you rather the would have been a fatality and yet again this industry gets a heavy investigation by the hse again?

Ex boss had three 338xpt... Non of them ran right... Sad as they were a nice saw, always were able to pull them through thick trees and were a quick cutter.... But they weren't "right" Prior to that they ran the old echo 25cc that was painfully slow as they wouldn't pay the extra for the ms200t.

Don't run silky either, better off with ars, or Windsor.

I am picky and fussy when it comes to equipment, I also won't tolerate faulty equipment - I was once known to throw a new ish top handle out of a tree onto concrete as it was dangerous, irratic running. I have brought an echo 362tes for the time being.

I'd literally not run a hyundai, it's not going to be an efco/emak, Hitachi (hikoki) brought out tanaka and said their pulling out of Europe, tanka made alot for dolmar / makita along with fuji / Robin. So the old huski 338xpt wasn't a great saw... Numerous faults. I had loads of stihl units at one point, but hey ho.

It's not a hyundai I'd never run that shit

Nope, hedge cutters, blowers and strimmers yes, chainsaws nope

Tell me what? Yup still can get spares either through jonsered or tanaka

An agri cultural store in the darkest depths of Dorset, and its an in-house warranty.. Actually was a nice saw, didn't bog down. ( shock horror I brought a tanaka) 🙄🤦‍♂️ But going on how many faults I've had with stihl stuff, and how huski was dire, and echos being slow... I thought why not came with a 16" bar on 😳

It was new old stock in a local dealership, it wasn't used, wasn't pdi'd and still under warranty. Set up by jred to run rich now won't idle so its gone back to them. Think it cost me 267 and was a back up unit.... It's a red and black tanaka 35cc

To be fair I didn't have volume on, but that's a good call, did make me laugh him tweeking the saw and cutting through poplar, not a decent wood

Didn't you tweek an efco 4100 and then put the video on it up north?

Thank you doobin, remember my ex boss just saying you'll never get it right ☹️

Thanks spud, think local dealer has said 5-6 hrs for the 020t... Inc pressure tests... But still have that seed of doubt when it comes to reliability. The stihl ms201t had a new carb. But is a pain.. Thanks for the input spud, the has just been loads of dealers, that were messers, current dealer is good. Just don't like flogging a dead donkey when all it will be is a dead donkey!. How did you get on with that efco 4100?

OK thanks, found the 550, ok but preferred the 350 over the 550xp Bit weary of battery stuff due to the environment I'm in and also how these wonderful batteries have yet to be recycled... Not dumped on some 3rd world country.

Have replaced saws for a echo 360tes, Spose I'm fond of my 020t and my stihl 201t has only done 3years of on and off work.. And the jonsered 2033 was a new but unused machine that came along at the right price

The stihl o20. Was overhauled to be as a back up saw to the 201t... I had fleets of saws less than 3 yrs old until I got done over... I basically did loads of arboriculture as a teen, ran other people's businesses, then after the 2008 crash business has never been the same.. So I can now earn more driving plant than doing technical take downs. Stihl has gone more "funny" I had an ms250 that went back to stihl and this 201t that's never been right even on aspen from new. That was the main climbing saw until it played up in November.

Evening guys, I have three saws two are - (stihl) and one is jonsered ( tanaka). All with faults 🙄 1) stihl 020 t, ive had seens an early teen... It was rebuilt 3 yrs ago due to it sucking in air through gaskets / crank seals and subsequently loosing tuning - tending to throw tuning. Is it worth repairing, scrap or selling on. 2) saw stihl ms 201t , has been a pig... Had a a new carb under warranty, ran ok but crappy ... Had to have another carb not under warranty and expensive - finally went OK ... Until a job where it flooded itself, then wouldn't start, 50pulls job. Worth saving, selling or scrap.? Last saw 3) jonsered / tanaka 2033. New old vintage saw circa mid 2000s ... Set up to run rich by tanaka, was quite happy running rich... Was slowly breaking I saw... Then it won't idle, on side or from loop.. ( still under warranty) tried re tuning... Still won't run right. Again worth selling, scrapping or salvaging? Right so the reason I'm asking this is, a) we have the major players saying we're stopping petrol saws or pushing the battery crap. B) saws aren't what they used to be and now are getting more complex C) saws are going through the roof with cost and aren't possibly worth it.... D) stuff is getting more temperamental even if it was run on aspen since new. Not really sure where to go with this, I've been around saws since 9 dismantle was 13. I hope I don't come across as thick... But don't want to be parting with money on saws that will never be right. Have brought a 360tes to keep me going until I work out what to do. Thanks in advance