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_pH_ said:
Your skin will toughen up soon enough. It will probably all fall off after a few days of wet and dirt, then grow back tougher. I'd get 2 pairs of c/saw gloves if I were you, nothing worse than cold wet gloves in the morning :( Or get a saw with a heated handle :cool:

mention was made of level 1,2 & 3 levels of competence (in a general sense, not related to NVQs or anything)
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People I am working with are level 2 and one level 3, even though he looks like hte kind of person you see twatted in the stone circle at glastonbury :D

I wouldn't mind one the heated handle ones but I am quite happy with my little Husq' 15" - more than enough for what I need :)
 
boskysquelch said:
And the thumb was a deliberate attack in a tree by an irate Irish scab(when the French took over the pwoer down here they sacked 145 line workers and used companies from Manchester and Dublin to replace us)......the Cornish dood got 16K compo for it and a life job way leaving for Fountain Forstery.:cool:
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Aaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!

Fountains! Noooooooo! I used to work for them on National Grid. Shit company to work for :rolleyes:

Mind you, firky could do what everyone else does, get a job with Fountains, get your chainsaw and climbing tickets, then fuck off to a decent paid job :D :D :D
 
firky said:
People I am working with are level 2 and one level 3, even though he looks like hte kind of person you see twatted in the stone circle at glastonbury :D

I wouldn't mind one the heated handle ones but I am quite happy with my little Husq' 15" - more than enough for what I need :)
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Are you sure about that? 'Level 3' is consultant level (the levels don't relate to any sort of qualifications, just the terminology the judge used in the case)

Which is better: Husky or Stihl?

FIGHT!!!!!!!!! :D
 
Yup, he's level 3. Only one of four in the entire region, he formally works at Cragside for the national trusty and they wouldn't let anyone else (bar a level 3) do the risk assessment in this area as its a high risk zone with lots of people around. Well he said he was level 3 so I presume he was referring to the same case?

Stihl are easier to take a part but I like Husky because you get a snow guard with them and everyone seems to have one so parts and repairs should never be a problem. Stilga are good too but they're very plasticy - which is good because they're light. Little birdy told me that Makita are supposed to be good but I don't like American engineering: it is usually crap!
 
firky said:
Yup, he's level 3. Only one of four in the entire region, he formally works at Cragside for the national trusty and they wouldn't let anyone else (bar a level 3) do the risk assessment in this area as its a high risk zone with lots of people around. Well he said he was level 3 so I presume he was referring to the same case?

Stihl are easier to take a part but I like Husky because you get a snow guard with them and everyone seems to have one so parts and repairs should never be a problem. Stilga are good too but they're very plasticy - which is good because they're light. Little birdy told me that Makita are supposed to be good but I don't like American engineering: it is usually crap!
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What's his name? I might know him.

I like my Stihl, my 026 is lighter than a similar powered Husky and I can pull it to bits in no time at all. Although having said that, the outboard clutch on a Husky is easier to keep clean.

Get us, talking chainsaws :D

[manly grunts]

Ug, ug, ug, ug!!!!

[/manly grunts]
 
I will PM you his name, not sure of his surname tbh. Its in my work pack somewhere.

I think the clutch works slightly differently if not better on a stihl than it does on a husky, I haven't really taken a stihl apart before. I prefer the way they have captive screws on the body so you don't lose them. Husky has that too but not on the inside, ggrr.

LOL @ manly grunts

I feel all butch coming home covered in saw dust and smell faintly of petrol. Like I have done a GOOD DAYS GRAFT.

Here's my orange baby:

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I want another one already for the sake of it :D
 
Chainsaw porn :D :D

Clutches are the same on Huskies and Stihls aren't they? :confused: Both centrifugal. But on a Husky IIRC the clutch shoes are on the outside which makes it easier to clean the drum. My Stihl has the oil pump on the inside of the sprocket which can be a bit difficult to keep clean :)

e2a: welcome to the ranks of the Hairy Arsed Tree Cutters, firky!
 
Certainly isn't :)

My back is f'ing aching today, I need to develop some back muscles. Not sure if they'll develop as I work or I need to do some... that dirty word that begins with E and ends with E :(
 
firky said:
Certainly isn't :)

My back is f'ing aching today, I need to develop some back muscles. Not sure if they'll develop as I work or I need to do some... that dirty word that begins with E and ends with E :(
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Don't worry, you'll get used to it :) You're using muscles that you wouldn't normally use that much.

Plus, the right stance with the saw, lifting techniques etc. should help

This might be useful
 
_pH_ said:
Don't worry, you'll get used to it :) You're using muscles that you wouldn't normally use that much.

Plus, the right stance with the saw, lifting techniques etc. should help

This might be useful
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Wouldbe's shown me simlair positions :o

I have something a bit like that and watched (sort of) a video about it all. I do the stance thing but my back largely aches from splitting rings some 40" across and 12" deep (fnarfnar).
 
firky said:
Wouldbe's shown me simlair positions :o

I have something a bit like that and watched (sort of) a video about it all. I do the stance thing but my back largely aches from splitting rings some 40" across and 12" deep (fnarfnar).
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Oo-er. Crosses legs. :eek:
 
firky said:
Wouldbe's shown me simlair positions :o

I have something a bit like that and watched (sort of) a video about it all. I do the stance thing but my back largely aches from splitting rings some 40" across and 12" deep (fnarfnar).
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What, by hand??? Get a log splitter to run off the tractor PTO :)
 
By hand, I can do about 3 ton a day now and it fucking kills me :D

14lb mell, a splitter and a couple of wedges, sorted.
 
There is something manly, satisfying, enjoyable and primeval about brandishing a chainsaw. It makes one feel quite virile: chopping down trees, come home, throw a girl down on the bed and ravish her.

*grunts*
 
firky said:
There is something manly, satisfying, enjoyable and primeval about brandishing a chainsaw. It makes one feel quite virile: chopping down trees, come home, throw a girl down on the bed and ravish her.

*grunts*
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You've got 2 out of 3 sorted. :)
 
firky said:
There is something manly, satisfying, enjoyable and primeval about brandishing a chainsaw. It makes one feel quite virile: chopping down trees, come home, throw a girl down on the bed and ravish her.

*grunts*
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UG UG UG UG!!!!
 
boskysquelch said:
it maybe true but you really shouldn't say it. :( or touch an Elder! ;)

I've trained loads of bods and worked with loads...and have seen plenty of digs and a lost thumb.

<snip>
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I've just remembered the story of the guy who was section felling a conifer; he was topping out the tree and dropping the branches onto a fire he had lit at the base of the tree. One branch fell off the fire and set the tree alight, killing him. I think that made it into the Darwin awards :eek: :(
 
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