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  1. pete3d

    Main line folly - one of the dangers of not climbing enough!

    Thanks @Crimsonking I’m kinda married to Fly type rope as it works well in my Taz Lov and my Sparrow descenders, and other types (Velocity for example) don’t. I really need Fly, Firefly, or Dragonfly or an 11mm max rope with a lot of “body” like they have.
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    Main line folly - one of the dangers of not climbing enough!

    Indeed - checking the replacement cost (without sales tax but free shipping) of the 200’ hank it’s $281.70 Cdn. That’s half my new saddle budget. :tonto::)
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    Main line folly - one of the dangers of not climbing enough!

    I know, I know, I don’t climb enough but that was proven again yesterday when I got out to the bush, opened my rope bag, and found that the chipmunks who “occasionally” visit the shed where I store countless valuables, including my climbing gear, had been considering nesting in my best 200’...
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    Eliminate strimmer line

    Having owned (and used) a big Sachs Dolmar with a full chest harness and handle bars, I can assure you the twisting action of hours of repetitive motion is no friend of the operator’s back. If I was requiring employees to use that type of clearance saw I would insist on a maximum stint of two...
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    Eliminate strimmer line

    This puts me in mind of a “only as seen on TV” product of about 30-35 years ago - the triangular (circular) saw blade - “cuts everything but it’s ideal for cutting curves” :rolleyes::)
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    Anyone use a Taz Lov2 or 3?

    I use and like a Lov2 but I’m old and do not climb a great deal. Also it’s the only mechanical I’ve ever climbed on so don’t listen to me too much. It’s very easy on and off the climb line. There is a small hole in the upper end of the Taz that, if threaded with a loop of throw line, works...
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    almost tree free picnic table

    I came across this and thought it might appeal to this forum’s members. I could see it being done out of large twisted trunks and or branches with a chainsaw sawmill. https://mymodernmet.com/tree-picnic-table-michael-beitz/
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    Happy Father's Day!

    ...and a prayer for all those families fractured by Covid, politics, drugs, or any or the forces that might tear us apart.
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    Customer wants solution to his pile of wood problem

    For the patient, even oak becomes compost. If your client had them incorporated into an evolving garden feature, in give or take 20 years they will mostly be transformed into a valuable resource. That’s a very good return on investment.
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    Tow behind back hoe

    I get you Kevin (I’m an old man). Princess Auto is great and I bet their tow behind backhoe is grand for the money, especially if as you said, you could find one malingering in a garage looking for a new home. I have two Princess welders, a $129 log arch, and countless other sundries from them...
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    Tow behind back hoe

    These forums being mostly about trees I’d warn you that backhoes and trees aren’t a good mix. If you are thinking about uprooting trees don’t consider anything smaller than an 8 ton excavator, for little trees. A tow behind backhoe might uproot a rose bush in sand - with a lot or finagling...
  12. pete3d

    Why can’t we be friends?

    The shop pictured above also sells Echo, and as you can see on the sign, Cannon saw bars, for the exacting chainsaw lover who has everything. They added Stihl five or six years ago and previously carried Sachs Dolmar, before it was adsorbed by Makita, as well as the Pioneer Partner brands...
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    Why can’t we be friends?

    What I love about my local chainsaw dealer - I can grab a saw from the Stihl corner and walk over to the Husky corner and paw and heft them, side by side, to my hearts content.
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    Granberg Alaskan Mill - what to start with?

    Although I know where it is, I haven’t touched my Ganberg mill for about 25 years! At the time I was messing with it there was a comprehensive book about “Chainsaw Lumber Making” that covered the use of the Ganberg specifically. Perhaps it’s still in print or available used from some old geezer...
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    Granberg Alaskan Mill - what to start with?

    These Chinese made bandsaw mills are currently marketed by many different distributors and are definitely a lot of milk for the money. I’ve a couple of friends who have them and are very satisfied with their purchase: https://woodlandmills.com/portable-sawmills/
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    Granberg Alaskan Mill - what to start with?

    From firsthand experience I’d say you are going to be really underpowered with a 550. I have a 550 and a Ganberg sawmill and have never considered pairing the up - the smallest chainsaw I’ve tried with that mill was 70cc and definitely not quick.
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    Custom molded ear plugs

    I can highly recommend these - after a bit of fooling around to fit them they are comfortable, secure, and effective. https://www.decibullz.com/custom-molded-earplugs/
  18. pete3d

    Pulling a leaner with multiple ropes

    Not being able to “see” your tree this is pure conjecture, but for what it’s worth: Sometimes putting a ratchet strap around both leads and pretensioning it helps. Anchoring each end of a suitably long rope to each lead and then attaching the “middle” of it to your winch rope using a pulley...
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    T540i XP chain

    The 300 does stick out both sides of the saw body - around 5/8”. As for my saw it’s actually a 14” 540i - that’s to say the rear handled T540i cousin, for which the BL300 battery is recommended, but I cheat and run BL200 and BL200x batteries in it to save the weight. Originally Husqvarna...
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    T540i XP chain

    Come to think of it the old razor commercial used to say, “I’d rather fight than switch” but that’s not me, eh.

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