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Creeker said:
Hey chippy, that red box will test the mettle, looking at the wriggle in the bark and the growth/water rings inside it a splitter must be on the way ?
( It would have made some terrific fence posts also )
Good report on the Kamba, haven't done ours yet, thought I'd wait and see how much you could kill off, Thanks......:)
The other Geranium weed will probably be seasonal and die out soon.
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Yes....

A splitter is on the way....im tossing up between the Millers Falls Black Diamond 40t (same as Matts MCW) $1550 plus 100 for elec start...the Yukon one from Klika for $1650 (60t) or yhe diesel 60t from Klika $1850 both elec start...and both really closer to 50t

Edit. Only the diesel one is elec start
 
chippy said:
Old habits die hard dont they.

We'd be first to fail a chainsaw operators certificate by the sounds of it.

On another note, whats a good price to get your chain sharpenned by the shop....all my chain is full comp chisel or semi chisel round cut...

Ive now got a heap of dull chains with odd tooth lengths from hand filing them and thinking i should just get em all done and brought back to the same size.
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No idea I grind me mates for nothin or a couple of tinnies
 
chippy said:
I mixed 100ml of Kamba to 13 to 14 ltrs of water in my spray back pack and used a standard wetter....about half to 3/4s of a cap.

The first spray i did about 200 odd mtrs, so too light....the second yard i did i was just over 100 sq. Mtrs so about right....

The nozzles emit a fine spray if i keep up the pump pressure and larger droplets the lower i let the pressure drop.

The turf i have is of the broader leaf variety and it is possible that this herbicide can kill or damage it....mine survived fine though..

I mowed the grass about 2 weeks prior and waited 2 weeks to mow again.

Im happy to leave the clover in the turf and wrapped that its knocked out the Bindi...i didn't realise that my entire lawn was full of it until it yellowed off...the Bindi and cape were the main priority followed by the Geranium Molle.....i may just have to put up with it.
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Even at your lower rate I'm shocked you didn't bowl geranium molle.
It's an annual herb for f-sake.
It does have a hairy leaf, but it and it's couple of lookalikes haven't ever been noticeably hard to kill.
I completely bowled it over in a young wallaby grass planting a month or so back, at 6l/ha.

If the clover doesn't bother you, that's fine then. I spray the local swimming pool lawns to knock the clover and reduce the bee stings when it's flowering. It's one of my pet peeves from when my kids were little and I just do it as a love job. Every 3 or so years they give me a call.

I've never damaged a monocotyledon with Kamba M, Matt might have to chime in. I can only imagine phytotoxicity from the wetting agents. Hmmm. i do remember something about buffalo grasses on the label though. Never even looked like knocking one though.

Nearly killed a woman one day who was swimming while we sprayed. She got better remarkably quickly after she was given a copy of the msds. :p
 
Just had a look at them online chippy, never used either and only looking at the pics - the first thing that struck me re the Klika design was that the motor seemed very exposed to wood as it comes of, and is handled, from the splitter head, quite small tray really.

The other one, Miller Falls - the motor was down out of the way and the receiving tray is quite large.

The two I've used I thought the location of the control valve, close/open, was extremely important with regard to ease of operation and the production speed.

Lots more to look at of course in the selection process.
 
Creeker said:
Just had a look at them online chippy, never used either and only looking at the pics - the first thing that struck me re the Klika design was that the motor seemed very exposed to wood as it comes of, and is handled, from the splitter head, quite small tray really.

The other one, Miller Falls - the motor was down out of the way and the receiving tray is quite large.

The two I've used I thought the location of the control valve, close/open, was extremely important with regard to ease of operation and the production speed.

Lots more to look at of course in the selection process.
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Ive had a close look at the Klika ones, even stood there pretending to operate it and looked closely at the hose and motor location.....the table is prolly a fraction small but falling logs shouldnt be a problem unless they jamb and fall when fully returned....

The 4 way splitter has to go as thats causing the head to shear at the joint of the t section....easy to remove them though.

The millers falls has a similar setup.

I have tried a few other and had problems with falling logs hitting important breakable stuff.

Not sure which way to go...it will be down to diesel v petrol and the benefit/hassle of elec start i think between the 3 of them.

I do like the redgum series of splitters but not sure the extra 500 to 700 bucks is justified
 
weedkilla said:
Even at your lower rate I'm shocked you didn't bowl geranium molle.
It's an annual herb for f-sake.
It does have a hairy leaf, but it and it's couple of lookalikes haven't ever been noticeably hard to kill.
I completely bowled it over in a young wallaby grass planting a month or so back, at 6l/ha.

If the clover doesn't bother you, that's fine then. I spray the local swimming pool lawns to knock the clover and reduce the bee stings when it's flowering. It's one of my pet peeves from when my kids were little and I just do it as a love job. Every 3 or so years they give me a call.

I've never damaged a monocotyledon with Kamba M, Matt might have to chime in. I can only imagine phytotoxicity from the wetting agents. Hmmm. i do remember something about buffalo grasses on the label though. Never even looked like knocking one though.

Nearly killed a woman one day who was swimming while we sprayed. She got better remarkably quickly after she was given a copy of the msds. :p
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When i sprayed 3 weeks ago I would have been lucky to find 4 or 5 of those purple flowers that geranium molle produces....

Now my lawn is covered in the little purple flowers....

Go figure
 
chippy said:
Old habits die hard dont they.

We'd be first to fail a chainsaw operators certificate by the sounds of it.

On another note, whats a good price to get your chain sharpenned by the shop....all my chain is full comp chisel or semi chisel round cut...

Ive now got a heap of dull chains with odd tooth lengths from hand filing them and thinking i should just get em all done and brought back to the same size.
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Seen local Gumtree adds from $5-10 clean chains

Digital calipers can be had cheap online as another option


Cold Leg grab start as per manual, but I drop start when warm on the 660. can't do that on the mill
 
460cixy said:
Folk get a bit tetchy about the old drop start hey. I'm a drop starter and still have all my limbs
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It's each to their own!
When I was in the local saw shop spinning spanners, 1 of the local pro's came into the Drs next door.
Been drop starting for years, his 394 locked up on compression causing it to brush his left shin bone.....17stitches later he was good to go.
The saw never fired, so was not even running when this occurred, twas a nasty gash,Oregon cjx chain if my memory serves me correctly.
Cold starts on the ground 4 me, hot start between legs :)
 
Ive only ever started them on the ground. I just got used to starting them on ground, no issues with it really. Sometimes I'll start the 395 between the legs when it's called for which is acceptable , I got used to doing things how the instructors wanted it, they'll only give so many warnings before booting you out if drop starting, I have lever 3 problem tree felling certs and RFS RAFT chainsaw tickets ,just how we're expected to conduct our qualifications on the ground
 
I saw a guy start a saw one handed in a tree by actually dropping the saw and holding onto the rip cord. It started and hung at the end of the cord...

I always thought that was a true drop start and thought to myself that was a crazy dangerous method.....so I wont ever drop start a saw.

Now ive been told im a drop starter....oh well.
 
chippy said:
I saw a guy start a saw one handed in a tree by actually dropping the saw and holding onto the rip cord. It started and hung at the end of the cord...

I always thought that was a true drop start and thought to myself that was a crazy dangerous method.....so I wont ever drop start a saw.

Now ive been told im a drop starter....oh well.
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um er oh dear that may have been me some years back,,,, i can recall throw starting a flooded 066 in front of my instructor.... i still drop small saws but will 1st look over my shoulder make sure i not watching my silly self a hypocrite i teach newbs the proper way ... its the easy start stihls make it all to simple,,, oh if your gonna start em on ground pls get down bend a knee put other on ground as keeps your back straight many lower back issues by bending double over and yanking it
 

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