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Windy and wet here, meant to be clearing up Yew I reduced in a church yard yesterday. That's going to have to wait till tomorrow, as just getting over cough virus that's going about.

It’s £75 extra with the AA for commercial cover. They aren’t particularly great at pointing this out.

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I've come out of forum retirement to post my thoughts on the Reflex. I have only recently acquired it but have had some climbs on it already. My background: approx 15 years climbing. The last 10 has been mostly on a hitch climber and rope wrench; with a bit of doubled rope but mostly SRS. In the past I have tried: BDB, ZZ, all iterations of the RR and the akimbo 1 (none of them permanently, just borrowed). I wasn't in a hurry to get a mechanical, but my interest grew recently seeing devices that were designed for use of both techniques. The price also attracted me to the reflex. The throttle drew me in but ultimately just seemed too expensive to justify. My initial thoughts: - Quite big and heavy, and feels a bit odd when you pick it up because a lot of the weight is in the stainless steel links, which flop around until installed. - Took a minute to get it installed right but not too bad once you've done it before. Probably similar to RR in that regard but not as streamlined as the akimbo. - Doesnt seem to run up the rope/self feed as well as other devices, possibly due to the weight.. But I didn't notice the weight as such once it's on the rope. It will likely self feed with enough rope weight but it's not like the zigzag in that regard. - Seems to descend great both MRS and SRS. Tried SRS 3 to 1 and that worked well (I think it's approved for that config). I think if you plan on doing any real amount of MRS a friction saver will be a must. - Did some climbing in the wet and it was quite jerky to get going, I'm assuming this is similar problem for other devices too. I think the addition of a wrench in this situation would be the only real reason to use one. However if you hold your tail at your hip like belaying, that seemed to be a work around. - Oddly the packaging was very basic, I could feel the device through the postage bag it arrived in at. Felt very basic. The real issue which I've only just been made aware of, is that the device is only rated to 12kn. I don't know how it can be life support with a 12kn rating, a friend was not allowed to use his at a recent climbing comp. He also told me in the manual it states that it's a class C device. I'm not sure what that means in real terms, it's designed to be used in conjunction with another climbing system? Two rope systems are not a mandatory requirement where I am in NZ. I just feel it's a bit strange that no one has mentioned that in any of the videos I've watched.

I think as a tool for mostly domestic stumps using the Avant I can’t see it working well. I have gone a bit cold on the idea if I’m honest.

Bit late to the party folks, sorry. From the few pages I've looked at, it seems chainsaws can cause serious alcohol problems. 😁 Right, if these have been suggested before, sorry. No actual pictures, links only, apologies again. Petrol station/supermarket red. So easy to drink that even She Who Must Be Obeyed loves it: Jam Shed Shiraz Another great offering from the brewery which made Pale Ale fashionable( I saw his first barrels being delivered many, many years ago ) : Very dangerously drinkable. Now we're getting serious. Imperial Stout. First one is excellent, second one is something else altogether. 1): I love Atom beers 2); Now we're talking.

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Nice.

They did fiberglass varients also

Doug has a fridge in his tractor and poor you don't even have a working phone line 😭

Or a slow growing tree. Japanese maple or an oak would likely progress slower than the rot and could become quite an interesting one over 20 years or so.

My TP 215 has been faultless so far, and the auto idle is a brilliant function. Kilworth machinery offered a good price and good back up.

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Thanks. Ill look into it although our past dealings with Amazon aren't very good from memory. Its an awful platform to sell on so we ditched it.

Thanks It looks like they have discontinued the 300 and 500 charger. I will pass the info on to Husky, they really to need to make it clear that you need a new charger for those batteries. It will certainly put more customers off from moving over to battery products when there are issues like this.

That's what I think too

The prize is a banana 🙂

Ah . Thanks . I am a shite speller 😀