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  1. Steve Bullman
    You don’t need steel toe boots for climbing
  2. Steve Bullman
    Your gaffing out is due to your style rather than the gaffs. You need to learn to angle your legs in a bit. Probably why my hips are so knackered. The euro gaffs I suppose alleviate the need for that but they are bloody horrible to use
  3. Steve Bullman
    It’s on the rise again!
  4. Steve Bullman

    sawpod

    Steve Bullman replied to carlos's topic in Climbers talk

    It’s £20!! 😂 I had my saw mounted to my leg way before the sapwod was invented. I riveted luggage straps to the silky sheath. It worked but not as good as the sawpod.
  5. Steve Bullman
    Both your ‘webmasters’ were right. You do want to be writing 1000 word articles for best effect, 2000 even better! But yes most people won’t read it all, but that’s not the point!
  6. Steve Bullman
    I’ve yet to read any accurate predictions as yet! Just buy what you can afford and no more, that’s how I play it. Hoping to get lucky on one of them. I nearly bottled it and sold my doge half an hour ago but it’s bounced back up again now.
  7. Steve Bullman
    It’s still going up
  8. Steve Bullman
    And still going up!!! I bought 1400 coins a few weeks back. Wish i'd bought £20k worth now!!!
  9. Steve Bullman
    These are rarely genuine recommendations, they are just people recommending their friends.
  10. Steve Bullman
    10 million views, not a bad days work!
  11. Steve Bullman
    Purchase an ECHO 50V electric outdoor power tool kit between April and September 2021 and you get a free additional battery worth up to £264.00. ECHO’s 50V range is an interchangeable battery system whereby one battery fits multiple power tools. So, when you are on the go and busy it is really useful to have a spare battery charged up and ready to minimise downtime. You will also make a considerable saving. For the professional user making the move from petrol powered products to battery, it makes great sense to take advantage of the offer. All you need to do is purchase an ECHO kit comprising a 50V power tool, battery and charger and the second battery comes free. That means you could choose any of these tools in the 50V 2Ah range with a battery and charger and get the free additional battery: the top handle chainsaw DCS-2500T (you need a valid top handle chainsaw licence to purchase), the rear handle chainsaw DCS-1600, power blower DPB-600, double-sided hedgetrimmer DCH-200, a trimmer DSRM-300 and multi-tool power head DPAS-300 when bought with a battery and charger. The DCS-1600 chainsaw and DPB-600 power blower kits include a second 4Ah battery with the offer. Note the offer does not apply to standalone 50V tools. The benefits of using battery-driven products have become increasingly appealing to professional users. Like-for-like they compare well in performance terms with their petrol counterparts. Plus, they operate with low noise, low vibration and low running costs with zero emissions when in use. They are easy and safer to operate with no electric plugs or leads and you get maintenance-free brushless motors for long-lasting performance. The top handle chainsaw has a cutting performance on a par with the ECHO petrol equivalent CS-2511TES and the rear handle chainsaw is comparable to a 35-40cc petrol model. The hedgetrimmer features an ergonomic front handle and 62cm double-sided blades and the power blower, trimmer and multi-tool share energy-efficient motor and variable speed controls. All ECHO 50v products come with a 5-year domestic or 2-year commercial warranty and a 2-year warranty on batteries. The offer runs from 1st April 2021 to 30th September 2021 or whilst stocks last and cannot be combined with any other deal. Find out more from your local authorised ECHO dealer. You can also visit www.echo-tools.co.uk or call 01844 278800 for more information.
  12. Steve Bullman
    Always had back problems. Stopping climbing hasn't helped. I spend way too much sitting in front of the computer and have recently had to make an effort to rebuild my core. Its scary how much strength you can lose so quickly. Lots of planks and lots of stretching have helped but I need to keep it up. Not been having my usual sports massage due to the lockdown, but this is something that helped me more over the years than osteopath and chiropractors.
  13. Steve Bullman
    Try one again in a few years time when you haven’t got a bum like a 10 year old
  14. Steve Bullman
    I’m sure I can be forgiven the odd mistake! Have a nice day
  15. Steve Bullman
    Beautiful blue skys here today. Couldn't be nicer to mark lockdown ending. Taking the Bentley convertable out for a spin.
  16. Steve Bullman
    Take a look at the free wood chips site again. It posts direct links and instructions how to add a tip site. It couldn’t be easier if you actually take the time to read the instructions
  17. Steve Bullman
    It was also filmed for telly. Not quite sure why it didn't make the cut in the past 2 days though 😏
  18. Steve Bullman
    She had a nice chat with him at her boarding school when she did her Duke of Edinburgh awards. Didn't know she'd done that either 😀
  19. Steve Bullman
    My mum dug out this picture. She never mentioned it before
  20. Steve Bullman
    Big news today, Prince Phillip has died.
  21. Steve Bullman
    https://lp.abax.com/arb
  22. Steve Bullman
    Not a humbolt. That’s an upside log you’re looking at
  23. Steve Bullman
    Yep absolutely sure. Like I said you would have to do a lot wrong, chiefly not cutting the back cut close enough to the hinge and then using something overpowered to force it down. I can't see that combination playing out in this scenario.
  24. Steve Bullman
    Some information here on what a tapered hinge is if you're not familiar. https://allabouttrees.com/wp-content/uploads/guides/climber/Felling_Accuracy.pdf
  25. Steve Bullman
    Do it, all your friends would 😀 It does look pretty straight forward, but if you're not confident its probably worth asking someone else to do it. For the record though, the only way thats going to barber chair is if you only cut half way through from the back and then pull it with a 5ton digger. Wouldn't be wasting time with a bore cut on that tree at all. Just get your gob spot on, and your back cut right. Leylandii wood holds pretty well so leave a tapered hinge on the side away from the house which will give you a margin of error, then get yourself clear and hoik it out with a rope.

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