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Steve Bullman

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  1. great reg. do you always have the same crane operator?
  2. you dont, you just buy her something for £200 aswell, then everyones happy
  3. snap. i have every intention of getting one at some point
  4. and also the sleigh is fitted with inertial dampeners...thought everyone knew that
  5. ive had a climb in it, and the short time i spent in it i was quite impressed....like peter says, probably one of the top 2 harnesses ont he market, i opted for the other one this time round though.
  6. blackthorn can be particularly nasty and can cause blood poisoning. ive had similar to what you describe many times in the past, a thorn in the finger and the whole joint goes real stiff. keep an eye on it, ive never personally had it get any worse than what you're describing though
  7. just have a batch sent my way pete....i'll get my wife to wash them, they'll be shrunk in no time then!
  8. graeme, im assuming you're somewhat of a celebrity in Oz, how far afield do you get asked to travel for work?
  9. theres a fair few tulipefera around...only know of a couple of big ones though, biggest be around 75ft
  10. i've only worked on tulipefera, how does it differ?
  11. http://www.orangeplant.co.uk Orange Plant have kindly donated 1 days chipper hire from any of their depots. This is for any of their chippers. Please note this is for collection only and proof of ID will be required upon collection. The second prize they have donated is a bag of Orange Plant merchandise(sweat shirt, polo shirt, key rings etc), Thanks David.
  12. you're clearly capable, after the way you handled that beast in your avatar
  13. fantastic pics...i saw a couple decent sized ones too this week
  14. thanks david....i got my money in the end, but that link is very worthwhile bookmarking for future reference, cheers https://www.moneyclaim.gov.uk/csmco2/index.jsp
  15. so drew, if it was stiched together how was it installed?
  16. drew, i always use double fishermans. tests like these always make u question anything you're using though.
  17. some quality footage here from the Irish climbing comp 2006, courtesey Ed Thorman http://www.arbtalk.co.uk/irishtcc.wmv
  18. well if you've been in the game 14 years you should have plenty good advice to offer us all!
  19. ha, sorry my mistake. you mean you're new to tree work, or forums?

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