Steve Bullman

lovely mate. has it sunk in yet?

nope, we could never afford baby oil so just used chain oil on ours

unlike you to miss a thread mate http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/climbers-talk/20175-new-pfanner-helmet.html

and as an added bonus they match the new pfanner helmet!! sorry

no one deleted your last reply at all...you simply didnt make one

Arbtalk will once again be holding a charity raffle in aid of The Childrens Trust at the APF. We will be on the Fletcher Stewart pitch, and they have kindly donated as a prize the soon to be available Stein Arbor-Trolley. Tickets will be on sale at £2 each with all proceeds going to charity. The winner will receive their Arbor-Trolley as soon as they go into production. Hope you can all pop by and have a go as its all in a good cause, and best of luck to everyone who does [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4Tt34MRSGI&feature=player_embedded]YouTube - Stein arbor-trolley[/ame]

my tent is just a standard gazebo but its on fletchers pitch which is HUGE.....and like andy said, im sure fletchers wont object to loads of arbs flocking in their general vicinity. there will also be something a little special being raffled off for the childrens trust, so bring your wallets!

congrats mate! haha, pass on my best to lucy and also tell her, i just told the missus the news and how it took 42 hours. Ethan asked me what took 42 hours so i explained thats how long it took the baby to come, to which he replied..'wow, that didnt take long did it'

yes thanks mate, far better journey than the way there! we stopped at tgi fridays, thurrock on the way back for some grub so didnt get home till 10

well chuffed for ya mate...although you could have at least given me the combi spanner for holding your phone and wallet for you!

looks great reg. does it come with the man to pull it? if so put me down for one!

sod that!

its not tulip poplar at all....i was just joking honest...its been a long day

sorry, you are right, its liriodendron...i was confusing my little brain as its sometimes referred to as a tulip poplar

spelling might be wrong!

populus tulipefera

happy birthday mate

oh yeah, i just remembered the other thing i liked about the komatsu, the exhaust was on the opposite side to most others so i didnt end up burning my old man when i stopped for a break with my hedgecutter rested against me

im not sure. i do remember several years ago asking a chainsaw mechanic why the stihl blades wouldnt cut...it was something to do with the spacings they use

ive always advised people against stihl hedgecutters. Mechanically they are sound, but they just dont cut nice. One of the companies i sub for recently bought they're latest offering so i decided to have a go with it to see if things had approved. unfortunately not. they do cut, but if you are looking for a quality finish they just arent good enough. i currently have a robin, which have always been good for leaving a quality finish. parts tend to wear on them however, and im not sure the vibrations are great. also have a tanaka, its a nice balanced and light hedgecutter to use...cut isnt quite as good as the robin though. the most robust hedgecutter i ever used was a komatsu. it went on and on, and it got a lot of abuse as i used it mostly doing roadside work, trashing down blackthorn regrowth etc. the blade system was the same used by robin so the cut was great. komatsu have moved on from that particular model and i havent tried their latest....its something im going to look at next week at the APF though

i buy all mine through Web and email hosting, domain names and dedicated servers - Fasthosts

if you get really stuck i could possibly make myself available, rates dependant

anything messy and my girls right amongst it!

i just ordered one of those ankalads. i have an awkward height hedge i do every year that i have it in mind for...i'll post my findings soon!

Due to the amount of non Alaskan Mill related discussion the Rob's forum, and the general popularity of this area I have now opened a dedicated milling forum. The dedicated Alaskan Mill remains but has been moved to a sub forum of the main Milling forum. enjoy