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  1. Pete Mctree
    I had a bad time with cooper at3's - they hardened with moderate road use and turned out to be very scary in the end. Never again & I have gone back to BFGs
  2. Pete Mctree
    A ground based helmet does not employ a chin strap. This is because the helmet is designed to come off you head on impact - it is a very effective way of disapaiting the energy
  3. Pete Mctree
    Bear is loving the snow
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    She spends almost as much time here as on her bed.
  5. Pete Mctree
    The saws will run on choke if you do not touch the throttle etc
  6. Pete Mctree
    They lubricate with 2 stroke apparently - spit is too good for em ! EDIT! Hang on a minute Mr Newton - your a bloody southerner yourself- you can't even claim to be from Derbyshire which would be a marginal call to say the least!!!!! Shame on you.
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    Spikes

    Pete Mctree replied to Alex O's topic in Climbers talk

    Geckos are my preference- aluminium are fantastic value for money & the carbons feather light
  8. Pete Mctree
    My ported 346xp is happy with an 18” full chisel. Needs to be treated with care & sharp, but I have zero issues
  9. Pete Mctree
    Nice - Two questions. Could you have tied the lines directly to the batplate? (It would remove unnecessary links) and how much bounce is there in the system when it is loaded
  10. Pete Mctree
    Yes, the went from functional to slippy with very little tread wear - I did do about 5000 miles in 4 months on them. I would never own another set of at3's. I hear good things about there newer tyres but I have no experience of them.
  11. Pete Mctree
    I have tried coopers, general grabbers & on BFGs now. The coopers got hard after doing some motorway miles & stopped gripping in the cold & wet. They performed adequately off road. The generals were an improvement, but still not great in the wet. BFG's are a bit noisy at higher speeds, but they are the best all round tyres I have found for my needs. I do tow a lot & will be off road & on dirt tracks a couple of times a week - no problems
  12. Pete Mctree
    I cannot see how your wage as a lecturer, is tied to the industry you teach. How does it compare to other teaching posts with similarly qualified staff?
  13. Pete Mctree
    Outstanding skills !
  14. Pete Mctree
    How about phoning them & getting an exemption? I did as I don’t carry waste.
  15. Pete Mctree
    I thought the same until I learned that he has quite severe Aspergers. Explains a lot of his behaviours.
  16. Pete Mctree
    I like my 18" , but then again I am allergic to bending over too far to cut little branches
  17. Pete Mctree
    If you want me to test drive a freebie pair, I will write a review for you afterwards
  18. Pete Mctree
    You worked it back perfectly- for some reason the forum did not post my sad at the end of the post putting it in context. I was making the simple point that turning over money & paying tax is the easy bit.
  19. Pete Mctree
    Let's play a game...... Read the above posts & guess who believes everything that is printed in the Daily Mail
  20. Pete Mctree
    I think it is about finding your own level/market and exploiting it. I work as a contact climber primarily, but i am building my own work slowly. I price high & achieve a lot in a day with the help of some highly skilled staff. So, although my price is over £600 on a typical day, my wage bill is going to be approaching £275. Turnover is bullshit - profit is everything!
  21. Pete Mctree
    What colour is the spark plug ? Best indicator of how a saw is tuned. Never understood why a muffler only modded saw needs to be run rich - I set mine primarily to factory settings, then with a tacho & then check the plug, as I do with any saw
  22. Pete Mctree
    Ladders are great for deflecting branches away from cars & greenhouses - uses are limited by imagination only
  23. Pete Mctree
    They have been sent to spam mail - 7 emails already & The first was unwanted
  24. Pete Mctree
    When you do get the knot undone, have a careful look at the rope. It could have potentially damaged the core. When doing a heavy pull, I try and use a big portawrap on the pulling end & on the tree I try & wrap the rope around it several times before tying it off to reduce the force on the knot directly. Hope it's ok
  25. Pete Mctree
    I understand your dilemma perfectly. However, without experience most people are very unproductive compared to those with even 6 or 12 months in the job. It is difficult for an employer to invest time & money on a trainee at anything above basic wages and still remain profitable. Often the training phase will mean they have to overstaff jobs, which can have a significant effect on the bottom line. The subbie on £10 hour will have to buy all his own kit, have zero holiday pay, zero employment security, zero sickness cover etc. To be honest the wage you were offered is on parity or more than the subbie. I am not taking sides on this, as I have been on low wages in the past & also had to negotiate wages with my own employees. The bottom line is, sadly, that without experience to back up you qualifications, your going to be fighting for a decent wage. I hope you get something acceptable sorted soon.

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