Mr Ed

steel screwgate biners taking chunks of flesh out yer fingers dead elm sawdust like blasting grit down your back and pants going back out of an evening to check the fires going to the pub for lunch Going to the pub for lunch WITH the contracts manager Sealing a price with a handshake Dad going to the bank at the end of the week with the takings in cash Going to find a phone box to make a phonecall

Its all true. I'm really a thicko putting on a good act:001_smile:

My Dads fleet -

duckin' n divin' mate, bit of this, bit of that...

I found my first harness at the bottom of a box in my fathers shed a few weeks ago. Grey GT belt, 2 belts of webbing, 2 front d rings, 1 tool ring and nothing else. Hehe. Remember falling off a branch and your harness would end up under your armpits?

I bought one of those little crappy £200 jobs about 7 years ago I tried to kill it and failed, sold it to one of my guys, its gone through a few owners and its still not dead. In short, they are well worth the money.

This threads for Bob, and all the other old school cutters and climbers. I was lucky (cursed?)to be brought up in this industry, and saw the end of the 'good old days'. What makes you part of this most coolest of cliques? If you remember Climbing on 3 strand nylon rope that behaved like a giant bungee When your prussick and your climbing line were one and the same When helmets were optional but a flat cap or wooly hat was essential When protective trousers was a pair of overalls over your jeans When it was considered normal to burn the brash off on EVERY job When tea was dispensed from a tartan flask, and flasks had a lifespan of about 2 weeks When recruiting extra temporary staff meant going down the dole queue and offering them a fiver extra a day When Sandvik triangular bowsaws were considered the ultimate handsaw When chainsaw 'training' involved being told where the kickback quadrant and the stop switch was Anybody else got more?

I've got 200 tonnes 10 miles from Kendal if your interested.

Try taking the stored food out of ya cheeks hamster:001_tongue:

Thats why I chose the N96 6 months ago, I'd heard the Iphone had lots of reliability issues. Just after I got the nokia, they released the revised Iphone:sneaky2: Matt's had an Iphone since, and I've been very impressed.

I've got a curve on O2, but I mainly give it to the guys as a truck phone. I've also got a Nokia N96 with full net capability, but I'd swap both for the Iphone. The Iphone is infinately more usable than both the Nokia and the Blackberry.

I opened this thread expecting to see an old Wellington boot on its side. Nice job Mr Haine. Quite a reach for the crane, and yes it looks as tight as you mentioned...

I'll see what I can do regarding sizing. It will not be seasoned though, it will be fairly fresh.

3m lengths, mainly maple, birch, ash. up to 18" dia. Not seasoned. no.

Reg did it that way because thats how he does it. Tree on ground safely, quickly and without incident. There might have been 10 other ways of getting it down, but so what?

Delivered to Pwllheli, £39 a tonne. 17 tonnes a load

Hi Jon, I can deliver hardwood by 8 wheeler load into wrexham easily.

Nice work Reg. Not to derail, but rigging a spar has totally different conotations to me.

All he needs to do is give them some training, and log it in the office that he has done so.

Good to read you again Andy.

I searched for the same thing Dave, nobody makes one. I was going to build one from an old harvester head. You could however use a Patu 3 point linkage stroke delimber - Would work ideal for cross cutting, and runs off a tractor PTO. I have modified them with a 24" bar and chain before, VERY quick and would also advance the log .

Nonsense. Never had any trouble with sourcing Iveco parts, yes some things will be more expensive, but thats usually because they are heavier duty.

Seen 180 versions in Bramall Iveco.

The daily is built like a proper truck, (c section chassis, heavy springs, heavy bearings etc) the transit is a much lighter duty truck

Harsh, but oh so very true.