Rentachimp
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I prefer McCulloch because they are black like my heart. 350 & 357xp Husky and 200t (or Toot as I like to call it, I just decided),260, 341, 361, 441, 660, & 880 Stihls all are stonking saws, I find. I think Stihl are killing Husky for UK sales, though. I like the look of husky the most, though. Or Makita
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Worked in a Tree nursery (Hilliers@Liss) and heard about tree surgery in very basic terms. Moved back to Swansea and - after 6 months working at wyevale and a driving agency, I fought my way on to Neath Port Talbot council's tree gang as an apprentice. I have done my NVQ.2 in Forestry and am doing my RFS and can see myself as more of a tree officer than hero climber. Gotta love the takedowns, though
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I've tried it twice, but I find footlocking the tail of the normal climbing system to be easier for me.
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I use the gomtaro 300mm and the Ibuki, but am having trouble finding a place for the Ibuki in everyday climbing. Good for hooking my helmet out of the toolbox of the transit, though
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I haven't tried it, but I want to. I can't afford the gear, though, and the mother f's I work for are still on 2-wrap prusik and both ends of the same rope. '''stew'''
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Usually, I have lucozade (fizzy), 2l of water, some green and blacks chocolate (usually maya gold) sunflower seeds or monkey nuts, banana, orange or mango, a bar of crunchy granola (official snackbar of the PGA tour) and sandwich/wholegrain pasta salad/wild rice salad (which I make at home). And a bag o' crisps. And the odd pastie.
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Can we make it more manly for MB?
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All my friends, family and my girl think it's funny I come onto these forums, luckily. Hope she doesn't start getting annoyed though. I'll have to hide my porn watching AND my tree letchery, then.
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I can't see much difference, although I like the outboard clutch on the stihl chainsaws. Much easier to change bars and chains and clean out that general area.
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Pre-97 driving license
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I feel stupid looking at the M re-direct. Some things are so obvious you will never think of them. I use redirects quite a lot. I also veto the 2 ends of one rope technique. I actually bought my own rope when I joined this company as they would only give me one rope and a 3m lanyard. Glad I did. It also means I have a long rope and short rope so, when climbing small trees, I have less tail to pull through forks.
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I'd like to second the 'Husqvarna bags are rubbish' motion. I wore out 2 in about 9 month, even with gaff guards. Plus they're cumbersome. Hard bases don't really work for arb stuff, I think.
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lol well spotted. It was hung up, really. She came charging underneath it and it kind of rolled out of the tree it hung up in at that very moment. It's just cause I want to move home after christmas so it'll be handy for finding someplace to work.
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yeah, sure
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I felled a tree on some woman the other day. Her tree. Which I shouldn't have cut down in the first place. Hampshire county council emergency callout. She was an absolute maniac to start with, and the fact that I laughed at the tree hitting her didn't serve to calm the savage beast lol
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Can we get a Job forum?
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Proclimber never had many posts, either...
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Why not? The wheel has been 're-invented' many times; from stone wheels used for grinding grain to wooden wheels, the invention of the spoke, adding metal strips to the outer rim to prevent wear, then metal wheels, the addition of hard rubber tires, followed by air-filled tires, not to mention the development of the axle, steering mechanisms, the addition of brakes, of which there are many types, and the invention of the bearing system. Would you want stone wheels on your car?
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I lust the Vt. I still can't ascend on the bugger, though.
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Plus AA and RFS are better because they are British and we've had trees for longer than the Americans lol
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That's why I said chance and not garauntee.
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I think it's a pretty common fault. It's happend to me several times. The last time was on a Saturday Job-And-Finish with 4 climbers going hell-for-leather. Took 2 of us about half an hour to sort it out again. Pain in the arse, to be oh-so-perfectly honest.
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I mean, if you have an industrial accident, you have a chance of getting workers comp, right? I assume he was doing private work with his dad on the weekend.
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The trees have claimed another. Very sad. Am I right in thinking there will be no compensation for this tragic accident?
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or amoral, Mr.
