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John Shutler

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  1. thanks mate. i wore chainsaw boots for the first time in 2 years for my assesment, theyve gone back in the cupboard till my re assesment. i never got the software from quentin, to many beers on saturday night to have a serious conversation on saturday.

  2. is that a bit of an exageration tony, if we said youd worked on 100000 trees over your 25yr career that would mean you had worked on 10.95 trees every day a year without stopping. you said yourself that that lawsons took one and a half days
  3. why would you be cutting by your bridge??????????
  4. looking through some old quotes this evening, got me to thinking what % of accepted quotes you are happy with/aim for over the last 3 months ive had an acceptance rate of roughly 74%, im pretty pleased with that and im not sure i could handle much more without being booked 3-4 months in advance or running 2 teams
  5. thanks for confirming that:thumbup1:
  6. i like having the ability to do stumps if needed, bigger stumps go to stump busters as i find large stumps are a pain to do and are incredibly mundane plus i cant get near stump busters on price (£2+Vat per inch) i own 3 grinders and my biggest (carlton 2500-04) will be going up for sale soon as i havnt used it since the first week of january
  7. interesting i charged the battery up and the clutch/cutter head engaged. i was wondering if low power would struggle to engage the clutch
  8. looking for a 2nd climber on a part time basis average 2/3 days a week to undertake a mixture of comercial and domestic work throughout the new forest please call 07731929194 or email [email protected] pay negotiable on experience, must have own PPE and climbing kit with valid loler
  9. westcon wanted 359 + VAT for a replacement clutch thanks for your help
  10. hmmm morning at the yard needed i think. who did you use for parts johny?
  11. that could be the case.... but the cutter head isnt engaging at all. do you think if the battery was flat that would cause the clutch to not engage properly? as we had to jump start the machine to get it running
  12. im after a replacement cluth for my rayco grinder. what are the options? is there a solution that would be more durable? cheers
  13. Gorilla tub when moving fro Lock box to truck, and truck to tree. Tub then doubles as rope storage whilst in use
  14. im not implying anything, im stating that it seems ok in the video its used in various configurations, at a variety of angles and seems to function pretty well
  15. well it seems ok in this video [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-LSbQfNCNU]CElanyard - YouTube[/ame]
  16. Mine is half a mill, with trust £300.00 a year I think
  17. black diamond bag wont they are designed to be dragged up rockfaces, a far harsher environment than being carried from a truck to a tree and chucked back into the truck laterthat day
  18. yeah ive looked, sent an email to see if they have one
  19. having just got one of these machines without a manual, i think it would be a good idea to get my hands on one can anybody help? its worth a pint or 2 at the APF thank you
  20. its quicker and easier and cheaper for me to take timber away, unless the customer wants to keep it in the sizes that id move it with my loader

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