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John Shutler

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  1. arnt you based in bristol?
  2. communication is key when using the grcs your groundsman cranking like its going out of fashion (6:50ish) is a reciepie for snapping out rigging points
  3. i saw that bar at robs before he sent it, monster
  4. so you pointed a glorified hair dryer at a piece of rope, what does that prove:confused1: its not really being subjected to the forces involded in rigging is it
  5. briefly, and wasnt overly impressed. hence looking at a quadchip
  6. remember, you need to consider wether the people towing your machine are able to legally. the 190 is over 750kg
  7. your pine looks strangely like a Douglas fir at 44 secs
  8. i wish id done that, my 40/41 training was the most pointless thing ive ever done
  9. armor prus hitch cord and used blue tongue resplice from this evening
  10. imo this should be addressed at the quote stage
  11. better than my TW, higher output, easier to feed, better designed in terms of maintenance, vertical rollers are far better than horizontal it seems like they have really thought about it from design to manufacture around 16k
  12. i used the new greenmech quadchip this week and was impressed
  13. I'm pretty sure nod only has the crestas now, and in limited sizes
  14. Fine, I don't wear spikes much though. Bee type?
  15. AKU boots are awesome My last pair had 2 years daily use, climbing and on the ground
  16. the cresta gtx are fine with spikes:blushing:
  17. no no no no no no no stop right there those arnt the one you want.... AKU Cresta GTX 2010 | Footwear | Live for the Outdoors these are the correct ones. i got a pair of the cresta weg gtx and they are mega clumpy. infact ive a little worn pair sat in the cupboard at my yard
  18. the problem is rob, is that you fancy a disco, this ones popped up and seems affordable albeit with a bit of work needed i made the a mistake a few years back on a chipper, i was to keen, and really wanted it and it cost me 2k which i never got back. now this situation isnt identical but i wanted that chipper as much as you fancy that disco save the cash or put it towards a chipper
  19. rot in the boot, and a leaky sunroof
  20. type A generally im pretty aware that im using a sharp cutty thing som take the relevant precautions
  21. 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.

  22. im having the same problem matt
  23. 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
  24. does it not come with instructions?
  25. why would you be cutting by your bridge??????????

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