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John Shutler

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  1. i wouldnt bother with a cordless, they dont hold charge for long enough ive got a diamond disk in a standard angle grinder and tend to touch up cutters before leaving the yard. im on greenteeth so have the option to turn twice on site (makita impact driver and socket set in truck )
  2. the 2 bolts arnt that awkward if you remove the roller springs lift up the rollers and place a wedge of wood to keep the rollers out the way. its the work of a moment
  3. or suing a ropeguide or similar chocked around the stem with your Ddrt system
  4. im looking at changing a rayco hg20 from finger teeth to series 700 green teeth, are the positions of the bolt holes the same on fingerteeth pockets and greenteeth pockets? the reason i ask is that when i changed from finger teeth to green teeth on my carlton 4012 the positions where the same cheers
  5. im looking at changing a rayco hg20 from finger teeth to series 700 green teeth, are the positions of the bolt holes the same on fingerteeth pockets and greenteeth pockets? the reason i ask is that when i changed from finger teeth to green teeth on my carlton 4012 the positions where the same cheers
  6. decent hardwood chip goes to the yard, and gets sold for £40.00 a load/used for mulching new planting. The rest goes to a polo yard across the road to use on their 1mile long riding track
  7. maybe you should attempt some of your own research, if your serious on pursuing this line of work.
  8. for you maybe, but for some people i imagine it allows a bit of an escape from there everyday lives
  9. well its not a new thing the newspaper cutting below is from my local rag in 1969
  10. the last i heard one special branch was suing the other over the use of the name
  11. used blaze spliced for a lanyard
  12. a far better way of keeping a karabiner captive is to use a thick rubber band
  13. the problem is that people are lazy...the knotted sling may be used to rig something larger down because its close to hand or it could be used by someone who doesnt understand the implications of knotting a sling you could be the best arb in the world, but at some point you will take a shortcut and you wont be taking into account breaking strains
  14. the introduction of mychorizol fungi, put simply get some organic matter from around the root plate of another (more healthy) red oak and spread it around
  15. been looking at grinders of this size for a while does anybody have experience of the above greenmech grinder? cheers
  16. easily my favorite show of the year
  17. it depends what your after, jonsie gets my money for machinery, and sundrie items. generally i get my more obscure climbing gear from treeworker or honeys. it depends what your after
  18. personally i would have tied those limbs a little further out and swung them round over the top of the holly but you were there and i wasnt
  19. i love the cloud of pollen on the 2nd top
  20. no worries il be knocking around the show both days poison ivy splice this evening, after the new groundsman cut my blue tongue in the middle the rubber insert should be here tomorrow for the new ropeguide

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