MattyF
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This does mean we will all have to go and buy more tickets though ... Looks a great prize !
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Giving up in October worked , I still massively crave cigarettes ! And once or twice after a beer I've got weak and had a tab but on a whole I would say it was one of the best things I have done ,The thing is with smoking is you always associated it with respetary problems/diseases but it actually effects your whole body and immune system and after a number of problems the doctors kept telling me to give up and I didn't but after re occurring problems I thought I would try and it's worked despite probably being the most unfit I've been!
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Hi Andrew , just a quick dolmar question for you, does the 155 share any common parts with the 166 ? All the best for 2016 mate.
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Beginners climbing guide, hints, tips and general climbing techniques
MattyF replied to Adam Bourne's topic in Climbers talk
Not really looked at the tree hog harness before but looking at it now and for the money it looks good. As a sit harness I imagine it would be quite comfy so handy for getting confidence up in gear for beginners as there is not a lot of pressure on your legs but they definitely have less movement, but at least it had sliding d rings which are good for positioning and your kidneys -
Had a zubat for years Steve ,ended up on the natanoko it's a faster saw but to be honest I'll take the sugoi or tsurgi these days but always keep one of the natanoko in the truck as an all rounder , the zubat is in a drawer some where untouched since buying natanokos !
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Another for the natanoko , best all rounder I've found.
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Only thing I don't like about the AGT is the gear box in the woods as its on a straight slider, selecting gears can get tedious whilst trying to work in tight places. The other thing is if you want a winch for one only the small uniforest ones will go straight on with out mods.
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Sorry to hear this , it's not a nice feeling at all!! A few years back we had two containers emptied in the middle of the day , about 37ks worth of Arb kit my sister had just left to go to town as well , I could hear banging from about a mile away as I was out fishing, came home to a trail of bits leading to the containers and no tools. Activated the tracker immediately but if I had come back 20mins earlier I doubt they would of kindly gone away and luckily my sister was out... Left a very sour taste. They came back around 3-4 weeks later and I caught them smashing security lights with a catapult so returned fire with a shot gun but from probably a too greater distance ! They never touched for 7 years again and the next 3 times where done in the dark.
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Very well put .
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I'd rather buy a scrapped one and build it myself than buying some one else's.
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My oh my what a lot of money ??
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Making sure both ends stay in the holding pouches in transport and when stripping back in is essential , I've seen people feed the line in a clock wise motion in to each corner and swear by it but personally I don't bother.
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May have lobbed it at the forwarder when it seized ! Tbh I didn't realise there was a problem with it until a few people pointed out they could not get the brake off... Just apply a lot of pressure on the bit that engages it and it is fine ....... Should really get around to fix it.
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Put a lot of pressure on the inside of the chain brake towards the starter pull side whilst disengaging,the mechanism just wear to the point it's hard to disengage... My older 560 does this and if any one picks it up who does not know the quirk thinks the saw is broken.
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Get a new maul and smash up some concrete with it and it's broken in, sharp is no good imo.
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Just seen the weather in Lancashire and Cumbria looks a nightmare
MattyF replied to mendiplogs's topic in The Lounge
Pay more attention !! The forest I don't think does a great deal I'm sure the dam saved a lot in the north Tyne valley and Tyne valley though . We are in the forest it floods despite being surrounded by stands of Sitka , the drainage put in actually for the trees probably encourages quicker run off ! -
£488 inc vat on fr jones site £520 inc vat for a xpg not bad prices! I'm running an 8 pin on the 13" , not sure the auto tune likes it though, I probably use this saw the least but have a few weeks of thinning work coming up so will be its first time properly in the woods working with it to draw any conclusions, There was something I read on arbor site about keeping them on a 7 if changing to 3/8.
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There is a lot of Americans running them on 3/8 do a search on arbosite, Definitely not put any thing bigger than a 15" on it though. I'm tempted to give it a try but have a stack of 13" Oregon bars I like on 325 I got for free.
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Now it all must xmas does anyone like dates to eat thanks
MattyF replied to mendiplogs's topic in The Lounge
Charlieh loves them !! -
You've tried them too then!! There used to be a fight for the kleins loading up in the morning the loser got these... I think that's probably why I barely used spikes for years 😬
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Opsal pads look a great option for the kleins which on a whole are not a bad spike, would love to try them with those pads! I think the worse spikes I tried were some honeys bros own brand that had a round gaff on them , proper crippling irons. Been on carbon geckos for a few years find them really comfy and minimal fatigue, never tried the Buckinghams but had bashins prior to the geckos and was glad to see the back of them.
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That's looks stunning !
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Nice work olly and the wires still intact!! I bet you could not wait to get some wind sail out of the anchor point on it!
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Noticed a few breaks in the kill switch wire on a saw would they be enough to stop the ignition from working ? Tried turning her over on a drill so I could really watch and there was no spark at all ,not even a weak intermittent one.
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Best of luck mate
