munkymadman
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i often use wee dee's technique. most trees you do on a regular basis in england don't require an srt set up. this is a nice simple middle ground, as you can work off it straight away. i've often wondered if i'd trust someone to undo the timber hitch and lower me down. also handy if your climbing line is too short. you can get your groundie to raise your anchor point once secure
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poor little frenchies getting ridiculed. must wreck the shoulder slinging the big saw up like that. all points of criticism are accurate. but i did like the rollotube and i use the slanty cut. especially for massive bits with nothing below, but here in oz we chip everything, logs get halved quartered whatever, then chucked in. when a log has a slant on it the chipper blades can catch it easier.
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whats a spider jack 2? the new coloured lock jack looks funky. still got my old one but with a funky red cam. half way there i guess
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i thought hobbs vs grcs threads were banned. another rhetorical thread
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thats why i didn't like the look of the hobbs(not that i had the chance to use it). you have to keep taking the handle out and putting it back in to turn it. the grcs is ace for storm damage jobs where theres lots of tension. and the groundies luv em
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the word starred out was a reference to an irish cowboy, which sounds like mikey, is that aloud
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latest news i heard was you were making a homemade jobby, and you call me the ***** ha ha
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my god thats genius. didn't even cross my mind. some people reckon its a reverse thread while the demo says anti clockwise. my only problem now is finding a big enough tree. what is an impact driver(sorry i have no mechanical aptitude), someone was on about that the other day. thanks:thumbup:
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its easier just getting a good mid point on the branch
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i've been watching the disassembly vids on you tube, but they make it look so easy unscrewing the top screw. i just can't unscrew it, the winch twists while your trying to unscrew it, its impossible to try and stop the winch from twisting. is there some sort of knack i'm unaware of
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i've always worked with my dad, gardening. still do now and then when i'm at home. used to break alot of things, my cousin used to work with us too, it was good fun. but gardening is easy you just cut grass, while tree work can be a bit more arguementative. i worked for a father son business in australia, his son was lazy, sometimes he'd work sometimes he wouldn't, i think they just enjoyed driving around together looking at jobs. but sadly his son got killed by a chipper(i'd left by then). his father had a drinking problem while i was there god knows what he's like now.
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so then by me replacing the cam i should have also replaced the spring. i'm pretty sure i remember changing the spring. maybe a new lanyard would help. i might just take it apart and see where the wear is. but yes it does only a fraction of the work that an lj does.
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i've had the opportunity to work in alot of beautiful places around the world, but no place is the best. you always miss something about somewhere else. i've never been to canada, i've fancied that. anywhere with good weather good variety and interesting challenges.
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i think i've had mine 5 years, i'm curious to know if any longterm users have had the same problem. had it for a few years then eventually it started slipping so i changed the cam(understandably), only had the new cam for 6 months and its started slipping again. do you reckon i've worn the body of it and i might have to change the whole unit?
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is that joe who moved to melbourne, with his aussie girlfriend, friends with mike. its jake, if you remember me that it is. looking forward ton an interesting read but my computer doesn't seem keen on it
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get it loads here in austria, they all look really shabby by late summer. can be sprayed. they seem to bounce back the next year though. well most of them
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hmm point taken last time i freighted just my climbing bag over, they asked was it clean i said yes (otherwise they were going to blast it with radiation), luckily i wasn't questioned even though it had a fair bit of saw dust in it. in reference to selling on the saws, they'd be for personal use so it wouldn't be an infringement on any law. but surely you can legally sell second hand equipment privately.
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cheers alex, i'll see what happens might give you a call.
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ok cool, yes australia does cost a fortune for tree gear. still not sure why everything else seems reasonably reasonable (oh except second hand cars, another rip off). ok so back to the subject as i'm driving through germany i'm just wondering if i'm better off buying them there or getting them through england instead. and while on the subject of importation, would i have to pay some importation duty if they were in boxes or would i be wiser getting them a bit dirty before i pack em away
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if they were brand new maybe but i was going to use them first then bring them, there for personal use not for sale. its only that i'll be freighting my truck over and i thought i'd buy like three more saws to go with. nothing on a grand scale
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this question is in relation to europe, otherwise we all know the states would win hands down. i was going to buy a few saws and ship em to australia, so do you reckon i'd be better off getting them in england or germany(i assume theres no other contenders). thanks
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i've had mine for 5-6 years, but i didn't use it for two years and when i was around i wasn't using it that much. i'm sure i've only bought two new chains for it. thats i'm thinking it might be worth changing the carby on it even though the mechanic thinks otherwise. i think it broke due to lack of use if anything.
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i thought this was about the life span of an 020, slightly on subject question, when the carby goeson your saws is it worthwhile replacing, or is it better to chuck em
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so it's been moved to the lounge, don't think i've ever been in here. my 2 cents worth most flags around the world are desecrated by the emmm.. less popular members of society. they believe there patriotic, when in reality their not really aware of what patriotism is and simply are looking for an excuse to create differences, so they've got an excuse for a fight.
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maybe thats one of its purposes, but i don't think its its main one. it's actually to aid branch walking. and also on an ascent if you climb without the velcro bit on the sj will drop a bit before catching the rope, when you put weight into the system. the lj has a second carabiner that keeps it in place so doesn't need this. try it with out the velcro bit and see how it performs then.
