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Nod beat me to it. You can reduce the buried tails (when you lock the splice) and i have the break tests to confirm that they still break at high loads. Before you start to tinker with the splice instructions make sure you understand how and why a splice works Jamie
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When you go on holiday to Cornwall and you spy a local outfit taking two days for a mornings work so you have to call the boss and slag them off. When you think on said holiday that cornwall looks like a nice place to live but the trees are too small. When on friday you can't wait for Monday knowing what jobs you have awaiting you. Jamie
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We did a massive tree (in my early days, so probably small) the home owner came out and said 'wow i've watched you all day, your insurance must be extortionate' the boss replied 'insurance, thats only for people who think they may mess up' Her face was a picture. Jamie Oh and the boss is insured
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I'd say it needs a logo of some sort with it. looks good, the wood effect is better than the other wood effect that was on anoher mock up Jamie
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I keep meaning to have a bash in the yard, try a mushroom or something simple. I'd say get a block of wood and a saw and let rip Jamie
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Within reason, the bigger the better. It's better to have and not need than need and not have. Jamie
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I thought we had been there and done that, it dulls your chain up something cronic Jamie
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I too have seen some ancient trees that had been pollarded, topped and butchered in the past. The point i was trying to make was , would the tree live for longer if no work was done on it. The tree may have the potential to live longer either way. with each choice and action we will set of a chain of events leading one way. would Any of the ancients we have seen have lived longer had they not been pollarded. A tree repeatedly reduced every few years must suffer immense shock. I understand pollards recieve similar shock, but i'm not sure if anyone can say either way which will live longer, maintained or left untouched. I included that statement cautiously, hence the maybe. Jamie
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I think most pruning in general is a bit of a waste of time but i still do it. i'm not a huge fan of reductions. i;m quite good at sections though. Butch over here a lot of folk like trees but tehy don't want them to get any bigger... weird i know. If they are happy to pay every few years and the tree can be retained (maybe knocking a few years off its potential lifespan in the process) is that such a bad thing? Jamie
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I've only used one, we used the winch on teh front of the wee mog. easy as to set up. Jamie
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Nah, it was an MB Trac 1500 Jamie
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Hi Scott Jamie
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nice did looking at it in 2D i'd have done it differently. oh well. was good to watch though Jamie
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Closest call i had was. cut a chunk of beech, larger than normal, shouted, everyone looked, 3 guys on the ground and boss in next tree. i pushed the chunk and a groundie walked towards the tree. who had looked. i screamed and he stopped and looked up as the chunk landed between his feet. idiot. someone screams from a tree run like f**k. i can still see it happening in slow mo. not nice oh and when sitting on a tractor tyre to cross the poles ona sticky starter i forgot i'd left teh tractor in gear.... Jamie
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thats what i was thinking, i don't shoot however. my mate does and she is a bit bammy. Jamie
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a day off in the rain, In Edinburgh i'd never work if that was the case Jamie
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another year wasted with you lot. Jamie
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My bridge has worn a bit as well. the sheath is stitched on as a portective layer, i'm gonna splice upsomething real nice for it. i was thinking about an 8mm beeline bridge Jamie
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ladders to get in. i'm sure some folk have worked off them, i have. go up nip a small limb off customer is happy. i've A framed trhem then used the telescopic power pruner....not smart and not clever Jamie
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that boy has got ablls. i've ridden teh bucke of a digger but i was lowered over a small wall, about 10foot, to high to jump with spikes on. Jamie
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33cc saw 14" bar: RCS - 3335, Replacement Bar: CSA - 012 35cc saw 16" bar: RCS-3540C, Replacement bar: CSA - 026 40cc saw 18" bar: RCS - 4046C, Replacement Bar:CSA - 027 44cc saw 20" bar: RCS 4450C, Replacment bar: CSA- 028 Thats all i know. hope some of that helps, either that or stroll into B+Q Jamie
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I'd imainge most folk here would never use Ryobi products. My flatmate works for the company who distributes Ryobi, AEG etc. He is away just now, i'll text him and have a rake around in his stuff and try to find out for you Jamie
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you may notice the weight loss when you pick them out of teh truck, but after 8 hours you'll still be knackered. the heavier spikes may make your legs even more muscle bound. Jamie
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I bet there are some pretty nice micro climates within that stem. I'd say reduce it and thin it, maybe pretty substantialy. Jamie
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like everything else Jim, you can get by in steel just fine but apparently you won't get as tired in aluminium. I've only ever climbed in Alu Kliens. best advice, buy the best you can afford. Jamie
