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bob

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  1. brasso keeps it shiny buy a spare retrieving ball do you climb with a splice?
  2. mine,s bigger than yours
  3. no problem dave
  4. you must not use chipper often then or do you never have em sharpened i can wear a chipper out in 4 years never mind a set of blades:001_tongue:
  5. i,m with heads up there are more timberwolfs in this country than all the other makes put together i have used loads of chippers of all makes and models and all have there downsides true 150 timberwolfs are a bit tinny but there under 750kg but very good value as against a vermeer that weights nearly 50% more so obviosly built a bit stronger if you look after any chipper it will look after you
  6. i am certainly a real man then dean
  7. so why wear A,s then
  8. but what law and what would the HSE refere to:confused1:
  9. what law is that hope you don,t mean legislation:sneaky2::sneaky2:
  10. yes totally agree but they do break at some point or do you all do pre start checks in fact how many of you even know what they are:001_tongue:
  11. so do you really think that all profeshionals that wear type C use the saw behind there legs
  12. kettle and black pots or what
  13. ccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc oh did i mention c
  14. so how many of you A boys would let employees climb in A,s and does the chainbrake never get accidently knocked off or broken
  15. i am here where would you expect me to be
  16. i do hope you never hang your saw from the back of your harness or never pick it up with the engine running why do you not just never cut near your legs and wear shorts C for Climbing A for was going to use a banned word but instead Amateur will that do
  17. as always with you nice reduction:001_tongue:
  18. i am supprised how many are on over £100 after tax does that mean all those lads are on over £150 as employees or are they s/employed and paying little tax but then ther costs for tackle and insurance ect will actually bring the amount they actually earn down a bit
  19. bob

    Scuba anyone

    Me and my son passed our open water padi on tuesday and today were swimming with great big turtles,cutter fish and thousands of other stunning fishies Really made the effort worthwhile just wondered if any others did scuba
  20. this land cruiser did not look like deans
  21. doing this trip on sat which should i do hummer or landcruiser http://www.dubaisandboarding.com/local-tour-operators/desert-road-tours
  22. i do have a load of photos of this set up but not with me sorry which i am a big fan of and think its safer in most situations it,s basically an SIP slong which you get a dyneema 120 normal climbing sling then half it and larks foot each end which means if you did cut one you would hopefully not deck out then the slong is basically wrapped round and velcro hold it together and the slong has a couple of layers of kevlar in it which also helps then clip one end to harness and one end to friction device and the first bit is protected will post some pictures upon my return as i am presently sat on balcony on holiday on arbtalk much to my wife,s disgust hope that helped for now
  23. bob

    Yorkshire

    ee baa gum
  24. do not use either Metal stuff for me
  25. i prefere the english braid to double esterlon and i have both nicer to handle and tie knots and a bit more supple

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