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Everything posted by bob
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im a cow man too i am not a fan of constantly shoching timber hitch ti me its more for pulling and i have had them fail if bounced around too much
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i sharpen them myself got a 8inch bench grinder with a special white wheel and an adjustable sharpening guide needs a little at a but time lots easier than taking them to be sharpened
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i am certainly one of the better climbers in my area and do work for other tree bods in the area when they have a tree they can not cope with and i am happy with £120 mainly because i really enjoy those hard dangerous jobs if i turned up with chipper ect would want more i do trees because i enjoy it not just money p.s i DO NOT DO CONIFERS given em all to pete mctree ha ha ha:vroam::vroam:
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:vroam:do you put a stopper knot in end of rope to stop timber hitch slipping or coming undone:vroam:
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:clap:am i the only person that never uses a re direct and very rarely use my strop yet can get anywhere in any tree and never take swing just have confidence in stance and footing or wrap a leg round or just hold on :vroam:
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ive still got my nintendo and a new wii
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have been called a lot worse you have got me doubting myself will confirm later
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i think it all depends on what you intend using it for and how long you plan to keep it we have a tw 150 new only gets 2 days max a week price diference obviosly mattered and i am up north with three timberwolf dealers within a hours drive against 5hrs to suffolk
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leyland daf
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my works wagon
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my prefered line for wet days is someone elses unless it,s velocity no seriosly am suprised steve said he would go bigger i would do the opposite as they dont hold as much water to drip down your arm and dont get as heavy all probably down to different styles and combinations another plus point for the shunt it does not slip in the wet
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i started 20 years ago so a lot of old school in my bag but as an employee with control of budgets all new ropes and kit bought tried and tested and am prepared to try anything i use a pantin tried a hitch climber for a couple of months but you cant beat a nice comfy hard arse for sure and have now got to climb as ergonomicaly as poss because i didnt when i started
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you can,t polish a turd
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timber hitch is more likely to come loose through constant shock loading than the cow hitch always tie a not in end of rope on timber hitch to stop it slipping out i have had the timber hitch come undone and the pulley nearly killed me and groundies as it came past my ear i am a big fan of whoopieeeeeeeees and loopieeeees
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ive had a few pairs and loved them though im only 11 stone my mate is 15stone and he wrecked his they are not a strong long lasting boot they have a nice soft flexible sole if you are heavy on boots they do not last though i get about 18 months from mine if the lace clips dont all fall off when i tried to order some more was told they had stopped making them and were now doing the experts which are heavier and have a hard sole prefered my old boots for sure
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hope i get this right all council tree departments were invited to a h&s regional seminars approx 2 years ago and part of it was council liability if a council sets on any contractor and something goes wrong the person who signed the work order would be liable if they had not done all the checks ie risk assess,qualifications,equipment,insurance and on and on whereas the AA does all these checks so it absolves the council from checking and any liability
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is that because its usually you who breaks things
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i have though not sure how you intend using it
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once had to dismantle a hornbeam and grind stump due to a gas leak smack under stump gas board had to stand at bottom of tree whilst dismantling with gas masks and fire suits and big extinguishers no prob whilst we dimantled around them then we had to grind it we warned them we would set off sparks when we hit concrete or granite but they were happy to stand as close as us till we hit a granite set. Gas men can run:asshole2: me and my mate just stood there smiling at each other job sorted and gas leak fixed
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once found a cable with stump grinder dragged it down road more wire than ive ever seen cut off 360 homes i was about as popular as a pork sausage in a synagog several grand later all sorted
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cheers chris and i was very glad to see most of the issues covered have been resolved by how i now use the shunt set up
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if they catch you they give you a right bollocking and then you get a letter threatening court action been there done that got made to feel 2 inch tall once found a cable with stump grinder dragged it down road more wire than ive ever seen cut off 360 homes i was about as popular as a pork sausage in a sinagog
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its always a sticky prob if your going to get charged for all damage your going to cause as a climber then your either not going to want to tackle those more demanding risky jobs or your going to take longer to do the job which also costs the boss more than a odd fence panel there is also what is accidental damage and avoidable damage my employer pays for everything though we are given all bills for damage to make us aware how much stuff costs
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357 had problems with there automatic de-compression which caused probs with running which they supply a retro kit for and on the new ones back to the manual one we have about 9 of these of various ages and think there spot on now though are a lot better on 15 inch bars and we run 372s for 18 inch not going off subject we run all heated handles as well if you are spending £500 on a saw for many years use what is another £30 think of your hands
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i tried pete mctrees when he first got them so presume on original gaffs and i liked the gaffs but wasnt convinced on the straps
