Mike Hill
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I would give my eye Teeth for one of those. We have a Merc 811D,great truck but a bit underpowered.One of those 4X4 mercs with the tracked chipper in the back...oohhh...ooohhh
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Thanks for the kind offer mate!I will be coming up from London,so it would make sence to stop locally.Be great to catch up though,flights already booked.
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Big Cross Cut Saw - very big Stihl Guide Bar!
Mike Hill replied to TimberCutterDartmoor's topic in Large equipment
Wrong I was too -
Bad news Ed. This isn't doing much at the moment,you could borrow it and it would cheer you right up!
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Big Cross Cut Saw - very big Stihl Guide Bar!
Mike Hill replied to TimberCutterDartmoor's topic in Large equipment
At the risk of sounding Anal. Isn't it called a "Ripping" or "Breaking down saw"? They might have used it to Flitch or Break down big Logs into sizes that the normal headrig could handle. -
I spat on my fingers and tried to thaw out the connection but as my "equipment" was retracting into my Trou,I had to pull the Biner off. Needless to say,some skin came too.
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I was taking a pee on an exceptionally cold day and froze a Caribiner to my Johnson. I still have the scar.
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Phew! Your asking alot of your landy and winch! A cheap 4X4 tractor and winch on the linkage might save you a fair bit in repair bills Tommer.
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What manufacture Diffs and transfer box did they have in them?I'm just curious as I have only seen one Transit 4X4.
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Amy Winehouse bumps into Jeremy Clarkson at a celebrity bash "What do you do" Ask's Amy "Top Gear" Replies Jeremy "Great!" Exclaimes Miss Winehouse,"I'll have three Grams"
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To be safe,not further than the top of the tracks. If you sink it and the fuel cap goes under,then the fan.You will be in the poo.
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BRILLIANT! Not the place to blow a hydraulic hose.
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I think the limited access and narrow streets found in the UK restricts the use of "bucket trucks" in our industry's domestic sector.
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I myself have several Cats tails,kept as momento's from sucessfull hunts.Should any readers lack a Cat,then I offer to measure one of mine at random and send you the results.
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Thanks for sharing that! I enjoy seeing other sides to the Tree industry,I'd like to see more of what you do for work.
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Bet that stung! How did you do it?
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Climia Air's.Good for me as I mostly do removals. I remember the Sthil Boots of 10 years back.God awful but matched the Willans T22 I was climbing in at the time.Both being equally crap:001_smile:
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Thought this was pretty cool http://www.pagetutor.com/trillion/index.html
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Thanks Mick. If you have any "moves" to add,please film them and post on you tube.
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Or....we could have a special dance? Like this one? [ame=http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3TK0MEtM-E&feature=related]http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3TK0MEtM-E&feature=related[/ame]
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Maybe try and get hold of some soft strops and save the chains for the Trunkwood.I really don't like using chains,I find them hard to work with and as you say,they get heavy fast!
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Looks like you did a good job there Glen! Never seen that make of chipper before,any good?
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How about a what makes an excellent Climber thread?
Mike Hill replied to raafbeard's topic in General chat
Have a head for hights -
I really try not to lift any big bits of wood or Rings like I used to.I don't want to end up with a bad back.Most of our clients want the wood,and in cases where it is to come off site,I'll go and nab it with the Hi Ab.
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Never got on with the "saw pod". I went through a stage of wearing my silky inside the pad of my spikes.Used to have velcro cinch type pads,it worked well but I did feel like a bit of a.....
