Mike Hill
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Vermeer 625i any good? Praise or Slate?
Mike Hill replied to Rowan the Bruce's topic in Large equipment
Great first chipper I reckon.Well built,simple and reliable.All the bits are easy to service or replace yourself if needed.Just a bit unstable when driving off kerbs and such like,but remember that and you'll have no worries. -
Looks great that does! Wish I had a winch like that!
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What are your hopes for the future? Immigrate,have kids,have more kids? Me,I want to be back in NZ by the time I'm forty.Buy a shop in a coastal town and spend my weekends and evenings hunting and surf casting. How about you?
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I bet the 026 was smoking hot after that job mate! Good thing it was a Poplar and not a 36" Oak eh.
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Just bad technique and watching the guys mannor,I think he was new to it all.
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That must be a giant Dog!
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And everyone who spouts out that old chestnut,seems to work in an office!
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The last guy who owed me money got his chipper confiscated untill he paid up. Can't reason with the unreasonable
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How do you start a career in tree surgery?
Mike Hill replied to Fflint's topic in Training & education
I beleive its more of a "life style choice" than pursuing a career.Especially if your running a business. -
Yup.If sombody is hired to perform a service,in this case climbing and fail to do it properly then its their problem not mine. Just as I would be expected to pay for or replace any damage to a subbies gear or job.
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He's your subbie,so the damage it his problem. Explain that to him,inform the client of his mistake and that he will fix it.Then call back to check that its been done. Delegation and Management.
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Big Vermeer Blades are 210ft/lbs Don't worry about the blades not beeing clean,if I catch that groundie "foot feeding" the Farmi,he'll be licking them clean. And the Track gear
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I would love to get one! One would have been valuable today,to record one of the groundies pushing a short peice into the chipper with his foot,then to record his reaction to my Boot crashing into his arse.
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I wound them up to 140 NM,thats 110ft pounds.No "clicking" banging,clanking or peices of blade firing through the top of the chute. Sucess
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Do you need chainsaw gloves in the UK now? Sounds a bit weird to me.
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Blow the chips over the side Andy! Its just leaves and wood mate!
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Bet you struggle getting out of bed though old fella:bird:
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I have also noticed a large percentage of climber smoke.Usually roll ups as well.
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Tidy bit of stiching on that mate! Hope it heals up well!
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In Alaska we used to have the Rookies go to the Saw shop after the first snow,asking for Chainsaw anti Freeze.
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Laugh all you want.I still have a pair of 16"high Wesco boots.In the Uk the boots are designed for limb walking and spiking.They do both pretty well,but the boots like those mentioned in the previous posts are designed just for Spiking. In the UK you never really get to take down anything over about 120 foot.When you are in your Boots,standing on your spikes all day.Like a huge Fir or Spruce,these boots are just the mutts nuts. Companies like Wesco,Viberg,White,etc actually make the boots to suit your feet.You can draw an outline of your feet wearing socks,then measure the diameter of your calf in inch intervals up to the hight you want the boots. I bought a pair of Vibergs in Canada in 1999,worked there and two seasons in Germany before I biffed them.Could have sent them back to Canada for a refit.
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Who/whats that?
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Nede to know please the correct ammount of Torque I should apply to the blade mounting bolts in a Jensen 528T? The bolts have no identification on them apart from the letter "L" stamped on them. Its the nut at the back you torque really,but the result is the same I guess?
