Mike Hill

If you are going to need an FAC why not consider a .22LR? They are far more effective and humane,with a moderator and subsonic ammo they are quieter than a Spring powered Air Rifle.

Too much to do and at the wrong end of the year to do it.

I agree but any sentence handed down will not be a deterrent to others. Your security may deter the first second and third lot but there is always another crew willing to have a go.If however crew one bled out in a Transit perforated with 7.62,I strongly beleive crew two and three would not only look elsewhere but find something else to concentrate on. There in lies the problem,the authorities like having theives take insured things off the working man or business owner.Things get lifted,insurance payer out,premiums go up ,tax all round and no Granny gets her handbag snatched.

Shooting them would stop it. The only place I lived where that was legal,was also the only place I never locked my door and left kit out

Facebook has ruined forums except those forums for the 50+.

If/when you start in a crew,don't be the twat who stands there "learning" you are a tool to be used to complete the job,it's not college you are not paying to be there, you are being paid to do. I can tell after a couple of days wether or not someone will last The guys I am prepared to invest time and money on are those who possess self motivation an initiative, nothing is going to put me off teaching someone to climb like seeing them standing at the base of the tree surrounded by branches "learning. Take some time off your job,organise a couple of weeks with some local firms and see if it's for you Anyone can do this job,only those who really want to actually become good at it. I wish you every success and hope you find as much joy and adventure as I have done.

A company in Norway sold a few trucks,they were on the telly in Syria with tank turrets on the decks Still sign written.

I see the two rope technique to be the beginning of the end of Climbing as we know it. This is going to encumber climbers to the point where MEWPS will be faster on alot of jobs. The less gear a Climber has,the better they generally are.

It seems as though the higher tensile the steel is,the more effective the citric acid works. I have had things come out of a bucket looking like new parts.

A few years back I has alot of complex machine parts to clean the rust off.I discovered the technique on the internet of a mild citric acid solution.Citric acid granules are available from Home Brew shops or EBay. It works best when heated in an ultrasonic cleaner but impressive results can be achieved with just a bucket,some citric acid granules and warm water. Firstly just tap off the loose rust with a hammer,degrease your part if needed.Take two handfuls of "Citrol" Chuck them in the bucket (wear gloves if you have any nicks or cuts on your hands) place or suspend your item in the bucket and then cover with 5 litres of water.Double the control for 10 litres and so on. The rust will begin to dissolve immeaditatly,leave it 24 hours and hopefully you will see a nice clean part.If not,just leave it for longer.The acid will just act on the iron oxide and not the steel.When satisfied remove the items,rinse in the sink,then run enough water to cover them and add a good bit of baking soda to stop the reaction. Dry your parts then protect immeaditatly against corrosion using any kind of mineral oil. I use waste oil. This technique will preserve any markings that wire wheels or abrasive techniques may destroy. It is especially useful on fidly things like Augers and Saws.

Sorry Steve. How is the Airsoft club and DART membership working out?

You already have a place to dump arrisings and to keep your gear. Buy a transit and teach yourself as you go start with hedges and shrubs and move up from there. Treework is not the SAS. 30 years back,pretty much everyone was self taught.

Over here we have an internet site where people list a job they want doing and those contractors must pay to acess the site and the clients details. The customers who use the service are universally hunting the cheapest price.Should all the contractors still be to expensive they call reputable firms.If I get the feeling they are price shopping and beleive it or not I have had people answer the door,clipboard in hand and ask me " what company are you?" . I say since you have clearly advertised on "MIT anbud" I won't be the cheapest so won't waste any more of our time. Of course this leads to a 100% failure rate on these quotes but a 100% saving in time as I never got those jobs anyhow.

When I started milling 21 years ago,we used to hammer in two lines of nails along two chalk lines and put a plank on top to push the mill along. thought I would just throw that out there

Yes two. As well as an intensive care unit and a CT scanner.....

Do you include accomadation and a vehicle? location plays a big part too.

Milled up an Oak log that had been festering in the yard. A bit punky in places but not all bad.

Get someone else to fell it.

RAL 2003 is the orange

Or ran out of Daddy's money. There seems to be alot of that on instagram

Haha! The old "Special Jensen Bearings" I fell for that one 10 years ago. Why not pull the Rotor out and match the bearings then? They are common as fook bearings,the motor side are SNR and the infeed side SKF. If you pull them off you will likely bugger the bearing house so factor that in too. Did mine in January,remember to set your blade to anvil gap with a new never sharpened set of blades...

Go and volunteer as an extra pair of hands on a tree crew for two weeks. That should teach you wether the job is for you or not.

Good idea. I had a bloke work for me,he had his "large tree felling ticket".Couldnt cut a straight gob,sharpen a saw or used wedges.When I asked how many large trees did you fell on your course? "Four" he replied. So I could had let him loose in old growth Sikta and if he got himself hurt or worse gotten off scott free.

How about no one gains a ticket before they demonstrate proficiency at production speed in a production situation.

Still chest beating Andy... * clicks heals,doffs hat*