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  1. Rich Rule
    Oak butt from last week.
  2. Rich Rule
    Well done mate. Nicely done. Now have a breather!
  3. Rich Rule
    Another Oak tree dismantle. Quite a decieving tree, A lot Of wood up there. Or maybe it was the fact that once the sun burnt through the clouds it was 27 degrees...
  4. Rich Rule
    Been having a couple of non oiling issues with my little 150. Stripped and cleaned the bar and oiler the other day but it was still sporadic. Today I drained and rinsed the tank with a bit of 2 stroke mix and it seems to have finally flushed out the crud that was in there. Result. I also decided, after trawling through a thread on the TH about modding the 150t, to drill the muffle with a 10mm hole. Jeez, it sounds like a stonker with bags of power for such a tinny saw. Cant wait to use it tomorrow. Anyone else who has done this? MattyF? Did you richen the mix a little bit when you did yours? I will do a few test cuts tomorrow and then check the plug for colour but just wondering if I should richen it up a bit before hand? Any advice appreciated.
  5. Rich Rule
    Cheers Pete. Cheers John.
  6. Rich Rule
    Man, I cannot imagine having to go through that. Be strong brother! It cannot be easy but my thoughts are with you. All the best for the recovery of the little one.
  7. Rich Rule
    Finished the oak. Just gotta cut some logs tomorrow and clean up. No surprises, rigged out the remaining brush and then bombed the wood. The tree split as expected as it hit the deck.
  8. Rich Rule
    Shamelessly, posting this after seeing a mate post it on Facebook. Pretty impressive. Timelapse of Wood Cut Millimeter by Millimeter Creates Waves that Ripple Like Water | Colossal
  9. Rich Rule
    David, I wasn't aware of any conversations of that kind. I was just asked to remove it safely.
  10. Rich Rule
    Pete that is exactly what I would have done if I had rigged it. I managed to free fall most all of what was cut today. Just the appropriate use of gobs to steer tip away from shrub, ornaments and fences or to land it tippage first so as not to leave craters in the deck. I will rigg off the last of it tomorrow as it is pretty close to a pergola and dovecote at the rear plus the shrubs are a lot thicker so will be easier to damage. The HO accepts that there may be a little collateral damage to vegetation as he realised he had left it a good few years late to get a tree surgeon in to look at it. When they arrived the union was opening and shutting a fair bit...
  11. Rich Rule
    You got a chin bar mate or just random lateral hand holds?
  12. Rich Rule
    To be honest David, the guy who I was climbing for ratcheted it up when he was called out. Today was the first suitable day to tackle it. I checked the straps as I went up and figured the same as cobra bracing ie. 2 3rds of the way from the faulty union with a 3rd above for maximum support. The top (black) strap was the one I paid the mos attention too as this was were I would have braced it if the union wasn't so bad. I think the others were there for piece of mind really although as soon as I removed some weight the straps loosened so I gave them a couple of clicks for good measure. Thanks.
  13. Rich Rule
    Oak tree removal over the next day or so. Shame, but the tree had included bark that was opening up an split for a good 6 - 7 foot below the union. Tree was ratchet strapped up and removed weight. Had to periodically retensioned the straps as I went.
  14. Rich Rule
    Ditto Josh. First snap looks great!
  15. Rich Rule
    Check out the transport for London website. Fr jones is based in Sydenham, think the closet station is lower Sydenham. Type these into the to and from fields on the website and it will give you plenty of options trough the journey planner.
  16. Rich Rule
    Sounds good to me mate. Where exactly are you from? My old man grew up around Scorton and the Cowtons and Richmond area. Spent a lot of time there when I was a kid as my Grand parents lived in Scorton. We still shoot a lot of acres over there.
  17. Rich Rule
    Nice vid mate, will you be putting a thread up about rec climb. I just may be up north at my old mans around that time and would love to come along if thats ok? I climbed a few trees over the xmas and new year period with Kit a few years ago. Real nice site with quite a few large beech and over looking the town. It was a good day but cold and snow on the ground. I love large Beech trees.
  18. Rich Rule
    Good going mate. I seem to remember Jungle going on about doing 150 chins a day. I have tried similar in the past for press ups and sit-ups. Might have to dust off the old chin bar from the shed and have at it! I reckon I would be pretty sore after 1 day though.
  19. Rich Rule
    When deadwooding large Elms in Norway, during the leafy period we have to be so careful not to cut I to live wood or to damage epi growth. As this attracts the beetle.
  20. Rich Rule
    Well I just went to Buxtons and they are insisting you buy 2 lots... I know it is for charity but I don't really need to spend 141 quid on a hitch climber setup. Why the 2 I ask?
  21. Rich Rule
    take a picture, dig out the flowers if possible. chunk down into space you have made and then clean up and replant. failing that get the rigging kit out. tbh, I prefer rigging stems to chunking them in poker chips. I find it easier on the body and make less mess to the drive/patio/putting green etc.
  22. Rich Rule
    I am tryin to remortgage at the moment. Dont get me started on the hassles I had 4 years ago getting in the first place! So in effect we are trying to remortgage to draw a small amount of money out of the property. Loan to equity ratio has dropped dramatically due to buying cheap and being in a boom area in South East London. All in all, the payments would reduce by 90 pound per month and they still declined it. But they are happy to keep us on the same deal and surely the same risks. Madness!!!
  23. Rich Rule
    Dan, it is the best rope I have climbed on for a long while. Great doubled up or for SRT with a rope wrench. I love mine and fortunately it doesn't twist on me!
  24. Rich Rule
    Spikes with every method, even in the Genie boom.
  25. Rich Rule
    I use Yale Polydine. Great rigging line and not far off the working loads of 19mm Portland braid but without having to purchase 19mm hardware.

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