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  1. Dean Lofthouse
    Exactly Rupe, or even a straight tube that is in two pieces and clamps the rope. Heat dissapation isn't a major factor as you say, but the rope would have a huge amount less acting on it if it had more surface area to spread the friction over. If it were possible, hypathectically speaking, you would only require a fifth of a wrap instead of a full wrap or it could be run through a 2" tube instead of 10" round a bollard
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    It may sound a little ludicrous, but why work in 30+ today when tomorrow is going to be a loverly 20 degrees Got up this morning and inside the house was already 25 degrees. I went down the yard yesterday to do some fencing and ended up packing it in far too hot. As you can tell, I hate working in hot temperatures
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    Any pc is good......thats one hell of a fat wallet there Panning out a little reveals why our lass is always having a go at me about having a tidy up
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    I think that if new product are to be brought out they should be radically different. One area that can be improved upon is the contact area of the rope to the bollard. Rope laying across a flat surface has very little surface area of the rope in contact with the bollard (something like 20-30%) which makes it less efficient. If you could get more surface area in contact, you would be spreading out the heat dissappation and stresses on the rope. In effect, by doubling the surface area of the rope in contact with the bollard, you could reduce the size of the whole device, increasing contact surface area is quite simple
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    I can see your point Mick
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    His and hers I got shut of last year CB1300SA5 CB600 Hornet
  7. Dean Lofthouse
    Wouldn't matter to some
  8. Dean Lofthouse
    I take it you like your brews... With the drawing of the brew cup inside the card
  9. Dean Lofthouse
    Certainly was.... especailly for you and the fact the holiday was part freebie
  10. Dean Lofthouse
    Cant do with heat Dave...I'd rather be skiing
  11. Dean Lofthouse
    I wish Jon, sometimes it would come in handy It's my jewellers eye peice for when I'm messing about taking electronic stuff to bits to see how stuff work
  12. Dean Lofthouse
    Can you tell I'm bored
  13. Dean Lofthouse
    Good winch Mike...does everything you need of it with a couple of tweeks and not too bulky
  14. Dean Lofthouse
    Let's just hope common sense prevails
  15. Dean Lofthouse
    It's the hire firms responsibility knowing the nature of the work. Tree Guy : "What make and model of platform will you send us?" Hire firm: "A 30m ariel lift truck mount" Tree Guy: "Oh spot on, I have a guard in my garden shed for just that model of basket"
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    I dont understand how you can drop your price, I never have.. I price the job at what it costs for my particular overheads, unless I dont particularly want the job
  17. Dean Lofthouse
    Iphones are crud.....my mate couldn't even bluetooth a picture to me
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    This is why small woodlands will become ever cheaper. There was a bit of a drive for private individuals to buy small parcels of woodlands for their own recreational use and enjoyment. In reality, with the blame culture, all you are buying is liability. Someone I know bought a large woodland bordered by hundreds of houses, I told him at the time he was crazy. All he gets week in week out is residents contacting him about over hanging branches, trees blocking light and falling branch complaints I couldn't wait to get rid of my woodland with public access and replace it with one without public access
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    Just out of interest, why wasn't the tree just felled ?
  20. Dean Lofthouse
    I thought the same Peter..... Bandit will be allowing for 250kg of kit in the hopper I reckon
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    Thanks guys The avenue belongs to a hall which is one of my neighbours and is about 200m long and looks absolutely stunning when they bloom. They have been neglected and although they have had horse damage on one side, I think some are showing a little sparseness due to the amount of rubbing branch wounds they have. I have had a good look at all of them and they show now signs of brackets or fungus of any kind
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    Own Up!?!

    Dean Lofthouse replied to PeteB's topic in The Lounge

    Good post David
  23. Dean Lofthouse
    I have been asked to work on an avenue of about 50 small cherry trees. I have initially removed some failing branches which had been badly damaged by horses They haven't been touched in years and need crossing and rubbing branches removing and the odd rogue leaders reducing back. I would say about 15 -20% on each tree but want to carry out the work at the optimum time to mimimise the stress on the trees ?
  24. Dean Lofthouse
    I'll put the moles under an upturned bowl to give them a start Nepia Nige... it was about 4pm when I saw the mound moving
  25. Dean Lofthouse
    I spent hours working out weights on this one. If you do a drawing of how you want your box to be, then do a cutting list of the metal and size of the sheets you require, there are a lot of suppliers that give the weights per foot or metre of each material they sell. I work the latest one out using mild steel, 40mm x 80mm x 2.5mm box section and 1.5mm steel sheet with 2mm sheet for the bottom 1ft of the box to give it a bit more strength. I intend leaving the tipping bed it has on now so the weight is just for the box on top with an open top and vinyl cover over, worked out at 240kg worth of steel. Which is the same as all the 19mm plyboard, steel drop sides and headboard that I would be throwing away. So no extra weight gain Service metals in leeds has weights of glassonite boards on their website

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