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Dean Lofthouse

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  1. Dean Lofthouse
    That would probably reduce the load on the Benefit system which is another good thing, hypothetical of course
  2. Dean Lofthouse
    I dont think he has used enough "throughs" and the are too many "straight joints" it horrible.
  3. Dean Lofthouse
    If its a girl lunge anything is allowed
  4. Dean Lofthouse
    Then bad practice in tree work would reduce drastically and people building homes next to 300 year old oaks hacking them to pieces after 12 months of living there would also cease
  5. Dean Lofthouse
    Goodjob you put up the link Sandy, I thought you were talking about the HT75 which is the chainsaw head. The trimmer heads are rediculous to get hold of. I managed to pick one up the other day after trying for over 6 months on ebay, they go for nearly as much as they are to buy new. I very nearly gave up and bought a new one. Plenty come up on ebay you just have to keep trying If you want a chainsaw head for it thats the one I have and they do fit it Sorry for any confusion mate
  6. Dean Lofthouse
    Excellent idea, can we add in some semi naked girls ?? I'd buy one whether or not Sean
  7. Dean Lofthouse
    Can we have a blown up version please
  8. Dean Lofthouse
    Very true. I have been sat in a hide, with pigeon decoys out on the edge of a private woodland facing a private 50 acre field and had the helicoptor and armed response there. Twice !! Despite coming out and guesturing to the helicoptor it's OK
  9. Dean Lofthouse
    Talk about an obvious pose !!!!! Victoria Beckham is more subtle
  10. Dean Lofthouse
    I would have lost my job then through my actions, I would have glady resigned knowing I had used my common sense and risked my own life to save others. Not hidden spinelessly behind rules for fear of having a book thrown at me whilst I stood there watching helpless people being slaughtered
  11. Dean Lofthouse
    Tony: What I meant was, how many give enough of a toss to write a caveat, never mind prune a tree properly Mark An LA tree failed in Huddersfield last year killing a child. I'm sure following investigation will have covered when and who carried out any pruning works or what caused the failure and I sure if the failure was caused by a bad pruning wound the LA would have been trawled over hot coals. Infact I know the limb was taken away for inspection Nowadays everyone is looking for someone to blame, I have experienced that first hand twice
  12. Dean Lofthouse
    It has been driving me nuts. It said the police who were at the first scene were unarmed. Why didn't they arm themselves with a car and run him down. They followed in a car, why didnt they ram him off the road or into a tree. Why did they stop and lose him to see to a victim, when others were seeing to him. I think all armed police should only be ex forces
  13. Dean Lofthouse
    I wouldn't bet on it.. You are professional and should know better.. You would have to have it in the terms and conditions on the back of your paperwork as a verbal warning to your customer is hard to prove
  14. Dean Lofthouse
    Lets be realistic Tony, how many actually give a toss enough to care about the tree, most are only interested in money in their pocket. I know if I were a customer that had had a tree pruned 10 years previous and the tree shed a limb form or around the old pruning wound I would point my finger straight at the so called professional Tree Cutter should Mr Where's there's blame came knocking at my door
  15. Dean Lofthouse
    You mis-understand, its not about balance, it is about creating a large wound and consequently a pocket of rot, which then, in time creates a weak attachment point for the other two limbs. Tree work previosly was not very well documented, but we increasingly leave paper trails and therefore more liable to be traced in the event of a claim in time to come
  16. Dean Lofthouse
    Have you ever tried running without moving one of your arms, its hard work The trees will disagree with your theory, they will if left alone always try and balance back up. Nature always wins in the end.
  17. Dean Lofthouse
    Sandy Run the machine when you get it and make sure the shaft bearings are ok before you buy a head , dont want to be spending any more money needlessly
  18. Dean Lofthouse
    Explain as best you can Mick and try go for complete pollard (with tonys sugge3stion of leaving long stubs or complete removal. To cut back to the junction might leave you with a possible law suit in future What I d tell em is that it will cause a pocket of rot and make the other two limbs attachment points weak in future which could possibly come back and bite you in the form of a law suit in future They would ask you to drop yourself in it would they...............or would they?
  19. Dean Lofthouse
    £30 plus postage for one in good nick ?? Would work out at £35
  20. Dean Lofthouse
    Yes your more than welcome to come and look over my Bandit 65 and talk over the pros and cons
  21. Dean Lofthouse
    I'll try and photo it and get any numbers off it
  22. Dean Lofthouse
    All mine does is have the spool valve mounted vertically and the weight of the handle pulles the spool valve down operating the up stroke, when the blade comes up it hits a lever that pushes the spool back to centre
  23. Dean Lofthouse
    Bobs collapsed because of all the flasks of tea it had to carry, as a result council employees can now buy a beefed up piece of equipment for getting the tea urn into position
  24. Dean Lofthouse
    I think its cool, might need to go steady round corners mind !!
  25. Dean Lofthouse
    I often find they will not talk to each other but will allow us/me to mediate

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