Tom D
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Nice one Tim, is that one of the RC capstans?
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Looks very nice, I'm interested, but where can I find a dealer?
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Its a howard hitch with a Knut finish, its been posted on here a few times, thats how i got it. Really like it. There was a pdf from the ISA which had a lot of hitches on it but I can't find it now.
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The razor strop fungus: Piptoporus betulinus
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This ones 70cm, but for use without the HC I prefer tham as long as poss to get the maximum distance on each pull when ascending.
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What a great idea.
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Its 4.2 ton and the cable is 10mm, it is available with 8 or 9 mm cable. You could put really heavy cable on it but then draging it out becomes hard work.
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I have an igland 4201 that I bought second hand about 3 years ago, its been totaly reliable although its not used everyday. plenty of pulling power for rthe jobs you describe. One tip: even if you go for a small winch get the thickest cable you can, you'll lose a bit of length but it'll be better than breaking it all the time whichh you may well do when you start draging stuff with the tractor.
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It won't happen at other times; once it is under load and has bitten it won't move. I just posted the picture as something worth trying, If you want something really grippy try the icicle.
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Yes mate, I like my cord as short as possible to minimise the sitback when ascending with a sling between the HC and Harness. This tends to make the vt bind as it works better with the legs free for a few inches at the bottom. The howard hitch doesn't have this problem and also works really nicely when tied on a longer 10mm cord with no HC ( we have this on our short ropes) it can be easily tended one handed.
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You can buy heat shrink tube with glue built in Gustharts sell it. As for the hitchclimber, put the top karibiner in the middle hole instead of the top one, this should help. Even then it may not grip occasionaly but this only happens when you are ascending and have pulled slack through, and since you will be holding the rope at the time its not really a problem. Its still light years ahead of a blakes or prussic. I am currently using this hitch on my tachon, have been for a couple of weeks, its very good. The howard hitch (with knut finish)
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I fully intended to fit Axle diff locks when I bought my new defender, but whenever I have had the money spare I have always found something more important to spend it on. I think the better companies will fit uprated halfshafts with the diflock so less chance of breaking one. My original plan was to fit a compressor and use it for cleaning saws on site as well as operating the diffs. Maybe a christmas present to myself... Huck was right about the landy 4x4, the reason they are generally accepted as being better than the others is their superior axle articulation: no point having a locked driven wheel if its in the air. The extra travel on the landy keeps the wheels in contact with the ground for longer.
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If thats the case Mike do the same cranking test with a meter on the battery, the voltage should drop but not right down. If 1 battery is dead there should be an obvious difference between them under load even if they both read the same not loaded.
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May sound obvious but check the weak battery hasn't got a dead cell. It wont show up on a meter except under load. Take all the caps off the cells (if there are any) and have some one crank it over, if you see bubbles in one of the cells its fecked.
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Excellent, Makes me think I'll ask my mum and gran if they've got any picks from our days oin the farm.
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I've driven one towing a set of rollers, I reckon it would have been good in the woods, good turning circle.
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You're right mate, I'd just start cutting prices, my point is: at least I can cut them, some seem to be already operating at rock bottom. I think its become almost subconcious, I look at a job and if I'm feeling good about it and have already got other jobs that week then I'll charge my normal rate with a good margin, if I have lost a few jobs recently I'll probably charge less. I reckon I do this without thinking it just sort of happens.
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I got this email the other day, clearly I'm a little expensive, however I wouldn't have wanted this job for less than £450 because I am currently quite busy, If I was desparate an had no work maybe I could have done it for 300 and broken even. But I'm not desperate at the moment and its nice to have the flexibility and to know that I'm not running at rock bottom already. "Thank you for your quotation dated 3.9.09 for £590.00 + VAT, however we have now selected another contractor for the works. Alternative prices were received for £395.00 + VAT and £425.00 + VAT. Yours faithfully," Lets face it, if you're charging rock bottom prices now just to stay afloat what are you going to do come January - February when times are really quiet. I'd rather charge more now and have some money in the bank come the winter.
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I think on that tree its growing on the redundant wood from an old tear out / pruning cut, there seems to be wound wood around it which would suggest this anyway. I dont think its hispidus, as it makes a wide bracket and if this was an immature specimen it would probably be more velvety and new looking. You could be right with punctatus though.
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Could be Phellinus ferreus But its not one I've seen before so maybe someone else will have a better idea.
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Seconded. I was about to give you some stick for posting in the first place, I just came up here to get away from it.
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I had a shot of this old girl last week, not mine but still in regular use. Anyone got any antiques they still use?
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Major ball ache getting it out of the wood though, had to partially carve it then winch it 50yds to the trailer.
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I would like a mill for stuff like that, nice work mate. Here's a bench I made form a single oak, the branches form the legs. The leg closest to the camera has a steel plate bolted to the bottom of it and is concreted into the ground, thats how it stays the right way up.
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self propelled chipper (Shreks wee chipper)
Tom D replied to Stephen Blair's topic in Large equipment
I have a mate with a jensen, he has the same problem. It came off once at speed, lucky it did'nt take out a bus queue.
