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Gray git

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  1. 14.5m up 6-7 outreach, main job will be dismantling the main stems of tree once iv climbed and rigged out the tops and basically speeding up anything where it can. Used it today on a tree that didn't need it but wanted to play so why not, easy done by 2 when it was down for a full day climb.
  2. Warning wear sunglasses ;-)
  3. Hardly a speck of rust on her as stored indoors all her life till I got it. 21 years old and less than 25kmiles.
  4. Just got it last night and the boy loves it, taken him right up and not bothered at all, wife started shaking about half way the woos!
  5. Favourite time of year for photography as well, lights just so much more fun to work with. Two from last year. Going to make more effort this year to have a few hrs hear and there too seek out good photos.
  6. Definitely had that autumn feel with us this morning as well. Favourite time of year!
  7. Flat carm this morning but has that crisp clear fall feeling in the air Nice!
  8. For a second I was thinking you was man machine matty ;-) It's like anything, you get goodns and baduns. Just look at scoda years ago a laffing joke and now a leading car manufacturer because they listens and improved which I guess is what timberwolf are doing, good for them. Every time a manufacturer raises the bar others have to follow which can only be good for us as consumers/uses of these machines making it easier and more afficiant to do what we do!
  9. A smidgen over 6 with my home brew sides
  10. Na you have a removable fuel tank you keep in the truck, should save 30kg easy, remove the spout and put in back with chip 10kg, no spare tire 20kg, 3pot engine instead of 4pot 20-20kg, there you go just saved you 80kg without any compromise to material quality :-P
  11. Climber with balls of steel letting the grab lift bits off above him, did that once and dropped a bit out the botex grab luckily didn't hit owt. I say dropped but more like the grab stripped the bark from the outside of the log which let it slip, slings or chain every time now. Nice looking grinder!
  12. Like it!
  13. Local landscaping serpliers/garden centre, might even pay you for it Ells some farms might take it and mix it with the muck and spread it on the land to loosen clay soils.
  14. That's what I progressed from which was definitely a step up from blakes or prusick but not as responsive or as predictable in changing weather conditions. Zigzag in the wet is the same as the dry, believe me iv tried in rain that men should not have the work in, think silky has a good photo off that day too! Also never have to dress a zigzag like a vt so can all be done 1 handed while balancing yourself with other without the feer of it slipping as you applied you wate.
  15. Ian if you ain't tried it you need too but it's not something you can appreciate by 'having a quick go ' you gotta work it use it enjoy it then you'll not want to part with it. Or put simply. Yeh it ok....
  16. Lots but you'll be climbing for a few years less with the extra strain a prusick puts on your joints so longterm false economy IMO. Agree with all comments about it shouldn't happen but I'll still be using mine every climb as ain't been to the osteopath once since changing to the zigzag to have my lower back sorted so with that saving I could have bought about 3 I'm the time.
  17. Don't you just love the public, had similar with a bloke wanting to know how much I'd pay him to take down his tree because it was oak and worth a lot of money!?! Fact was it was only about 10" diameter and would need ringing up to get it out the garden. Told him I'd give him 50quid for the timber if he gave me 400 too cut it down 1st. Still waiting by the phone for him too call back.......
  18. Bluetongue all the way for me, imoria was a bit sticky and tecion was a bit soft and squished quite a lot I found. Have a surch on youtube for my video Recriational climb on a zigzag and you'll see how the bluetongue stands up too it.
  19. Not if me and jc trees can help it they don't! Depends if by highway you mean the A1 m62 a1m etc or the normal A and B roads Highways tree work ain't what it used to be with no more big cutting back contracts, now they flial as much as they can and only get the arbs in to solve problems or deal with dangerous trees. Still big motorway cutting back works at night but back too company's like atm.
  20. But would your insurance company be bothered about it not being right if something happens, just saying like :-S
  21. Hope it works for you sometimes you take a gamble and it works sometimes you regret it let's hope this ain't 1 of them, never used 1 so can't comment on how good this 1 is.
  22. Get hold of the few wheel and give it a good wobble to check the tin can bearings are ok. Is that hopper and stop bar hse compliant these days? Worth checking as could be a pain to turn up to a job and stopped from starting as someone is not happy with it! Have a look at the tires and make sure evenly worn as scrubbed on 1side means the indespension units are goosed .
  23. That's brilliant, I have my daughter convinced fairy's still exist. Sat near a lake and the fish were feeding and making rings appear on the surface so I said it was the fairy coming to fill there water bottle, she was enthralled for hrs especially when she spotted a dragon fly wiz past close which sealed the deal that they exist Kids should be allowed to imagine and play afterall it's health for them to actually think and not just watch a.screen.all day
  24. Why?:what:
  25. Ow yes, hopefully take some of the strain off my knees that done like rigging down spars off spikes any more. Will do a short video of its 1st set up at home and a quick run round.

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