Taupotreeman
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Gives me the eebiejeebies just watching it.
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Consecutive threads (Poplar bashing before this one) and consecutive awsome photos.
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Choice photos. Love the old matador. Wanted one of those since I saw one that an old fella had that I did some work for.
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I have the same problem in Winter so I always keep my boots off in the truck on the way to work and have my feet shoved up the heater vent to warm them up. I only wear one pair of socks as two pairs seems to restrict the circulation and make matters worse and I never over tighten the laces as the same problem can occur. I also find sitting for long periods (most of my job sites are over half an hours drive away) doesn't help as the sitting position reduces blood flow. A good stretch once out of the cab can soemtimes help. Otherwise the heated socks sound like a choice idea.
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Glad this thread came up. There's heaps of Poplar around this area as a lot of farmers planted it for windbreaks, soil retainers etc. Now they're too big and they're either being felled or blowing over. I've ignored the stuff up until now even though the locals tell me it actually burns really well if a little quickly. Topped out a large Pop today so brought home the lengths to cut and split ready for winter to see what it burns like. I suppose it really doesn't matter as free wood is good wood. My only question; how long to season the stuff? I'm figuring not too long otherwise it starts to fall apart.
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Those North Lincs pictures are just stunning. Not sure what it is about them but something about the colour of the air, if that makes sense.
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Don't know about back in ol blighty but in NZ we had some problems with dodgy carbs on the 200T. I went through two after pulling the saws apart and checking fuel, filters, clutch springs etc. I also had a mate who had the same issue on his hedge trimmer although he refused to change the carb and spent a small fortune trying to find the problem. Would have cost him a couple of hundred bucks to change the carb and solve the problem.
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Sometimes I do miss a British winter. It's 25 degrees plus here and we haven't had rain for weeks. The back lawn resembles the Gobi rather than lush green NZ. Well jealous looking at some of these photos.
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Got mine from Honeybrothers, excellent service I might add. I think tree tools does them in NZ but I saved about $120 ordering from the UK. Just make sure you do your sums correctly. Customs might charge so get a note put on the box saying safety boots that way they might be exempt from import tax/GST
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Klimba airs are excellent if you do a lot of spike work but a bit cumbersome when driving or for smaller tree work. The airstreams I find more like a stiff walking boot and very comfy.
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Meindles for me or Klimbas. Both good boots and the Klimbas lasted two years. Had the Meindles about 8 months now and still going strong. I bring mine in from the Uk as with the current exchange rate they work out cheaper than buying them from an NZ supplier, even taking into account freight and import taxes.
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Same as Skyhuck here. A couple of calluses but otherwise my hands are soft as. The missus is actually jealous as her hands are quite dry and rough.
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If you're desperate I wouldn't bother waiting, just get on the phone straight away.
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Just checked both Treescape and Asplundh websites and both are looking for arborists so I'd be on that phone quick sharpish.
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There were two or three jobs on trademe for arborists when I looked on Sunday. You could also try Treescape, Treescape Hamilton and Asplundh as I believe they were all looking. There's also Treesafe in Kumeu, Specimen and Treecare services and there's a website with a blog:Treetools | tree climbing, rigging, pruning and safety equipment. You can also try the New Zealand Arborists Association as they have fingers in lots of pies and often have first hand knowledge of which companies are looking for staff. PM me if you want some numbers but I'd start with the first three or four on the list. If all else fails fruit picking should be in full swing in Hawkes Bay and they are always looking for casual workers and, so I'm told, the pay isn't that bad. Nice part of the country too.
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Sorry guys but this is what it's like over here at the moment and has been for the past couple of weeks. I do miss the snow sometimes but not THAT much.
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The other option is to work on Plane trees when it's hosing it down. The rain helps to keep the dust and hairs on the floor. Not much chance of any rain in Auckland for the forseeable future I know but................
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40+ and still climbing. I find I have less health issues, back problems etc than when I was sat on my backside in a ute all day as manager. Sure, there'll be a time when I just can't do it anymore but even if I have to slow down the older I get I won't be going back to a desk job until I really have to.
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Choice! Instant antidote to a prick of a friday.
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Had to do a report for the local council down here not so long ago after an Auckland landscape architect recommended planting 140 of the things around a new housing area. I recommended strongly against planting them due to the dust, allergic reactions etc but they went with the landscape architect anyway. Hopefully I'll be out of the game byt the time it comes to start trimming them. Even with a mask on the hairs still get in your eyes so I try and steer clear of them now.
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See if you can get someone to set one up for you. Admittedly mines a desk top but the guys who sorted mine out tailored it to suit my needs and I didn't get all the advertising bumf from the big stores. The place I got mine also does laptops but obviously you won't want to be coming to NZ to get one. If you can find an independant outfit go see them and they can find out exactly what you need it for and then you don't end up paying for stuff you won't use. I ditched most of the rubbish and just set it up mainly for downloading, a bit of accounting etc.
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Now that is a better illustration of what they can do. No hydraulics to go wrong and tough as nails. Good for putting holes in garages or at least that's what I used mine for last week. No damage to the chipper although there's still a chunk of the wall stuck in the mudguard.
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Nothing on the business, all bought and paid for as I go but about $240K on the house so I suppose about 110K pounds.
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I don't think they are as dangerous as everybody makes out. As long as you know how to use it properly. Lets face it if you're going through a chipper you're going through no matter whether it's a drum or disc. If you're dragged in I don't think those reverse bars are going to do much. The whole idea with a chuck and duck is to feed from the side as you walk past the chipper so that as the branch hits the infeed you are actually alongside the machine rather than behind it.
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You know they made those drum chippers with a 358 (I think) V8 windsor engine in them? Imagine the damge that could do.
