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No, more photo shopped than that!! I'm sure you can find it yourself.

I googled chernobly photos and got a good one of miss chernobyl, but its probably not appropriate!

My main camera has images at 2300 x 1700 pixels. and they go striaght in so I was assuming the software re sizes it from that size ok. My other camera is higher resolution (but worse pictures) and they need re sizeing bofore they get accepted.

Under 400 KB shoudl be ok, or about 2300 x 1700 pixels. Thats a bit large but I think the site downsizes them if need be but not if they are any bigger than that in the first place.

Thats a big bar for a 180... Stihl only list up to a 14inch bar for that saw and jonesie stocks a 16 inch, but yours is 18 inch if you go by the 470 mm measurement. Are you sure it that long? Measure the length with it on the saw, you only need to measure the bit that sticks out to give you the size not the entire bar. That part number is not for the chain either, whats it on?

The 13 inch chain is pretty much useless. Even 15 inch 3/8 is rare but I would be tempted to try it on my 044. A possible thing to do would be to get chain breaker and riveter and make all the chains into some more useful lengths? I'm guessing they were all made by mistake and sold cheap to get rid of them. Cutting and joining them together would make them useful again.

Not much call for 13 inch 3/8 chain!

Nice Subaru in the bottom right hand corner!

Usually a bit expensive for their age as they are all imported, but that means they often have every conceivable extra like air con etc. Manual ones are quite rare, our Japenese friends seems to prefer automatics.

The other end of the scale would be to say that at, if at any point the employers thought the he was stupid, or millitant, then they should/could of sacked him before this event occurred. I'm all for workers being compensated, but I'm also all for workers being sacked if they hint at the fact that thay might need compensation.

Judges all go in favor of the injured party that why we all pay insurance. Its all very well sayign this is a stupid case but most "accidents" are stupidity, they now have to be someones fault and if there is an insurance policy then there is a claim. personally I'd have fallen off the ladder on purpose if I was told to do that kind of work. UK minch is right, even though it is a sad world where this kind of thing goes on.

Someones been round drawing penises on all the tory ones along the main road into town so its not all bad!!

Isn't that what we used to call lions tailing?

Looks like the Isle of Mullet festival?

Just cut it! Are you working for the person who's line it is? or is it just a line that happens to be going through where you are working?

Footlock past the ivy, set up the rigging and start the dismantle. Strip Ivy while your waiting for groundies to un tie. Simple, shouldn't take any longer except the pile of ivy to clear up. Every time you cut a branch off at the colar, cut all the ivy within reach, then when you start choggin down it should peel off. If the rest of you charge double then no wonder I win every dismantle job I look at!

I'm 40 in three weeks today! I'm like a bag of blunt nails though, rough, hard, odd shaped and don't realy have one good point! I do good analogies though!

Mine was missing, but i just let it rest in transport.

Sure you do it your way, but the main comapnay chose to hire you in, so they take responsibility. If the ground crew shout all clear and then you cut a branch that hits a car cos they didn't stop you or the car, then its not your fault. They can't claim against your insurance unless you employ the ground crew, in which case you would have your own riskj assessment for the day that your guys would sign. If you sign the companies RA then its on there insurance. If their guys sign your risk assesssment then maybe its more on yours but the main company should still hold a risk assessment that covers the job including choosing you as the climber.

I do agree with you. My statement was more from a legal point of veiw. Its not your problem. Of course a responsable climber would stay and sort things out, but they don't need to. Its not about passing the buck, in fact if the company want to claim from the climbers insurance then that is passing the buck. The climber is only carrying out the work as required by the company, thay can pretend they take charge as much as they like, but ultimalty they are working to the risk assessment carrried out by the principal contractor.

It looks rough, but I bought mine 4 years ago for 3500, and its never missed a beat. I don't look after it very well but it goes fine! If the engine is ok and the bearings are greased then there is not much else to go wrong. Sell the trailer as soon as you can cos they are a waste of a tow hitch IMO. Get an Iffor trailer and then you are taking two useful tools to site at once!

You don't need insurance if you are climbing with another team. You could write out a shoping list. So X amount per day for basic then add 10 for every other saw needed, plus 50 for a full rigging kit, etc etc. If the wotsit hits the fan, go home! Not your problem. The company chose to hire you in, so any mistake is their mistake. True subcontracting would only occur if the subbie is bringing his own groundcrew and taking over the site without assistance from the original company. I've been sayign this for ages, but I'm still more than happy to be proven wrong, if there any self employed climbers who have had to claim on their insurance while working for another company then I would love to hear how it went.

I mean well but I'm not sure about grounded!!

Ok, i wasn't being too helpful was I !!? But seeing as there is no distinct clarification of what a tree surgeon is or isn't then there isn't any "legal" requirements to being a tree surgeon except paying of income tax. But I'll try and be more useful. If your looking for a minimium list then the AAAC is going to be a bit too long, and full of un necessaries. There are legal requirements for certain activities. Public liability is NOT a legal requirement. Employers liability is a legal requirement, and you need it if you employ self-employed people to work on your jobs with you and course if you employ people full time. Qualifications, well the range only has to be as broad as the activities you wish to undertake. Don't need a big tree fellign ticket if your not felling big trees! And these qualifications are not a legal requirement for you, but you can't employ someone (including self employed poeple) to do a job for reward unless they are qualified. Loler is a legal requirement, and of course driving stuff is required.

Cool. 6.333 for me then. Seriously though, one handing may not best practice, but if you can do it safely (i.e. know the risks and limitations) then its ok. I'm virtually ambidextrous and can do many thing with either hand (lets not go there) and it is very useful.