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josharb87

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  1. haha, yep, theyll be replaced when the weather turns! okey doke john
  2. it is easy mate, once you start you'll realise just how simple it is
  3. hope you figure it out! if all else fails, just granny knot it
  4. stevie, you not remember that im a seller of chipper feed rods . . .
  5. cool, im eager to try my alaskan out which i got last weekend at jonsies show, thanks to rob D, watching him plank my walnut was great! one thing though, did you use the step by step instructions to build it??? built mine today, but just from the pics after getting confused!
  6. one thing you would need though is a stitched eye on youre climbing line, as any knot can potentially interfere with the hitch, and can release it
  7. ive had mine (same as the above but £28 from tree worker) for 6months now, climbing every working day, aslong as you dont do any crazy fast decents it'll last aslong, probabally longer than a prussik i know some people replace theirs weekly(not ocean poly) off the reel, and just tie double fishermans instead of stitched eyes
  8. perfecto
  9. ok try moving over to a hitch climber, with a vt style hitch, no more excessive thrusting, friction hitch doesnt tighten up, also alot kinder on youre body, mick stockbridge is the latest convert!
  10. simplest thing, are you using a cambium saver??? what rope you using?
  11. i think i offered to sell him 20 at £1 each, but then the others started laughing too much, and the deal was never done anyone want to buy 20 top of the range, locally produced chipper feed rods? may save youre life one day, only £1 each
  12. haha, when i was at college, doing chipper stuff, the welsh bloke, said 'and where can i buy some of these sticks'
  13. i reckon sharp saws and well maintained kit prevent accidents to a certain extent
  14. hahahahahahahaha!!!!! looks like itd work! at about a sixth(?) of the price the hobs/grcs, its definatly not aimed at competing with them, but worth the money to only use it occassionally it looks like a good value, lightweight lowering bollard, if that was youre spec, i reckon youve acheived it well done
  15. whats the deal with the rb44s? looked into them, the army guys who used them reckon theyre rubbish, dodgy brakes, steering ect, but tree guys allways seem to love them? on paper they rock, 4x4, 2.3tonne payload ect they look the nutts too
  16. could it be you only have seats in the front tom???
  17. how about this for a snack
  18. awesome i got 4th in my first comp!!!!!! might have to start taking this climbing lark seriously
  19. yep, only one go mind-first comp, time before penalties:blushing: was 7 seconds of mr bullmans first attempt time which i was pleased with then a 15 second penality:biggrin:
  20. and steve won the climbing in the end
  21. 35 k i think, but its payload was a massive 1 tonne!!! fantastic show, knackerd now though!
  22. like you i got the 361 for snedding, 046, 660 and 880 660 all the way, perfect between the 361 and 880, light enough to use in the tree for a good while too, 30inch bar on mine top saw id have a new 460 over 441 too
  23. i had a hilux which i built cage sides for, chucked branches in the back and minced it all down, if you do this, get a builders bad, cut down the joins, lay a side on the front of the bed, bottem against the rear of the cab and fold the opposite side over the roof, tie rope to the handles, and lay the rope out the back of the bed, chuck all youre branches in the back, mince it all down to get more on we had a disused bt pole behind the fire heap, used to tie the ropes to the pole, and drive off:) all brush off the back, on the fire heap, no sweat, no hassle

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