Mark Bolam
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Nice one Steve. Wish this had been around 15 years ago. Seems a bit easier than doing dangerous jobs with dodgy specs for farmers for next to nothing to build up a bank of tip sites in the traditional manner!
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I like this yew at Culmstock in Devon. Allegedley 200 odd years old.
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The willow. The birch can suck up the condensation that drips down the pipe, obviously.
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Where on earth is it getting it's water from?
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I like this one from 2006 when @Stephen Blair and @scotspine1 teamed up to fell a Christmas tree for Nicola Sturgeon’s Hogmanay party.
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I was always a .22 man myself, diddy little .177 pellets just didn’t suit my fat fingers in Northumbrian winters! Loved a good calibre debate back in the day. .177 undoubtedly has a flatter trajectory and better penetration. All about range for me, you need to be close enough for one-shot kills every time, whatever you’re using.
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What about setting up a sound system playing Kanye West on a loop?
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If you can't afford an extra £350/year to pay for EL because the amount of tree work you do doesn't justify it I would think you have answered your own question. You're better off palling up with a local tree surgeon and punting the work his way, possibly helping out on the job etc. in exchange for a decent cut.
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Good post. I would have shortened it to More cutters = less money.
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Technically, yes. There is no crossover allowed though, not just of kit, but of business premises, admin facilities etc. The VAT man has been all over this one for years. I think if you went grinding in the morning and did some fencing in the afternoon even wearing the same pants they would have you.
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Boom boom! ?
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Are you sure it’s dead Don?
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Sign language as part of a Student's Training?
Mark Bolam replied to Sambo's topic in Training & education
We do cut throat, V’s, T, and universal beer drink hand waggle. On a more complex rigging job we might break out up, down and number of wraps. It’s taken years of training. -
To be fair Spandit those Tegeras are bloody good gloves, and I prefer them for lighter stuff like bramble.
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When did he leave ZZ Top?
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That will make your feel happier when you're pulling blackthorns out of your hands at night then. 'Get in! I may be in intense pain, but I saved £15!'
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Another vote for the Ripeur 2's. Had the same pair for a few years now. We call them the 'bastard gloves'. They are a bit clumpy but you can still use a saw with them.
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I’m going with moplar.
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That’s how I’ve got mine Toxteth. It does help that I’ll drink with pretty much anyone....
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I have the SRT Level 6 qualification.
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Gordon I would expect a few orders from the Kent area.
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Vesp, what went wrong is that they were felling a big lump onto a road/pavement with zero safety measures in place, which are both massive no-no’s on their own. Even if it had gone right it would have been wrong.
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Thanks Sherlock. That would explain the rope, then.
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Von got his today Rich, and me and Danny Mac had a play. I’d forgotten how bloody good it is!
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Aye!
