Mark Bolam
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Nice work Treeworld.
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In at the deep end there Danny boy....
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Both. No buzz using a MEWP, but they are great for certain jobs. BT lines are a pain, but with a MEWP you can clear them in seconds. Totally agree that becoming reliant on them dulls climbing skills, and Hucks comments about reduced drop zone. I think we all enjoy climbing, but MEWPs have their place because we all like making money (and staying alive on trees like Dean's). This is turning into a bit of a Stihl vs. Husky thread is it not?
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Good thread. I am thinking of beefing up the signwriting on my Transit double cab. Got full size ali greedy boards on the back, which is a lot of advertising space sitting there doing nothing. Vinyl writing straight onto the ali, or printed on background and stuck on as one big rectangular sign? Went for the discreet look originally, with small signs on each door, but think they may be too small. Does size matter?
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Show the wife that picture. I'm sure she'll understand!
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Now we cookin'!
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Wow! Was it a straight fell, Cordwood?
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Good job TC. Ballsy felling the top out in that wind - precision!
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Hope this doesn't end up like Mr. Bullman's Arbtalk logo thread. If JJG gets involved your truck will end up looking like something Tim Westwood drives between gigs!
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I'm with Mick on reduction and price. Have you got a set of poles with a lopping head? If you haven't you can borrow mine for £140.
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Very nice mate. Loved the top gobs on the laterals and the way you cast the stem down in chunks instead of a load of unecessary lowering. Johnny Cash is the man. Thanks for posting.
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Been running my VT/HC set up with arborsafe crabs, and have had no problems, but if this little oval fella is going to make it even better then I think I better invest. Agree with JJG about conifers. Manky old rope and blakes come out for those. Apologies for my full participation in the derailment. I'm off to the bike sheds now for a fag.
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Well done mate! Is that Gumpy in the first picture with you after too much Guiness?
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Comfy. Quality lacing. Grippy sole. Light. And Gore-Tex lined 'cos I can't stand having cold, wet feet.
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How did you guess mate. Heli would have made it easy. Flying upside down...
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That's pretty cool the way those brackets have racked themselves up in really neat order. What's the crack John? Just monitoring carefully etc?
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JJG, read the books, man. I reckon you could then set about re-filming them but keeping them true to the original story. Blinding. I would be happy to play Bond. Or Oddjob.
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Finished topping now, thank God! (felling another 12 tomorrow:001_cool:) Thanks for the input fellas. Never again. Till I have no work...
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Nice. Don't want to come back and help out with my conifers then?
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Correctomundo. Whole chapter on it in the book. The books are much better than the films IMO. Bond is actually a bit of a ruthless, evil so and so. Very gritty and realistic.
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Work out how much time you spend above 6m during a working day. Think you might be surprised (unless you are a balls-out contract climber). The key thing is that the policy enables you to work above 6m, just not 24/7. Bit grey, I must admit. As stated, responses do vary depending on region. Maybe NFU have been bought out by the Yanks, and have different laws for different states.
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I might get one of these crabs for my VT set up, but not 2. I wouldn't know which way up I was.
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Watch it Dean. My Dad's bigger than your Dad.
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Watch it Mick. Rainham isn't that far away....
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Sorry mate, can't help, but have a related query. Does anyone know if you are meant to have your chipper ticket to be able to hire one?
