Mark Bolam
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Dave, I've had some right whingers down here complaining about the weight of the chipper on their precious block paving! Totally agree about the legal weight issue, but it's a lesser of two evils thing and the D/C definately wins on balance. It's only an issue on the bigger jobs. The smaller the job the bigger the profit margin IME. Pity they are so bloody boring! Reckon the ideal would be a set up like yours in tandem with a smaller set up for piddly domestics. Lets go into partnership!
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Thanks Mozza, looked a good 'un but no. is disconnected and I think they may have gone tits up!
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Mogs are the nuts, but not all domestic customers are happy with them on their drives. Could never go back to single cab Transit after buying a double cab. Reckon we save literally days not fannying about with gear, get to job, unload gear, chip into back, load gear, drive to tip, unload gear, tip, load gear, drive home, unload gear. No thanks!
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That is true, but I like the flexibility of being able to train whenever I want at home. Do the heavy stuff in my mate's garage gym a couple of times a week, but it's a pain if I miss it 'cos I'm working late or out pricing, which is more of an issue with the lighter nights now. And I'm too tight to pay gym fees!
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There's the problem. That's what I have done for years, but have just had a new kitchen fitted, and the corner has moved so it is over a weak joint. Don't want to risk busting the joint, or scratching the new oak doors with the weight plates. I don't like gyms, Mick. There is quite a high proportion of tossers in most of them. I don't just do dips, but they are such a core part of my training I can't do without them. Can anyone lend me £159? I seem to have spent all my money on a new kitchen....
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Anyone know a cheap option for bars to do dips on? Cheapest on tinternet so far is £159. Can't have some lash up contraption because it will have to live indoors and support 20+ stone for weighted dips. 2 chairs just won't do it. Must be at least 3 1/2 feet off ground because of dipping belt. And I am crap at welding.
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Nice job Tom. Very controlled. Soundtrack was even better!
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This is new to me, NFP, 4 phases etc. Can you elaborate a bit? Don't be frightened to over-simplify on my account!
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Nice one. The gold rings on my new Petzl Sequoia would complement your forks perfectly.
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Just back in from pub and I'm sure the little bu**ers have been in my wallet. Do I win a beer?
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Damn! Wrong forum! Janey can you quickly post a picture of your bike to try and cover up my idiocy? I sold my camera to buy a demi de biere in Chamonix last month.
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Some funky grain in there Stevie. Rip that saw up! If I leave now I can be there with my Alaskan mill on Sunday. We'll say it had to come down because it had Bulging Canker.
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Give me a shout if you want a log delivery Bob. Nice looking fire.
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Ever noticed how we all tend to have expensive hobbies? Shooting, snowboarding, surfing, travelling etc. You'd think money grew on bloody trees!
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Wow! What a great tree! Those bulgy bits are a bit dangerous Mrs. £1500 do ya? We'll be back next week to tidy up the mess...
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:001_tt2:Why did it have to come down Stevie?
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That is a great bit of kit. Do they do one for a Ford Transit / Timberwolf combo? We seem to carry more tools than bloody wood these days!
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Ha ha. Would you consider taking a park set in part-ex?!!! Don't know if I can make Capel yet, Justin, but could always get Ross (Old Kent Road fire brigade groundie) to pop in and collect it when I have scrimped and save the necessary dollars. And convinced the wife it's another 'must have' purchase which will make me rich by next year!
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All good points fellas. If we all carry on doing a thorough and professional job I reckon public perception will change eventually. Our kit is getting better all the time. We now have Arbtalk. Window cleaning ladders aren't getting any longer...
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What am I looking at for a set Justin? 4x6' hollow poles, 2 pulley lopping head, hook and silky blade adapter. You can pretend it's 4pm on the last day of a show if you like....
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For example if i'm in a broad tree and i have to work my way down one side starting from the top i'll install a pulley or revolver by my friction saver put the tail of rope through that, then make sure my tail follows me as i work my way down, then when i need to go back up to redirect myself to work the other side of the tree i have a 3-1 pulley system to pull myself back up which also tends the hitch for me. Didn't have a clue what you meant here at first, but tried it this afternoon and I love it! Not for use all the time, and uses a lot of rope, but for re-ascending it's fantastic. All brush down? Instead of chogging cord down on top of it and getting everything in a mess, come down, help with the chipping, then simply get groundie to pull you back up to the top of the spar while you do very little! Genius, and everyone gets home early. Top tip, Marc. Thanks.
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Thanks Chris. You have just increased my proposed spending by at least 150%! Don't suppose there is a chance that the Sandvik lopping head is compatible with the Jameson poles, or is that simply being ridiculously optimistic? Dammit I don't know what to go for now! I don't need any electrical protection 'cos I don't go near the stuff now. Apart from the kettle, obviously.
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Hardly ever use the saw head, but it has got us out of jail on occasion. 4 poles on the park set is 20'. Using the lopping head is a two man job at this length. Could 2 men make the odd cut with 4 Jameson poles ie 24'? Most work would be 2/3 as you say. Is the Jameson pruning head as manly as the park set one? For those odd times you need to take stuff up to about an inch? Thanks for comments fellas.
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£34.something + VAT for the 10oz (summer weight) canvas. Went for khaki, which may have been a bit light in colour as they are now covered in bark slime from a goat willow! Looks like it's the leather trousers for the pub tonight then...
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Just received my new 'summer is here' treat, a pair of Arborwear trousers (ordered yesterday from A&F Warehouse - fast delivery through Royal Mail) and I'm well impressed. Big, deep practical pockets, cut well and really comfy. My only gripe is they are so smart I want to wear them to the pub tonight!
