sam walton
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Try these guys. They even give you a free sample http://www.medallionnet.co.uk/pallet_netting.htm
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does anyone know where I can buy big net sacks like the Norwegian farmers have in that picture?
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still looking for a climber? I could give you a day or 2 a week if yr interested. Thats if 8 yrs experience is enough? my mobile is 07933758401
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Today i was doing a site clearance on a construction site. When we arrived we were given our normal induction at the site office and the site manager insisted that we must wear gloves when working. I'm not a fan of wearing gloves because i think it's safer without. yes they might protect you from a few bramble or hawthorn scratches but it's amazing how much tighter you have to hold the saw just to keep your grip, my left arm was fully boxed and how much hotter they make you! To me this is not a very efficient way to work, after an hour or so I had to take them off before I had accident. So why can someone who 's probably never even used a saw before tell me that it's safer to do my job whilst wearing gloves?
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where can i buy the truck straps from?
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haha, yeah i found out the scary way. i dont reckon you can get a sling tight enough to stop the kapstan sliding up the tree. I'l try get some pictures of the snapped strap and the kapstan i used. I think the eges of it could be too sharp and may needed a little more grinding or sanding.
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bloody hell! I was working all yesterday and all today, just turned on my computer with 26 replies to read. I cant reply to all but.. the strap had no twists, was in reletivly good condition, rated to 5 tonne and the drop was as minimal as you can get it. however it was the first time we had used it so we was still in the experimental stages of how many wrapps needed ect and thats why there was no run to fiz out the shock. Im not sure what type of kapstan it is, whether floating or bollard and im gonna sound like a right cowboy here but i made myself, coppied it off a picture i had seen on ebay. we cant all afford hobbs! anyway thanks for you guys who showed a bit of consern but i really am fine. what are your thoughts on a chain ratchet?
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whilst dismatling a fairly large sycomore earlier today. I had the ratchet strap ( which was securing the kapstan lowering device at the base of the tree ( wieghing around 20-25 kg ) snap! I was snaching a roughly 250kg section of trunk when bang! next thing i kno, kapstan within a flash came hurtling up to my pully about 12 inch from my chest and took a good old chunk out of the tree, the ally cast pully and the rope! Im pretty sure if had of being 12 inch to the right it would of taken a good old chunk out of me and probably killed me! I can safely say i will be purchasing a ratchet chain to replace. has anyone ever had anything like this happen to them?
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I want to put my name out to companies in west yorks and even lancs! I'v 8 yrs experience- 7 as a climber. very familiar with large removals have my own climbing and rigging gear, saws and 4x4 have my relevent tickets and an ND in Arb If yr interested call me for a chat on 07933758401
