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  1. Stephen Blair
    Gobs take time and they need picked up, plenty of power and horse through, obviously there's more to it but over the years I just do things and don't think about it. I usually use a dog tooth to save moving round the trunk. If he Barbour chaired once, he shouldn't of done it twice imo on the same tree.
  2. Stephen Blair
    I was always the same method, I searched for a bottle of liquid that held £800 ml, ditched it and used the same wee bottle for 15 years, no issues. I have been using Aspen now for over a year and wouldn't go back.
  3. Stephen Blair
    I like that !
  4. Stephen Blair
    bad back management gives you a bad back. If you dont look after it, it will get hurt. Whether its climbing, lifting, driving or dragging brash.
  5. Stephen Blair
    you would need a long fork for toasting your marsh mallows i bet!
  6. Stephen Blair
    Thats the very boy for the job, i remember that post well. great idea.
  7. Stephen Blair
    half a 50 gallon drum, use it as a dump truck and a BBQ!
  8. Stephen Blair
    Its my nieghbours a few hundrd metres along the road. Its a u1000 with 1700 cab. He uses it for firewood.
  9. Stephen Blair
    If i drive something with 4 wheels and dont buy it, keep away!!!!
  10. Stephen Blair
    RIP Mike
  11. Stephen Blair
    I have driven 1, reminded me of a 2 litre petrol sierra fully loaded.
  12. Stephen Blair
    what a horible tree to have to work on!! good job
  13. Stephen Blair
    what a horible tree to have to work on!! good job
  14. Stephen Blair
    If you move it too far forward brash will catch it easier. My bar has been caught with the digger a few times and now sits a few inches infront and is a pita. I need to get it fabricated back to where it should go
  15. Stephen Blair
    Tighten up the nuts that hold it onto the chipper. usually 2 at the top and 2 in the middle.
  16. Stephen Blair
    havent weighed myself since september at the Gym. 6' and about 12.5 stone i reckon
  17. Stephen Blair
    you dont need big bucks , just a constant stream of money. Its always been simple in my mind, just work and keep on working. forget the pub, nights out, parties, holidays just keep working. I took a time out from 2007-2011, to spend time with my kids as they were very young, dropped to a few days a week, after that its back to work. i love working, it keeps me sane, and my wife even more so. Failing has never been an option, what do you do the day after you give up, i still need to pay bills. My bills cant be paid on a climbers wage, debt from mahinery and property has always made me get back out there. And i like nice things. There has been low points, very stressfull times but they are far outweighed by the good times this job brings. Its not all about climbing trees, its being able to deal with people and not with some of them even more so. Good thread Adam, its great to get things out your head and onto the screen and have people relate to your experiences.
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  19. Stephen Blair
    Great post Reg.
  20. Stephen Blair
    I had a RR sport V6 for 3 years, towed the caravan and 3 tonner faultlessly for that time. I only spent £480 on tyres and brakes in that time. The V8 would be awesome.
  21. Stephen Blair
    wow, they were fortunes here.
  22. Stephen Blair
    My forearms are sore from typing, RSI from Arbtalk!
  23. Stephen Blair
    Nitrax, the Rolls royce of boots!! i used to stare at them on the top shelf in the chainsaw shop. They were £200 20 years ago.
  24. Stephen Blair
    thats very impresive! if that takes root then i have found a new business venture with the hiab !!
  25. Stephen Blair
    what you tied too dean? Chipper spout?

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