Stephen Blair

what would the price of it be if there wasnt RFD?

Liddls is where it's at, that's how I can afford Aspen 😀

I compare all liquid purchases to Cappuccinos , they are £2-£3 for a few hundred ml. The day I have to stop buying nice coffees during the day for my business to survive, I may consider going back to 2 stroke and 4 star😀

Backs are not made for lifting, glutes and legs are. Keep flexible and lift like your squatting! I am not a free lance climber, like Huck and many others we are climbers who drive and drag brash, operate machines and quote while the rest go home. running the job and our business and family from up the tree answering calls and organising everything between cuts. If a big bit comes down, not facing the right way, it's no accident, we are keeping you busy so we can do some calls😀

Big difference going a journey with saws in the car as well, you wouldn't know.

nice 1, i have only ever heard bad stories about the older models, keep us posted and best of luck.

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.

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.

I like that !

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.

you would need a long fork for toasting your marsh mallows i bet!

Thats the very boy for the job, i remember that post well. great idea.

half a 50 gallon drum, use it as a dump truck and a BBQ!

Its my nieghbours a few hundrd metres along the road. Its a u1000 with 1700 cab. He uses it for firewood.

If i drive something with 4 wheels and dont buy it, keep away!!!!

RIP Mike

I have driven 1, reminded me of a 2 litre petrol sierra fully loaded.

what a horible tree to have to work on!! good job

what a horible tree to have to work on!! good job

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

Tighten up the nuts that hold it onto the chipper. usually 2 at the top and 2 in the middle.

havent weighed myself since september at the Gym. 6' and about 12.5 stone i reckon

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.

Great post Reg.