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  1. Stephen Blair
    I've had a 46 hang off a bunjee strop for years and never had a problem with them breaking. Once I had to do a throw away quick , to catch something and the Caritool will snapped. On the making a weak point on a strop, do you guys do a practice run by cutting a certain amount and seeing how much takes to rip it? I've seen vans get pulled out of ditches with old tattered strops and they never snapped . That was always my concern.
  2. Stephen Blair
    As I said, your older and wiser now:biggrin:
  3. Stephen Blair
    I started that way because my boss did it, I didn't know any better:blushing:
  4. Stephen Blair
    Great pictures guys!
  5. Stephen Blair
    2 nice trenches! Cracking big tractor !must be more pics.
  6. Stephen Blair
    I've climbed with an 88 many a time. Having a strop attached to it doesn't make it any lighter.
  7. Stephen Blair
    Welcome aboard:001_smile:
  8. Stephen Blair
    I think it's good for newbies, you must get into a good position, get your cuts right and no 1 handing. And you really learn to hang onto a saw. I lost a 26 twice, only damaged the nose on 1, it was a poor cut and if it was on a lanyard, my hip would of been a bit sore! I don't go in for all this little cuts on a strop so it rips out either! I wouldn't let newbies use a top handle saw until they proved competent with a heavier more clumbersome saw. Stop all this zoro action!
  9. Stephen Blair
    Man up and get a Mog, your older and wiser and will know what to look for and expect.
  10. Stephen Blair
    I climbed for about 6 years with out a lanyard from when I started. I had a big clip on a bit of blue rope about 12" long that was duct taped up for smoothness and strength:laugh1: I would unclip the saw, use it and then just clip it back on. No cut n chucking 1 handed none sense and your cuts had to be right:biggrin: Then I got a top handle ad a bungee lanyard and it all went down hill:001_rolleyes:
  11. Stephen Blair
    Not working for me on iPad, thought it was my upgrade gremlins
  12. Stephen Blair
    50/50 here ish!
  13. Stephen Blair
    Telly shows like Axemen and ice rd truckers spoilt by over dramatic editing and voice over people. And the use of the smallest unit of measurement to make something sound bigger! If Hugh smashes through the ice with his gazillion pound load that's 100,000 mm long, he could die in 1 second! Que the rubbish animated disaster sequence! Then Hugh, drives on the ice as usual and delivers everything, as usual with no problems!! Although we have to endure 20 close ups of Hugh's beard, his hand changing gear and some wonky camera shots with scary music!! I enjoy these program's because the scenery is great and these are tough jobs, I know how hard it is trying to manoeuvre an ifor Williams through the town sometimes!
  14. Stephen Blair
    Paying at tolls can be a bit annoying:001_rolleyes: If it's much cheaper, go for it, if not I wouldn't bother .
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  16. Stephen Blair
    Stick an add on Arbtrader.
  17. Stephen Blair
    Bro! You know who you are:biggrin:
  18. Stephen Blair
    Bump bump:)
  19. Stephen Blair
    If it's standing dead timber you have won a watch! The last 1 I felled was stinking around the base and oozy! It was only as rotten as the sap wood then solid . It's got milled straight away and some is a floor of an outdoor summerhouse , some is currently getting made into wardrobes and the rest is going to be a floor in a castle!
  20. Stephen Blair
    Actuals!
  21. Stephen Blair
    Playing! Playing! How dare you:sneaky2: Alright then, playing:biggrin:
  22. Stephen Blair
    Literally used wrong all the time by people on the telly! I'm literally speechless, blah blah blah blah blah blah blahs talk talk talk, yap yap yap drivel drivvle drivvle!!! I literally died last week!!
  23. Stephen Blair
    Have a good day matty:thumbup1:
  24. Stephen Blair
    I'm lucky having a wife that knows about food and is an amazing cook:thumbup: Today my food will be, porridge, honey and banana for first breaky. Fresh coffee and scrambled egg roll for second breaky. Salad, coos coos with chicken and olives with whole meal bread and butter for during the day lunch stuff. Tonight will most likely be grilled fish with steamed fresh veg and I between I'm sure I'll have some pancakes with more honey. I won't eat any chocolate or eat crisps or the likes. But if I do fancy some, treat! I'll be having them:thumbup:
  25. Stephen Blair
    I'm not paleo mate, I yummieo!! Went back to bed, was wide awake until 6.30am, now I'm up I feel like I've been ran over:laugh1: Porridge time me thinks and a coffee! I'll have a day on the digger

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