Stephen Blair
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While you had stopped climbing, I hadn't and do it the same way as you remember in 2000. Spikes are better, alloy geckos are like slippers . Harnesses are lighter and fit better, sequoia is comfy and light. I've still got a rope I bought in 98 for big stuff and an orange 1 I bought a few years ago with a Prusik . I've tried mechanical friction hitches, didn't like them, tried VT, didn't like that do stuck to what I know. The best thing to have happened while you have been stuck inside is the invention of micro Chippers. 4", 250kg, wheely bin wide awesome little Chippers. Get 1 of them, everyone has gone all Eco and want mulch and logs. It's easier than ever , good luck Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Reinforce your weak points and motor on mates! Jomoco Now that's a signature!! Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Surely they could make that into a boxer type loader with a few pins and pipes ! Now that would be handy! Looks like a cracking grinder!! Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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That's the micro chipping, economic, profit making business model right there!:thumbup1:
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Cut them down, put them in a pile and let him sell the timber.
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It's ordered and my local dealer has been given a link to this thread, he had never heard of it. I was strimming for 15 mins today and really felt it, I had to work into the wind. Looking forward to using Aspen next week. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Most excellent! Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Good effort on the first pair. I remember 20 years ago looking at Spikes in a magazine and they were over £200 then, I couldn't afford £20 at the time. I would of been delighted with those. Jomoco are the springs working or for design? I'd of thought the last thing you would want is the spike going the opposite way to in the tree! Or is it for speedy pole climbing:confused1:
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I think I've been there before years ago, is it on the back road from the garden centre to Kilsyth? I'll google it and go and get some, thanks for the info and offer:thumbup1: Thanks Alec aswell.
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I had to google that mate! :blushing:I was expecting it to mean throttle, :001_rolleyes:not aftershave:biggrin: My wife bought me aftershave about 13 years ago, it's still half fool:biggrin:
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Thanks guys.
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I know you've probably typed this lots of times, could you tell me in simple terms, what's bad about fuel and mix, what's it doing to our insides and what's in or not in Aspen that helps and doesn't damage us. Cheers:thumbup1:
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Rhody and escalopes, it was with the extension hedge cutter so holding it at chest height most of the time shaping stuff, so fumes right there.
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Tom I don't plan on working indoors but I used 10 litres a few years ago and hedge cutting was actually enjoyable. The back pack blower is brutal aswell for fumes. I've got a Scagg mower, I average 4 hours a week using it and the fumes blow right at you, as does Gloria chipper, that's why I'm considering the 4 stroke stuff aswell. The battersy pilenic saw, hedge cutter, blower, strimmer is brilliant for light duties but a lot of my stuff is smashy smashy stuff and the strimmer only last 40 mins constant and I can't charge it through the day on the go.
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Brilliant!
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Hedge cutting today and working in tight spaces with top handle and also down wind from Gloria the chipper:sneaky2: I've felt nauseous since 3 pm, drowsy and tight across the chest:thumbdown: Enough enough, it's Aspen time. I looked on Justin's site and I see there's 4 stroke fuel aswell. Thoughts and input please from users who have made the change. Ps I'm not bothered about cost, I've been working with machines now since I was 15 and sat working a log splitter and down wind from my old man logging since a kid, I'm 38 now and spend most of my time feeling done in:thumbdown:
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You looked after him until the end, he went peacefully. Rip Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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An optional extended axle with bigger wheels and longer drawbar would be good Pete for towing it about with a machine or garden tractor Pete. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Micro Chippers are so easy to manoeuvre I would keep it self propelled. If need be you could just stick it on the forks and carry it to awkward places if need be. It would save racking up hours on the loader and it's not tied up chipping when it could be doing its lifting and gofer duties. Just my 2pence:) Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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A small fortune sitting there, they need restored big time!!
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Really enjoyed that, I've been there for a 2 days, I never knew there were redwoods there at the time. Brilliant video and the guys seemed to have a good laugh. It makes me want to go for a rec climb. ' he said Balls!' Priceless:lol:
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Cats are just hard, full stop! They let you pet them, they let you feed them, they are always in charge. I remember seeing 1 lie down on the road in Drumchapel having a little sunbathe, the local hard looking dogs had to be dragged past it and the bus even stopped, it finished cleaning its back leg and then just lay back down! Proper hard!! I hope the dog and owner have been caught punished for the attack on the little boy, totally unprovoked! Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Amazing cat! Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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I was there is 99. Everything was dirt cheap, especially outdoor clothing. I brought an 019t back in my rucksack. £120 it cost, was £400 back home. $3.2 dollars to the £ helped . Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
