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  1. Stephen Blair
    That's the way to do it, loving the back body on the jeep!
  2. Stephen Blair
    Mog spreader, very nice!
  3. Stephen Blair
    Wow, not a cloud in the sky here today. Good job guys! Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
  4. Stephen Blair
    Good on you guys! Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
  5. Stephen Blair
    Nice 1!!
  6. Stephen Blair
    Wow some big bits there David, you must of been impressed. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
  7. Stephen Blair
    She's feeling better, hope yours are ok Jon. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
  8. Stephen Blair
    I always have a tiny Swiss Army knife with a little 30mm blade. It has scissors, screw driver, tweasers and a thing for picking stuff , only knife I've ever needed. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
  9. Stephen Blair
    Ouch!!! Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
  10. Stephen Blair
    Id of tied it onto a vehicle by then lol! That's unlucky! Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
  11. Stephen Blair
    Kumba had a tumour and teet removed today, hopefully she's all good, awaiting results of biopsy. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
  12. Stephen Blair
    Sounds good, will try and make it. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
  13. Stephen Blair
    Bad news!!! Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
  14. Stephen Blair
    Looks cracking Eddie! What benefits are there with the 2 piece boom? Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
  15. Stephen Blair
    put a ton bag over it, tie it off at the base the tightest you can, cut in with a hedge cutter , flip it over. And it's in the bag! Dig out with a round mouth spade like a chocolate orange segment type way. Throw it all in the bag and burn at a later date, I personally wouldn't put it near my chipper due to doing it once before , even mixing stuff in lol. Or rip them out in oners with a hiab and stick in the trailer, once filled a 10 ton cylage trailer with 2!! Burn at a later date Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
  16. Stephen Blair
    I have a kibuto Rtv, much more civilised Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
  17. Stephen Blair
    Unless I knew a lot more info about you and your business I can't give the best advice, £9k on a van sends alarm bells though. £9k can get you a transit high sided tipper and a chipper. If your starting out, £3k can get you a micro chipper that goes in a £1500 van. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
  18. Stephen Blair
    I often climb on 2 ropes And Prusik . So double DDRT. I would definately use SRT if I worked with another climber or trained groundsman on the right trees. My work is mostly topping conifers and Sycsmores or felling them. When I do have a big old tree needing a limb removed and there's no lower limbs, double rope and Prusik is hard hard work. As far as a single line being safer on a healthy limb, I feel that's bad judgement on the climbers part and also SRT puts twice the force on a limb/crotch as double.(I'm pretty sure ) Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
  19. Stephen Blair
    I forgot the rope guide, that's got to be 1 of the best things in rescent years to come out!! Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
  20. Stephen Blair
    I wasn't being sarcastic and I'm not an idiot either! I was having a laugh, it's obviously gone over your head. Read it in a year or 2 and you'll get it. As for speeding up, just do things quicker. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
  21. Stephen Blair
    If you use a top handle, stop! If you climb in Prusik, change sides or try VT, mechanical hitch . If you feed the chipper 1 sided, change to other side. You need to change what your doing and even stop altogether and rest it. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
  22. Stephen Blair
    Let's not make this a men v woman thread. It's the individual not the gender. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
  23. Stephen Blair
    Stay strong Rich, My brother got the all clear back in february, after they removed his brain tumour. REAL surgeons are amazing as are all medical staff and the NHS! Good luck Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
  24. Stephen Blair
    Do the tree to suit you. crash out the biggest bit you can, that will keep them busy, then do a few wee easy bits, while eyeing up your next big kiboom!! Drop heavy logs onto brash, make sure the branches are like a birds nest aswell, that will slow them down. Shout down for a bigger saw and lowering rope, then when they are away, crash some more stuff down and shout ' it's ok, I don't need it now ' just as they have got it all out and saw fuelled. A true climber is like a singer in a band, everyone else knows it and they don't like it, tough! Either strap on the spikes and upy upy or get dragging. A touch of arrogance is what your needing !! :) Oh and stay safe and listen to your elders . Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
  25. Stephen Blair
    Nearly choked on my pancake and can hardly type for tears!! Ha ha ha.

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