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Stephen Blair

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  1. the ones i had only had one ring on i think jamie, so there was loads of spare wood at the ends to peel off and split, maybe thats what was wrong. mmmmm. cheers
  2. just play about with the revs and see where it runs the best, no point running the balls of a tractor if you dont need to, but if the tractor isnt going hard enough then the machine wont be running as good as it could..
  3. the edges just disintegrate jamie, if you are off target when hitting them in, i alaways use a splitting mall,(sledehammer one end, axe head the other) and when have been thumping away for ages with something horrible in a tricky bit, it idesnt take long to get fatigued, so my aim maybe isnt as good as it should be, the edges just crumble and then split. i think they are crap, i have used then a couple of times then through them away, the plastic ones are the way forward i reckon. yeah the lime was good to cut, but you experts out there will of noticed i hit some crap and the saw started running off, but i knew i would run through about level and i gave myself some room for error when i started as i knew there would be crap somewhere..
  4. i hate the wooden ones, after 10 minutes or trying to hit in wedges on a banking doing huge elms, acuracy isnt always that good, the wooden ones fall apart, the steel ones are heavy as hell, if you hit them you loose the edge and sometimes teeth on the saw, then you usually loose them in the undergrowth when they fall off the butt, the plastic orange ones are excellent...nice and light and bright and as you say, if you give them a tickle it doesnt matter:thumbup:
  5. i think i would of burried him long ago, but he is funny though lol:lol:next time video the punishment and send it to me, then i will do it to my helper ha ha.
  6. good luck anyway, i will await all your posts about breakdowns and blunt saws and the likes, ha ha. good on you, and good luck mate:thumbup1:
  7. wooden gold mate, why not, have you any tree cutting experience, or are you jumping straight in at the deep end?
  8. thats the first time i have used them i think, what diference from the old steel ones, and i hate those crappy wooden/alloy ones that fall apart.
  9. i bet he had loaded up the mewp and everything lol
  10. that so slapped the gutter lol:sneaky2:
  11. a lime dismantle and fell this afternoon, nice location and i dont have to tidy up:001_cool:
  12. excellent tom, what a cool job, what was the creepy crawly thing on the wood???
  13. ha ha, i have one of those bandits anyway adam:sneaky2:
  14. thats why i said it would last YOU 2 years, i will get about 10 out of mine lol
  15. get the stretch airs joe, they are awesome. they will last you a couple of years i reckon no sweat. comfiest boots i have ever owned, expensive but well worth it
  16. it wont work, tried it, the stuff falls back down the shoot and blocks it, pity
  17. the lights will be extra next time, go and eat some carrotts lol
  18. dont know guys, she is quite a heavy wee thing.tbh. i dont have tha manual for it yet, i havent bothered picking it up. she is on her first hire tomorrow, earning the big bucks as wee speak lol
  19. magic pop fairies from the planet wonga, dispersing their 15 feet a year growth lovelyness for all us tree cutters to enjoy:thumbup:
  20. i like the new name of this thread. is this a suttle dig by a jealous yellow mini chipper owner??
  21. is this possible, it must be seeds rather than growing out of pieces of chipped timber..is this what you mean garth

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