Stephen Blair
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its just sleeves, and a long u bolt that holds them onto the grab, really good. no use for bricks and boulder but excellent for soil,sand,chips and now coal. it is 2 really heaped wheelbarrows worth. it is pretty awkward to unload, but i am getting better and we have sussed a pretty good angle, i was out for 6 hrs but i was probably unloading for about 3.there isnt much room so we had to move to let the wagons move,bobcat was clearing away my stuff but we werent aloud to work together. but a really good we number i think. oh and these guys love stopping for a cuppa, and it is an hourly rate:001_smile:
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i was given an ancient husky years ago, one nut,no chain break and weighed a ton.used it once then gave it away. havent a clue what tyoe it was
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call willy:001_smile:
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todays finds
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didnt realise it was a video, noisy noisy.
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amazing, whats the smallest chainsaw carving you have done mate
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looks like a husky to me, but i am sure there must be a catch havent a clue what chrisp is on about, so i take it he knows.
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2 full time.
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when the train drove over the weigh bridge is said 185. maybe the driver was a big lad:confused1:
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phone willy he is nfu up with me, i pay 583 for 2mil,10mlel,tools 5k worth plus 2 88s at 1200 a piece. i put a thread about this last month. nfu varies all over the country. dartmoortreecutter got the exact quote as me. and skyhuck saved a packet aswell. they saved me 1700 quid on my vehicles call him tomorrow on 01563524013. tell him stephen blair said to call.
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From the album: fungi
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From the album: fungi
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From the album: fungi
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From the album: fungi
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all i know is the train engine bit weighed 185 tonnes and its horn was awesome. i am going to ask for a shot next time i am there. the horn and the train. i take it you enjoy a bit of train spotting
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what are you being quoted mate
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when no ones about you will get a 40 foot branch first time, the bigger the audience the worse you get. imo
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heres a pic, not very good but better than nothing
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didnt know that, good pub quiz fact mate.
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friction is your friend, but when it is round something big at a crap angle plus bouncing off another limb, then its a pain. when you are younger and superfit and climbing full time it was never an issue, but i am certainly open to new ideas, but most of the time i am scrambling about conys:001_smile:
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i had to dead wood monster wide oaks and sweet chestnuts on a golf course. it was a nightmare doing it with my basic techniques. i used my throw line for that but could really of done with some of the fancy we pully things, the friction from the rope round a big limb was a pain in the arse.
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DONG that was the on the front page of our local rag. hilarious. got some pine looked out, going for it later. it has been lying for 5 years so it will be as dry as a bone and well stringy, perfect for demo. do you want picked up from ferry mate.
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never tried footlocking and hate throwbagging on a line. i like to see what my rope is round.
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100ton railway wagons, there are 19 on the train. it was approx 30 ton we had to get out the first 5. i sit level with the top of the wagon, so i can see my grab going in so i have a banksman on the gantry guiding me up and down, with my wireless headsets. there are baffle plates in the wagon and it is only a meter wide so its pretty tight. but getting the hang of it now, but there isnt much room for working. a few feet hire wouldnt go a miss, i have a camera on the back of the tractor for chipping so i am going to move it onto the jib so i can see better. dont know what kind of coal it is angus, but i will ask.
