geoff
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Large wound dressing & Celox, sharp knifeis what I chose, might look into a CAT. -
Had my first decent climb today, about 4 hours in the tree, nothing heavy just a bit of rigging in a medium oak, a couple of long angled limbs to scramble up. Took me an hour to get some level of fluidity into my rope control & generally get into the zone, the shoulder was fine, much better mobility, & no sudden letting go as it was. I'm feeling it a bit fitness wise, with a good warm tired feeling through all my top end, that will come good as I build muscle & get my feel for climbing again, I think now some rec climbs are in order to regain my mediocre abilities again. So in all a success in the early stages, that is just such a great feeling after a year or so of suffering & being debilitated. It feels like I've opened the door to see the sun shining in! Thanks to all that have contributed here, it has eased me along & held my expectations closer to reality.
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Here's a good one for any stones fans. [ame] [/ame]
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Thats one area this saw is very good, it's just a strong motor that loves to work hard.
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Well bless you for your efforts Amy.
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Yes Eddy I have, a few days use, & it is a nice fast saw, I just rate the Echo for it's strong midrange power, if you lean on it it tends to just get stuck into the job of cutting, they are both fine machines.
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I'm loving mine, is it as quick as the 56o...dunno, but it feels in the ballpark, it is a stronger feeling saw in the cut & doesnt rely on revs as much to keep cutting, that means it has better midrange torque. It is reliable, form your own comparisons there, & you can adjust the carb to suit in the field. Is it heavier than the 560, dunno, but it is a well balanced saw, good in the hand, & I could feel no weight diferencial in the field. Best accolade I can think of is if you offered me a brand spanking 560 to swap for my Echo I would not take the deal.
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Talking of crows they did a survey to find out why so many were getting killed by commercial vehicles, & much less by family vehicles, turned out the crows can warn each others by shouting 'carr carr' but had not learnt to shout 'truck'!
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I would contact them in the first opportunity, discuss the situation, its obviously a simple mistake they made, or they have done business with you before & were working on trust, trying to help, explain that you did not order. If they are not too far away, & it were me, I would pop them on the truck & return them toute de suite, by way of a favor to them, if they are compliant with your assertions.
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I actually put the little 352 against a 181, & apart from feeling a lot nicer saw, it outcut the 181 somewhat, it is a baby saw, but has its uses.
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Tough to price on a picture, but if you were happy for it to be fitted in on an easy day & wait a week or so I would think £200 would cover that easily, maybe a bit less.
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Voted!
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Exactly, moisture is absorbed by the rope covered section, including any corrosive saps or chemicals that are in solution, leaches by capillary action to this area where it remains long after the rest has dried out, hence more corrosion at this point.
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Truck and chipper stolen from North oxfordshire, Tuesday the 10th few
geoff replied to steve7962's topic in Stolen Equipment
That's harsh, if someone deprived them of the ability to feed their family, as they have you they would squeal like stuck pigs. -
The outside in the elements for a couple of years renders it good as said, I have been using it for kindling & for a fast hot fire the last few years & quite like the stuff, as long as your stove is sealed well to give good control of airflow.
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The Echo range are very good, as are the previous suggestions,if you intend using the saw now & then, and lay it up for a few weeks at a time it is worth finding a local Aspen fuel supplier local to you & running the saw on that, it is expensive, but in the grand scheme of things can work out beneficial to the saw & yourself, as it has a long shelf life, & contains no ethanol, which can degrade the fuel system,( rubber components). If it were me I would be looking at Echo, makita, & dolmar saws as well as the two big brands, Stihl & husky, but myself I run Echo's & nowt else, they are reliable & cost effective. Whatever you decide on run it by us here for the good & bad points.
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Does have them mate, there is one in your town.
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Classic!
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All good here, the trailer has an extension cable, so any trailer board will work
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Yep, & a scattering of goats cheese, yummy! I make this every week, I use me oven to cook it.
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At least it is not likely to go missing en route in a larger package!
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Jim Leslie, an elderly Scottish farmer, received a letter from the Department for Work & Pensions stating that they suspected he was not paying his employees the statutory minimum wage and they would send an inspector to interview them. On the appointed day, the inspector turned up. "Tell me about your staff," he asked Jim. “Well," said Jim, "There's the farm hand, I pay him £240 a week, and he has a free cottage. Then there's the housekeeper. She gets £190 a week, along with free board and lodging. There's also the half-wit. He works a 16 hour day, does 90% of the work, earns about £25 a week along with a bottle of whisky and, as a special treat, occasionally gets to sleep with my wife." "That's disgraceful,” said the inspector, "I need to interview the half-wit." "That'll be me then," said Jim.
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Cannon Access again, very nice range of machinery, & a good man too. Here is his website, he is also on Arbtalk. http://www.cannonaccess.co.uk/
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Haha, for the last 5 weeks I have been off work, so a fair bit of that!
