BenC
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Anyone fancy putting up pictures of the DIY wire fids youve made so I can learn how to make one:confused1:
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Mark you can make your own from cereal boxes:lol:
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There pretty good for getting a high anchor quickly but difficult gauging the power of lower anchors. Poles are probably quicker but if you do get a big shot make sure you get a cube as it makes life so much easer.
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We use to have a 10" tp dont know the model:confused1:. It ate everything very ruthless and I was gutted when it got nicked.
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Most trouser brands state in the instructions that even moderate soiling impairs the cut retardent, it also states so does washing so.....:confused1:
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The parts are Stihl bolts from other Stihl chainsaws. The gaskets are in and if you dont tighten the bolts upto the required torq they undo.
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Hi Im having problems with the exhaust bolts snapping. I put new bolts in and 2 days later they snap off. I then extract the bits of bolts out and put new ones in. The bolts snap in different places each time and have been replaced 3 times. Does anyone have any idea why this is happening. Regards Ben
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Could you explain a bit more about the Oregon Waipoua trou as I was thinking of getting a pair. Whats the good and bad points? Been looking at the Engleburt Strauss trou aswell. What do you think about them? Ben
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Hi Andy do you know if the trouser size on the Oregon Waipoua is the same as the Stihl Hiflex. Ben
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Have you looked at the Tech Cert level 4? Not sure if you get a sticker for your helmet thou:001_huh:. Which is a major deciding point
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Just registered:thumbup:
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Which one :lol:
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90m tall rainforest canopy . . .what gear would you use?
BenC replied to sjarthur's topic in Climbers talk
Have a look here Victorian Tree Industry Organisation for SRT techniques the rope walker looks good but I haven`t tried it. The tree frog works best for me thou. -
I think its half a double fishermans:thumbup:
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If anyone wants to share Im going from near Warrington (NW) down to the show on Saturday. Pm me if your interested P.S. Thanks Robrainford and Kev Stephenson for the offer of a lift on Friday but I cant have the day off:thumbdown:
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Ive had my stein bag for approx 3 years and taken really good care of it and it keeps breaking. I repair it with a sewing awl and its starting to look like frankinbag:lol:. And if Stein want to contact me I have some brilliant ideas to make this bag better.
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Yeah happens to me too especially when your going up and down your rope alot so I went to a Distel but that didnt work for me so now Im on a knut.
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brain trump and I had shoes on so I could only ues my fingers to count on haha :lol:
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How about charateristics of the wood i.e. is it brittle, does it hinge well ect, and any symbiotic relationships
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Does anyone use the 70kn pulley for light lowering or do you still use a block???
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Each side of the double fishermans takes up approx 11 inches in old money or 280 mm in new so overall you loose about 22 inches or 360mm
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Thats what I had in mind but I thought Id get a few pointers first:thumbup:
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Yale silverstreak is good :thumbup:and BEAL Regate is a bit pants:thumbdown:
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Which friction rope is your favorite and which one do think is rubbish
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I take my hat off to you sir (Hama). What a excellent idea as is the weighing in of the olsd chains to buy further books:thumbup:
