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  1. RobRainford
    holiday lunge, not a massive effort, french eople kept staring at me. they must have been jealous
  2. RobRainford
    it doesnt even look like softwood, looks a bit like ash?
  3. RobRainford
    i would be interested in that cord, but is 6mm a bit thin?
  4. RobRainford
    WOW! That was awesome, love the effect of the sound and the through the porthole effect!
  5. RobRainford
    i thought blue smoke was related to the turbo, but i wouldnt imagine the van to have one given its age. Other than that, i would say oil too, is there no way you can get a smell of it so you can see?
  6. RobRainford
    I can see where customers might see that as a good idea "oh if he's on here he must be ok" but you can't beat face to face interaction. There's a few sites like this. They want a fee so you can give 'free' quotes. I saw builders and plumbers giving silly money quotes on jobs which I would price a lot higher.
  7. RobRainford
    Sorry it's sold now! Didn't take long. Cheers anyway
  8. RobRainford
    I reflect green mans comments. I never intended to offend anybody, if it did I apologise too. It was late for me so I just put what was first thought of. It's a horrible ordeal, I can't imagine how you could feel during any part of that situation. I never want a situation like this to happen to anybody I work with. Whenever someone starts reaching into chippers either to grab something out that won't go through or push that little log in, I always have my Hand on the reverse roller button. As much bad practice reaching in is, I'd rather be able to keep my colleagues uninjured than maimed or even killed. Thoughts out to the guy and his family!
  9. RobRainford
    I bet you said 'oopsie daisy' and 'oh bother' a bit! How did you manage to do that?
  10. RobRainford
    rob if you want, depending on exams, we could both go up there in may and to the other shows and share the driving/fuel for a day?
  11. RobRainford
    my dad did learn some italian with the rosetta stone stuff, took some classes, its still on his ipod which h leaves playing in the house and you walk in to hear the stereo talking italian! i woud love to learn a second language, i seem to be able to get the gist of what italian says and i did german at school but the teachers didnt help with the enthusiasm. then again, i struggle with english sometimes
  12. RobRainford
    they will have a shelf life, as they degrade from UV rays and being generally knocked around, but most of my kit hasnt had lots of use over 2 years, so theres still at least double that left, but other people may have the same kit and use it 6 days a week for 2 years and some parts of it wouldnt be worth picking up!
  13. RobRainford
    I agree with that. Just man up and take a battering! Love my cs100. I have a brush that is handy for shoving bits in. Sometimes a stick with a fork on so I can shove them In too. Plus it's ok if you catch the end on the blades! Self propelled would make it a great chipper. But why not just get your second guy to help you drag it round?
  14. RobRainford
    I heard dick Turpin was terrified of it!
  15. RobRainford
    thats a perfect reason why not to use your foot to shov stuff into a chipper!, if you cant reach, use a branch to. He is EXTREMELY lucky he wasnt killed!
  16. RobRainford
    ive just remembered, i have a bumper sticker on the landy with my name on, maybe that gave me away?
  17. RobRainford
    Lee: thanks. I've seen you knocking around town. How did you guess it was me? Rob: I've only got what I didn't put through my chipper. Your welcome to any you want.
  18. RobRainford
    Took down a yew today. About 12" at base. Kept the whole log length and it's about 11'. Really nice heartwood. Kept some branchwood too which are about 4" average. Anybody interested? It's a lovely piece of timber and a crime to waste as firewood!
  19. RobRainford
    Look at the tag on the harness. Shows exactly that! And that they are rated for use as side d rings only. I have never used them like that though
  20. RobRainford
    i tend to do little jobs alone, where it doesnt warrant a second guy, always climb with a guy on the ground though, most jobs now i try and get a second guy in, saves loads of time.
  21. RobRainford
    I'm used to getting a twang off the sequoia. The straps are wider and longer. So have a good stretch in them. Make for some moments of very bad language! I'll hopefully get to have a hang in a treemotion in the next couple of weeks which will help my decision. I can get it for £299 Inc vat at my local place. Which is equal to treeworker. My sequoia hasn't had loads of use. Been on and off for two years with college and starting out so it's probably rarely used more than a couple of times a week or even a month. Still nearly as new. Would consider selling it if I get on with the treemotion. I don't know why I'm drawn to it so much. I tried it on and it just felt right. Felt a lot more secure with the large back pad.
  22. RobRainford
    hmm, given the choice, the petzl or treemotion?
  23. RobRainford
    I've currently got a sequoia. It's a nice lightweight harness. Had it for nearly 2 years now. I tried on a treemotion today and it just felt right! So now I'm thinking to swap. Should I? It's a big chunk of money, will it be worth it?
  24. RobRainford
    fools can be pretty ingenious you know!
  25. RobRainford
    couldnt you have driven out with good old mrs momentum and then winched the chipper out too? using a block to redirect and get it square up the hill? Or did you just shout POWERRR and blast it up the track

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