RobRainford

I've used those Showa thermals. Great gloves. I'm using towa powergrab thermo ATM. Good but when It gets wet they lose grip as the tread is quite fine so water fills it easily. Would prefer the showas for my next pair definitely.

would these still be available? ive just bought some yaktraks but wouldnt mind trying some for permanent in my saw boots

weve had 2" in the last hour here!

alders will still have their cones persisting through winter as normal. However, i have noticed a few silver birch with some green leaves still on. they must be taking advantage. Of what i dont know!

heres what i saw in france back in 09, although i dont think its all just fell there, i think a snowplough was part of it!

Made my donation. Can't wait for the raffle!

My other half commandeered my stein bag to put all my Christmas presents in! I sorted mine. It extended too much and one section locked out so I just hit it on a wall and it's fixed!

Mark: the job is in st helens merseyside Ray: good luck mate. I'm sure you'll have a blast! Tom: its not far away from me. About 2 mins from the job you helped me on. You've not seen it. It's two conifers and a birch to come out and a birch to be pruned. Some logs to be left on site as customer wants them. I'll have the big trailer sorted for it this time!

The big saw idea crossed my mind at first. Although had no clue where to get hold of one! My second guy slipped on some ice one morning and suspected he broke his wrist. Left me a bit floundered so I ended up spending more time than I wanted to. Plus with it having to fit around assignments and exams and uni days what could have been done in less than a week normally took 3! Customer was fine and I always kept him in the loop with it all. Hama: the first little bit done on the first pic had been done by the customer. He used an old door and some poles to climb up and stand on to cut it! The middle was totally dead and brittle. I got twanged by the elastic on my harness I don't know how many times! Plus it was cold. Left me cursing for a few minutes! Glad it's done. The time I did spend on site everything was goingsmoothly and even though I went over by a couple of days. I still ended up spending less! Happy days!

Haha it was. It had been topped in the past so was all outside regrowth coming up. Climbing it was false economy, spent more time farting around to make one cut it took me 6 hours to do about 25m of one side.

I would burn on site but the farmer who let us use his field wanted minimal damage to the grass. So it was stacked and carted away! Used tractor for one half and a mewp for the rest. Was a nightmare!

Few more Pics. Called in the big toys to finish off clearing away. Turned out to be just under 10t carted away!

A BIG hedge. 4 days cutting and a day and a bit clearing up

ill just eat a sarnie for you tom! thats no problem!

i know, i thought youd be taking your little'un out! i put it here incase you were able to, would have been a fun day if youd been there, set a speedline up or something

i did an environmental plant physilogy one today, was this afternoon. that was a nightmare! how about yours? were you up at preston? @carl: best way to be, times are tricky so youve got to keep your options open!

i love the wheelbarrow, looks really realistic! great attention to detail! couldnt resist! that eagle is an amazing carving, i wish i had the patience and skill to anything half as good!

if your after a cheaper pair then maybe look at the haix airpower or airpower gold, ive not tried them but where ive read they are lightweight boots. Failing that, haix blue ridge, basic and tick all the boxes, i had a pair for a couple of years then bought my airstreams because i wanted some slippers!

as full time as i can be, studying arb at myerscough up in preston for uni, got till may with that, still do bits for my dad where i can. keeping myself outta mischief. you been up to much?

i am indeed! its a small world.

Your last names not Telford by any chance?

Steve if you don't mind I may adapt this for my Own use. It will make a great poster in my container!

I have a job on Saturday. I require a climber and a groundy to make this job be done rather speedily. I've only got two seats in my truck so one guy will need to come in his own vehicle. Or I can provide another. First Phone number in my signature or pm me.

Steve, after reading that I wish I lived nearer to you. I would love to come and work for you. Got too many things holding me down here I don't smoke, I'm not racist, dont like being late, don't drink, will get up early, hate football and don't follow any sport. From growing up on a farm I've worked a lot in my young years. And I actually love getting my hands dirty and covered in sawdust and coming home stinking and laughing about the smell! I don't like giving up on anything. I will just find another way to do it.

Hi Carl what tickets do you have? I'm in st helens also