RobRainford
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I just face downhill and dip the clutch. Easiest way down! Make sure it's only like a multi story car park when you do that though! I've never done serious off roading. Use to go over big mounds of soil and stuff of my old quad. Managed to roll it once though. I couldn't keep my weight on the corner and hold the brake at the same time so I bailed and it followed me down sideways!
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if its written as a selective herbicide then you should be ok. we used a stem injector, there were a couple of guys who invented one and we bought a couple (not cheap at £150 each) but we found it so effective we would visit the site once, inject every single stem with neat glyphosate and then it would work, we acheived a 95%+ control rate, the only ones that didnt die are the ones that you missed! Can be done any time of year too. The method we used to use was spraying with glyphosate or pistol or a mixture of both and this was done in fall when the plants were 'sucking back' their resources to sprout again the year after, as they would be pulling it back into the root system, this gave us a 90% control rate in 1-2 applications.
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I'm rob and I'm an alcoholic. Whoops wrong thread I'm 5'7" and 10.5 stone. My bmi clocks in at 22 ish. According to the wii fit.
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favourite youtube felling vids thread
RobRainford replied to armchairarborist's topic in Video forum
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8D-5XvXl_U]YouTube - stupid guy tries to catch falling tree[/ame] Should be right now! -
Come on then, who is it?
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I'm assuming a chainsaw? I would take the oil out and then check the filter. I tend to give them a good shake and sometimes it works again. But only shortly. Just to get some of the oil through the tank. Usually just a bit of rubbish stuck in it
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but what if they say 'me too!' and ask wheres your settlement!
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I've been told using the missus knickers either side isn't a good idea. Mainly for longevity of yourself! I'm yet to invest in such a fun tool. Eventually will though!
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Orrible Leylandii removal job in Swindon anyone interested ?
RobRainford replied to arbwork's topic in General chat
Clutches going everywhere. Is it their migrating season? I've had my car done in the past 2 months and we've just had two trucks give theirs up two weeks on the trot! If there was accommodation and wages at the right price I'd do it. Would be a nice break! -
I had almost nothing through July. Been busy almost every available day in august. Got work for the next week or two keeping things ticking over
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Nice toy! I was expecting some sort of ladyfriend type of toy! I'd give one of my love spuds for a play with one of those for a bit! The saw, not the lady!
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you can trials of office 2010 now off microsoft and they give you a key for it, i had office enterprise on a CD, which required no key at all, just install and run.
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both are ssame size i believe, both are nice ropes, depends which colour you like, one is green and blue, another green and green, another orange and blue, the other green and brighter green!!
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pun forgiven! as i was coming round the other side to get a shot of the 'underside' there was an almighty gust of wind, i was anchored well away from this limb but watching the crack move 5mm either side either way was definately a ring tickler! i thought this is my cue to come down! haha its definately a fairly fresh occurence, as it hasnt even started to occlude it yet, i had a thought it could be on one side, but im unsure. its not looking too good anyway.
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went for the climb this morning, windy enough to watch the crack opening and closing from the ground it was moving enough. Took a couple of photos, weather made it difficult, photo of the crack is a bit blurred but you can make it out, plus two shots of the hole, found another hole at the back that you cant see from the ground, tapping the limb with the back of a carabiner and it sounded hollow, at the top of the cavity there looks to be a bit of decay but unknown as to how far it may spread up or down the limb. as much as i could see it was just an old cavity, no evidence of birds i.e. droppings or feathers, and no signs of bats from what i could see. Ive said the work can go ahead ok. Opinions?
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they felled a group of large willows along a dual carrigeway near me, they were at stumps ranging from 1' to 2' high, all have regrown from that and are now lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots of whippety regrowths about 25ft tall. they all need coming down again now.
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i could very well buy another pair of blue ridge at £140 because its a good price, but ive got my eye on some protector pros or protector extremes. or some meindl airstreams because the color is oh so red!
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ive never had a problem with loose bolts on the huskies that we have, we did have a 351 till somebody half inched it, we have a 357 and a 365, no problems that i know of regarding nuts and bolts. However, i did have a problem with one of the exhaust bolts on my 200t, brand new saw, i was going to take out the spart arrestor in the exhaust, went to undo it with the star drive tool provided with the saw, and the head snapped off one of the screws, took it to the shop to fix it, got home to try again, thinking all would be ok, and it did it again, yet to fix it this time though. its fustrating as i wouldnt expect this twice
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i have stretch airs and hi flex, prefer the hi flex for all rounders, stretch airs are good when its cold and wet as they have a good coating on the fabric that repels the water, i sprayed mine with waterproofing you get for boots and it makes them last a bit longer before you get soaked through, same for the hiflex. tom, invest in a good pair of boots, go for some haix boots, protector lights or blue ridge are the cheaper ones, i have the blue ridge and they were comfy from day 1. Need thick socks in them though. Stuff like this, its all well and good saving money but you may regret it as it may fall apart or may not be as comfy as something else that was £20 extra.
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I have broken one of those wedges. Right where the wood meets the Ali. Now I have 3 good ones and a broken one! I've put two rings on the end. Stops the wood mashing up as much. Bit of insulation tape to hold it in place and they work well
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picture 6 is a pile of s***! had to! seems a decent camera, i tend to set picture size less than what the camera has as maximum, i have a 7mp snapper and instead of a reallly big picture i have it set as the equivalent of a 3MP, gives good quality and good size as its bigger than most PC resolutions
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We have a large old barn. Large old brick barn with 3 stables, two cart stores and a loft in that, recently built a 100'x50' shed from wareing. Asbestos/brick barn now is the workshop. In there is my 10' container. Top half of yard all secure with 8ft security fencing. Portakabin for an office. House separate from all buildings. 130 acres. I think about £10k/year for us. Workshop and new shed have roller doors and screamer alarms.
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Yeah it is like letting someone borrow one of your kids. I am reluctant to let people use my saws. Even when I'm stood watching them. Depends who it is though. There's two guys I know I don't think twice about letting them at my saws or other bits of gear. Others I tend to make up a reason that it's broke or blunt or I need it.
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i posted here for a bigger saw as there are just none available and i dont know if the one i hire from a firm im not sure of would have had it looked after. Its partly because i may be looking for a large saw in the future so would like to have a try with one and use it for some work to see how it performs. im also after a tractor mounted log splitter, hydraulic is preferable.
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Even though they are advertised as hi-lift wedges!
