RobRainford
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Currently i have a list of: husky 357 (wasnt my choice when this was bought) husky 365 special (good saw) ms260 just purchased a shiny new ms200t stihl 039 farm boss (dads old saw from late 90s) two 317e electric husky saws (for working shaping christmas tree stumps in december to fit customer stands and whatnot!) i would like to get a good sized stihl within the next year because the 365 is on loan from a good friend of my dad who doesnt mind me using it if i look after it. something that would run a 25" bar!
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great pics mike, very awe inspiring. Reminds me of Axe Men! Are those prototype chainsaw shorts?
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Thats one hell of a steep hill to have a racecourse on Great pics dave, im keen to take photos, but rarely get a chance to get out and snap! -
not quite ive got a licence to grilll [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFUVJyRfPn0]YouTube - World re-known grill master Robert Rainford is coming to Berjaya University College of Hospitality 3[/ame]
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what does it give you when you search on google then? i come out as a black american chef, which is wierd, because i consider myself a half decent cook anyway!
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ive had an iphone for just over 2 years now, had every model, had two replacements so ive had 5 iphones, im using the 5th currently, a flashy white 32Gb 3GS. I got it free last july as an upgrade from my last one. Apple want something like £500 for it. a bog standard 8GB 3G is a good start, i cant remember thr price of those but it is down quite low now. theres a new iphone HD coming out after july, ill be having that hopefully on a free upgrade again. So i may have one to sell if it doesnt go to the girlfriend!
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more nettles
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is it an arborists hole of glory?
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yeah thats always good, its helpful to have a common name sometimes, one i noticed that had a common name was Inonotus dryadeus, dryads saddle. Thats the only one i saw as i was flicking through.
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thats a method i use in a few situations instead of WD to clean out, i use aerosol parts cleaner, it evaporates beacuse its meant to clean brakes aswell, its good for cleaning saws down too as it loosens the grease and build up on intricate parts
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depends how much you want something! I would say going back at the end of the day, people will be more inclined to selling it to get rid of it, go in at the start and see what prices are and then go back and haggle
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IT does depend how it went back in the bag, i always put the bags in the pockets, but when its in my kit bag it can get shook around and the bags work themselves out of the patches. I halved the 150' i had because that would get tangled every time it went in, which was fustrating, i find the piece of wood is ok, it stops it getting tangled, its easy enough to pack away. Its worst when somebody else usus my line and instead of flaking the string into the bag, they just pick it all up and dump it in. Thats happened a couple of times and never will again because people just dont know what to do even when i say flake it back in. bah. Other times its been fine, can open it and use it right away. just need to be more careful, as much as i am now.
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out on site graph powder, when mine have been particularly bad ive used an airline to blow stuff out then lubed it again.
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wow, ive just bought that fungi book aswell, only thing i find is awkward is its listed differently to how i woud prefer! if it was all in alphabetical it would be better for me, but i guess that is what the index is for!, common names are missing aswell.
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i use zingit aswell, i use a throwcube which is handy and annoying. If you chuck it around folded up for a bit the string will find a way of tangling itself up, and its a wasted 20mins fixing it. Now i just use a piece of wood!
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i thought that, but you never know! i couldnt think of much that was mean and green, and i dont think they would be allowed to use hulk!
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Best climbing knot? Whats your opinion?
RobRainford replied to Harrison2604's topic in Climbers talk
its all about making work easier, as with all these other systems like the VT and stuff making climbing quicker and less demanding, a knot wher you have to thrust up takes so much extra work, especially when you cant push off a stem or get your feet on anything, its situations like that where a pantin will make it so much easier. -
Best climbing knot? Whats your opinion?
RobRainford replied to Harrison2604's topic in Climbers talk
im a blakes myself, although im dabbling with the VT a bit. ive been told there are two types of valdotain, that and the valdotain tresse, the tresse has the legs going in an under over under sequence as they wrap round. where the normal valdotain just has the 'bottom' leg staying on the under wrap each time, and the top leg staying on the over wrap. Ive tried a pantin when thrusting with the blakes, if the blakes is set to a good length, it works well, lots less effort thrusting up all the time. -
i thought yale lava and yale flora, hot and cold, orange and green
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theres 3 places who deal in stihls near me and they are at £450, £479 and 517, the last place offers 20% discount on stihl prices
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latin changes arent so much an area thing, they are usually officially changed although some people will find out before others. common names vary slightly, cant think of any examples off the top of my head. but there are some places that use different names
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remember common names can change with where you are, some customers do like to hear a bit of latin but are usually happy with you speaking the english names all the time
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I've found that as I've been learning a lot at college this year. It helps to be able to identify the genus first. And then work out species. Once you get the hang of that. It gets easier. Try and work put bark instead of just leaves. I'm probably just as good identifying trees by the winter bud as I am by the leaves! I can look at the bark of most common trees and get the genus. Oak beech lime willow sycamore etc. Just find the best way for yourself. Get a few books and not just one. They all overlap and get ones others done have. I think I have about 5! If you are interested I have some learning lists I can put send with conifers on? And some other species aswell
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i had my own gear before i started at college so used my own, always climbed on a splice, when i use the other end i use a bowline, but to prevent improper loading its just a simple glance every now and again. i could easily use a double fishermans. i think ill probably end up getting a splice, simply because it is easier and stronger than a knot.
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its 50/50 whether to get a splice or not, its just they cost so much, unless someone on here would splice it for me if i was going to not get a splice, id buy an extra metre to make up for the lost length tying the bowline, but i dont suppose it matters?
