RobRainford
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found this today, im saving for one for the ipad but cant decide which wood to choose! https://www.miniot.com/webshop/?portlet=miniot&page=index&show=1
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sorted now thanks
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cool beans, hopefully we can get another good group together again, a zipline shall be set up again i think
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in 2013/14 though! this year its £8100 ish
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unsure of exact pop, not lombardies, not black italian pops, bark reminds me of white pop with the diamonds on the bark but im unsure. reduce, 20% height, there are huge numbers of topped pops on this estate that were done by cowboys a while back, the residents will complain these will not be done the same, but we are pros, and dont do a cowboy job!
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bugger, got the number wrong sorry, didnt notice 07516 348002
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no interest? this will be a good day, easy drop zone, 3 guys make it an easier day on all of us.
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shall i put down 21st april then? seems theres a few keen on this so thats enough for me.
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How about may 12th? It's a Saturday. Or there's the 21st/22nd of April? I'm available all those days and would happily arrange a climbing day for then.
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the second part of that is something to be more proud of i think! i got a tan today! and a torrent of abuse from the local wino some comments included 'stop picking on the trees!' we were just taking out a few dead hanging branches! cant add any more comments, they were funny, but not well suited for this forum!
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unlucky! make sure you get insurance next time. sods law is the uninsured stuff gets nicked. ill keep an eye out for anything.
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I'm after a climber for Thursday. Got some pops to reduce and is a bit much for two people. Get paid on the day. 07515 348002 or pm here. Cheers.
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Using 11.7mm poison ivy today. I use a 12/13mm cam as I have a longer 13mm xtc rope too. In the pics above ive used 13mm line and found it worked well.
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I've sent you a pm
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Tried it today taking out a multi stemmed syccie. Worked very well and you can pull the tail of the rope up like on a HC/VT and it tends up slack smoothly. Quite pleased!
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i didnt think of just a crab really tbh, a dmm revolver would fit nice, but i dont want too many krabs knocking around my bridge and that little one and the pulley in the same ring worked nice.
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i am aware of that, but thanks for pointing it out. i had a few goes of this moving up and down and pulling the rope at different angles, it seemed tricky to get it to cause such an issue, although ive not had a proper test yet so it may change.
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I'm off fancy dress party and need a chainsaw suit
RobRainford replied to mendiplogs's topic in General chat
something like this? -
I dislike tending slack now too. Tried it for a couple hours and it felt so stiff and slow! I've come up with this, very simple and does work, put the end of the rope through the same point I was anchored, leaning on the door ledge of my container and slowly dropping down worked well, don't expect amazing results but it did a good job for such a simple addition.
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Im after a guy to help out on some housing estates for these two days this week. ive got the kit, you just need PPE, hi viz can be provided, as can a helmet if required. its not tricky work, crown lifting, pruning, general maintenance works. saw tickets a must. have to be on site 7.30am tuesday and possibly the same thursday, that will be confirmed. also a possibility of further work in april. call or text 07516 348002 £80 per day or PM here. cheers
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Anyone else had problems with Halifax online banking?
RobRainford replied to TimberCutterDartmoor's topic in General chat
they never seem to show as much money as i want in my bank ive been with them on a savings and current account for nearly 10 years now, never had an issue with them! -
after using my lockjack a fair bit now, nearly for a year, one thing that always got annoying was the fact that if the slack underneath just isnt at the right angle, it wont release properly so its awkward when branchwalking. would a pulley set underneath it be a good way of sorting this? i was thinking something clipped to my bridge next to the lj to help tend the slack in, much in the way a hitchclimber or skywalker pulley works on a VT system
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leave the saw in the cut and let it run down before you move it is one that i noticed was easily missed. just be confident with your positioning before you make the cuts, have a little bounce to check your footing, once your committed, do it.
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Cool. Sounds like fun Would love to get some new not so common species. Including a few better ones of what I've already got!
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Me and robin were talking about this today, I shall get one organised for us lot around here if that's of any interest?
