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  1. oldwoodcutter
    A handy rule of thumb of pricing day rates i use is, how long is their driveway,have they one or more new range rovers on the crunchy gravel,how many peacocks on the lawn,and the newness of the gardning department's compact tractor.
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    That's the thing,when you do stumble or tumble,and i dare say most of us in the tree game have gone down at one time or another,no matter how handy with a saw you think you are,for those 2 or 3 seconds you're not 100% in control of quite how or where you are going to end up. Then the habit of trampling about with an unbraked running saw can turn to tragedy.
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    Funnily enough i took a tumble this afternoon whilst taking a few steps with my 460. Yes,i chucked it as i went down,but i was blinking glad my brake was on none the less.
  4. oldwoodcutter
    hardly ever used to use it,but i certainly do now.If ime moving and the saws running,then that brake is on.
  5. oldwoodcutter
    I suppose you could have always flagged down the tree truck carrying scrap, and asked the driver if he was a traveller.
  6. oldwoodcutter
    200t kicked back and the bar ended up flat against my chest, 6" from my throat. Sat quietly afterwards for a couple of minutes just to gather my thoughts.
  7. oldwoodcutter
    What a knob,which will soon be lying on the ground.
  8. oldwoodcutter
    May be mistaken but the way i heard it, he was beside the tree collecting (or foraging as they called it)firewood which was laying on the ground,when the tree naturally fell on him. More than that i cant say,but nobody out getting firewood wants to risk dieing,young or old.
  9. oldwoodcutter
    If ive had a hard morning logging up in the freezing cold,i sometimes have a snooze in the afternoon. Does that count?
  10. oldwoodcutter
    Swaffham Gold brewed by Iceni.
  11. oldwoodcutter
    I felt that from here.
  12. oldwoodcutter
    Well you only get one pair of eyes to last you all your life. If my lads havn't got their own glasses i give them a pair,and after that if they're not wearing them,i want to know why.
  13. oldwoodcutter
    A fairly local firewood supplier,and a member of a.t. has run out and kindly passed on my number to 1 of his customers who wanted logs in a hurry. I explained to the customer on monday that i would have to go out on tuesday and cut some cord up and split it for her. Delivered it first thing this morning and she was over the moon,as it was a freezing cold day yesterday,realy thankful and appreciative. Made up for being frozen stiff in a way.
  14. oldwoodcutter
    Thats big alright.Just out of interest do you think those two bucking are using 460s or 660s?
  15. oldwoodcutter
    Hang on a minute,ive seen 'trained' young fellas slipping and sliding around, that make him look fairly accomplished.
  16. oldwoodcutter
    Yes,the visor doesnt stop the dust Gand,the last time i had my eyes tested,when they have a good look right in your eyes,he saw lots of little scars,asked what i did for a living, and told me to always wear close fitting safety specs if i want to keep my eyesight.
  17. oldwoodcutter
    The itex ones from clarks are adjustable in length and tilt,use mine all the time.
  18. oldwoodcutter
    Was at a rather stuffy bbq last summer,and another tree man that i vaguely knew, who seemed equally bored, came over and after introducing ourselves he remarked on the large sycamore in our hosts garden. I told him ide already dismantled it down to the stump in my minds eye,and he admitted he'd done the same earlier.
  19. oldwoodcutter
    Hadn't seen that photo before or the film,very enjoyable. Thankyou Jack and Pete for posting.
  20. oldwoodcutter
    Thats bad.
  21. oldwoodcutter
    I continue to make an effort with attitude and image but sometimes wonder if its worthwhile. Nowadays it seems that potential customers are only going to give you the work if you are £25 cheaper than any of the last 6 contractors that walked through their gate in the last few days.
  22. oldwoodcutter
    Mate of mine couldn't get artic round to the back of his yard,so he got the driver to grapple it from the street right into his front garden. That gave the locals something to chunter about for a while.
  23. oldwoodcutter
    There's some cheap operators hereabouts,but with competition like that i think ide call it a day and retire tomorrow.
  24. oldwoodcutter
    Crumbs,i didn't like the look of that.
  25. oldwoodcutter
    Tuesday all sorted now,thanks everyone.

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