Bolt
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of course, if I were going to stretch something into a limo [ eh what do you mean 'derail' ], I would use a MOG. do the job properly :-)
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its only going to work if the base vehicle has a proper chassis. I don't think the discovery chassis would be up to it. maybe something Japanese?, or how about one of those stupid humm veeee's? (O no, stupid me, they have all already been converted into minibuses for chavs)
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should have used a petzl...... no-snag gate design.
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autumn, natures bounty in the hedgerows - go forage
Bolt replied to Joy Yeomans's topic in General chat
blackberry vodka (which appears to be 'sparkling'). brambly apple snaps cider (or mabe vineger - never can tell). not started the sloe gin yet. going to experiment with the hazel nuts this year. try sticking them in vodka I think. Hmmmmmm..................................I think I see a theme forming. -
O yes, I had forgotten that! Thats exactly what I did. bodged a pair of headband radios that I bought from radmore and tuckers in Exeter . They were flogging them off at the time fo about £30, which is a bit more resonable than the £590.99 (slight exaggeration) price that the radio / helmet combos normally were. £30 is still pricey for a radio, but I think they have paid for themselves over the years. Fitted nicely onto one of those husky climbing lids which had had the peak sheared off.
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I got a pair and they work well. they don't get through batteries too quick. Very handy when driving a mog that hasn't a radio. don't use them for felling though. for some reason all precision goes out of the window when your listening to music. 'couse, you do look like a little radio controlled android walking about.
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I love it. but best to keep the kids off it i think.
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Chris and I used to go on a few courses together a while back. Always a laugh, always a rebel (in the best sense), always up for doing it simply to make the stuffed shirts frown
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'course, on the down side, you do need to use quite a few of them, espically on bigger stumps. they aint cheep. you are going to be getting through a few drill batteries doing all those 13mm holes. I think if i was doing alot I would consider one of those stihl petrol powered drills. (drills back in tree work! I thought those days had passed)
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We had some on trial. on the good side, easy to handle, store, admisister. Plus you don't need to get dressed up in loads of spraying ppe. Not much waste to dispose of. Not going to 'alarm' landowners. Only used em this year, so no verdict yet on effectiveness.
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if i dont get a decent job after this then whats the point !
Bolt replied to jayman's topic in General chat
except maybe O level history. or CSE drama (grade 2, the shame:blushing:) -
is that an old lister up in the hedge d'you reckon?
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Thats tidier than I used to keep my 'ahem' garden. :-)
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Who did your training Adi, wasn't Chris Willits by any chance?
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:lol: I like your style. A cheep christmas gift (and the recipient gets to have that 'aaaah deep down the old git cares' feeling).
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I am well impressed. I have a couple of old favorites stashed on an ammo box somewhere. The loudest is called a FOX 40 which can make your ears bleed. I think there is another one that came out of a cracker. And there is an acme thunderer that I used to use as an 'emergency stop' on the spaniel when I used to 'push up' hedges as part of my pheasant beating duties.
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if i dont get a decent job after this then whats the point !
Bolt replied to jayman's topic in General chat
It could be that.... Or it could be that the bloke looking through the applications didn't want to appoint somone who he felt may be "smarter / better qualified / better" than he was (or she (of course) don't want to be sexist) -
HMMMMMM, I used to carry one back 'in the day' when I used to do foresty. Since climbing I must admit I have lapsed. Not carried one for years. Do you find them useful or are they just for emergencies?
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Had a mazda (B2500 or whatever they are) towed a tracked chipper / ifor williams combo about most of the time. it was a 55 plate if my memory serves me correct. Seemed OK and never got stuck (although we did have to 'winch' it out using a ratchet strap and the chipper a time or two) Also had a Ranger tipper. New on a 57 plate. OOOOOH the clutches! don't remind me of the clutches!
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PSSSSSSSST! Have you got a whistle in yor personal first aid kit?.
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As said above.... Just get yourself into a really good work position. As long as you do your cuts will be no harder than doing a CS30 and loads easier than a CS31!
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Dog on left "HA!, I TOLD you that I would drop one next time you sniffed by arse"
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I thought forestry was tough on vehicles. On utility arb, we unofficially used to start the week with as shiney 4x4's and see who could get them dirtyest during the week (this, naturally, demonstrated who had worked hardest / done the most / most justifed our existance) we also had an interorganisational competition with the blokes who analyised the gas coming off the local rubbish tip. I don't think we could hold a candle to the condition of your fleet. Fair play.
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('Corse, it probably was driver error, or maybe it was the greedy boards on the tipper filled to the top, and the tracked chipper hitched on the back)
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Isn't a clutch one of those expensivly annoying parts that never get covered by anything because you wan wear 'em out in minutes if you really try. Sure I remember us getting through 2 clutches in the first year of having a ford ranger tipper, and that was all driver error according to ford.
