Bolt
-
Posts
2,014 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
19
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Classifieds
Tip Site Directory
Blogs
Articles
News
Arborist Reviews
Arbtalk Knot Guide
Gallery
Store
Freelancers directory
Everything posted by Bolt
-
thank goodness for that. cleared it right up
-
O please let this be tongue in cheek
-
Its going to be yet another Wet, Grey, Boring winter. Sorry kids, I have cancelled the snow.
-
This does apply to many husq saws though, and as stated, an impact driver is ideal. I use a 24v cordless 1/2" impact driver with some adaptors I filed out of old sockets, and its the 'mutts knees' in the field. I have never had a crank snapping problem. Plastic piston stops / lengths of starter cord? no thanks.
-
what, like this? http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/f-r-jones-son/19576-oregon-power-sharp.html started by some 'Jonesie' fellow
-
blaze the trees you are taking out with a couple of swipes from a bill hook (slasher / patch hook - or whatever you call it in your neck of the woods). benifits... you don't have to buy paint (you should already have a bill hook, haven't you?). you don't get covered in messy paint. the paint dosn't run out at the wrong time. you get to hit things... and use sharp tools. you keep warm(er) from the 'physical activity' many happy hours await you.
-
I think York council tried this method on their bus routes (a lot of their busses are open top, and a branch in the face often offends). Quite good as far as altenative uses for council vehicles, but not as good as the refuse lorry that manchester council used to chip into the back of.
-
never seen that before...... makes me feel like a fraud.
-
one of these? Clarke CT2 Digital Contact Tachometer - Machine Mart careful with the tweaking. tweak-tweak-tweak is often followed by rev-rev-bang :-)
-
has it a metal or plastic tank? If its metal, there can be problems with the paint coating on the inside flaking off. we had the problem with the dual 'fuel + hyd oil' tank. having failed to flush the flakes we bought a replacement tank. turns out it was nearly £1K! turns out that when we went to fit it, it was full of paint dust. how we laughed :-) next time I would get one fabricated out of stainless at a boatyard!
-
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 :-)
-
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)
-
should have used a petzl...... no-snag gate design.
-
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.
-
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.
-
I love it. but best to keep the kids off it i think.
-
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
-
'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)
-
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.
-
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?
-
Thats tidier than I used to keep my 'ahem' garden. :-)
-
Who did your training Adi, wasn't Chris Willits by any chance?
-
:lol: I like your style. A cheep christmas gift (and the recipient gets to have that 'aaaah deep down the old git cares' feeling).
