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openboater

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  1. The three sizes I have are 11guage (0.66mm), 14guage (0.825mm), and 16guage (0.925mm)
  2. Does an old 266SG have an inboard clutch or not ? Am looking for an old slogger to mount on a chainsaw winch instead of my 064. I know the 266 is less powerful, but that will help to ensure I don't bust the winch with too much torque. It's handy to use the chainbrake on the saw as well as the intependant winch brake. If it has an outboard clutch it will be removed to connect to the winch. Ta.
  3. Just watched the second vid too. The old guy's a proper gem. Stunned by his final move. His feet must be like buffalo hide.
  4. I like that, definately beats the HAVS issue. It's not perfect but he made it to do a job and it surely does:thumbup:
  5. I broke welding wire a few times putting an eye in Marlow Gecko. Now have 3 full rolls of piano wire in different thicknesses from a local piano tuner. A bit late to go to the shed to check the diameters now but will try and post details tomorrow. If anyone wants a yard of it PM me for my address, send me a SAE and put a quid in a charity box.
  6. They sell it at Weston Garden Machinery (Hutton Garden Centre) on the edge of Weston-Super-Mare.
  7. Got one at the Arb Show, not used it yet but had heard good things about them. Like the fact that the thick end is about the same height as some of the brittle orange ones but it's close to half the length. Goes easily in to a thigh pocket.
  8. Just wondering which swivels are best and which are not so great, and why? It's to go on a Petzl Sequoia if that makes any difference to your advice. Thanks.
  9. The 'Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations ' frustrate a lot of people, but so do speed limits, and I think they're important too.
  10. You've hit the nail square on the head. If a splice is done well you CAN'T see how it was made. A manufacturer will splice a particular rope in a particular way to achieve a particular strength. There are many different types of splice that will have similar or even identical external appearances. A LOLER inspector can not be expected to recognise the numbers and lengths of cut strands that are buried inside a splice. If a spliced rope is accompanied by the makers certificate to support the quality and strength of the splice it should be taken as correct. Anything else MAY not be. The R of LOLER is for Regulations.
  11. Fine Rich, our understandings differ but I'm glad you're happy with your gear. Personally I use ropes with my own splices too, but not where payment is involved, just recreational use.
  12. Can you splice rigging ropes as the splice doesn't need to be certified? The spliced eye of a rigging rope is included in the LOLER inspection. If someone presents a rope for inspection with a homemade eye I will not pass it. There is no possible way to inspect the construction and quality of the splice with out pulling it apart. There is no difference in this respect between rigging ropes and climbing ropes that are classed as PPE. Only that PPE should be inspected at least every 6 months and rigging kit at least every 12. The details on the identification label of any rope are traceable and will identify wether or not the rope was sold with a sewn eye, a spliced eye, two eyes or none at all.
  13. Sorry if I'm going over old ground but I have a question. Can anyone talk me through the process and prices involved in getting my splices certified to be able to issue certificates with them. One of my local arb supplyists has asked me to gather the information as some of his frequent customers are asking for custom spliced products. I am already a LOLER inspector and splice just for my own satisfaction. I'm not in the position of needing to do it for a monthly wage. Many thanks.
  14. The Environment Agency use a lot of Mitsubishi Outlander commercials and I think they're pretty good. Have 2wd, 4wd and centre diff lock , very economical and I think they have a respectable towing capacity too. Ours have BFG All Terrains on and are really good on slippery ground. Not so good in deep ruts but worth considering I think.
  15. Our 'log dog' is also known as Daisy. A Bedlington/Whippet mix. Rapid, silent and incredibly lazy.
  16. These were mentioned when I did my LOLER training. If I remember correctly the issue may be that in the early days of Ball Lock type crabs Petzl only specified them as suitable for recreational use, not commercial use. It was, I think, just a technicality in the intended parameters for their use. Please correct me if I've not remembered the details correctly. I believe their is an updated version and the accompanying literature allows commercial use as well as recreational.
  17. He's right. That's useless. But if I understood it I think I'd like it anyway.
  18. I've had one for a few years now. Mainly as a carving saw, only does a few hours every couple of weeks but never fails to do the job. Only advice would be to stick to a short bar and keep the chain proper sharp. Don't wear it out trying to work it too hard. I'd have paid that much if I'd seen it first:thumbup:
  19. Next week he'll be showing us his 12" two stroke disc cutter with a 36" bar and chain grafted to it. ........wait a minute........ a homemade 880!
  20. You wait, they'll have them in Aldi before april. Excellent bit of backyard engineering. Necessity is the mother of invention. If the old guy has got that far in life he's probably learnt a lot along the way. As far as he's concerned his life is now easier, he can hang up his hand saw.
  21. Would it ever make any difference how much sap was in the wood when it was cut? Or to put it another way, wood cut at the height of the growing season is going to have different seasoning characteristics to wood cut in mid winter, or maybe not?
  22. What wood is it ? Beech or sycamore maybe, not certain from your pic.
  23. I did this once too. Did an engine oil change late at night on my Suzuki 1300 4x4. Next day drove nearly 200 miles to a 2 day off road/winching competition. By the end of day 1 a couple of marshalls had asked if I was using Castrol R as the exhaust smelt 'distinctive'. I hadn't heard of it, but apparently it's an additive often used in trials bikes to improve performance. Start of second day the engine was a bit slow to pick up but ran well all day, we won the event and drove home with a few hundred quids worth of prizes. About 2 days later I needed to move the SJ to wash it off, the Better Half had to tow me more than half a mile before it would bump start. Washed the car and then left it parked till end of the week. When I took out the sump plug to drain the oil it came out sooo slow. It looked like green/black dog poo . I could pick up a handfull and roll it into a ball. Changed the oil twice more in the next 100 miles and everything was fine. The little truck went on to thrash many Landrovers at Challenge events all over the country. In short, change it quick but don't worry about any longterm trouble. Angus
  24. Whatever the tyres are on that Toyota I want some !! That's some awesome grip there
  25. You can't lose an argument by mentioning the Nazis, but you might lose a war by being one:001_tt2: (discuss......)

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