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Extra thing to think about. Base of tree relatively inaccessible. Up and down to settle pieces, fence in the way, in the way of rigging bollard. Just hassle. Picker and rasher it.
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"There is a remote but serious risk that if the cargo explodes a tidal wave could surge towards the Kent and Essex shorelines and onwards to the capital's Thames Barrier." Really?
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I've spiked in riggers. Crap, obviously.
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A lot of modern things are shit but Fiskars X splitting axes aren't.
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They're not stupid at all.
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You can power a GRCS with an electric or petrol drill. I like electric. Peace and quiet.
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My way into lifting rigging was a petrol capstan with no clutch. Got some lifts done but was a pain for groundsmen. Can't easily restart under load, had to slip on the drum etc. Too much to think about. With a clutch would be better but still loud and not on the tree. Went on to a Hobbs because it's indestructible and easy for groundsmen to understand. Just gone to a GRCS. Looks more complicated but is only actually a tiny bit more to remember. Will come apart into more pieces, more expensively if abused. But it makes a nice clicking sound, self-tails, lifts more and I have it set up to be easier to move around than a Hobbs or a standard GRCS.
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Can't find the Dropkicks version.
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Drink drivers don't claim.
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Standing there cheerfully and gormlessly while a Honda GX390 clone turns him surely deaf.
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Came here to post just about exactly what Mark did. Good skills floating right out there on nothing and doing an aesthetically pleasing job but I can't do that sort of thing because it just shoves it in your face how much of a dancing monkey you are to a client with more money than sense. Don't get me wrong, I'm a free marketeer and if someone wants to pay and you want to do it, great. But I'm too mentally tripped up for it. I can't do things I know achieve nothing except make me tired. Not until the money becomes unreasonably good anyway.
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AIN'T NO SALT ON THESE CHIPS I WISH MY WIFE TOOK MY WOOD THIS ENTHUSIASTICALLY DON'T MAKE ME SPRAY IT AGAIN! etc
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What's the crassest thing we can think of to put on them? Then have a set made half that and half doobin's business livery. He loves the funny slogans.
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ATGATT btw. Wasn't bothering on the first day. Put it down and about five seconds later a bit at least as big as a squash ball hit the visor hard enough to make it kiss my top lip. Would have hurt.
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I'm leaning quite heavily into not rushing atm so no charging at it like I never want it holding full revs. I had some danger lumps to get rid of this afternoon and the hopper was pointing at a conservatory. Chucked one in and blocked the hopper with a supermarket crate until the drum fell silent. Did five or six like that. Had a couple kick back. The flaps on mine are a bit weedy. Would like heavier. Maybe even a fold over lid to take the place of the crate. I could walk off and do something else while chogs bounce around then. Have been meaning for ages to buy stokbord (6mm) for general ground and stuff protection. Perhaps a bit of that could be flaps. Or perhaps I should dispense with these half measures and go straight to the premium option.
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I keep lag screws and rock climbing bolt hangers in the van for stuff you can't easily choke. I also keep a canoe on the van, which is arguably over the top.
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Half threads. Small neck though. Need a bottle brush to clean the females. Satisfying clunk.
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0.5 or 0.75 l I'd guess. Bit small.
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Nice pouring mechanism. Made before 10:00. Still drinkable at 15:00.
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Two little laurels and a little holly through the little mincer. Client left a flask of tea for me and a little bowl of dog treats for Sailor. £600 minus whatever a grinder costs. Freelance climbing massive shit the other end of the country can fack off.
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Blocking isn't a problem with just the smallest smattering of vigilance. I only held that bit back for a slightly finer mince. It had the power to take it through unattended. The problem with tip first is that it means butt last. Heavy bits can bounce around on the drum and come back out of the hopper. This is my first attempt setting the anvil gap. The manual is sod all use so I'm learning as I go. Going to try a slightly larger gap for a greedier feed next time. Has your Jo Beau got a feed roller?
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Gareth, as often, what on earth are you on about?
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1. 2. 3. It actually gets greased 4. Worst of the gouge on the drum. Smoothed it with a file and a bit of sandpaper. Doesn't wear ropes. Makes no difference to anything apart from making me shake my head when I remember the day it happened. 5. The bent fairlead, bent back, works fine. 6. Video hopefully showing the axle running true. The damage to the drum and fairlead was not the device getting whacked with a bit of wood. Some morons wrapped the fairlead and very calmly cranked it into the drum. IMG_3192.MOV Working condition very good, cosmetic condition middling (left that way on purpose so I'm not hiding anything with a five gallon refurb) and I've highlighted what I consider the worst bits. Ask if you want to see any other bits of it. £1000. Based in the North East of England. Often up and down the A1. Couriering also possible.
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Years ago, a mate told me I was "basically unemployable" for similar reasons as most self-employed people. The irony is he was basically employing me at the time (different industry) and not much later dispensed with my services, following a row, obviously.
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Wordles, The Archers. There'll be a bingo thread soon.
