David Goss
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Yes i agree with the big man and would have applauded him as well. The little angel was NO angel and would have gotten off the train when asked if he was such a nice lad. The only thing that upset me was that the door never closed on his hand so the train could run the alcohol out of him. What an insane world we live in if the big man is even questioned about his actions, years ago the little scrote would have the skin off both cheeks, 2 black eyes and a few missing teeth and everyone would just say well thats what you get when you dont show respect.
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I worked on a lot of mimosa while in Rome and they are really quite vigorous, having said that it was in a hotter climate so dont know how they would react here. Cracking idea though Pat, i would maybe have cut it at a slight angle, the same as the first branch but its not really that important i guess. Let us know how it worked out:thumbup1:
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Thats a cracker right enough, good find
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Finally got my internet connection back! got the email mate cheers, that looks like a fun job haha. Yea nuggsy it was fair blowing up this end, got a few call outs
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to me it seems that both were to blame for this. The climber wasnt ready for the groundie to be stupid, and the groundie held the piece instead of letting it run. It is team work for this kind of job and it really looked to me like there was a big lack of experience from both parties. Thanks for posting and i hope some people take notes on this one.
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Oh well that alright then:thumbup:
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tsk tsk tsk typical traveller job, jump in do a bad job and run off with the cash:sneaky2:
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kindling?
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I have one of those, comes in a handy pouch with belt loop. Good bit of kit except my ms460 killed the large nut spanner on its first use. Have used the small one on my husky and it seems a bit tougher. All in all its handy to have while working in the woods.
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been there a few times too mate, nightmare waking up and having to roll over twice to get off:vroam: As for trees i dunno but i have been up some bigguns way over 100'
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I have been known to use ladders on rare occasions just because it was there but generally i dont like em much, too wobbly and dangerous imo. Get me tied in to the tree and swinging around on my rope any day over the ladders. Having said that, they can be useful in the right setting.
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I dont even use the wooden break much, i find if you have a hold of the rope at the same time as the release lever then you can control it easier.
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Big thanks to Jamie for taking the time to come over and show me some splicing first hand. I know exactly which points to prepare all my swearwords now and i have a good idea of what i will need. Thanks again Jamie and i hope the neighbours making all those sex noises didnt scare you too much (its normally quite quiet)
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i use a prussic on my flipline and will always use it like that. Also a good bonus of the prussic is it can be used in both directions so if you need to move the flipline a short distance but feel a bit wobbly taking it off first then you can simply just put the free end round your target and attach it to your harness, then take the old end off. Prussic rules for fliplines!
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you got banned for confusing the hell out of us by answering people without quoting them.
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Belgian triple chocolate chunk cookies from tesco bakery. No dunking cos they are way too good for that.
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I want my 2 mins 40 seconds of my life back!
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To me this is just scaremongering. Can anyone silence the sceptic in me with some cold hard facts? I want some proper official statistics of how many people have died or are dying from a proven case of saw or hedgecutter or whatever use. Big companies trying to sell me stuff that is well over priced claiming that its going to save my life 20, 30, 50.... years down the line just stinks of bullshit to me. Where is the independent proof? Is there any? It may be better for your saw (i dont know if this is true either) but i have no problems with mine, and every saw i have ever owned has run for a long time on pump fuel and at a fraction of the price of aspen. By the time my saw finally breaks down and dies i will have saved enough cash to buy a few more just by not using aspen. Sorry guys but this tree rat aint convinced in the slightest.
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Also this is my situation. I live in a flat and have no other means of storing the fuel so i have to buy as needed. Some days i go through 5 litres per day and sometimes 5 litres can last more than a week. So apart from my reasons for not needing to use it, i just cant use it because i cant store it. As for the health issues, I stay in the auld reekie and i smoke! whats for me wont go by me. I will die of something that is sure:001_rolleyes:
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So how long does it take to feel the effects? i have been doing this for over 20 years and i am still as fit as a fiddle except for the usual aches and pains from kicking the hell out of my body physically.
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I never use it, simply costs too much. Pump petrol already costs a fortune which i grudge every day when i fill up so why would i want to spend 3 times as much when i dont have any problems with pump fuel except the already high cost? I have no health problems using pump fuel either, i dont know what you guys are doing but i rarely get a lung full of exhaust fumes except when cutting the stump off as has been mentioned already. All my saws run great on pump fuel as well (even tesco fuel dare i say it) so i dont see any reason at all why i should change.
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If you want to see just how strong your gear is then get an old rope and tie it off to a branch then put your harness on and hang with your butt an inch or so off the ground. Then get your knife out and start cutting the rope fibres. It will surprise you how much of the rope you can cut through and it will still hold your weight. I got down to 1 strand before it gave in and snapped (i am very light though).
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You just basically explained that this was completely your own fault so why would you swear at your groundie? If any part of your equipment snapped then you called it wrong and should have cut smaller pieces. Either your equipment was faulty or you went well above its swl. If you dont think the groundie understood you then you make sure he does by getting him to explain it to you. I always watch my groundie when he is putting the wraps on so i know myself what will happen. I think its very unfair of you blaming your groundie for your own mistake and you should call him up now and kiss his arse and explain how sorry you are for shouting and swearing at him:sneaky2:
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Cool i have plenty of that, 2 buckets full in fact having all the Italian words as well. I am well prepared then, all i need now is the tools and some rope to work on:thumbup:
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