Joe Newton

And you were a "malnourished anarchist". Yet we're all still friends. Feel free to return fire. I'll call you something new next week.

I know mate. I just enjoy pointing out you're a dinosaur. I've got a lot of time for old school, when appropriate.

I'd with an MBS too the equivalent of 10 tonne, those slings would be slight overkill for that legnth of bailing twine you're rigging with 🤣

Give Beechwood a call. They're not far and generally pretty busy.

I'm still gutted I've had to retire the 200t you did for me. I could buy a new crank case and rebuild but I'm loathe to when you can't get an OEM pot any more

Yeah i agree about the bark box. A mate put one on his 500i and it may as well have had an ASBO. The 3 that I have (2 now the 200t is beyond economical repair) sound a bit lively but aren't noticeably louder than stock. They pick up way faster though.

I disagree, as long as the porting work is done within the tolerances of what the saw can handle there's no reason why they shouldn't last as long if not longer. Most saws are restricted by noise/ emissions. It's amazing what you can get out of them if you're not bothered by any of that.

Cheers Steve, I'll be a big boy and lug the 500 around until the parts arrive 🙄

How do you figure that mate? My 2 oldest saws are ported.

Probably needed to phrase the question better.

My 357 rattled an exhaust bolt free a while ago. Got round to sorting it this evening and found that half the exhaust gasket has gone AWOL. Will I get away with running it without for a few days while I wait for the part or is it best to be patient?

I mean it looks wrong and I hate it, but I can't see how it's any worse than my fixed bollard with the ratchet.

I was trying to recall who told me that anecdote many years ago!

I can't answer that. Static ropes made to EN1891 standards - RopesDirect Ropes Direct WWW.ROPESDIRECT.CO.UK Looking for safe, certified static ropes? At RopesDirect, our static ropes are ‘Type A’ classified and... Here's an interesting link on the required standard for low stretch ropes like the ones we use. It states a minimum melting point considerably higher than that of dyneema (around 145°)

Correction, Dyneema isn't bad for UV, I might've been thinking of Technora. Another UHMWPE fibre. Dyneema has a very low melting point, which makes it unsuitable for rigging due to the heat generated through friction based braking systems like bollards etc.