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About Joe Newton
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If it gleams in the sun, I'm interested
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Wasn't questioning the OP's decision to get someone in. Probably the sensible decision. It sounded like you were suggesting that you should bore and release that tree. I was replying to that.
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Joe Newton started following Best gloves for rigging?, Do It Myself or Get Someone In and Cost?, Climbing chainsaws and and 3 others
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Anyone struggling to knock that tree over with a conventional felling cut wants to hang up their saw trousers.
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My experience of the 201t has been pretty good. Had it from new, one of the early models with the normal carb. I drilled the exhaust and later added the upgrade kit and its been great. Had it for about 8 years and aside a couple of cracked plastics it's been faultless. How many 200t ran for that amount of time without carb issues? You need two toppers as a climber though. 10" and a 14" If I was buying to replace the 201t I'd be getting the T540 (battery or petrol)
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I think we can get a couple more threads out of it first.
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Anyone choosing a harness based on price is thinking a bit backwards IMO.
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TPO Horse Chestnut within 5-6m of house
Joe Newton replied to Carlyesque's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
The application and refusal notice was a funny read. The applicant has obviously watched a couple of legal dramas but was to cheap to pay a professional for the report. -
TPO Horse Chestnut within 5-6m of house
Joe Newton replied to Carlyesque's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
When I insured my house they just asked if they're were any trees over a certain height within a certain distance of my house. I answered yes and got my quote. That was it. It may have affected the premium but house insurance is cheap enough. -
Leather glove filled with vaseline. An atypical high brow joke from me for a change. If you don't get it you're probably just thick.
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I don't understand it. He's not even black!?
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Interesting...
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I use an imported one from before they were UK CE marked but in fairness I have died several times because of it
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Bet you breathed a sigh of relief there 👍 You using a big shot or hand throwing?
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Awkward looking bugger that, Rich
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https://www.instagram.com/p/CHccW_ZhFWJ/?igshid=1jocmjw474vt1 I don't know if this link works but it shows the dmm ring setup on Drew Bristow's Instagram. Dbtree on IG, @DrewB on here but I don't know if he visits much. For the 4 way crab I just have a few of the dmm oval ones. Bit strange to get used to using but I use them on my harness attachment too and I don't notice the difference in difficulty
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I use 4 way crabs for remote applications. One the crab goes through the pinto it gets rotated 180° with the gate orientated away from the stem. It would be practically impossible for the crab to rotate back, let alone for the 4 way lock to rub open. Safest mid line attachable canopy anchor that I know of. The only other option that is safer (to my knowledge is using a dmm ring instead of the pinto. To retrieve it though you'd want a seperate retrieval line though or you'd be ring a bowline with a very long tail.