Joe Newton
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Everything posted by Joe Newton
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Shame it's 3x the price of the Sirius! Imagine seeing the rail of that going towards the chipper!
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You find a safe spot to pull over. Select neutral, apply handbrake, and go to town on them flesh balloons. Taken from the Highway Code.
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Actually rules and regs advise against using carabiners for rigging terminations altogether. In the same way the DVLA advise against scratching your balls while driving.
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That's ridiculous. How is the end of the rigging line attached then?
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I have type C trousers for cold days, type a for most of the year, and special ultra light trousers for really hot days...
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You simply can't rely on PPE to stop a running saw. Best bet is to wear what's comfy, and work so you never have to worry what chain speed your PPE is rated to.
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Hmm. The Stihl weighs 4.3kg and has a power output of 1.7kW The Husky weighs 4.4kg and has 1.5kW
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I use the 135, and the Stihl 181 at work. I still own a MS211 (first saw I bought). I much prefer the Stihls. The starting is much better, the Husky is temperamental at best. Better cutting gear as standard on the Stihls too. £60 over a few years is nowt really. I'd go for the 211. On a sharp chain the 14" bar copes well. On 12" it's like a 200t
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How do you discipline your lads then?
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There are the times when you turn up to a decent sized kill in a small garden and the customer goes "oh, so you're actually going up it!?" Sod it, gob it and let it go then!
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You could do that on your tod in easy day. £350
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To be fair it's a shame they haven't taken comments on board, but it shouldn't be too hard to fix one up.
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I like Echo.
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The 150 doesn't have one either, pillock
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How old is she now Bob? Looking at getting a sh Hilux. King cabs are rare as rocking horse poo though. How many miles have you eked out of her?
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Even on an inboard clutch?
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You calling me a liar, batty?
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The bar might be wider than the original. 84dl is correct for the Stihl bar. It shouldn't be a big deal for your local shop to pop an extra link in for you.
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http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/climbers-talk/22472-rope-guides-masses.html
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It's possible to make a LOLER passable puller saver without using knots. All you'd need is a few metres of 8mm hitch cord, some whipping twine, and some heat shrink. Helluva lot less bulky than that thing!
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So you're not completely fed up with srt then?
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Mines never got in the way. The elastic would snap before any trouble though. I don't like wearing bras while climbing.
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That's a really unfortunate typo...
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You tell me mate, £500 plus for the 550you run on 13", or £200 on a saw that will cope with that. Don't get me wrong, I loved my 550, but it wasn't getting any use over my 357. For a small lightweight saw "similar power to a topper" the 211 is value for money.
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Stihl 211 on a 12" (it'll handle a 14"). Tiny light saw, keep the fc chain sharp and its a lovely small saw. About £200 as well.
