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  1. Joe Newton
    How old is the saw Mick? I would argue that's a design flaw if a derailed chain can do that. Might be worth contacting your dealer. The French are usually very helpful in situations like this...
  2. Joe Newton
    JB WELD is a metallic 2 part epoxy. Can you get that in France? You'll need to thoroughly clean the outside and inside on the tank out with a degreaser. Carb cleaner would work well. I'd also rough up the surface area with a dremel or something. More is more in this case. It doesn't have to look pretty and if you want to you can grind excess down after its hardened.
  3. Joe Newton
    Don't be such a gollywog
  4. Joe Newton
    Immigration is the least of our fucking worries mate. Let's hold up a mirror first before we start blaming the foreigners.
  5. Joe Newton
    I would be careful. Any action taken by you could be argued to have contributed to the damage. Let the owner of the tree deal with it. There's no room for argument then.
  6. Joe Newton
    I think you overestimate the capacity for mechanical engineering of your average tree worker. The lack thereoff which had paid for your last few holidays 😁
  7. Joe Newton
    I'm sure there's plenty on here with valuable input to give, but it's off-putting whilst the two of you are bickering back and forth like children. Pipe down and you might get a bit more contribution.
  8. Joe Newton
    I think after ten years you can probably retire it. It's earned its money.
  9. Joe Newton
    Many "pros" i know can't sharpen a chain well after years. I think the powersharp system is aimed at people like the OP. that said by the time you've bought a saw and a few chains, then replaced the cutting gear with the powersharp system you could have paid someone to remove them for less.
  10. Joe Newton
    You can buy a narrow kerf bar and chain for those saws, i run an 18" on my 357xpg and it rips through timber. That's the route id go down. @RobD sells them
  11. Joe Newton
    Yeah, but you'll have to pay for your prescriptions now, which is a bit shit.
  12. Joe Newton
    Toothed ascenders can shear the rope cover in the event of a small drop. If you're installing access lines with a throwline there's a good chance of your rope going over a small branch above what you think is over. It happens and the resulting drop could seriously damage your rope if your primary attachment is a toothed ascender. What do you climb on for working the tree?
  13. Joe Newton
    Using a toothed ascender as your primary attachment to the rope is a pretty bad idea for tree work. Use a climbing device in place of the croll, and turn the croll until a knee ascender. Sorted.
  14. Joe Newton
    The above is where I stand, and I'd wager that most people who have been doing this for a while would agree. It doesn't make money thus sense to do unpaid investigative work to win a job that probably won't be worth the total hours spent. Same as boundary issues.
  15. Joe Newton
    National service would go a long way to reducing crime in younger people.
  16. Joe Newton
    Might work fine. If you're buying a new bar and chain I'd strongly suggest changing to a .325 narrow kerf set up, it'll sap less power. Might even be available in semi skip too. Chat to Rob Dyer at chainsawbars.co.uk
  17. Joe Newton
    You don't understand why it's newsworthy that a paedophile has be found out and a huge corporation could've been complicit? Yeah, probably best to just turn a blind eye.
  18. Joe Newton
    The other thing to note is that this discussion is effectively based on you being a good as you think you are. It's not a challenge because we don't know each other, but if you've given him prior cause to doubt you then that's a factor worth noting.
  19. Joe Newton
    We certainly live in a brave new world of possibilities. Personally I would price for the least labour intensive option and let someone undercut me and have the headache on a job like that. I'll bet you made bugger all profit on that one. Here's a wild card, but hear me out... Chat to the bloke. Explain that you know your field which is why he pays you. Also explain that you appreciate his work and that you'd prefer to maintain that relationship. Then mention your grievance and see if he can understand. If not you've lost nothing that you hadn't written off in your head already. Best case you keep his work and he let's you do your thing. Sounds crazy, right?
  20. Joe Newton
    Outfuckingstanding! That's a chunky girl alright. Sod chogging that. How close could you get a crane? I'd bill him overtime. I'd also be insufferable in the aftermath. If he doesn't want to listen to you and loses money because of that, that's his call. I hear you though, I generally don't work for people who don't know what they're doing.
  21. Joe Newton
    Come to think of it, I probably haven't been trying hard enough. I've really not had many damages apart from the odd fence panel and a couple of roof tiles. I did write off a fiat 500 and the transit I was driving once because I was trying to operate a jetboil whilst driving. I reckon you'll have a good fuckup story or two Mick?
  22. Joe Newton
    That's how it mostly is, but if someone insisted then who am I to argue. When your dogma has cost you money and inconvenience you might think twice about overruling me next time. Don't get me wrong, if you're not destroying the odd shed/fence etc then you're just not trying. I'll generally tell whoever I'm working for how it's doing to go. If they insist on imposing themselves on me then fuck it, I really don't care. I'm secure enough in my competence. If you want to tell me how to do a job that I know better than you then on your head be it!
  23. Joe Newton
    I actually agree with Alex on this one. Most people who use me do so because I know my job and do it well. If someone wants to tell me how to do it against my experience and judgement then I'll gladly comply. Not my issue if a job overruns or a shed gets the business as a result of that. I'll probably have a giggle as it happens.
  24. Joe Newton
    Will they stop a 500i until your feet hit the ground?
  25. Joe Newton
    Try posting the c-bomb in the forum, see what happens. It'll all make sense.

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