Joe Newton
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Yeah that's a sod. No such drama here though. Rigged the roadside stuff onto the pavement. No tidy up, just lean the fence panels back up!
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Started a big Monterey Cypress dismantle today. Gotta be 5' dbh. I'll get pics next week.
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This is why I don't like base anchors
Joe Newton replied to Steve Bullman's topic in SRT (Single Rope Technique)
Thanks for posting. So far I've been using base ties for access then isolating my tip with a pinto butterfly, and getting a groundie to untie the base anchor. IMO base ties (and even lowerable base ties) are fairly pointless anyway, considering the associated risks. -
I'm guessing the original phrase was "i rest my case"
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Back in my day we had to climb 200' elms with nothing but rope braided from our beard hairs, whilst fighting the Gerrys off with our silkys!
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Simple really. The potential increase in sales to be made by making it midline attachable are not enough to justify the expense of completely redesigning and re manufacturing a product. Think about it. What percentage of potential buyers decided not to get one just because it wasn't midline attachable? It didn't stop you, or any other user! Fwiw my hitchclimber is midline attachable. Still stays on my line 90% of the time though!
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What I was getting at was: Say you wanted to make £3k a week for your team. You'd rather do that in 4 days rather than 5, right? So if you're inundated at £600 a day, you put your prices up to £750. You lose 20% of the jobs you were getting, but you're still making the same money.
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Matty, I use the cheap file guides that clip onto the files. I'm fine with angles but like you find myself putting a bit too much hook on. These work a treat and cost a tenner.
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Friction Hitches & Devices for SRTWP
Joe Newton replied to R Mac's topic in SRT (Single Rope Technique)
Yup! A cynical person might think they were after our money! -
Surely if you're doing 30% less work for the same money that's a good thing?
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Thinking of doing a plogs tread what ive been up to thanks
Joe Newton replied to mendiplogs's topic in The Lounge
I got on the wagon by accident once. Miserable place, full of dull and miserable people. Got off at the next stop. Vowed never again. I've just been given my 1000 days off (the wagon) token. -
Thinking of doing a plogs tread what ive been up to thanks
Joe Newton replied to mendiplogs's topic in The Lounge
I just spat my beer out! -
Are you using a loop or an eye to eye? I'd buy a length of cheap church cord and try some different knots. swabisch prussik works well.
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Hahahaha!
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SRT Rope & Compatible Hitch Cord, Help
Joe Newton replied to R Mac's topic in SRT (Single Rope Technique)
Armor Prus and Cougar Blue are both made by Donaghy's. I think Nod at treeworker can source both. Might be a bit dear though. -
SRT Rope & Compatible Hitch Cord, Help
Joe Newton replied to R Mac's topic in SRT (Single Rope Technique)
How much does 8mm AP cost over there Ben? -
SRT Rope & Compatible Hitch Cord, Help
Joe Newton replied to R Mac's topic in SRT (Single Rope Technique)
I quite like 8mm Sirius too. Cheap and cheerful. -
He's on about the pantin bro. Yeah, they do add slightly more wear to the rope. Bit of fluffing. Nothing catastrophic though.
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SRT Rope & Compatible Hitch Cord, Help
Joe Newton replied to R Mac's topic in SRT (Single Rope Technique)
They'll all work, just some better than others. I'm currently using tachyon and Armor Prus. Kernmaster is supposed to be decent for srt -
Starve the trolls mate.
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Nah, not at all. I'm an employee, you're an employer. Just different viewpoints. Problem is, if you're soft with staff, they tend to take the mick. If you're too tough, you're a bad guy. Lose lose. Personally if I damage kit, I'll replace it out of conscience. Same applies for emergency absence, I'll take it unpaid or make up the time. I thought this was standard, but from what I've gathered over the years it isn't the norm.
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Only one screw to drill. Bottom one is just loose. It's either gonna be a scrapper of get it fixed, depending on cost. I know it's a difficult question, but could you estimate how much you'd charge to sort out the mounts? Maybe with the usual tach and checks? I understand it would strictly be an " estimate"!
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Alright mate, I'll clarify. I wasn't in any way insinuating that you were an arsehole. My key word was sincere. I work above and sometimes beyond for my employer. I like to think I'm valued. The other side of that is if I ever had such a situation (I'm thankful that so far I haven't), I'd like to think my employer would be understanding. If it happens five times in a year you either have a mickey taker, or an extremely unfortunate employee. I guess it's down to you on how sincere you seem the situation to be, and how much you value the employee in question.
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So I found why the old 150 was rattling today! At a guess the holes top and bottom of the crank shaft are the cylinder mounting bolts? They are both stripped. Aluminium paste on each bolt. The upper one had snapped off in it's mounting. The upper is connected to the earth wire, which would explain why it wouldn't shut down. Seen this before? It's been dropped a couple of times, which I figure is the cause.
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Balls to the hypothetical, Ben, what was the situation? Me? If it were an emergency, and I mean a real emergency, I'd take the fastest way I could and apologise later. I'm not about to sit around waiting for the boss to figure it out. After all, the situation means more to me than them. I wouldn't charge them for the day, but then I wouldn't expect any crap about it either. On the flip side, if I were employing a person, and they sincerely told me they had an emergency to attend, I'd get them to wherever they needed (within reason). I'd rather be a few hundred quid down then an arsehole.
