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Joe Newton

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  1. Aww c'mon Matty, enter into the spirit! Gypsy stick from the a-frames? Burn pile in the gring garden? Or might with 12" chipper and HiAb?
  2. Looks like you're working smart, not hard, Mick. A lot of business owners would do well to take a leaf. That job could have been done by rigging small bits and chogging the stem, but it'd take more time, create more mess, and involve a lot more strain and risk on the lads (something which is overlooked all to often).
  3. Sounds like you've got it figured. 1 day for the brash and cord, another for the stem. Don't be caught out by the amount of time and mess that comes with ringing up a stem that size. To be honest, I reckon a semi decent climber could get that on the deck by 2pm, if that was the only objective, but I wouldn't want to be the one clearing up after him. The most efficient pace is one where the lads on deck can keep up with you. No sense slowing them down by crashing limb on top of limp with a few logs on top of that for good measure. (That's when you shout down "I'll just roll myself a smoke while you guys sort that out!")
  4. 'E woz definitely muggin' you off though! You're lucky the lads filming didn't take the mick...
  5. Can't you just get the apprentice to sharpen your chains? Our lads aren't even allowed to look at my chains without express permission
  6. If you turn the volume up you can hear the swan mutter: "you throw like a girl" Looks like a decent but of kit, but a touch pricey at £900! What saw was powering it?
  7. Just use a file gauge you big nancy!
  8. Rubbish. The 135 is a faster revving saw, but it feels like a cheap saw, unlike the 211. The husky also comes with crap running gear, unlike the Stihl. The extra 5cc should put it a mile ahead, but it doesn't. I'm a Husky person. In this case however, the Stihl wins hands down.
  9. That sounds a decent price, but it's a bit far from me. I reckon you could get more on eBay
  10. Yeah, the weirdo had even signed them for me...
  11. It's also great for those times where you need slack in your rigging line to make a cut without the rope being in the way. If you tie it in the right direction the spike will keep the slack in, and once cut, the weight of the lowered section will undo the knot. You follow?
  12. A bunch of unpaid parking tickets? The worst tip I got was a pair of dirty underpants... I got my own back though, I pee'd up the blokes tent while he was sleeping in it!
  13. Possibly, what condition is it and how much you after?
  14. Not with my coke habit it isn't!
  15. How is it different? The Sirius bull rope is great for a rigging line. Can take some pretty heavy chunks too.
  16. I wondered who that was. Do you want me to mail your ball gag back to you? Don't ask. They complain that nobody uses Libraries any more, then they get all sniffy when I go there. Can't win!
  17. Joe Newton

    Files.

    I doubt the .3mm would affect performance by much. I use 5.2mm files wether I buy Stihl or Oregon chain.

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