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Joe Newton

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  1. Yeah, have that Stevie! You just got modded!
  2. Watch out dude, there'll be members after you with pitchforks and torches for your spelling of the tree! I love fells like that, until they're down, then it's an eternity of cleaning up ivy!
  3. What amazes me is that your dmm O lasted 2 years! Got six months out of mine before the gate became a joke! I'll stick to a 3 knot system and natural crotching, much less to worry about! And my Ali rigging crab is shiny as hell. Money well spent!
  4. Joe Newton

    moles

    Hope you ordered the tunnel trap and not the one that sticks out the ground! If you catch one, stick it back down the run and leave it, as a message to the rest!
  5. Hahahaha! Well played.
  6. To be honest mate I probably heard it on here and took it as gospel. I guess I wasted my money on that high strength Ali rigging carabiner for my pinto rig then!
  7. Currently pulling them out my teeth... Don't tell your dad.
  8. Oh, and I in no way meant to imply that you weren't a safe climber mate, hope it didn't come across that way!
  9. I agree, which is why I said that I put the block below my anchor point, on thicker timber, to minimise the risk of it breaking. Put your reading glasses on gramps. Tbh if you're putting the tree anywhere near that point you ought to look at your working practices. Regarding the crab as a tip, Barry, I guess so long as the gate is facing away from the stem you're all good. There's minimal chance it'll open. Pretty certain it's not recommended though. Just my take on it mind, we all do things that others might not think are ideal.
  10. That was when he first started his business!
  11. Couldn't be done due to emissions compliances. No bonus for the tosspot you'll be pleased
  12. Seriously mate, pop it on ArbTrader, there's s few on here that would pay decent money for one. Revered saws!
  13. Personally I'd have 3 lads on the job, and traffic management for half a day to a day. You can make out to phone line to the left too, which complicates things. Two groundies would be best. One on the rigging and the other keeping the road clear/feeding the chipper. £600 for a 3 man day plus TM.
  14. I hear ya. To be honest I keep my rigging and anchor points on seperate stems where possible. I guess if you're not rigging huge lumps it doesn't matter so much. When I'm rigging bigger stuff though my rigging point is always far enough below my anchor that there's no chance of it snapping. I'd be wary of using a triple action crab for my tip because of the possibility of it rubbing open against branches or the stem. The pulley doesn't matter much at all, more the connection. Personally I use a pulley saver which Mr Shutler spliced for me, with a pinto rig, but if you're not bothered about it being retrievable you could just splice some tenex onto a pinto pulley (most other pulleys aren't designed to be used with textiles). Another option would be a pinto rig and maillon, but then there's the issue of steel vs. ali wear. Bloody hell it's a minefield!
  15. Joe Newton

    moles

    I'll put a couple of traps in with the next broken saw I send your way remind me!
  16. Hi Mike, I get the impression you are confusing the hitchclimber with the hitch hiker
  17. Bugger. That'll teach me for talking with the big boys!
  18. How do you remove a circlip without a hammer?
  19. That's why I made sure my comment was deliberately ambiguous. Best not to get into a rant. It's of no consequence now anyway
  20. Our 361 has a spur sprocket, so that one won't be. The later ones had 3/8 rim sprockets, so as long as you 66 is the same guage it should be fine. Easier to change them on Stihl than Husqy, which involves a hammer and swearing.
  21. I did, I was terribly sorry to hear it. Lovely bloke and a top notch employer... Hope you do well mate, I've never understood the animosity between businesses in the same trade
  22. Sounds like we've got competition!
  23. Haha cheers, lads!
  24. Less likely to fail if it's on thicker timber. I'd be wary of using a single triple action crab for your anchor too.

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