Joe Newton
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I can't think of much better than my 357xp on 18" .325. Spud played with it and must have really annoyed it. It goes like a stabbed rat! Balance is perfect. Weight is average . No auto tune, so simpler to fix. I'd get a 15" bar on it but honestly I see no need to make it faster! You want a saw to make you grin like a pervert. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Maybe some of us should go along and compete in the throw line comp. I'd be happy to lower the bar! You'd look like a god in comparison! Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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How long have you been climbing for? Your wage sounds about average round here, maybe a bit at the low end, but if you have room for improvement than so does your salary Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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I did wonder what Dom Joly got upto after Trigger Happy TV!!! Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Gotta agree with the 361, it's an excellent all round saw. One of the best I've used... Until recently. My ported 357xp is now my absolute favourite saw. Pick up a tidy s/h one, get it ported, and you won't look back. I'd be worried about buying the 362, judging by Stihls "new improved" range so far. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Jesus! Is that your forearm!? Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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You may be able to get a better deal by offering to document your trip and feature the supplier in it. Something like a sponsorship. Great publicity for any retailer I would have thought. Some may be willing to help out? Certainly worth a try! Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Quick reply Cheers Swinny Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Could anyone tell me the torx size that fits the cover to the chain brake mech on a 201 and the like? It's smaller than the standard t27. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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What? It's quite a nice bird table! Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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But when you get sap all over it? I kind of agree, I use a hitch:pulley most of the time. On sappy connies and pines etc though it can bind until it can't adjust. A rope grab works better for this. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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The ally geckos look like the mutts nuts. The carbon fibre ones are way lighter but I reckon they'd be easy to break and I never find that my spikes are too heave anyway. Wire core flipline with rope grab is great. Or just a 5m lanyard, couple of krabs, hitch cord and pulley. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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I'll be sure to change my friction hitch over every five years, just to be safe... Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Each climb will bring experience. Watch how other climbers work if you can. Assess each job you do critically. Try and figure out where you could have been more efficient. I also watch a lot of clips of reputable climbers, and glean tips and timesavers from this. I'm a tad obsessed with being a fast climber. Sometimes I rush and have near misses. I try to learn from this too. Simply put: if you want to be good, you can make it happen. It just won't be overnight. N.B: I don't consider myself great. Not yet. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Store ropes in a cool dry place, hanging up. Being stored for long periods in a bag can make em smell funny... Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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I too would be very interested to know where I can buy one of these... Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Everyone would like to think they are worth more My point I guess was that an employed climber hears what a SE climber is on and thinks " well I'm worth that!" Without realising the risks and hardships of being SE. Case of the grass is greener perhaps. Maybe I wasn't particularly coherent, it's been a long day Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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You misunderstand mate. I was agreeing with you here. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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If I worried about taking work from others I'd have to claim benefits. You never done a weekender? Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Didn't see your previous posts. Good point, some people only see figures. I've made £200 in a day before, but that was for me Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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I guessed that mate. I don't know of any employed climber round here on £120. Maybe London, but living costs are relative. My point was with Ben, he can't pay an employed climber a high figure due to the amount he already invests in them. A self employed climber gets a higher wage but covers these costs himself. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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But that's not completely the staff costing you. Evens one man band has overheads. Do the same for costs relevant to staff (insurance, training, ppe) and it should be significantly less. FWIW the higher rates mentioned here would be for self employed. Employed rates will always be less, for good reason. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Can you explain how it was costing you that? They should be making you money, not costing you! Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Can't answer your question I'm afraid. The difference you notice is likely due to the fact that without lubricant the chain will experience huge friction along the bar, causing loss of power and chain binding. This can affect cutting performance, regardless of wether or not the chain is sharp. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Cut a strip of aluminium from a beer or coke can and use it as a DIY ring compressor. There'll no doubt be a YouTube tutorial on how to do this... Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
