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  1. Joe Newton
    Bad Boys 2, anyone seen it? Despite being a pretty terrible film there's one great scene when a young lad comes to take out Martin Lawrences daughter. "Hello Mr Burnett, I'm Reggie" "WHO THE **** IS REGGIE!?"
  2. Joe Newton
    I think he means main line only, no lanyard. You've never worked with anyone who uses a lanyard? I'm not exactly straight as a ruler when it comes to safety (two points of contact when cutting etc) but where's the advantage to not carrying a lanyard?
  3. Joe Newton
    I have a pair of the Cordex plus gloves and they're lovely. I found them great to climb in, and (i imagine) they made handling a saw one handed much easier. Sadly, they cost over 30 quid and lasted only about a month of pretty regular use (climbing and rigging) before the fingertips started to come away at the seams. They're now solely reserved for rigging. Shame
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    <p>Hi steve, how often do you come across reconditioned 70cc saws? I hear you're the man to ask. I'm thinking of something along the lines of a 460 or a 372 / 576.</p>

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    First saw

    Joe Newton replied to aitch's topic in Chainsaws

    I bought a 211 as my first saw, with a 16 inch bar on it. I soon changed that to a 14" oregon bar and chain, and I love it. Its a small, lightweight saw, but its plucky as hell and easily handles stuff up to its bar length. If the majority of the stuff you're cutting is around 14" or less then I couldn't recommend it more, though I haven't tried the Husqvarna equivalent. If you really need to you can manage timber up to twice its bar length, but how often will you be doing that? I doubt you'll regret it, but the choice is yours.
  6. Joe Newton
    My first saw was a Stihl 211, its only a couple up from the basic model, but noticeably quicker and has more power. I downsized the bar from 16" to 14" and it picked up into a gutsy little saw. I'm a small lad (9.5stone) and I find it nice and light, and with a decent chain it'll handle stuff upto its bar size with ease. depending on what kind of timber you'll be cutting I couldn't recommend it more for an entry level saw.
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    Thank you very much John, its a credit to the arb society how much people help each other out on this forum I'll pm you. Did i pick a challenging one? Glad I didn't attempt it myself, but I would,t know where to start! If future what would be the best climbing line to splice?
  8. Joe Newton
    I was working on the ground whilst my supervisor was climbing. I'd just dragged some brash out front when a neighbour came up to me asking if we could pop round and give her a quote. My supervisor does that so I took her name (Mrs Moffat) and told her that he'd pop over once he was down. When he came down I told him to pop next door, and when he asked her name, in a moment of confusion, I told him it was Mrs Hubbard (can you see where I got my wires crossed?) Apparently when he knocked on the door and addressed her as such, he got a rather peeved look. My supervisor doesn't find me funny...
  9. Joe Newton
    Hi all, I'm in need of a mercenary splicer. I have a 3m length of Gecko which I'd like splicing into a large eye one end, and a small eye the other end (guess what I'm using it for). I'm in the Warwickshire area so If anyone nearby has a bit of spare time (in exchange for some beer money) I'd be very grateful. Cheers guys
  10. Joe Newton
    I've reverted from my grillon back to hitch cord. Keeping the lanyard/krabs but I have no use for the unit itself. If anyone wants it I'll consider shiny things (krabs, pulleys, bits or old rope) or even for someone's splicing services... Any takers, I'd rather not have to give it to the part time lad...
  11. Joe Newton
    Le Sanglier, thats my foremost line of defence! Worcs, Its true what you mentioned about a secondary being a good idea in case of cutting my strop, but in the end it was the coffee you mentioned that persuaded me to use a fast descent line as a backup!
  12. Joe Newton
    Ah cheers, I think I get it. I have choked my main line to the stem with a running bowline, and attached the rope to my harness with a prussik, so basically the same but you've swapped the prussik for a f8. I find (especially on smaller stems when I'm cutting and throwing at a faster pace) that it becomes too fidgety so I just use my strop and spikes and run the risk or bruised plums. I'm not sure if I'll get scolded for not having a second anchor point...
  13. Joe Newton
    I could be being thick here but I can't quite visualise that. I'm intrigued since I live in constant fear when using strop/spikes on a pole of kicking out and cheese grating my coin purse on the bumpy slide down. Any pics?
  14. Joe Newton
    :blushing:For you perhaps, but I'll never do another press up again!
  15. Joe Newton
    That would have made more sense... Glad I walked away from that without looking daft...
  16. Joe Newton
    Moi? 'Fraid not, I'm Joe. But thanks!
  17. Joe Newton
    12.4, but I'm only lifting my 9.5 stone I might have got to 13 but i had clean boxers on and it just wasn't worth the risk...
  18. Joe Newton
    Not keeping your eye on the climber. All sorts of injuries, verbal and physical. Caught the butt end of a maple limb with my collar bone when I wasn't looking up enough. That made me sit down for a while!
  19. Joe Newton
    Me 4, I'm hoping to practice a couple of things before the spring. Gotta break out of the ddrt/prussik rut...
  20. Joe Newton
    Unfortunately its the blame culture we live in, its always gotta be someone else's fault... Cheers, it would appear that you're time is in higher demand than mine (I have relatively few commitments outside of work) So I'll keep an eye on this thread and if you end up with some free time and do go on a climb I'll definitely pop along, see what I can learn!
  21. Joe Newton
    Hi guys, I'm a novice tree surgeon from Rugby with a little over a years part time climbing under my belt. I tend to use only ddrt with a klemheist, but have played about with vt set ups etc. I'd enjoy an opportunity to broaden my horizons in terms or technique gear etc so I'd be well up for a rec climb. In terms of gear i've got the basics, 25m rope, harness strop etc. If anythings going on i'd certainly be interested.
  22. Joe Newton
    I am 22 years old, hard working and very practical, with experience using a chainsaw on the ground. I currently have my CS30, 31, and 38 tickets, as well as PA1 + 6, Tractor operations, Brushcutters and Strimmer, and First Aid tickets. I have been working as a gardener for the last five years with plenty or practical grafting experience, as well as some volunteer forestry experience. I have a full UK driving license, clean, with 3 years no claims. I have a NVQ L3 in Horticulture. I am looking to start as a groundsworker to gain experience and hopefully progress to a competent climber. If you are looking to employ, or know of anyone who is, please PM me, or call 07724387547.

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