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  1. Joe Newton
    The other thing that I've noticed people struggle with is the air filters get clogged super easy. A lot of guys I know struggle with running issues because they're just brushing off the physical dust, but oily residue clogs fine mesh filters better than sawdust. Do you clean the air filter out regularly with an airline? If not buy yourself a couple of tins of carb cleaner to spray on it. Watch the oil dissolve. It's nasty stuff so you know it works, just watch your eyes. 🤣 it's a great learning curve when you're finding out about how saws work!
  2. Joe Newton
    This. Mark beat me to it. I reckon a few decent shots would see you eating fibreglass @Mark_Skyland do you stock the jameson green ones?
  3. Joe Newton
    I was toying with the idea of getting one but the design flaw with the top spring is offputting. I'd probably still go for the BDB if I was to choose between them.
  4. Joe Newton
    That's more than a bit shit. It's almost like Notch don't actually know anything about the products they're selling...
  5. Joe Newton
    The old "changed his password" trick?
  6. Joe Newton
    This should be interesting... It's fair to say that you've been dismissed by a few including myself as an irritating poster with little merit to the conversation that makes this forum enjoyable to many. This has possibly been because of your dismissive or provocative attitude to the time served tree workers who have wasted their time replying to you when it doesn't suit your narrative. It's nothing to do with your lack of arb background. There's plenty of long standing contributors who aren't in the arb industry specifically. It's to do with your attitude. You ask for opinions and demand credentials from those who reply, and yet you offer nothing in return. This whole post is pointless though. People like yourself are incapable of introspect.
  7. Joe Newton
    The tm has loads of adjustment. It'll be fine at your size. I was there once. Whatever harness you get make sure you do a bit of research on how to correctly set it up for you. That's probably more important than which brand of harness you choose
  8. Joe Newton
    Outstanding, thanks for pointing that out! Not many scarier thoughts than having a constant open line of communications with your children!
  9. Joe Newton
    Well that's a joke considering their using their tech. Most of the guys I work with that have comms use sena. Probably because there's a really good bloke locally who fits them to your lids and does a great job. The benefit of sena is that I can pair to one other non-sena headset if I need to. I've also got a little sena headset (no helmet, just a headband) that I picked up for £120 that I can give to a crane driver if needed.
  10. Joe Newton
    Toodle-pip 👍
  11. Joe Newton
    The problem is that you don't seem to want a discussion. As I've previously mentioned you patronise anyone that disagrees with you. Your tactics are similar to watching Piers Morgan interview someone. How much research into this topic have you conducted apart from starting numerous threads on a forum where is impossible to verify a person's credentials? There are many online arb courses you could enrol in if knowledge was your endgame, but that's not the case. I'm guessing you're bored and nobody at home is listening to you any more.
  12. Joe Newton
    The 3rd one is a fantastic shot. Bet you were holding your phone tightly!
  13. Joe Newton
    That's only one of his profiles in fairness.
  14. Joe Newton
    Crkt do some nice tools for sure. Closing has never been an issue with a locking knife or a slip joint, I just use my leg against the back of the blade. Your take on the UK knife law would be interesting actually, Alex. I'm pretty sure I could use either tool for nefarious reasons if I were inclined
  15. Joe Newton
    This is another exercise where you ask for opinions from people more experienced than you and then challenge those who disagree when it doesn't suit your narrative. It's okay, we're all looking for attention here.
  16. Joe Newton
    Thought this thread was worth a revival. I'm not much for fixed blades myself. I don't do enough hunting to warrant one. I do like to carry a knife when it's useful though. The bigger one is a cold steel folding kukri, which I like for its robust lockup (probably the strongest folder on the market) and decent handle. The steel is a bit crap though (aus10) and its looks pretty murdery. The smaller is a Spyderco UK legal, which is almost the opposite end of the spectrum. 2.5" blade and very light, you don't know its there. The steel is also scary sharp. I haven't had to properly sharpen it yet, just touch it up with the ceramic rod. The downside is its not much good for anything other than cutting rope or opening boxes. The lack of a lock means it's a bit sketch to do anything more than that. UK knife laws are a bit daft imo
  17. Joe Newton
    Our roles are very different though. It's expected of me to turn up with saws ready to go. I get stressed in the evening knowing i might have a big job on tomorrow and my saws aren't tip top. It's worth noting that my saws rarely go properly blunt without getting sorted, but if they're just a bit "off sharp" it makes a hell of a difference to how much you have to work putting your cuts in. I'm perhaps a bit anal about sharpening, but if i go through an included union full of decomposed material or whatever have to give the chain a tickle even if there's no noticeable difference in performance. I much prefer to sharpen on the company's time if I can, but I hate field sharpening. I'm pretty good with it these days but there's no beating my workshop at home with the well lit bench with vice and radio. The beer fridge helps too. There's almost no point trying to sharpen a 0.043 chain on site. It's also handy that my bench has an air compressor etc so I can sharpen and clean out a saw at the same time.
  18. Joe Newton
    If there was somewhere local to me that had a decent automatic jig for a competitive price I'd definitely use them. There would have to be zero room for human error though. Like many I am lucky about keeping kit well maintained, but sharpening is so tedious.
  19. Joe Newton
    The narrow kerf chain (95TXL) is the way to go if you want to push the limits of what you can run on a small powerhead. It's all a trade off. The Narrow Kerf chain cuts significantly quicker than standard .325 but you definitely need to be accurate with your sharpening if you want it to stay that way. There's a full chisel NK offering these days too, which will be quicker again and even more fiddly to sharpen
  20. Joe Newton
    🤣 Slow day in the office?
  21. Joe Newton
    Whore
  22. Joe Newton
    It makes me uncomfortable to know you zoom in on all my photos, Steve
  23. Joe Newton
    A few from insta, don't get as many photos as I'd like. Reckon @Tommy_B will have some prize winners
  24. Joe Newton
    If they're piggybacking sena tech they will very likely be full duplex open channel, so you would talk like you were on the phone
  25. Joe Newton
    Yeah I'm well on that track, but it does depend on what I'm doing. Unfortunately I seem to get a lot of large reductions these days

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