Joe Newton
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Wondergrip WG-338 Thermo Plus gloves – FR Jones & Son WWW.FRJONESANDSON.CO.UK These should do you fine. They're pretty waterproof until you wear the rubber away which shouldn't be a problem for you, and toasty warm. By a few pairs.
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I spent loads trying to find the holy grail of gloves for winter. One that I could climb in, kept the warm in and the water out etc. They don't exist. What work do you do? The wonder grip orange thermo ones are good, as are the pfanner ice grip. Not waterproof but cheap enough that you can buy a few pairs and keep them on rotation. Gloves never last in our line of work so it's better to buy a few cheaper pairs that you can ruin rather then an expensive pair that you will still knacker.
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Last I heard that ones in a pretty nasty pikey site where its probably going to stay... I reckon a lot of the nicked chippers just get used by pikeys for pikey tree work.
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Did that once with an echo 2511 in a car park while trying to figure out an oil issue. Clutch spun off and bounced a couple of times. Managed to catch it before it fucked off across the car park but I wasn't wearing gloves and it was still spinning a few thousand rpms 🤣
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They're not idiot proof, for sure. You know what they say about that though...
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My 2511 runs shite on ultra so I went back to super
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Helpful Advice Please from SRT Climbers...
Joe Newton replied to Jamie Jones's topic in SRT (Single Rope Technique)
Actually, what he said. You'll learn more in an afternoon climbing with an experienced bloke than you will on here with the best will in the world -
Helpful Advice Please from SRT Climbers...
Joe Newton replied to Jamie Jones's topic in SRT (Single Rope Technique)
Stick with it, and make sure the particular tree lends itself to srt. There are plenty of trees that are just plain easier in ddrt. Big spready prunes are probably the most obvious srt trees. You have to plan differently and look for the redirect opportunities to keep your rope above you. The downside is you then have to go back up through those redirects. -
I've got a lid with sena installed by Graham too. The comms have boring to do with it. The smell comes from the sweatband which velcros off and sometimes the ear defenders. You can chuck the headband in the washing machine on high to clean it, and they're cheap enough to keep a couple spare to change them every few weeks. Get new hygiene kits for the ears.
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Nobody does that. Wouldn't make a difference if they did
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I think the problem arises when people who have only ever used inboard clutch saws move to a husky and then wonder why the clutch cover won't come off. Tendency seems to be to yank and pry it rather than stop and think. You hopefully only do it once.
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Good talk 👍
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Outstanding. Everyone knows a bloke like that.
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Cut leaf Beech reduction from yesterday and a bit of today. Completely pointless and a bastard of a climb with 1/3 of the canopy over slate roofs. I enjoyed it the last time I did it 4 years ago but not so much this time around.
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But big pharma have our best interests first and foremost in mind, surely? 🤣 Looks decent rich, I'll check it out
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Dopesick on Disney+ was fantastic, in a "how did this actually happen" kind of way. It follows the Oxycontin pandemic in America through the late 90s and 00s The Tourist on BBC is also quite good in a quirky modern Western kind of way. Featuring our very own @John Shutler
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Just remove/monolith them or walk away from the job. A reduction to a decent standard will give them nothing for their money. If you hammer then they'll need removing in a few years time anyway.
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My bro in law bought me a new knife set for Christmas. Its got ceramic rods mounted in the knife slots so every time you put the knife in or take it out it gives it a light hone. I was skeptical of that sort of thing but so far it seems to work well. Made by J.A HENCKELS with German steel.
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That's why I asked mate, I've asked you about doing my old 201 a while back and you told us not with going that far as you get most of the results from the exhaust mod or something to the effect. I've noticed a lot of people seem to thing that porting is mashing a drill bit through your exhaust cover and that's it.
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Ported or muffler modded?
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There was me thinking you were all fart and no poo 🤣 Worth it, I'll take my chances 😁
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How long have you gotta take it easy for? I'm waiting for an appointment to get mine looked at. Hopefully it's not but can't see what else it would be
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Generally speaking, those who don't care for a response don't tend to quote the other party for their attention. You seem lonely.
