Joe Newton
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I heard that (in the UK at least) they're are significantly tax incentives for knocking down/rebuilding compared to renovation. How true it is I don't know
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Teufelberger Sirius Bull Rope instructions
Joe Newton replied to Ledburyjosh's topic in Splicing Forum
Been a couple of years since I've spliced anything mate, Tommy is your best bet @Tommy_B -
I loved my positioner, but I would usually get less than 6 months out of one before it was slipping horrendously and I'd have to replace the clutch. Not a deal breaker for sure but annoying. I've not spoken to anyone else that's had the same problem though. I moved on to a pinto/vt setup. Don't really notice the sitback and having the option to turn it into a secondary climbing system is super useful. My lanyard is 7m long with the last 4m living in a hip bag
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Walnut reduction from this morning. Fiddly bugger and my least favourite kind of work these days. I much preferred the willow that I "reduced" in the afternoon 😁
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And which of the two would you say was the more reliable source of information? Keep your hair on. In my experience, experience does not always relate to knowledge or competency... it's a paradoxical statement I know.
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Sounds harsh, but it's exasperating when people reach out to social media for kit advice, whether it's fuel mix, or "running in a new saw". Lots of people following stupid advice like "let it idle for a tank" or "only use half revs for x amount of time" etc. Why on earth would you buy a pro saw and then take unverified advice from an unknown on social media about how to use it. Just read the effing manual!
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I haven't even mentioned the mewp that was just out of shot 🤣
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It was a Tuesday of memory serves. Felling it would have flattened the understory trees. No biggy but the LA wanted them retained for whatever reason. Also because the stem was so bent it would likely have rolled and ended up in the live traffic lane.
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Must've been just making work for myself then
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Try it, what's the worst that can happen? You'll never improve from within your comfort zone. This. The anti ladder mentality from some tree folk is pure baffling. I'm not necessarily advocating cutting and working from ladders (though I'd be a hypocrite to condemn it), but to dismiss ladders as an appropriate means of access is just silly.
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Seems to be a lot of over complicated advice in my opinion. It's a small tree. Just spike up the top of the lean. Use it as practice getting comfy on spikes
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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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