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Joe Newton

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  1. Joe Newton
    Provide an acceptable scenario in which the opportunity to relay Rich's analogy would not arise or be necessary? Stop copping out with caveats like this Paul. Demonstrate to us that the AA is indeed doing everything it can to represent the sentiments of our industry, instead if hiding behind "maybe, if it comes up".
  2. Joe Newton
    Utterly pointless saw for the money.
  3. Joe Newton
    Some of it sticks
  4. Joe Newton
    The cat had not been bypassed so in theory exhaust gasses won't be escaping any faster
  5. Joe Newton
    Oooh I know this one!
  6. Joe Newton
    If you're an occasional user I'd try and stay basic. Avoid autotune and if you've left your saw a while between running it replace the fuel with fresh. Don't bother draining the tank and running it dry, just make sure it's always running on fresh fuel. Echo do a good robust simple 50cc saw. There's no point spending top dollar on a pro saw that'll be more highly strung and you won't really notice the benefits for the extra cash
  7. Joe Newton
    For pruning I'll usually work off a base anchor. Set the anchor high on the trunk to keep it out of the way of the groundies. I'll judge each job individually though. If there's a lot going on or any rigging etc I'll canopy tie. If im dismantling I'll usually climb ddrt as I find it easier and less faff on spikes. Sometimes I'll use SRT for access on a big ivy covered dismantle and change to ddrt to start cutting. I don't worry too much about working from a base tie, just be aware of where your rope is!
  8. Joe Newton
    Very nice, what does one have to type into Google for that to come up?
  9. Joe Newton
    After a bit of advice, just looked at a failed ash being held up by ivy over a palisade fence. Nothing to winch the tree off so the best bet is to remove a section of the fence by removing said shear nuts. I know there's a few fancy types on here so can anyone give me any pointers before I grind the fuckers off?
  10. Joe Newton
    I won't be missing it. Got a baby at home now so caught wait to bugger off for a weekend.
  11. Joe Newton
    Fuck. I can scrape together about £500, reckon they'll barter?
  12. Joe Newton
    They'll need substantial compensation.
  13. Joe Newton
    How much are those massive fully automated wall mounted machines?
  14. Joe Newton
    ? cheers mate, I regularly work with these guys. Decent firm to work for if anybody is looking.
  15. Joe Newton
    Unless it's around the £300-500 mark it won't sell any!
  16. Joe Newton
    I don't get this attitude that you caen charge a day rate and expect to fuck off at 2pm. I rarely get job and knock work, when I do it's usually small companies or other subbies doing their own jobs. The majority of my work is with established companies. If I can get the job done and squeeze in a fit in then everyone's happy. I charge a decent day rate and more often than not I'll hit over target, so I continue to get used. Symbiosis.
  17. Joe Newton
    He's way ahead of you.
  18. Joe Newton
    Covers plenty strong enough on its own even for climbers like Shutler.
  19. Joe Newton
    It's become apparent that the AA are either uninterested, or considered insignificant by HSE. They could have helped steer this in amore manageable direction for us, instead of nodding after a couple of climbers demonstrate a limb walk with two main lines and saying "we tried our best..."
  20. Joe Newton
    Does this not read "two climbing lines"?
  21. Joe Newton
    Presumably all of the harnesses with a single bridge will be deemed inadequate for tree work now too? The AA have rolled over with this one. A self appointed body claiming to be for the benefit of the industry should have had our backs, instead they've gone along with it knowing full well it's not making us safer, but there opposite.
  22. Joe Newton
    Thought it was about some of the LA contracts I work on. Maximum impact, minimum effort!
  23. Joe Newton
    Never understood this attitude. You never taken a tree down after a house was built nearby? It's a butchered acacia, just before we start mourning it
  24. Joe Newton
    Hopefully a few more years will see me at your level, where the real work gets done from a cab or from a cafe! Until then I'll continue to strop into dodgy trees and tell myself "it'll be alright, as long as the other guys think I'm good."
  25. Joe Newton
    Doubt there's any device designed to break away under a certain load. Personally I wouldn't bother, anchor into the good tree, strop into the bad one. It's nothing new, and trees don't tend to fall over as soon as my 10stone starts climbing them. When I can get a digger on site I'll be all over stevie for advice.

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