Joe Newton
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What's your point? At least half of the regular contributors to this forum have at best tenuous links to arboriculture. I think a windows company was commenting earlier. Well that kind of relationship isn't for everyone now. Also if you did feel that way for me I think I'd have to be the little spoon, and I'm not okay with that.
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I found it quite funny tbf. Paddy was obviously very pleased with himself for "persecuting the police". AAHP was just calling him on it.
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I think he actually referred to it as a persecution.
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I'd like to see a small, hard locking pulley in place of the bridge ring. Rope bridges wear metal rings, I wouldn't want to replace the whole gyro because of that. I'd also like to see a beefier version. Dunno why it just looks like it would have some very weird forces applied to those rivets holding the side plates together
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For the future, you don't have to modify the stihl bar, you just need an extra drive link in the chain loop. 57dl.
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Doesn't know he's born. 500i on a 15" bar please
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You know that your lad is now going to be that apprentice that rocks up to site in full pfanner get up. Might as well buy him a protos ?
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Anything fully waterproof is going to be warm. Anything breathable and cool is going to let water in. I've got the SIP KIEU, which is a good compromise. Doesn't seem to leak at all but has under arm vents if its too hot. Under £100 too.
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A fair enough, I might call myself something different when I grow up.
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I'll have the lot. I'm convinced
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I know it gets your knickers in a twist when people use that term. It's semantics though. In not grandiose enough to refer to myself as a freelancer. As a self employed Climber working for various different companies in a labour only basis (cool Rich?) I want everything in one bag in case I have to go onwards in their vehicle's. I already have to much kit without rope bags! Let's hear all your advantages then!
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I've got the Courant bag the rolls out flat. It's impressive what I can fit in there. As a subby climber I wanted everything in a bag that was comfy to carry. On any day I've got 2 ropes and climbing systems (45 and 20 metre), harness with hand saw lanyard and rope guide, srt kit, axe and a couple of Wedges, a few small slings and pulleys and a double throw like kit. The bag cost just over £100 I think
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Is 35 too old to start a career as a tree surgeon?
Joe Newton replied to Hound-Dogg's topic in General chat
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So you want to be a freelance climber do you?
Joe Newton replied to Adam Bourne's topic in Climbers talk
Plenty of people make a decent living solely as a freelance climber. Sounds like if you've got to have that many different jobs you're probably not very good at any one of them. -
Yeah I break those for fun, they don't half get hot!
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I forget what they prefer to be called these days to be fair. Mong is a bit outdated
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Have you a picture of the old original caps? No but I've got them knocking about somewhere. Why?
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You would think, but unless you work with regular groundies the amount of people that struggle to undo them is unbelievable, and then there are the retards that will use the starter handle to tighten them up again...
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Yes the husky flip caps fit from their top handles
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Evidently some people.
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This just cropped up on Instagram after you said that @Tommy_B
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What sort of climbing is the mainstay of your work Paddy?
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Yes, because that's the only way to climb ddrt. There's many trees where its quicker to climb up and set your top tie, than faff with a throw line, even if you get your ideal anchor, which is rarely the case.
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People who categorically state that one system is better than the other baffle me, to the point where I would doubt their experience. Doubled rope has plenty of advantages, and there have been occasions where I've seen climbers breaking out the throwline and srt kit and it takes longer than an easy climb on doubled rope.
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Lovely couple of days in a nature reserve in Staffordshire, pruning/ felling competing trees near stone great veteran oaks.
