Joe Newton
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You can't rape the willing mate.
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Think you're wrong there mate, a spliced eye will not significantly stretch under load. Possibly a tiny amount but since there's only very small amount of rope in a spliced eye it shouldn't mate a difference. The shape is relevant though. It's very difficult to get a splice snug you the outer circumference of a ring, due to the splicing process. There'll always be a bit of a gap where the rope re-enters itself. A tear drop shape (or just more pronounced flares on the ring) would make it more secure.
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Ill be there mate, likely camping if there's a good crowd like last time. Be good to see you there. Ill keep a beer on ice if a certain northerner moved south doesn't get there first.
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Me too! I use the oregon combi can (much cheaper than the stihl one. Had the Oregon spouts but the oil spout was painfully slow so I put a stihl one on it and its great
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You see, this speaks volumes to me. From a highly respected freelance climber who relies on their climbing saw for a living (or did until they retired from climbing in place for a slow path to inevitable obesity). Fast paced performance is great, but not at the expense of reliability. Learn to use the 201t and it will do the job reliably. The 200t is quicker, sure, but you just can't be sure its not going to need a trip to the saw doctor!
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That bloke from the pub is going to be using your expensive chipper, won't be able to use a ground saw or run rigging without explanation, and will likely struggle to refuel a saw or adjust chain tension. A team of two decent climbers should easily be able to earn enough money in a day to covet their wages plus profit.
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Sums it up nicely.
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I've considered it Mark, as an easy breakfast or lunch it sounds ideal, and cheap compared to buying lunch at a petrol station. Reckon they'd get boring quickly though
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From what I've read of it its "nutritionally complete" whilst being fully sustainable and vegan to boot. Not really comparable to a flapjack.
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Electronic ignition! Now there's an idea! No more cracking my elbow pull starting saws in a tree!
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I've got an early 2012 201t. With the exhaust opened up its been a really reliable work saw. On a 12" bar its always done what I needed it too. I've just put the upgrade kit on it with a new advanced flywheel and ignition module and new carb and throttle linkage. Seems to pick up a lot quicker now, ill test it out in timber tomorrow. The 200ts were great saws, when they worked. I think people forget the reliability issues with the carbs. My 201t had had practically nothing but a side covet and sprocket in its lifetime, lasts longer on a tank of fuel, and is noticeably lighter.
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funny that, I've always found that the best groundies generally are also climbers. I don't do my own jobs but if I did I'd rather pay the extra for a decent climber, that way the workload is shared, you don't have to burst a vessel explaining basic stuff and the conversation is better than a feckless 17 year old.
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If you're tied in twice when the accident occurs its a moot point anyway.
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If you tolerate it, is it really the feckless employee's fault? Shut it down on day one, and draw the line.
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It was swollen AND black!
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The blokes had that much bottom sausage nothing really feels big to him anymore
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Not yet, did have a 441 with aggressive rakers shoot out of a bore cut and drop me with a cock shot once..m
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Mate of mine put a 036 into his arm a while back, when I used it next there were chunks of him in the teeth, and the exhaust smelt of barbeque
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I have similarly coloured facial hair and its tempted me to do similar.
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Replaced my suspension after I cracked a leaf spring. Luckily my brother in law is a solid mechanical engineer, so this was child play for him.
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Experienced climber available Cambs/Herts/Beds/Suffolk
Joe Newton replied to Benhudson's topic in Employment
I know a company that way, mostly pruning work on mature prestigious trees in high amenity areas. If that's your thing I'll see if they're looking. -
Is this the smallest chainsaw in the world?
Joe Newton replied to Steve Bullman's topic in Chainsaws
Sod sharpening that! -
Not really, its a ten inch bar. Not exactly difficult to make cuts with without pushing it on felling spikes.
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careful, ill be supervising you. Label's out Bolam!
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you know it's posh when they asked if you want pepper on your bacon roll
