Joe Newton
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Interestingly but not surprisingly, it would appear that the home office have changed the goalposts once again. SGC will soon be requiring 2 referees and more alarmingly FEOs bit be allowed to ask questions of other household members, if i read it correctly.
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Unless you're in Scotland
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All these cheap skid steer loaders about…….
Joe Newton replied to Treetom15's topic in Large equipment
It's not hard, it's just that most don't want to pay the money. Vermeer 925 will smash everything in its size class, but you pay for the privilege. Still way cheaper than a groundy. -
Try again. Mick's been climbing for over 60 years. Did 20 years as a groundy before that. I live with a 6 year old who'd mop the floor with you as far as humility is concerned... Around £3,500 for the basic 4 that most people seem to care about. Mike's idea is a solid one. You get a feel for a few companies, they get to guage your worth. I wouldn't ever volunteer a day for free mind. If you're willing to do that you're setting a terrible precedent.
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No mate, people tend to use more than is needed which creates more problems as it builds up in the gate mechanism and binds with water/sap. DMM recommend duck oil.
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Duck oil is the best to use. It shifts grime without leaving a residue.
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I don't doubt your word, but that makes me sad.
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Did you wear Design C trousers all the time when you were in the UK Rich?
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Yes, I can. Its just not my highest priority today. I'll get some photos for you tomorrow if I get a chance.
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I've got a full working one somewhere in the garage. Needs a good clean. Make me an offer.
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Reckon you'd trust those same anchor points these days @Steve Bullman?
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The Zulus has got LRF as well as inbuilt ballistics calculator. A lot of tech for the price. Does take a bit of the fun out of it though.
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I'm gonna have a look at it. If the zoom is too strong it'll probably go on a centerfire. I'll probably get a DNT Zulus 3-12 for the airgun instead.
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Just got a Walther Rotex RM8 in .177 at the minute. The farmer has a Pard day/night scope I'll be buying from him.
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I like to send the odd warning a shot at a clay, decoying over farmland when i get the chance too. For FAC I'm a probationary member at a rifle club and hoping to get permission over land that i current control rats on.
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Couldn't come at a better time for me. I'll be putting in for my FAC/SG in the coming months. Do we know when this is expected to become final?
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Cobra Bracing - should it be replaced if taut?
Joe Newton replied to AllTrees's topic in General chat
Depending on the type of brace used you'd effort it to be taut in full leaf but not to the point where you couldn't adjust it. The problem being when the brace becomes a structural part of the tree. COBRA has a service life of around 10 years. You wouldn't want it to be fully supporting a part of the tree at that point. As Bullman pointed out, a light weight reducing could help mitigate this. -
Cobra Bracing - should it be replaced if taut?
Joe Newton replied to AllTrees's topic in General chat
If you can use mechanical advantage or a ratchet to tighten the stems together you might be able to introduce enough slack into the bracing to adjust it. -
Doesn't have to be. They can lift far more than what they weigh close in with outriggers and counterweight.
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A 100t crane will lift 100t @1m from the centre of the boom.
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It always amuses me when people retire climbing rope and put it into rigging, under the assumption that "it's never been shock loaded" is the only factor. I'll accept using old climb line as a tag rope, but rigging rope really isn't expensive. Why would you risk it?
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Guarantee you won't find a pair lighter or cooler than my SIP Progress Type 0s...
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What more are they guilty of other than criminal damage? We've got convicted rapists being freed after less than 3 years. Luckily since they're both white heterosexual males in the UK they'll probably get the death sentence.
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Pretty much all ART devices these days have 10 year lifespan for hardwear and replaceable wear parts. I'd expect the same from this. When I was climbing mostly MRT, I'd get 12-18 months from a ZZ before it was worn to the point of slippage. That was climbing daily with a thin rope and pulley friction saver, so the ZZ links took pretty much all of the weight. I thought that was pretty decent value.
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He's mugged you right off!
