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  1. tree-fancier123
    I dont know if Id have had the courage to tackle him bare handed, every chance I would have scampered off to join the other cowards in the land of the living. But Im pretty sure my old instructor could have taken him out bare handed - the only hard man Ive met, dont usually mix with ruffians
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    I remember my old karate instructor saying if youre being attacked a good way to stop them is try to poke your fingers in their eyes - all is fair in love and war
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    He was no more cowardly than all the wartime concientious objectors, cant beleive they let them get away with it. So whats the best way to tackle someone with a rambo knife if there really is no weapon in reach? In my karate days the instructor could have probably snapped his neck, abut a normal civvy will likely die. They could have written off the already stabbed cop as collateral damage and rammed the pair with the car, but i guess the occupants were thinking 'there are armed officers here who will be on the scence hopefully in a few seconds' and there were. If fatty had proved his worth and had a go hed have bled out i reckon. A brave move would have been all in the car to rush the slim, boss had assistant too that together could possibly have overwhelmed rambo slim
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    If youve got 13 acres you must be comfotably well off, better than me anyway, dont scrimp on saws, get a Stihl 261and a husky 395 on a 28 inch bar. £1500 the pair and youre sorted for life, apart from consumables. One saw for all not favourite, hobby saw keep for the memories. Ive only got the 441 and while it will double cut most of the thickest trunks, Im gonna get a 395 for the occaisional big tree i get, 930 quid sat in the shed, but no m tronic to mess up, so it should see me out. Be safe on the kickback and barbers chair death traps; have your blood pressure checked regular too.
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    bound to be shot down in flames - but will guess it's ganoderma applanatum, not willow bracket this time
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    It should be more difficult - I thought a consultant had to know a lot of stuff - things that take years, not weeks to learn
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    so good it seems like a fake, he'd have made a good barman in the old days before digital cash registers
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    Tomorrow perhaps
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    maybe the chainsaw operative is thinking this way too now
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    So 200kg extra , I guess the only difference is bigger engine and uprated springs, both handy. I like my 35c14, but did notice at the time some nice low mileage heavier Daleys with the big engine for less money, if what Donk says is true youll need a bigger trailer to fill up
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    You must have read more posts than me I thought he Just got a website redone so people phone him to deal with woody plants. As for the crim - i almost did a spell for nicking pound coins, but boss didnt report it - evil surrounds us Eggs is like a tyre fitter on the chefs forums, telling them to charge more than the kitchen porters, ok if the restaurant has a Michelin star
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    I would ask about his thoughts on the environmental impact of population growth
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    BigtreeDon and Rough Hewn have both posted pics of chainsaw powerheads kept in their homes. I sometimes use my hallway. Wish I had a bigger place - a downstairs spare room would be great for secure storage
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    the neatness of cut doesn't matter - as long as they got paid and nothing damaged bet quite a few multi-trade have been injured/killed felling leaners here's one example - https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/face/pdfs/12mi033.pdf
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    the throw hook - is it any better than others - available to buy?
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    so someone came up with a tether using two magnets, looking at the review it's been out before my post on the idea, so I haven't had a new idea :c https://www.treestuff.com/store/catalog.asp?category_id=21&item=17226#detail
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    at about 10 minutes in the linked vid another type of throwhook being used, possibly stays on the branch more often than your one https://arbtalk.co.uk/forums/topic/112263-taz-lov-2/
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    laughing all the time?
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    Don't know what it weighed but don't reckon it was anywhere near 2 ton! 26'' x 8' 6'' larch felled 3 years ago, anyone care to guess? under a ton, sorry not a guess in the truest sense of the word http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/calculators/calc.pl
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    Swearing sometimes makes writing more exciting and fun, gives it a down to earth feel
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    For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known
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    found this up against a fence, hiding round the back of what I thought was a healthy oak
  23. tree-fancier123
    it would have to be sex related
  24. tree-fancier123
    thanks for all the advice guys - much appreciated. I've ordered the series 2 DVD anyway - bound to come in handy on the back door birch
  25. tree-fancier123
    wow thanks - exactly the sort of advanced stuff I was asking about - I just knew there would be secret methods, will have to part with some cash for the DVDs. I don't expect all this fuss will save more than 10 mins as opposed to branch walking - but I like the bravado of it all. Will Heals tale of the barbers chair is food for thought - sure can be a dangerous game. Can't help thinking about Terry from TH trees - all the dangerous stuff in his work and he died in a crash in his BMW. It's not enough to be safe in the trees - everything in life has to be made safe. Anyone who makes it to retirement age is very lucky indeed.

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