southern countryside

A mate of mine cut halfway through his leg topping a leylandi hedge a few years ago ,in half protection ,so if climbing i would say full protection.But when youre on ground i recon no protection makes you less complaisent and makes you think a bit more and slow down a bit.But if you mess up it gets messy.for instance ive seen groundies shred ppi ,but put em in a pair of levis and they will last.!!!!

An old chainsaw with plenty of 2 stroke ,piped down hole,and a keen jack russel loads of fun and no more rat problem

I think ideally you would have a strutted straining post every 50m atleast and at every turn or undulation but it seems the customer just go for cheap at the moment so its getting difficult to win jobs without cutting down on quality of work.

I use postcrete all the time makes the job so much quicker and tidier especially it your on your own.cost is offset by time saving.

I always knock strainers in 4ft strut to next inter and then knock wedge in between inter and strut ,keep struts long and low. Then i strain up good quality netting with boundary clamp and two monkey strainers top and bottom and once you start to straighten out the kinks in the netting you should be able play a tune,then i use a straining handle just to give it a bit more on each horizontle wire before stapling ,should be slack in chains when you undo monkeys. Then i put barb on, plain wire if specified .If its mild steel barb or plain wire make sure you pull the wire away from fenceline half way between strainers to stretch it and then retighten before fixing. If its soft clay then using box strainers is advisable. Hope this helps.