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Another vote for the Carhartt Double Front Work trousers, the similar looking Logger Jeans are wider in the leg. Brix Workwear UK

I love fly pies, over here they're commonly done as a tray bake all year round with no peel in them, just raisins and sultanas, locally known as Fly's Graveyards, Delicious

No we're just so 'ard, we're weaned on them the minute we're off the breast They're hard on the teeth though hence the introduction deep fried half melted Mars bars

The last one is what I use although I have the carabiner gates opposite each other so at least one should always be away from the stem/branch/whatever regardless of the direction of pull. Not sure if anyone else thinks that's a good idea or not but makes sense to me.

I don't like Custard creams probably my least favourite followed by the pink wafer things that come in Christmas Biscuit selections. I like Fig Rolls but prefer the Tesco variety that don't have the sort of folded over ends that the proper ones have and strangely enough prefer the Tesco Jaffa Cakes rather than the proper ones as the Tesco ones are more spongey. Currently going through a Club Orange phase

When I done my chainsaw courses I got cert and card from NPTC but cert only from Lantra. I did the Lantra Quad bike course a couple of weeks ago and was told I'd get cert and card, they took a photograph for the card, the card must be a new thing.

£150 the pair, 5p each for the bags.

Yeah, me too

LOL I just had an e-mail update about that blog post

Now listen 'ere you young whipper snapper

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I don't rate the Oregon flat files although the round files seem fine. Valorbe, Grobet, Bahco or Nicholson should all be better, I personally use Grobet and Nicholson.

DMM Ultra O for me, the best? wouldn't have a clue as I haven't used anything else. I also use them on the friction hitch side of my lanyard and flipline, when they need replaced they'll be replaced with the same.

Is it seasonal? I feel crap at this time of year, dark mornings etc, once I've started working I'm fine though but definitely feel much more tired in the mornings now compared to summer.

Undoubtedly when it comes time to sell, a used Jo Beau or Greenmech will hold their price and they're proven where the cheaper Chinese built chippers will have little or no value and are as yet unproven. That said for what I paid and the amount of manual labour it has saved I'm perfectly happy and I did end up getting at least a Briggs & Stratton engine. I figured there isn't an awful lot to go wrong with the actual chipping unit as mini chippers in general are all as basic as it gets, what is it, a twin bladed rotating drum running on 2 bearings and driven by a couple of V belts.

I was going on the price Here But here's one at £3999 +VAT Ex-Demo Jo Beau M300 - Global Recycling

Yeah I have one, 13hp Briggs & Stratton engine, the hopper and discharge chute are made from 2mm sheet steel and the actual drum housing and chassis/frame are 4mm. That IMO is a heavy duty as it needs to be, make it from heavier gauge steel and the overall weight will go up. The welding isn't the neatest but I didn't buy it for it's asthetics. The only reservation I would have is the quality of the steel used for the actual blades, I don't have mine very long and so far the chipper has done everything I've asked of it, chipping Leylandii, Ash, Sycamore, Scots Pine, Laurel and Hawthorn. I have a short demo video on Youtube. At the price I can't fault it, it's about£3.5K cheaper than a Greenmech CS100 with 16hp and a Honda engine and £3k cheaper than a JoBeau M300 which has a (the same?) 13hp Briggs & Stratton engine There isn't a lot to go wrong on a mini chipper as they all pretty much operate on the same system, i.e gravity fed and a twin rotating blade/single fixed anvil chipper, really you're looking at the reliability of engine, blades and drum bearings, the Briggs & Stratton should be fine, the blades, well I'll put a question mark over them and bearings? if you're concerned swap them out for high quality bearing at the start, how much are high quality bearings? £20 -30?

The way to go, I use ex police hi viz goretex overtrousers, I think they were actually unissued and dirt cheap on ebay. They don't look trendy but they keep me dry.

That's what Pfanner refer to as VSS, Vario Support System, in their words "The VSS (Vario Support System) in the heel provides extreme stability for the foot and ankle and special grip on steep slopes" So......... make of that what you will

Just checked mine but there's no washer in there and nothing like it shown in the parts manual.

Almost always wear gloves, generally leather although I've tried gripper type knit gloves, sailing gloves, weightlifting gloves, chainsaw gloves all of which fell apart. Currently using Petzl Belay gloves on the recommendation of someone here, good fit (for me) and plenty of feel, if they last a reasonable amount of time I'll get another pair but they cost a bit more than regular leather work gloves. If they fall apart I'll just wear regular Wells Lamont work gloves which last pretty well for normal work.

There are plenty of waterproof, softshell and windproof garments out there designed specifically for women, they just won't have a chainsaw or arbwhatever brand name on them. The upside is that they'll cost less and/or perform better, in the case of waterproof/breathable jackets they'll be made using Goretex/eVent/Sympatex, fabrics that have proved themselves over the past 30+ years rather than a so called 'own design' breathable fabric that no one has ever heard of. Try Berghaus, Karrimor, Montane, Mountain Hardwear, Marmot or any of the other major players in the outdoor/hiking/climbing scene.

Cheers Matty, I feel it would be satisfying/rewarding/interesting etc, looking at them in years to come knowing that you planted them would be it's own reward, a good story to bore grandchildren with LOL

That's not an unreasonable point on the face of it but lets be honest they've been making the Hilux for long enough and there are sufficient numbers sold for any inherent problems to be common knowledge.

Yes I've seen them, but I tried not to look I just love the shape of that era Mac's, if it looks right it is right :thumbup1: