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Dan Maynard

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  1. Dan Maynard
    They're fabric on the inside though. Can't be doing with leather any more, slippery when wet.
  2. Dan Maynard
    Stripping ivy in freezing fog is still my worst climb ever, ice cold wet hands that just could never seem to warm up. Much worse than climbing in snow, not that we've had much snow in these parts the last few years. Showa 451 for me in the cold.
  3. Dan Maynard
    Joined 17 hours ago, only 2 posts, not quite on the point. Not good signs for being a person.
  4. Dan Maynard
    I've ordered one of these bars and keep watching videos about what to do, but can't report any improvement yet. This lady deserves a prize for doing all the stability exercises with a straight face. https://youtu.be/4vk3i22z3Ko?si=j8d2Sm9mr3ETpU70
  5. Dan Maynard
    I got put on to Showa 310s by one of my climbing examiners, who was old and wise. Little more expensive but last much longer.
  6. Dan Maynard
    Buying an MSA300 instead of 220 to save having different chains is just nuts. Buy a 220, few spare chains, and a weekend away in the country. Or a circular saw bench, more efficient.
  7. Dan Maynard
    Do you know what fuel he put in? I'd say start with basics if you haven't already - pop the exhaust off and check the piston for scoring. Also change the plug, could have a crack or other fault.
  8. Dan Maynard
    I like the phrase 'remove major deadwood'. One of the surveyors who does parish council reports I pick up puts 'remove deadwood over 25mm diameter'. I have to be honest I'm not very good at spotting every piece of deadwood that small, and often forget to take my verniers up the tree. I think that you have to include tree species when thinking about this too, a lot of conifer deadwood decays very slowly in the dry conditions up the tree, whereas lime turns to mush and falls out in lumps. Lot of limes by paths planted by the Victorians that have bits to fall out.
  9. Dan Maynard
    Do you wear gloves? I'm going nowhere without the extra grip, north of 110kg without gear.
  10. Dan Maynard
    Agreed though they seem to fall to bits rather than fall over. When was that car parking put in? Blue car looks pretty close.
  11. Dan Maynard
    My neck of the woods has Cambridge colleges, they are obsessive about deadwooding everything. One of the colleges does have quite a few deodars and I would say branch failures are not unusual, but what we don't have there is a comparison to say what would happen if we didn't deadwood them the whole time.
  12. Dan Maynard
    My skip is overdue though, there's definitely stuff that should go.
  13. Dan Maynard
    When did they last see copper grease? Maybe try doing them back up with a dab in, then breaking off with the impact.
  14. Dan Maynard
    I can see that, 0% over 4 years vs £7300 charge for credit takes the shine off a bit too. I bought a new car on 0% ten years ago when I was doing a lot of business miles, still driving it and no intention of changing it until it falls apart. All this new vehicle bollox costs a fortune.
  15. Dan Maynard
    Oh and if there's any axe splitting to be done I let someone younger do it. Otherwise I saw into blocks.
  16. Dan Maynard
    I don't like the thin ropes either, my "thin" SRT rope is 11.7, and DRT one 12.7. Other two things for me were getting in the habit of putting my foot ascender on before going up any decent tree (and actually using it), and keeping gloves in fair nick so the rubber is grippy.
  17. Dan Maynard
    Agreed I wouldn't get one as I'd use the 18v Makita, it really seems to appeal as better than a handsaw when you don't have a chainsaw Bit dangerous really, encouraging people with no chainsaw experience to cut one handed, but there we are.
  18. Dan Maynard
    I've had a skip delivered yesterday that I get to keep over Christmas, planning to find some more room in my shed and garage too....
  19. Dan Maynard
    Don't know if this link will work for you but there's a great picture showing typical root distribution in the top layer of soil. There probably are not lots of other deep roots, so those surface roots are most likely what is holding the trees up. https://www.trees.org.uk/Trees.org.uk/files/61/6181f2b7-e35d-4075-832f-5e230d16aa9e.pdf
  20. Dan Maynard
    I know two female gardeners that really like theirs, easier than a handsaw or loppers for anything too big for secateurs, saves on wrist strain. I don't know how much real cutting you'd get or how long the battery lasts.
  21. Dan Maynard
    No no, 2004 td5 hardtop.
  22. Dan Maynard
    First year, drops back to £190 after that unless list price over £40k. Don't know if that would affect a Ranger but certainly Grenadier. If your Ranger was registered before 2017 it would be over £700 a year ongoing, that makes the first year £5k look more like a front loading of the tax. Luckily my defender is prior to 06 so capped at £400. It's all really complicated, I didn't realise all these rules and then everything changed in 2017.
  23. Dan Maynard
    That's the one!
  24. Dan Maynard
    One of my reasons/excuses for driving a Defender is that as it gets older it adds character rather than being more shabby.
  25. Dan Maynard
    If it was me I'd whizz everything, then final test/nip with a bar on the socket. I am supposed to be an engineer though. The highest rating you need is able to undo the nuts where they are stuck on, but once you've done it and copper greased the threads that won't be too bad.

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