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Rock Exotica toys definitely aren't cheap!

It's possible that when OP said he was from Huddersfield, he meant Huddersfield Road, Etobicoke, Ontario... but I suspect he meant Huddersfield UK, and Con is mistaken for some reason.

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I'm glad I'm glad my cock isn't any bigger, or I'd have to install a bigger door.

What's the goal? To remove the ivy without damaging either the wall or your tools, or to remove the ivy in the quickest possible time, tools and bricks be damned? Unless the wall is several hundred metres long, secateurs, loppers, and a paint scraper at shoulder height, then peeling down as Mick says before snipping the base; then peeling above shoulder height if it isn't too grippy, or leaving it to die before easily pulling down in one long mat. Your tools though, and not my wall, so do what you think best! Edit: I spent a week in early April 2019 peeling ivy from a Victorian walled kitchen garden in a run-down stately home. 100 yards each wall, four walls, inside and out. 730m, by my maths. Only partial coverage thank god, a lot of still-bare brickwork, but some good thick patches that had really worked their way in there. It was great weather the whole week, and a very relaxing experience. Cathartic.

Lads, I'm sure they'd appreciate all of your business advice, and I'm definitely not going to argue with you. I'll pass on their number if you want, you can chat with them directly? But the question really was just about what little climbing and rigging trinkets you'd hope to find in your average provincial chainsaw shop. Stuff that could get you out of a bind on the way between jobs, replacing something you've accidentally buzzed with the nose of your bar or dropped into the bog or had stolen by a magpie. This is all good stuff though, thanks team 👍

The blushin' bride, she looks divine The bridegroom he is doin' fine I'd rather have his job than mine...

Anodised clicking metal, if you please.

Some of those scenes seem faintly familiar, but I've not had any hung up like the videos thankfully, they've all been a lot more peaceful! I've not been taking many photos I'm afraid, wish I'd got one of a pretty fun sleigh ride earlier, anchored to an alder high over a shed, snipping bits from a big multistem ash leaning on the roof, predictably enough she sat down again after getting rid of a few big chunks and I had to quickly switch from surf mode to squirrel mode. And this interesting game of Operation.

I wonder how long before Trump says it never would have crashed if it was a Whitehawk helicopter.

Yeah, not really what the question was about, but thanks anyway.

Ach, please, they make more than enough with the fleet of lawnmowers out the back.

Exactly that. I had 2 plastic Pretzl carrytools, one each side, one broke. I'd probably stick another one on the next online order I make, if I remember. As it is, I've just stuck a snapgate upside down through the same webbing the carrytool sits on... it's doing the job just fine. But if I saw an upgrade, in the flesh, in the shop I'm standing in... I'd buy it straight away.

On the other hand, it is important to support local businesses whenever you can, because that's what keeps a society going. Personally, I find having a little chainsaw shop at the end of my road hugely useful, they've got me out of a tight spot more than once, and if I end up paying €22 for a bungee tool lanyard instead of €20 to keep them there... well, I reckon that's just the cost of one bottle of guava and green tea VitHit water I'll have to go without.

Yep, fir trees propagate from cuttings. Google the specifics, there's loads of blogs and articles and everything out there, but late spring to early summer is the time to do it. Anyway, 10-12ft can be moved if you're careful. You'll need a digger.

I've never got my head around that. Friction on the way down is also friction going back up, unless you can remove the kinks or the wraps from the system...

They do. So the cheapest and... the second cheapest?

Obviously the winning suggestion from a profitability point of view. Be nice to have a few bits available locally though, my nearest bricks and mortar shop is 4 hours away!

You are absolutely right, a lot of it will get ignored. So metalwork preferred over soft goods that aren't semi-disposable...

I already asked them for Silky blades, the new stand arrived yesterday! And my new Zubat 330, now I've got the old one for connies and a new one for apple trees... I did tell them, I don't know if there's enough business in the area to have a great range of anything... they'd be looking at the cheapest harness and one slightly fancier one, the cheapest spikes and one slightly fancier one... etc.

That's exactly it, stuff to replace the things that you accidentally throw in the stream or buzz a bit too close with the saw 👀

HARD agree. Good shout.

Ah, here in Ireland, every single petrol station and corner shop has a hot deli counter with sausage rolls, bacon sandwiches, chicken salad baguettes, pastries, tea and coffee... it's a great setup. We have just such a place 150m from the chainsaw shop.

I was chatting to one of the guys in my local chainsaw shop earlier today, he was asking where I get climbing kit and things. They are interested in selling a few arb bits, but neither of them are climbers so don't really know what they'd stock. What bare bones minimum climbing or rigging kit would you expect or hope to see in a provincial chainsaw shop? Not a huge space to fill... it's probably only a 30m² shopfloor, and most of that's already filled, obviously. I'd bet they only want to fill a single display rack. Any ideas?