the all aussie dribble thread!

[derwoodii]

Was bored so cleaning up my tool box and found these old classics [emoji12]

sweet AMCN was my dads George Lynn mag AKA the green horror & trail and track was his writer mate Less Swallow who later bought amcn before it went to david syme publishing me thinks





http://www.amcn.com.au/news/1505/amcn-64-years-ago-today/

 

[derwoodii]

twas setting up the chrissy tree lights rigging today

 

[chippy]

twas setting up the chrissy tree lights rigging today View attachment 458409


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What, and they didn't insist you wore a Santa outfit while doing it?

You got off lightly.

 

[460cixy]

sweet AMCN was my dads George Lynn mag AKA the green horror & trail and track was his writer mate Less Swallow who later bought amcn before it went to david syme publishing me thinks


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http://www.amcn.com.au/news/1505/amcn-64-years-ago-today/

Ariel leader was what some of the pommy cops had to ride back in the day

 

[bennn*e]

024 cover in the basket of the 6ltr unit

Would you fit a crank half in it?

 

[460cixy]

Maybe what size saw?

 

[Jimbo209]

Best size dl of .404 to test some chain that I'm about to order

 

[derwoodii]

What, and they didn't insist you wore a Santa outfit while doing it?

You got off lightly.

We'll do that but the swearing gumpy Santa not a good look for public

 

[Jimbo209]

What DL length .404 loops do you guys use.
Will have a test chain/s soon to mail around

 

[460cixy]

404 is great if you have the power to pull it find it stays sharper too

 

[Jimbo209]

404 is great if you have the power to pull it find it stays sharper too

Currently 24" 660 will get a 32"&20" as well
soon to get 084 and ...........
Staying sharper is good

 

[derwoodii]

Ariel leader was what some of the pommy cops had to ride back in the day

prolly beat me even on my cb 900 at winton ffs

 

[derwoodii]

got off lightly.

not quite that collar ring was 50 kg of over engineering we had to pull it up in 2 parts bolt together 50 foot up it could'a been half the sized steel dimensions but some boffin at desk said nope

 

[chippy]

not quite that collar ring was 50 kg of over engineering we had to pull it up in 2 parts bolt together 50 foot up it could'a been half the sized steel dimensions but some boffin at desk said nope

Made you earn your bucks.

Did you set up a winch up top and get a guy at the bottom to pull it up with the truck or do it the hard way and pull it up from in the tree?

 

[derwoodii]

Made you earn your bucks.

Did you set up a winch up top and get a guy at the bottom to pull it up with the truck or do it the hard way and pull it up from in the tree?

narh we had pully and all lift sorts of gear but was just good rope tho big soft cambium saver me lift and 2 below pull while another climber threaded tho limbs it was the twist n turn to set down at the top that had us rooted its all goes wonky hard when your aloft.

 

[chippy]

narh we had pully and all lift sorts of gear but was just good rope tho big soft cambium saver me lift and 2 below pull while another climber threaded tho limbs it was the twist n turn to set down at the top that had us rooted its all goes wonky hard when your aloft.

I find it difficult pulling my saw up more than once...stuff that.

Climbing in the morning a gum that has its two biggest limbs over the roof of the house so hopefully the wind is nice and gentle...been a bit gusty the last couple of days.

 

[Creeker]

That tree derwoodi, Monkey Puzzle ??

 

[derwoodii]

That tree derwoodi, Monkey Puzzle ??

same family as the monkey puzzle Araucaria- araucana but is a Norfolk Island pine Araucaria heterophylla

 

[derwoodii]

I find it difficult pulling my saw up more than once...stuff that.

Climbing in the morning a gum that has its two biggest limbs over the roof of the house so hopefully the wind is nice and gentle...been a bit gusty the last couple of days.

gusty SE winds bring bad ju ju so tomoz Vic weather rains could crap for anything outside

 

[chippy]

Monkey puzzle is an endangered species, meaning it is most likely to become extinct....

Cut one down recently have you Peter?