Another 40 year old just starting

[forestboy1978]

2 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

I hope he’s more adept at smashing the Missus than feeding the ZigZag!

Not really!

[forestboy1978]

8 minutes ago, htb said:

How the f .... can you wrongly feed a zig zag, there is a diagram on the side, you got it upside down?

Any new kit start low and slow until you get used to it.

Just as well you didn't get a spiderjack you would have had brown stains by now

I was hanging at full extension from a lanyard and I'd fed the rope through the cambian saver and down to me. Then I struggled like mad squeezing those rubber ends through the zigzag. I finally managed and I had mental block and couldn't remember if zigszag was single line or what. I am not completely stupid so I had a third line and prussick on a cambian saver, which saved me basically. Well.... it got me to 6ft above ground level and a and got the labourer to get me a ladder then I gave up and went home.

[forestboy1978]

Vespasian - what do you think. Whole think is removable but not easy. But the roof is easy removable for pouringing sand or watever. 

 

 

6ft tripod is mounted to the front of the trailer all locked. treated ply box in front of trailer too with lid and on 6x2s so it can be filled with shit and fuel but posts and timber can slide underneath. 

[Khriss]

4 hours ago, forestboy1978 said:

These Oaks are killing me! 

 

I got so sick of pissing around with ropes etc and get wound up i just free climbed half of it. 

 

Broke the neighbours chair also.... so he says.. 

 

Pretzl zigzag was fed wrong I think. I have to piss about chainging lines over to get out of the tree. Gah

Yup - first lesson at Sandhurst "No plan survives first contact with the enemy "  however, I bet tomorrow yr more sorted in yr head n get twice as much done. K

[Khriss]

I actually think you would be better on Unicender @forestboy1978 from the sound of it - you can swap from SRT to Drt mid way in yr system and with ascender - they work well ( my shoulders are knackered too ) they are way expensive but if you were nearer you could have borrow on mine, K

[Vespasian]

29 minutes ago, forestboy1978 said:

Vespasian - what do you think. Whole think is removable but not easy. But the roof is easy removable for pouringing sand or watever. 

 

 

6ft tripod is mounted to the front of the trailer all locked. treated ply box in front of trailer too with lid and on 6x2s so it can be filled with shit and fuel but posts and timber can slide underneath. 

Funny you should mention me, not looked at this thread for a time, but just read through the the last ten pages or other, must say it was a good read..  

 

as to what I think of the trailer set up, looks mint..  I have five by eight caged tipping trailer and this year got a ten by six caged side goods trailer..  ordinarily in winter I retire for the year but this winter I intend to do some tree work..  still on a small scale mind..   I don't work in the rain or cold, so the jobs might be limited..

[forestboy1978]

9 hours ago, Khriss said:

I actually think you would be better on Unicender @forestboy1978 from the sound of it - you can swap from SRT to Drt mid way in yr system and with ascender - they work well ( my shoulders are knackered too ) they are way expensive but if you were nearer you could have borrow on mine, K

If only i knew what you were talking about... lol

[forestboy1978]

9 hours ago, Vespasian said:

Funny you should mention me, not looked at this thread for a time, but just read through the the last ten pages or other, must say it was a good read..  

 

as to what I think of the trailer set up, looks mint..  I have five by eight caged tipping trailer and this year got a ten by six caged side goods trailer..  ordinarily in winter I retire for the year but this winter I intend to do some tree work..  still on a small scale mind..   I don't work in the rain or cold, so the jobs might be limited..

yeah tripod ladder on front, wheel barrow sit on the box inside for storgage of fuel and waste that I want to not tip when I tip th ee rest of the contents. 3 way tip, although the cages wont tip on the sides cos I had to cut the box frame welds and bolt it to the actual cage if hat makes sense. Only the drop down side things drop down wich is suffficieint for tipping sand etc. 

 

Rear all comes off of course so rear tipping of brash or chip is fine. 

 

Even fitted fold down steps so you can climb in over the cage without removing back cage or rear door. 

 

Love it.

[forestboy1978]

Heavy rain today so screw your photos Mick. I'm getting it done. Photos tomorrow. 

[AHPP]

Post a photo of your hot wife instead?