Whoa lol

[Spruce Pirate]

You've lost me again. What's a school marm?

 

By our standards a 4' tree is a big one, maybe not massive, but big.

[Craobh]

School marm I think you'll know it as a split leader??? The scholl marm term I'm not explaining lol I'll get banned lol just use ya imagination lol

[Rob D]

I'd like to see how you set up springboards as looked before for vids of how you do it and what you need but not found any....

 

 

It's not something people use over here other than in competitions... but I can see where they could be handy.

 

 

[Craobh]

I'd like to see how you set up springboards as looked before for vids of how you do it and what you need but not found any....

 

 

It's not something people use over here other than in competitions... but I can see where they could be handy.

 

 

 

ah the comp ones I take it your talking bout the timbersports guys?

 

 

Mine are slightly different but principal is the same .......notch and sink ......I tend to brace mine and cross them. They can be made old time style with nails but the modern ones your thinking of (i think) are shoed lol it really a thing of the past now. as you'll know having looked for them they were used before the day of the chainsaw to get the fallers above the brush and root flare so they could cut the trees. I just use em cause I prefer them to cutting of spurs as I hate climbing lol had way to many close ones topping out lol

[Rob D]

ah the comp ones I take it your talking bout the timbersports guys?

 

 

Mine are slightly different but principal is the same .......notch and sink ......I tend to brace mine and cross them. They can be made old time style with nails but the modern ones your thinking of (i think) are shoed lol it really a thing of the past now. as you'll know having looked for them they were used before the day of the chainsaw to get the fallers above the brush and root flare so they could cut the trees. I just use em cause I prefer them to cutting of spurs as I hate climbing lol had way to many close ones topping out lol

 

 

 

Yep I hate cutting off spikes - but things like I have a milling job on a big oak that's going into a river so would be handy to be able to put them in to stand on..... but I've never seen a vid or process on how you make the cut etc for putting them in.

[Craobh]

Yep I hate cutting off spikes - but things like I have a milling job on a big oak that's going into a river so would be handy to be able to put them in to stand on..... but I've never seen a vid or process on how you make the cut etc for putting them in.

 

The timby boys did make a training vid on the springboard ....it been a long time since I seen it tho. The notches are cut with an axe on it which will be a racer.....however you can cut em with any decent axe I use a jersey pattern. I can tell you where to get shoes and boards but they mega expensive as a compromise you can get things ya screw into the tree then build out from there

 

hope this makes sense and helps

[Spruce Pirate]

Imagination used. Never heard that one before.

 

Don't think springboards are common here,the timber isn't really big enough. If you're out in the wilds do you not make them on site rather than taking them with you?

[Craobh]

Buddy try googling sts drawing board springboard training or something like that it is for the sports but it as close as you'll get these days I may be wrong tho some one may have made a vid but it'll be stateside and more than likely from the PNW

[Craobh]

Imagination used. Never heard that one before.

 

Don't think springboards are common here,the timber isn't really big enough. If you're out in the wilds do you not make them on site rather than taking them with you?

 

I only use them on pre planned things lol I ain't humping any more than I have to lol ........boards can be used on anything of around 24" upwards they really only a platform used to get you up a bit.

 

 

You can build make shift platforms as I guess you guys will if your on nasty ground where tree big sod and sure footing needed.

 

 

I've never known any one make boards in the woods but maybe

[Spruce Pirate]

I only assumed you made them on site as they look heavy and awkward to humph in, especially over rough ground.

 

We do have some awkward trees to deal with here, some that springboards might be appropriate for. Not sure how HSE would view this, would probably fall under working at height regs and need a fall arrest system to be in place, not sure if LOLER would apply....... can't think why people go abroad to work.

 

Don't get me wrong it's not all bad here, but sometimes I do feel over-regulated.