Useful tips and tricks

[Daniël Bos]

Use Aspen, with an aspen "fillpartner"

wear sunscreen.

[NI Tree]

work smart not hard

[Chris5128]

I am sure you didn't mean for this thread to turn into the list of sarcastic comments it is going to do

 

here's my serious input: I got this idea from AT.

 

Thread a plastic carritool clip onto your harness, and tie the gate open with a cable tie to make a hook that you can hang your saw on whilst climbing!

works perfect for me.

 

I thought it could go either way. If one in four replies are serious I'm on to a time saving winner. Like the cable tie idea.

[Arborowen]

I've known guys to use bike inner tube to keep prusiks in check. To avoid carabeena fury mid climb.

[MATTMOSS]

Some good ones coming up!

I already do the tirfor winch one and the raking and the dumpy bag, they are all useful tips.

 

another simple one, personally I cant get on with these silly bags for storing throw lines in, I always end up with a massive tangle.

 

Find a nice branch 2" diameter, cut to 2' long and put a V in each end.

Put a throw bag on each end of your line and wrap length ways around the stick.

It stores neatly in your bag, never gets tangled, quickly wraps up and you can use the stick as a pulling handle when your bag gets snagged.

Having a bag on each end just makes it more versatile, depending where your bag ends up after throwing it.

[Gus McWilliam]

Instead of having to sharpen in the rain, carry a few spare sharp chains with you to save time.

[MATTMOSS]

Instead of having to sharpen in the rain, carry a few spare sharp chains with you to save time.

 

I used to think having a few files and a knock in vice was a god send but nothings makes more sense than doing that.

[oldwoodcutter]

The times ive seen someone start to cut a connie hedge thats been rained on overnight,or cutting in the rain,and getting covered in water droplets off it before they've done 10 yards.

Before you start, just get the leafrake and wack the fonds for a few yards,that way the water off the hedge will fall on the ground and not down your neck.

[Marc Lewis]

Use a ladder to get you up the first 20' of a tree.

[Gus McWilliam]

When splitting logs put a tyre around the log. That way when the log splits it stays on the chopping block