Pete Mctree

If you are cutting Paddy, you will also have a lanyard & this is what will do the damage until it fails, subsequently loading your 2nd anchor, so again lack of experience. Have you have ever rigged anything near that weight? The forces are unbelievably massive. Like Matty, I’m out of here as it’s like listening to a Trump speech - the bestest most brilliant one ever too !

A 12 year old will tell you that a tonne in motion will generate significantly more energy than a 24kn climbing line can cope with, that’s without any deductions for a splice or a knot. So, If it’s attached to you your fecked at the best as your harness would probably squeeze you so hard that your innards would prolapse out of the nearest orifice prior to something breaking. Your limited experience has just got you hurt, so at this point you cease to be worth listening too on this subject and hopefully no one else will either!

Paddy, you might be a safe climber, but are you safe and economical viable? You need to be both...

Your background will be an advantage, however I still think you may struggle hands on. I hope it goes well for you 👍

I think you may struggle to fulfill the role with your limited experience. Having a few years using and abusing kit teaches you more about its functionality than anything else.

Agreed Mick, however sometimes people only learn when presented with hard and brutal evidence. Experience taught me & I use a rope that allows me to hit the ground for the same reason Dave

Only done it on older 3 series saws sorry.

As a point of caution, some husky saws come with a heated carb option too. Easy to cook a saw with that so I have always disconnected it (apart from the time I removed the wrong wire & killed the saw on a nice warm summers day, when I had accidentally knocked the switch on !)

Great things, dry wet gloves on your hands, help prevent circulation problems and switch em off if you get too warm. Worth every penny for me.

So you don’t have to use a pushing chain whilst making your felling cuts - which can be an issue on steep ground with big saws as it is often difficult to stand at both sides of the tree.

Nasty - glad your OK Johny!

Flag is Texas

Have you just passed your LOLER ticket or your climbing tickets? If the original id has worn off, then I insist on the kit being remarked, with either the original one if practicable or a new one which can be cross referenced in records. The whole process is about traceability back to the manufacturer

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& a rare pic of all three of them together 🤘

Typical action shot of Cooper 😆

Over the last few years, I have read countless articles about the usage of biomass as a fuel. A few from government and the power providers shouting it's praises and describing it as both carbon neutral and sustainable and some from others pointing out the negatives e.g. Unsustainable harvesting rates of timber and increased CO2 production when burned when compared to coal or gas. I have even heard rumours of ships full of raw timber being imported and chipped at the dockside. I have always thought of it as a viable option for smaller users e.g. Individual buildings or homes, but I cannot see the long term (or medium) sustainability of the current level of consumption and production of CO2. I, like many others here send a significant percentage of my arisings into biomass and I see no harm in this, as we are often limited to other avenues to get rid of bulk chip. This is a link to an article from the Guardian I read today and It seems to agree with what others detractors have written and puts some salient points on the table, albeit with no solutions. 'Carbon-neutrality is a fairy tale': how the race for renewables is burning Europe's forests | World news | The Guardian WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM Wood pellets are sold as a clean alternative to coal. But is the subsidised bioenergy boom accelerating the climate crisis?

It was like the forum had Trump as a member 😆 - interesting to begin with, but.....

The narcissistic manner of self promotion is quite Vespasian like.

And how does topping a tree affect it's structural integrity- google that ! A little bit of knowledge is truly a dangerous thing.

Oh the joys of social media, where a window cleaner google searching on his phone (probably sat on the throne) offers critical advice alongside qualified and very experienced arborist. If I was the tree owner reading this I would be very wary of the provenance of some of the information put your way. Find a good consultant and get some honest & specific advice, not what some bloke on a forum found on a quick google search !

I am in a similar position of not knowing what to replace my Kolibri with. I love the high and wide back support & large side D's. All harnesses are becoming more lightweight, generic and TMish it seems - perhaps driven by an attempt to complete, but the lack of real variation will stifle future development in my opinion.

I really rate the Eder - it being 2 stroke is a positive & Even though I bought the smaller one, it never fails to impress

I wear a chinstrap loosely- cannot bear it tight as it makes me nauseous. Something is better than nothing & I really feel it's a necessity when climbing, as it's all too easy to have it knocked of your head in an impact.

Had two experiences with Towergate - shocking to say the least. Neither arb related , but 9 months to pay a simple claim out the first time and 14 months the second speaks volumes