Pete Mctree
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Everything posted by Pete Mctree
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The running bowline will function the best. I think it is irrelevant that you cannot release the prussic, as it is not a working system in that configuration. It is just there as a backup if you slip.
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The trickle down from that could be very detrimental for some companies I can think of
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Have you any details Dave?
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If it is dead, I'd leave the chipper at home & take a few extra rakes 😎
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clove or half hitch & timber hitch
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My 441 is my forestry saw - smooth, nice for snedding & power when I need it. For arb, the 461 is the top of the pile imho - the extra power & is a big plus & will pull a 25" with authority.
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Enjoyed that. Some really smooth & gentle rigging & I like the use of the safebloc to slow the chunks down. Did you have someone managing that or did you rely on rope weight?Great job
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If on the way back from a job, a clean t shirt & the mandatory squirt of deodorant- no prizes for smelling like gandi's flip flop. Oh & a smile - I like to pretend that I'm not a miserable sod
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It's a lot about the technique- you can get it to self tend climbing hand over hand, but it does take practice- I like blaze, but find the super skinny ropes too hard on my hands these days. I cannot see the harness improving it much, but if you want a new harness then
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I do remember being younger & less than tactful- they never asked
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Ha - I was called a murder a few times working around there
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No screaming hippies ?
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Some nice pics there John - where are they taken?
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Ooooo! Get the video camera out!!!
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Some nice rigging & a cool vid. Thanks for posting
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Widened & increased height 2mm & dropped 1mm. spare pot so I am experimenting a little
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That bad ? Gotta be better than last time .....
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Just matching it all up
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Bet that sounds magic - olde skool muscle saws are a joy - must be a late 50's early 60's machine
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Nasty- what chipper is that? Conehead?
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I don't see how - you can cut the hinge finer as you do not have to compensate for the longer fibres if you think it might be a problem.
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On the subject of high back cuts, if there is no, or little chance of the tree shooting back on the stump, I make my back cut level with the bottom of the face. Less timber wastage & a reduced chance of over cutting - thoughts?
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Gets a +2 for being smart enough to cut a deeper hinge on a back leaner- easier to get the tree to the tipping point 😎
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If you own a treemotion , please check this info
Pete Mctree replied to treerex's topic in General chat
On a treemotion, the leg loops & risers are points of articulation so wear is inevitable. It is often compounded by poor adjustment - where one side is a different length to the other causing uneven loading. Was the other side similarly worn? -
Worst tree bark for setting spikes in.
Pete Mctree replied to Darrin Turnbull's topic in Climbers talk
Mature Douglas fir - carving big lines in the bark & going nowhere fast. Not worth trying unless you have long gaffs
