Pete Mctree
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A comparison; Over a 5 year period a class 1 driver has to have a minimum of 37hours tuition. The BS is getting universal Who though is this aimed at? Those who work in the woods week in, week out ? or those who are deemed occasional users. The ones that pick up a saw every year or so & retain little of the knowledge of running & maintaining a saw. The latter I think -
The larger one will be for the pulley. As you will learn, there is approx twice the force at the rigging point than the bollard.
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Someone importing K&H and Hardheads would be nice. I only have a couple of the hardheads left
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K&H wedges?
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A day with a good instructor is never wasted IMO. No fixed agenda - just see where the day leads you. Do you really need 2/3/4 days?
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Ran a PNW 2101 - alot of saw - but built for felling alot of tree.
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Might head down for the day, seems like a day out
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Always a good thing to read your cuts. Why not - good idea
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Dan did bring it to the fore, but the system has been around for years. If you are struggling for height, you could try micro filament & a smaller bag - I have seen it hit insane height
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If a harness has been used for 5 years & in constant use, then in my books it has made me enough money to be replaced. Usable life can be extended on some equipment, but it is in exceptional circumstances in my book, not the norm.
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Nice job Tim & loved the reflection off the vehicle - nice touch
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Agreed. Training can be too prescriptive & not open peoples to the variations & subtleties that make the job soooooooo much easier
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GOL - game of logging is much nearer how things are run here than the other side of the pond. Both have there benifits & both seem to suit the type of harvesting perfectly. I'd not want to work softwoods here in the UK with a full wrap handle, long bar & skip chain, on the flip i'd not want to fell a massive cedar with a 346. Nice to share the knowledge
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Nice pics & some nice chippers
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Sorry to hear your sad news. I also have lost close friends on motorbikes
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The "fans" that fit on the rotor are balance pairs I seem to remember. With TW's having bearing as robust as cream cheese, I would do anything to look after them & fit new suitable parts
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For static lifting, why not. It Is not for dynamic work
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Krab & the tail end of your life line
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From Petzl; http://www.petzl.com/files/fckfiles/image/news/pro/2013/zigzag/ALERT-ZIGZAG-EN.pdf?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=petzl-page&utm_campaign=zigzag%20alert&utm_content=en
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Clocks move clockwise & if not counteracted could stop the balance & rotation of the planet
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Outstanding dean
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Less is more. I will leave you to kill your tree in 500 hundred cuts, whilst I safely remove mine in 200
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Hate them with a passion - learn to stack decent plastic wedges
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A fall exerting 15kn on the zz eye (30kn on the anchor point & climber) would do so much internal damage that gear failure would be the least of your worries
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Hitch Hiker thread.
Pete Mctree replied to Old Mill Tree Care's topic in SRT (Single Rope Technique)
The krab supplied with the HH is integral, as the body of the device is designed to fit & secondly it is steel, which is more abrasion resistant & dissapates the heat generated far better. As for the gate, is the krab clean & functioning OK?
