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Pete Mctree

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  1. Pete Mctree
    When you say 50% reduction, is that a reduction in canopy, or a nice way of saying cut them in half? Have you considered how dense the regenerated crown would be?
  2. Pete Mctree
    Recurve too. Just selling mine as a shoulder injury has killed all fun - 65lb draw weight does not help !
  3. Pete Mctree
    Class Mr Bolam - your a legend in your own lunchtime
  4. Pete Mctree
    Arb-aid kits & similar carry blood-clotting agents. I would seek professional advice prior to using/supplying staff with them. They need to be used correctly & at the correct time(last chance saloon). Some brands are made from shellfish even - the use on a person with an allergy would be probably fatal!!!! They usually incorporate tourniquet also. Something else that require knowledge to use in a beneficial manner. These are serious kits for use in serious situations. I have them, but I also have looked into the pros & cons of there use & how & when to consider using them. Even though I have not had specific training.
  5. Pete Mctree
    All textiles are recomended @ 5 years, but exceptions can be made if use & history known by the inspector
  6. Pete Mctree
    Nice piece of timber. Why no cut the face alot deeper (undermine the centre of gravity) or at least back up the fell with a wedge or 2. Would hate to see timber that big fire off backwards if the pulling line snapped
  7. Pete Mctree
    The good old days..... Or not - too hard & too silly - I'll have another glass of wine& remember them through rose tinted specs
  8. Pete Mctree
    Stand on your spikes - don't stamp them in. No rush - take it easy. Try and keep approx arms length from stem & relax. It's a fun part of the job to learn
  9. Pete Mctree
    The hitch is a working part of the device - if you removed it the dog bone (bar the hitch is attached too) would not on the rope
  10. Pete Mctree
    I have a very early HH. I see it's value - access the tree srt & then change over to dDRT to get some work done. Unless it it is of typically upright character then I'm not a fan of srt working
  11. Pete Mctree
    I fail to see how working that tree srt is superior to dDRT? If you were wrecking & on spikes then perfect but......? Slack tending a tight line on any srt system is hard work IMO
  12. Pete Mctree
    Cool job:thumbup1:
  13. Pete Mctree
    Cutting heavy long laterals can be the biggest test of a climber. Sharp saw & good cuts are the only way
  14. Pete Mctree
    The new ones are just to test if your IQ is in double figures I don't mind them - no idiot overtightening & needing to use a combi spanner on a shredded cap. The oil caps on 020ts used to vibrate open occasionally too.
  15. Pete Mctree
    Look forward to it
  16. Pete Mctree
    a plan worth considering
  17. Pete Mctree
    Always longer than you think. Big trees produce more chip, more timber, more sawdust etc. They also fatigue climbers, require bigger saw & bigger rigging. So....... Make allowances for all of the above I would not consider a 2 man team viable on such a job. Minimum of 3 & if alot of timber & brash can be free-falled then a climber can keep 3 or 4 groundies honestly employed.
  18. Pete Mctree
    NIce job. Why did you use a dog-tooth cut when you had to pull the stem over?
  19. Pete Mctree
    I got one for a 660, but never for an older saw
  20. Pete Mctree
    Can you not order a dual port muffler from a Stihl dealer?
  21. Pete Mctree
    If your flipline is at full extension then what? Send the guy back to the truck for the bolt croppers? If you use a hitch & a pulley then you need a cuttable link for the same reason. If you cut the hitch then the pulley will run to the end of the line & remain captive.
  22. Pete Mctree
    I was lucky to have a lesson form a guy called Eric Schatz - here he is teaching Dave [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJJUTu-plYQ]Eric Schatz Flipline Demo - YouTube[/ame]
  23. Pete Mctree
    As been said lean back & relax. You should try & keep approx an arms length distance from the stem. Will seem weird at first. With the geckos try not to stamp you foot in, they have a narrow tip & usually seat in with little more than body weight. Hope this helps
  24. Pete Mctree
    Plastic. Easier to hit in, less damage to the chain & if matching can be stacked
  25. Pete Mctree
    Who (apart from those in the R2 steering group) actually wants this for the industry?

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