Pete Mctree
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Doing a 2 day job, working on a woodland boundary. Chatted with the home owner at intervals throughout the day, he made us a drink etc as was delighted to have the overhang reduced & damaged trees removed. Turned up on the second day & was met by a distraught neighbor, who, explained that he had passed away over night. Made for a solemn morning of work
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Felling Tree Climbing Cranes and Basket.
Pete Mctree replied to Climbergiorgio's topic in Video forum
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Cool. Fancy a little experiment ? How about crossing the m25 a few times blind-folded. You don't need to see as it will be gods will if you survive
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Yes. Just try & be sensible about what to climb & what you expect to achieve
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Hope the essex police marksmen are discriminate, as orange complection & big blonde fluffy hair are not exactly uncommon
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Looks like some good varied work & some decent sized trees
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Easy then?
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They seem better when you have run a few litres through them & get them re-tuned.
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I'd try & set a line high in the tree. Easier than spiking & learning how to roll the flip line up a large diameter stem, caan be exhausting
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Love licorice
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I give up.
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NON of those are static - they will all be subjected to dynamic loading during the rigging!!!
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Best personal first aid kit recommendations please?
Pete Mctree replied to ^TANK^'s topic in Climbers talk
I did, well i bailed out of the tree & applied one. I had a lacerated biracial artery in my upper arm (below the bicep muscle). Saved my own life. So, if you can't apply first aid to yourself - appropriately dependent on the situation, then, (unless your mates are close enough to help you),in that scenario, your DEAD. The real world aint nice & if you want to survive you had better sort your head out before you put yourself in harms way. -
How much rigging do you do that is static? Examples please
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Best personal first aid kit recommendations please?
Pete Mctree replied to ^TANK^'s topic in Climbers talk
Training should reflect the risk & type of injury. So I believe we should not only use CATs or similar , but equally & prehaps more importantly be trained in there use -
Agreed, but how many have the ability to pre-tension lines during rigging? I'd not recommend it for most broader rigging applications
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nice Josh. Weather looks like your in Yorkshire
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I use the plastic ones. If/when they break they are easy to remove & I have never damaged an engine with one
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I never did find any evidence where that calculation came from Andy ( anyone help please ) Seems very random & does not take into consideration drip-line, soil type, surface type/permeability etc To try and utilise a formula seems limiting
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Beardsworths in Cleckheaton. Within 1/2 mile of junc 26 m62
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Not a constructive comment potty mouth. Nice when those who know better share there wisdom
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A larger saw would cut straight through the ballistic material would it not?
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441 is a great reliable saw.
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A carefully written risk assessment, stating why you have made a decision & what effect it has. If you cannot prove that you are at a reduced risk through wearing type a as opposed to type c then, you should not be wearing them. It is your personal safety & well being you are dealing with. VERY important IMO
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I work for a myopic local authority & as a result - despite complaints, am using type c for climbing in now & there restrictive nature means I work at an increased risk of accident as opposed to the sensible & cooler type a trousers
