Pete Mctree
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Everything posted by Pete Mctree
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The beer knot is great for creating endless slings. Not something that is usually seen here in the UK as we usually buy stitched slings
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Don't knot them ever - it reduces there strength massively. Larks foot if you need to have a captive attachment
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think before you speak & communicate clearly
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Since when have husky saws been worth the purchase of a parachute? I'd not trust one Bob. Harness attachment points should have appropriately rated attachment points for saws, so are they just a fabricated bit of kit with no real need for them ???
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Top notch & powerful felling saw. Only competitor is the 441. 560 is a smaller saw - not comparable IMO
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link bob please, no image being shown. If we were sensible & bought Stihl saws would we need this mysterious contraption?
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Seems realistic - especially when they are not used/carried regularly
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Great work on being proactive Dave. How long do you think it would have taken to access the tree if the climber used spikes? - either with the access line (run against or near to the stem) or without?
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Where is that Tom. Looks like a great collection
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Your too cheap. How can you afford fuel, saws, vehicles, replacements for those, bars, chains etc etc & still have anything more than beer money left?
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Never seen kit like the masadam in the UK. Shame, used the in the US & was impressed
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Warm soapy water does wonders
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Good job guy's. You should all be very proud of yourselves !!!!
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Big problem with a tree is that we don't know if the last winds overloaded it to the point of being an imminent failure......... Dave your opinion although logical for you is not a good one. It places people at risk when they need not be. In perspective I see the use of MEWPS as minimal in day to day operations. If your a climber - you climb as you must to remain current & fit enough to do so, however, when a certain tree presents itself (or large volume of trees) - either awkward - so usage would speed up the job to make it financially viable, or dangerous & making working the tree safer & easier. Discounting there usage is not logical, either as a treeworker or business owner
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It's not good on our new machine. Needed the use of a hammer to effectively tighten from day 1
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A MEWP is a relatively safe machine. To put it in perspective, how many have failed over the last 10 years? I think there is a culture of hating them " because I'm an invincible rock hard climber". I am a recovering member of this idiotic group.
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"No. Sorry Mr/Mrs Landowner, Mr/Mrs Highways Boss, Mr/Mrs Ambulance Driver etc etc. You can't use this important arterial route for at least 24 hours as I have to arrange the hire of a MEWP & then find someone experienced & suitably qualified to operate it." Would the tree be there when I got back?
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This thread really is macho B.S. corner
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I would have climbed it, but should it be climbed. Are we working or just getting our adrenalin kicks? Just something to ponder
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you mean you don't have to spend 1/2 hour trying to throw your rope over the 1st branch - after throwing & tangling up your throwline in a hawthorne tree 60ft away
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Bugger - I'm off back to the shed. Just gotta patch-up this tin-foil hat first
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Ace pic Mike
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Here you fools go again...... It's more than it seems as it sets a precedence against personal liberties & freedom. As far is guilty is concerned, you can have all my passwords & try & find any criminal activity - but that is WITH my consent. WTF would you think otherwise unless you are a trusting sheep walking around the world with your eyes closed, trusting power, irrespective of origin.
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Some people are wet behind the ears, but at least I know where to go for a shower Get real & learn how to earn your brass. Not a beginners class as Johny correctly said
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Same as, especially in a tree with long heavy branches. Just seemed to make sense. Deja vu of this conversation? Beranek's Coos Bay felling cut vs. Burnham's One important thing is that the stump, MUST be sound before you use this cut.
