Pete Mctree
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Everything posted by Pete Mctree
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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.
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That's it. Not pretty but works
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No point filming it as the spray of shite from his rear end would obscure the lens
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Cool, bet you could save a load of cash by NOT buying 5 ton rachet straps from Halfords
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Hard to explain a cut on the t'internet without pics. ( can't find any sorry) 2 lateral cuts a 1/3rd deep leaving a strip of wood which is then severed from the top, releasing the tension in the stem. I will pm a couple of people for a diagram or you can google it. Not conventional, but the barbers chair is a result of a massive build-up of pressure behind the hinge. So transfering that tension to a strip at 90deg to the natural lean means that there will be less wood to sever avoiding it. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAArgh. Told you I need pics to explain it
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If need be (for confidence), wrap the stem with some chain (or rope if you don't have any). Then as has been said, make some careful but purposefull cuts & release with a dog tooth.
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Same as. No directional control but much, much safer:thumbup1:
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Now this IS nuts
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Wow, I'd do that just for the view!
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Nice tree. I remember there being plenty like that around here as a kid.
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looks like a 3/4 - they are available for the 440/460 as a part for the rescue saw. I would recommend the larger side plate if you choose to go down that route, as when flipped on it's side your fingers are a little close to the running chain for some, & if your not concentrating............
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You considered buying a Wraptor ascender, for saving your body Reg? They make it effortless (& fun)
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Good stuff. Couple of tips I will give for the groundies is handling rope pre/during lowering. Always keep your arms straight (snapping your elbows straight when you get a shock load is less than pleasant. Plus you WILL drop the rope if it's a decent load) When letting a load run, as the load is introduced onto the line, if room allows, walk towards the tree/friction device. This will reduce the shock load upon yourself & the system
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Has that 201 been re-tuned by a dealer (not saying you can't) Reg. I know of 2 that have been miraculously transformed with a re-tune. They seem to set the really rich whilst breaking them in - which also seems to take ages. Get it ported get on with it
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Yes, that's what I liked about the set-up.
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Your a top topper Reg. Some nice rigging in there, I like your double line set-up on the multiple trees. Worked over quite a distance by the look of things.
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With an 18mm line it's not just the cost of the pulley, you have to factor in a sling to attach it to the tree, a friction device & something to attach that to the tree. All of which have to be rated to be used with such a large rope - i.e. not cheap!
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I guess this is why Stihl fit a high output oiler to there MS660 for the US market. (It is available here in the UK as a part if anyone thinks they need it)
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Tell them how to do it then.... Basics are important
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They last me about 2 years max as opposed to meindls or hiax which don't do a year. Ruined a pair of airstreams in 8 months - worn out under the balls of my feet with dragging
