Pete Mctree
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I use Clark’s bio oil in the summer and plain rapeseed in winter (with exception of long bars) The oil is flung off the chain in an aerosol and it not only covers bare skin, but will be inhaled too. No way will I ever use mineral oils again!
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I am an hour east of York near Whitby & I have not seen a single tree this year that is not infected. What make it worse is that there is a very high percentage of Ash trees.
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Komet Miller Reglex Machoire Wire Core Flipline SKYLANDEQUIPMENT.COM Easy to use, reinforced wire core work positioning lanyard with stainless steel jaw type length adjuster for easy... out of stock, but they are worth an email I guess @Mark_Skyland
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2 rope climbing are we sticking to the rules
Pete Mctree replied to Thesnarlingbadger's topic in Climbers talk
This kind of blueprint is the way forward imho Yes 👍😎 -
2 rope climbing are we sticking to the rules
Pete Mctree replied to Thesnarlingbadger's topic in Climbers talk
I don’t agree on the apprenticeship to qualify, however a single week and you can climb is wrong. Fair enough get a learners ticket and then go out into the world to learn your trade and certify when your at a good standard. Just think about it - a qualified climber with zero day’s experience is expected to carry out an arial rescue in a stressful and new environment. It would not end well I think. The whole industry needs to step back and re-look at training and certification. The problem is that people want it cheap and quick- neither produce well trained, competent and efficient staff. We don’t necessarily need more, however we need far higher standards if we are to cut down on injuries and accidents. More paperwork won’t help, trade associations neither, just good quality training on the relevant courses and on the job. It’s not rocket science -
Where are you based? @Guns the tree climber
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I have tried it & it works. Just better things out there for me
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Hemp rope is rough to the hands and knots poorly. It is easy to splice though . Plus at that diameter it was very numb in small trees- after a couple of months I ditched it.
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The old climber (in his 60’s then) who showed it me used it on inch thick hemp rope. Nasty to use
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I did it when I first started, but that was over 25 years ago. Only used it since when I had missing kit
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Simply what I was told when asked about the felling and cross cutting on the landing. This was in reference to softwoods in the PNW.
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The don’t want it - trees tend to be considerably taller too - loosing a couple of foot must be okay by them
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The US sawmills will not take timber with any basal flare, hence the high cuts on some trees.
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You sound like a demented old man looking for attention…….
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I don’t think it makes much difference- plenty of big saws are run on 0.50 3/8
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I rate pfanner zermatts - supple enough for pruning and solid enough for all week on spikes. I never understood peoples affinity for airstreams - no heal and super soft midsole so poor on spikes and soft soles so don’t last long dragging brash. Junk lasted me 9 months
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Kirklees refusal to allow arisings to be burned on site
Pete Mctree replied to jonrob's topic in Tree health care
Did you request to burn the arisings? If so why? I lived in Kirklees for years and had many fires with zero issues from the TO. Local residents were sometimes less than appreciative and the fire brigade was called a couple of times by them. -
I really like these. I have one on my feeling belt and climbing harness. https://treekit.com/silverbull-personal-arb-trauma-kit/
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Adding a location would be helpful 👍
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Is it possible to have the gtw of a vehicle uprated?
Pete Mctree replied to swinny's topic in Arb-Trucks
Some 4x4’s can be updated - what vehicle is it? -
This hits the nail on the head I recon - he is not suffering from years of brutal graft in the industry
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You need a forestry contractor not an arborist. All this talk of grapple saws etc is not what you need - you need the trees putting on the floor quickly and efficiently & the timber removed with hopefully zero financial input and if they are big enough maybe a little cash thrown back in your direction.
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Performance, balance and power delivery vary massively between brands and models as does reliability and availability of spares - bigger picture thinking is required Carbs need adjustment. When you buy your saw it will be set to run a little rich for the break in period and then needs retuning. As the machine further breaks in and reaches full power it requires more fuel - retune again. Change altitude drastically - retune Saw gets a little worn - need more fuel usually- retune (this is why solenoids on mtronics need changing as the replacement has larger fueling apertures) etc etc etc
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Electronic saws have there advantages, as most people are incapable of adjusting a carb correctly.
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If someone could do a decent square ground chain, I’d be a regular customer
