High Scale
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Beat me to it.
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Hmm, not allowed to use rope grabs? That's a new one on me, rope grab with a soft link, if your using a wire core lanyard, was another development enabling you to cut yourself out of such a previously explained situation but I can't see the reasoning behind not using them at all. Snap hooks? not even three way locking ones?
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I believe you are correct, I am pretty sure that a student climber was killed when, as you have said, the side d's were used as attachment, the tree split, pulling in the climber, crushing the poor guy, the front attachment gives you that much more room, so you shouldn't be pulled in and hurt and it will also give you some room to enable you to escape from the situation. But, If you are aware of a situation that could possibly arise then you could change attachment when you think appropriate, same as clipping a big saw in the tree if you think that there maybe a chance of it being caught in the cut and taken from your hands.
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After my third Sony Vivaz and second 3G sim card, I took the two I had left into a Vodafone store, the lady was excellent and managed to scrounge a Bold 9700 for me, I should have heeded Mr Bullmans advice, I like it already, yeah the Sony has an amazing lens and the screen has incredible quality but I never got used to that touchscreen and the strange internet no workie, all of a sudden, business.
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If I was going to Australia I would take as much Arborist equipment, especially saws as I could afford, it all costs a fortune down under.
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Hmm, interesting, would *layman* be an appropriate title with which to defend yourself? Perhaps not, in future defendant 'A' will be known hence forth as Mr Professional. Anyway, I have spent A fair few hours pruning in big trees, Type A's and C's but I get your point, the problem is I believe, is that it's cool for people such as myself, like Andy I can manage my work to suit climatic conditions, (Not always though) the young employed Mr Professional does not always have that luxury, as his Boss may just take the easy route, like you suggested and insist on Class C's always.
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Yeah could be the rings, although I would have thought that It wouldn't even start if that was the case, compression, is it good? If it's got good compression then it's likely to be something else, ignition and plug is new so it may be the carb. 300 quid seems a little steep for a piston replacement unless the barrel is damaged, in which case the saw wouldn't run anyway, piston and rings are probably around the 60 to 100 pound mark and maybe an hour to hour and a half for the labour.
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The only way that I have heard of to prevent mist up is to wear something like these. Smith Optics Turbo Fan Phenom Ski Goggles - Matte White / Ignitor
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I'm thinking that maybe, to save yourself any kind of potential future ugly consequences, that one should wear class C's at all times, proving your potential competence in a court as to regards to the H+S aspect of your decision, (As a layman) would be difficult or impossible.
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Everyday for twenty three years, quick call Norris Mcwhirter. That's pro.
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Good question and it shows up the hypocrisy of the people, that, let's face it, do little or no climbing at all.
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Remember, you can wear class A's if you are climbing but you have write a thesis in newspeak to satisfy the imaginary consequences if one was to have a little accident. Myself? I wear class A's all the time or just a tight pair of Speedos.
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Looking for work in BRISTOL or somewhere close by.
High Scale replied to lx1983's topic in Employment
Well, it is the west country. -
30 years as a climber and now you are going to be a tree officer? How refreshing to hear of a Tree officer with real experience. Good luck.
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Trainee Climber needed in Wimbledon area, CS 30,31 and 38 needed
High Scale replied to Magnus Tree's topic in Employment
Microbee, love the name and your website. -
17kn break with the class one splice, still pretty strong.
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Thing is she was really shook up, a split second and it would have been through the windscreen and she could have been seriously hurt, yeah she was daft to drive under but if she wanted to take it further I would have been found at fault I am sure.
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Yep, climber last week dropped a branch on a car bonnet after a women drove straight under the tree despite the traffic lights, signs, cones, etc, still my fault though as it is my contract.
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Good luck, the freelancers that I use are mostly busy all the time, in fact it can be hard sometimes to book them in, If you are any good you should be able to keep busy.
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Nice one.
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Is there any video of the event?
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Actually, this is the second Sunday I am sat at home rather than working, we just finished a well paid job but it had to done on a Sunday, so it was nine Sundays of working all day pollarding, I think, 35 to 40 London Plane trees, quite big trees back to the original pollard points, so lots of cutting and a lot of timber and I climbed all but maybe four or five of them, it was pure luck that we got to hear about the work, but we put on a good commercial price and beat the other bigger firm by a huge margin, perhaps too huge a margin. Anyway, when the check comes it will just about pay off my depts, happy,happy.
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I contract climb for 130quid per day sometimes, anybody got any work?
