Peter

You will be very disappointed with the performance of green teeth compared to sandvik imo. Have you tried ringing Sandvik UK? 02476 476300

That top wouldnt have been stopped by a dogged step cut, as soon as the butt lifted free of the stump it was going to flip. Proper slinging would have prevented it flipping.

Spread the load with more attachment points, one low down for lift, 5 or 6 spider leg attachments would be plenty for that kind of wide spreading tree.

Not too big, just slung too low.

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Alchohol is not a good idea, it does make you sleepy but after 4-5 hours it has the opposite effect as your body over-compensates by releasing stimulant. Also alcohol irritates the urinary tract, so once you have passed urine containing alcohol you will need to go again sooner. People usually benefit from a routine, so your body knows what to do at a particular time of day. Try to set a bedtime routine, warm milky drink or whatever, get to bed at around the same time each day, and try not to get up again even if you don't feel sleepy. After a few days of brain training like that it should start to get better. On the same note don't vary the routine at weekends. People who say they haven't slept, but have been lying down in bed actually get more sleep than they think they have, as you go into a state of microsleep, where you get tiny bursts of sleep type brain activity without realising it. If you think you aren't sleepy and get up and start doing stuff you definately won't get any sleep. Lastly, different people need different amounts of sleep, 7 hours might be fine for you, 5 hours might be fine for someone else. Most people need between 7-9 hours.

Not if that weight includes the chipper. Does it? And if so how much does the chipper weigh?

I have the SIP Progress, comfy but a slightly odd fit, the waist sits very high and they work best (for me) with braces. Not too hard wearing I'd say as I managed to rip them within 3 months. The Stretch Air are the best fit for me, just like wearing jeans, and they have probably lasted the best of any so far, although the price is eyewatering. They are not that cool for type A either, due to the gaiter preventing air flow at the ankle. Very good at keeping sawdust out of your boots though.

Ben that is a really odd photo. You look completely out of scale, must be a trick of the camera.

There was nothing wrong with that tree you butcher, a light tip reduction and she would have been propping up our fragile eco-system for another 100 years. As for the roots in the drain, they could have been any roots, yours, the clients, anyones! But no, its always the tree that gets blamed. And don't even get me started on violating Mother Earth by burying pipes in her delicate skin.

I would personally substitute split tails for the prussic loops. Whatever you buy, make sure your friend knows how to use it properly.

Some are hollow ground some aren't. Should be obvious by looking at the profile of your knives. Any good machine shop should be able to do it, machine knife grinding is what you need to ask for.

If you can't fix it with a hammer, you need a bigger hammer.

Is it a pre-production prototype with a disruptive pattern paint job to make it hard to distinguish the shape? Manufactorers often mask them or disguise them when they are undergoing road trials to avoid the press or other marques getting a sneak preview.

Certainly in black and white since 2005, not too sure what legislation the work at height regs replaced in 2005, but it has been covered by HSE backed industry guidelines since 1995? when the FASTCO (now AFAG) guidance and NPTC units were revised to include aerial rescue. Like most health and safety issues, it is only enforced if there is an accident, or a spot inspection from the HSE. There have been several instances of tree firms in the UK being issued with compliance orders from the HSE to put aerial rescue provision in place. Many small firms do struggle to comply, since the business owner is often the main climber, some companies choose not to bother with rescue provision at all. Interestingly although the HSE has a very small direct impact due to the relatively low number of site inspections and investigated accidents, some clients such as local authorities and large contracting firms choose to make compliance with H&S legislation, including aerial rescue provision, part of the contract/tendering process. So you could say it is enforced, but not by a government agency.

Unless you have a lanyard on, or there is something below you to get stuck in or on. Not dismissing the system altogether, but it is absolutely not a substitute for having a qualified, equipped and experienced rescuer on site, as required in the UK.

The carvers do like it, my local carver has enough now to last him the next five years lol.

Send me your email and I'll send you some pics.

I have poplar, ash (dark seasoned), plane, and walnut, beech (knotty), and possibly one or two others I have forgotten about.

Why don't you get a split tail, put the pulley in the spliced eye and make the prussic adjuster the stiffened bit? It works really well, plus you can set the pulley long and the climbing line doesnt bind against the TIP.

Miele best of a bad bunch imo. I have a smeg, its ok.

Sounds like a job for MonkeyD and Hama then!

Maybe a high fell, say at 6 feet, leave a nice mono for the wee beasties. Besides, all that twisty fluted bit will be nasty to split into firewood.

Just make one in 3 strand, you'll have the coolest retro 80's RG ever!

If it were my job that would be felled and on the back of my truck before you could blink. If you wont get paid for the reduction surely that option is off the table?