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Peter

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  1. Trango
  2. At least you'll have an excuse for being under the table after one pint of shandy!
  3. Thought it was about time I put some more truck pics up. Here she is working on a small site clearance job. Pics of grapple as requested by Stevie B.
  4. I have used both, and they are both good. I would pick whichever one colour co-ordinates best with your handbag.
  5. I hope none of your customers are pedantic enough to insist on a cubic metre of logs, measured with no air gaps....... If they are, then I really think you should measure it for them the Archimedes way, then they would get exactly what they deserve!
  6. Nope, if you follow the quote trail, I was referring to firewoodman's method of quantifying his delivery.
  7. So your suggesting that you measure the volume of dry timber by immersing it in water? Does that not rather defeat the object?
  8. You cant accurately measure the volume of the wood, unless you can stack it with no air gaps, or you have a way of measuring the air gaps? If you weighed it, on the other hand, you would get an accurate measurement.
  9. So you are effectively guying the anchor trees, like a mini skyline. I think it would work, but there is still a lot of unknown quantities, one unforseen force acting on one anchor point will destroy the whole system. If you can get 2 guy lines on each anchor tree that would help.
  10. That kind of highline system creates a lot of lateral forces on the anchor trees, and it is hard to get enough tension to control the sagging. Would a load transfer/drift line using the same two anchor trees work?
  11. Lurrrrrrrrrrrrve my ropeguide. Have used a positioner, but moved on to a cinch. What are you looking at in particular?
  12. I have seen an identical site for a company local to me, but I'm not sure what the point of it is. Bit offputting for potential customers if they find that instead of your site.
  13. In other words, wood burns, water doesnt. It is my understanding that dry wood of any species has a similar heat output when burnt, the only difference being the speed at which it burns.
  14. Peter

    441

    That isnt a 441 muffler. Not 441 dogs either haha
  15. Peter

    vosa

    They cant take your entitlement away. If you drive for a living then you have to complete some CPD in order to continue doing so. Getting employment as a driver will be impossible without it. Whether you feel the need to do it in order to drive your truck to a tree job is up to you, I suggest you read the exemptions and see if any of them apply to your circumstances.
  16. Put fluffy dice over the end of each bolt.
  17. Peter

    In Line ReDI

    Ah right, I thought you had a really long spliced eye!
  18. Peter

    In Line ReDI

    Do you find that the ball tends to slip down when it gets to the retrieval shackle? I found the shackle works like a slack tender and pulls it down the line? Anyway, heres my quick attempt just with the kit in my bag. The Ropeman II doesnt work at all, it just imbeds all the little points into the rope when you try to retrieve it. The double pulley is necessary to keep everything aligned and pull off smoothly.
  19. You can do it a lot quicker if you dont try to thin the tree as you go round!
  20. Peter

    In Line ReDI

    I only have ropeman 2, seems to be a bit sticky on the release as all the little points dig into the sheath. Might have to invest in some 1s.
  21. Peter

    In Line ReDI

    I do have a cinch, but its doing sterling duty on my lanyard. Could swap it out for a bit I suppose. I'll try 2 ropemans and see what happens.
  22. Peter

    In Line ReDI

    Ok, missed a step, having a blond moment. Looks cool, I'll have to give that a try out soon. Do you think a ropeman 2 would work in place of the cinch?
  23. Peter

    In Line ReDI

    How do you get the spliced eye end back to you in the tree?
  24. Comp results were: 1 st Rhys Brace Stu Witt Peter Haine Geoff Pugsley Martin Rutherford? 6th ?

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