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Peter

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  1. Between Stretham and Wilburton. We're practically neighbours!
  2. Hi all I have just relocated to Ely, and am now looking for subbie work. I have ten years climbing experience, I am confident doing any type of tree work, and there are plenty of pics on this forum of work i'v done. References available. I have tickets, climbing/rigging kit, saws and transport. I also have an 18 tonne truck, with a 9.5 t/metre crane with log grapple. The truck is slightly bigger than a 7.5 tonne cargo, but will carry ten tonnes of timber. This is available to hire as a package with me as climber, or on its own just to collect timber. As I have just moved in, i have no internet access, so you can contact me on 07875 386674. Thanks Peter
  3. You dont reduce the load, merely redirect it. If the anchor remains directly below the pulley, you dont redirect it by much.
  4. That bottom one might, who knows whats hiding between the folds?
  5. I like goat curry.
  6. Nah, costs too much to get them through their climbing tickets.
  7. No, but then I'm not a consultant, and I dont provide that kind of service.
  8. Peter

    arbtalk

    Servers been up and down all day, i'm sure it will be all sorted before long
  9. No advice, but I wish you the best of luck with your endeavour. Keep us posted!
  10. Trespass is not an offence in England, not sure about Scotland. Criminal damage is the best shot, think about the replacement cost of buying new conifers of an equivelent size and having them planted in the back garden, a crane to lift them in ect, and the bill soon adds up! Wouldnt hurt to put a quote together........
  11. Nope, you are the only one.
  12. Thanks mate, I'v been going to that waxing and tanning salon you recommended.
  13. Evidently you need something really attention grabbing to compete, so how about setting up a big zipline through several flaming hoops, and zipping down in dressing head to toe in a skin tight electric blue lycra jumpsuit, setting fire to the rope behind you as you go, then landing in the back of an old chip, which blows up, throwing you clear, you then run through the crowd (on fire), handing out leaflets as you go, and jump in the nearest hot tub to extinguish the flames. Just a normal day at work really.
  14. Peter

    bats in trees

    I dont think he'll be posting on anything on here.
  15. I dont believe that is the case, under UK law first aiders are quite well protected, you are within your rights to not assist anyone needing first aid, qualified or not. Of course, if your duties as an employee include first aid, then you could be subject to disciplinary action from your employer. Also worth noting, if you assist a member of the public, as long as whatever you do is within the general boundaries of your first aid training, you are protected from being sued by the person you help or their relatives. For example, in the USA, there have been cases of people's life being saved by a first aider administering CPR, and the casualty suing the first aider at a later date becaue they broke a rib in the process. Wont happen here though.
  16. What you need, is some good CPR training, and then everything else is making the casualty comfortable and what you should and shouldnt do in various situations. You are not expected to learn how to treat injuries as such any more. Personally, i think the one day course is perfectly adequate, although i dont know what industry guidance is these days.
  17. I have done a 5 day course, a couple of years ago now. I am now of the opinion that it would be better to put several staff through a one day course than have one person with the 5 day. In fact, I would go so far as to say that I wont be doing another 5 day, just one day refreshers every now and again. Personally, i think the way forward is to get a trainer in for one day every year, to train all the staff in one go. I find you retain a lot of info for about 3 months, then you start to loose it from there. Three years is far too long between refreshers. The reason you dont need lots of in depth training, imo, is that most of the training is centred around casualty care for however long it is until the ambulance arrives. There really isnt much point learning how to set broken bones ect as you are never going to need to do it. Unless of course you are going to work in a wilderness out of reach of air ambulance, in which case you should probably undertake some specialist training beforehand.
  18. I'm with Drew on that, once the coating wears off the dyna glide its useless, unless you use a really heavy bag. I only use zingit 1.75mm, with a ten or eight oz bag depending on height, tree species, and wind conditions, works just fine for me.
  19. Peter

    MEWP or Climb

    IMO you want a three man basket to make two up worthwhile and safe. However, how do you get around your safe working distances? However you do it the holder is to close to the cutter.
  20. There is a third way.......
  21. Couple of pics I just found on my phone. One. Pete McTree between my legs. Two. Depressing leylandii hedge of doom. Enjoy.
  22. V. true, but your not going to send it down between each cut? Besides, if you're on spikes and ringing down, your line is mostly going to be attached to your harness.
  23. 3 and a quarter inches. After you felled it that is.

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