Peter

Anyone got any info or links relating to tree hazard assessment and management of poplars affected by hornet moth larvae?

Nick, are hand splices ok provided they have a current loler?

Proclimber training is excellent, but I wouldnt blow that amount of money in one go unless you are really sure its the right career for you. I also wouldnt recommend going straight into rigging without getting some practical experience under your belt first.

Still suicide. As soon as the bar was one third through the tree, the splits would have opened and it would have sat down hard on the bar. Tom's method worked because removing the weight and sail area of the crown stabilised the splits and prevented the scenario detailed above.

Yup, replacement handle is by far the cheapest option. I put a pickaxe handle on my splitting maul, needed a bit of work to make it fit but lasted ages. Don't forget to get some little wedges to hold the head on tight.

Nice work. From the first vid I was imagining a multi stemmed tree for some reason, having seen the second one felling in 2 halves obviously wouldnt have worked.

So how did you tackle it?

Yes, it would just sit down on your saw. Same with a coos bay, can't think of a less suitable tree for that.

Totally leftfield idea, fell it in two halves, so gob one side up and start the back cut by boring through the centre of the stem, then once the first half is on the ground do the same with the other half but in the opposite direction. Winch would be handy as you couldnt use wedges. I would probably strap then climb, once the weight was off the cracks would close up.

Also, low fat crisps can cause anal leakage.

Saturated fat is not bad for you per se, but eating too much of it is. Mostly found in meat and dairy, so less of those and more fish and veg is a good idea. I try to avoid processed foods where possible, as you dont really know what you are eating unless you read every single label thoroughly.

What's the optician going to do, give you new glasses?! Go to a&e or see a gp, you need to get referred to an opthamologist, there will be one on call at a&e or your gp can give you an emergency referral.

Can't remember which I used but it was a very similar system.

I'v used resin in a crumbly block wall, sleeve anchors were just bursting the blocks. Amazing stuff, but the holes have to be scrupulously clean and dust free.

Good work, the standing fir must have been stronger than it looked.

Not randomly, in the ISA comps it follows some basic rules, although there is room for creativity. Start Bell: Usually first bell, at top of tree nearish anchor point. Handsaw Station: Usually first bell, nearish top. Pole Pruner Station: Usually 2nd or 3rd, can be anywhere. Limb Toss: Usually 3rd, usually in lower third of canopy to allow clearish throw to target area. Limb Walk: Usually 4th, nearly always fairly low down, bell set out in the tips with a challenging route to lanyard point. Last bell is at about 4 metres off ground, this has to be rung before making final descent to ensure no long fast burn out type descents to landing zone. Mostly the whole climb will be in one side of a tree for good rope routing and to allow climbers to ascend while someone is doing the work climb. The whole climb should take around 5-6 minutes from start bell to landing zone for an average climber at that event, so the top 10% will be able to do it really quickly, and only the few slowest will time out.

Full wrap or three quarter?

Trees can also be protected by conditions attached to planning consent.

Stump shot is a higher back cut to leave a step to prevent the butt coming back over the stump.

It is only the later d22 navaras that had the engine trouble, 2003 onwards I think, so you would be ok with an earlier one, which is all you would get more £2-3K anyway.

You can burn up to 10 tonnes a day of green material on site. Any more than that and the land owner will need an exemption from the Environment Agency, straightforward enough to get. I have burned several hundred tonnes on site in the last couple of years, on a site a bit like yours, difficult access and no-where to put chip or logs on site. Keeping smoke off motorways etc is common sense, ie there are no specific rules covering it, but if you cause an accident then you will get prosecuted. Get on to the EA if you need clarification. Here is rather boring video clip of my last fire. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qcn3Lozm-FM&context=C45782c4ADvjVQa1PpcFNjBqJSxHAvPdvDH6QEtZQ_1xh0jSyIC2o=]The big burn - YouTube[/ame]

Better find another stinger to accidentally run over then!

Plus £30 for 2 part worn Chinese remoulds?!

Used many TW 150, when I bought my own I went for the Greenmech, very happy with it.

How about if he loaded his truck with rubble and took it straight to landfill from site? Or if he loaded his truck with rubble from site and tipped it at his friend's house where his friend uses it to make a new driveway, but no money changes hands. Or the above scenario, but the friend has a business partner who also wants a load, and gives the driver £20 for his trouble? Once you start looking at our day to day activities in detail it starts getting a bit murky.