Marc
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I like those roof boxes, very usefull for storing stuff like spare aerial rescue/climbing kit, portable winch, spare helmet and other kit you do not regularly but come in handy from time to time.
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It always makes me laugh when we are a couple of hours into work and the site safety/supervisor comes over and ask's to see our tickets/insurance, cis cards and loler etc. "Bit late mate we've started"
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Thats why they make a 2-stroke flymo especially for cutting banks.
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Not the clearest picture, Pinus nigra is a good call, my Pinus ident is rubbish. Black pine may grow like that, but the fact that both trees go multi-stemmed at the same point leads me to think they've been topped before. Good alternative to fell the one on the right and crown raise/thin the other. May expose the other to wind more though, but should be okay.
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Those look like they been topped before, the one on the right just above the point you show, the one on the left just below. I'd just push to fell them if he wants more light, as I doubt topping them will make a huge difference, plus there is another decidous tree in there being suppressed, retain this tree.
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Taking the tops out of trees is never really a good thing, but does'nt mean the trees will die. Like Ed says they will tolerate it and regrow but that does'nt make it right or o.k, its just plain pikey. I've seen Scotts pine and other pines in my area that have had the tops knocked off in the past, no one has then gone on to maintain the re-growth, usually 3 or 4 stems have won the fight and become leaders producing a very top heavy multiple leader trees prone to fail.
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Quality pic log, is that classed as a mewp?
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Did a fairly big job last week felling a load of Populars and overgrown Willow along a river bank. The site was very difficult to access, with only foot access possible, the last tree crew who worked there only did the easy stuff, anything big overhanging the river was ignored. But were not like that, we managed to do 95% of the trees but after struggling with a fiddle block and pull ropes we decided the worst needed mechanical assitance to get over. A few phone calls later and we manged to get one, big thanks to Nod for getting us one at short notice. Its not the quckest or lightest bit of kit, but it sure got the job done with ease. we did bigger trees but here some of the pics I got
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If you look at my set-up there is maybe 3 inches of sit back at most, hardly critical. And a Vt is the best at making small adjust imo I can make minute adjustments with my thumb and forefinger with my full weight on the line real easy. I think a lot of it comes down to climbing style, there are still many climbers out there far better than me on a prussik, but the VT just suits my way of climbing.
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Big trees is where the VT comes into its own imo, easy to break and pay out slack accuratly/does'nt bind tight, Being able to easily tend slack on the way back in from long limb walks. And a certain amount of self tailing when climbing back up.
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That looks so much simplier than what I was thinking, just goes to show a simple picture cannot always make clear how to set-up a device.
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And just to up my post count here is a pic of my current VT to give you some ideas vdub.
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Oh yeah splice's are nice but i'd only use them on my Lanyard, to costly for me at any rate for my climbing line.
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I'm using Liros 8mm tied 4/1 which goes to a 3/2 once I start climbing works real nice and will start self tailing at about 30 ft, but its nothing like a lockjack. The best thing is its always easy to break. i've tried loads of cords, I always thought Marlow was the best but am loving the Liros. Did'nt get on with Tenex or Ocean. I replace my cord fortnightly, I did get Ocean to last nearly a month. I think your climbing style and type of climbing you mainly do determines how long your cord lasts or which you prefer.
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I only just found out I was using a Buckingham portawrap 3 wrong, by looking through Sherrils catalogue I see you have to feed the rope through the top hoop. Which looks a pain as you have to pull the rope back through this everytime, and when it twists well its a pain. I'd always just wrapped it the same as an old style ISC or any other device. I have seen groundies lose the rope on the newer ISC devices, apparently your supposed to use a karabiner to secure the rope to the bollard through the slots on the side, which makes sense, but as there are no instructions I don't know for sure? Hopefully we will have a GRCS tomorow and the bollard will be relegated to light lowering and occasional use.
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Exactly, I was told though by Stihl technicians to steal any type A carbs I find. Its a shame the reliability issue, but heck the 200t is still the best saw out there.
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what knots work best?
Marc replied to Jack-Arb aka Tiago Sinclair-Julio.'s topic in Rigging and roping
Other than the usual climbing knots, the carters/truckers hitch is probably one of the knots I use most, and i'm not old school by any means, i've used it to tension lines, pull over stems/trees, drag out timber and tie down loads. You can double up carters hitches and add biners to reduce friction a top multi-use knot, you got to love multi-use. -
what knots work best?
Marc replied to Jack-Arb aka Tiago Sinclair-Julio.'s topic in Rigging and roping
""To secure a load of brush on the back of a trailor?"" Carters Hitch, which is also usefull for pulling over standing trunks/trees when without a winch or pulleys. -
Fracture Pruning Retrenchment on Fulham Oak
Marc replied to David Humphries's topic in Tree health care
Well i'll reserve judgement, it would be intresting to see how those rips respond. -
Hmmm i'd have to find out, I assume so as i'm sure it was ce marked.
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Fracture Pruning Retrenchment on Fulham Oak
Marc replied to David Humphries's topic in Tree health care
Were you trying to replicate the storms of 87 I like it an intresting experiment and be intresting to see how it responds. I'd never be allowed to spend 4 days on a job like that though, 4 hours if i'm lucky. My only question is if your trying to promote crown reccesion then why the whole crown? Surley your trying to promote a natural cycle of an Oaks life? Where by its top dies out so it can concetrate more resources into the lower crown. Still be intresting to see what happens, i've heard fractured branches stimulates better growth due to the fracture tearing along the cells, rather than a saw which is precise and cuts through the cells. Or something like that. -
A climber I work with footlocks with it everyday, and loves it. I will be buying myself some soon, feels great, and virtually no stretch.
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They look good for a chainsaw test. Only joking,
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I read a report in a TCIA mags to injuries and deaths in the industry, something like 45+ % struck by falling objects, 30% mewp related, 5% other and only around 10% from rope and harness. These were stats for tree work in the U.S Most dangerous place to be is on the ground, not that climbing is without potential for having a very bad day.
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Thing is with hired mewps you don't know how they have been used, some muppet may of been craning big bits with it causing the welds to fail. I've used a few octopussy mewps they are good machines but i've had a few break down on me. poor maintenance maybe, or just plain unreliable?
