Marc
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Becoming progressively poo what you basing that on? They still make the best contracting kit out there. I'd only ever buy Stihl for the company, but mix it up with Husqvarna for my own use.
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Probably Jon.
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It's the same story every where. More than half the companies round here will not pay my rate. The GRCS is not some super tool that will make the impossible possible, it just opens up other ways of tackling the job a standard bollard will not. So depends if someone wants to pay that premium, it also takes time to learn how to use one effectively from experience I've seen things to badly wrong through poor plannig and asking to much from it.
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Wow Essex is a cheap place to live, I'm considerably more than that and come with just a climbing kit and topper. If I had my own GRCS I'd charge £200 but not have half the kit this smart winch guy has. I imagine his value is due to the promoting the smart winch product..
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There can be positives to drop loading timber onto the winch as you can pull out slack as the piece goes over on the one way bearing, although I've rarely found the need and will use the bollard.
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I never understand why bother putting nptc qualified and fully insured on the truck? To us arbs we know nptc doesn't mean much, and Joe public doesn't even know what it means.
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Welcome to the forum Ben I hope you do not get offended easily and stick around. You have to understand this is our Trade and we are passionate about it and do not like to see what is poor work, it is bad for us all. Like I said do not take offence, I cannot claim to off only does the best for a tree myself.
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Not sure if I posted this, but I'll post it again, A good video giving some basic safety instructions, it's one of those things that allows you to do what you would not normally do and can put you in dangerous situation. Particularly winching then working under suspended loads to go to descent mode, a big no no in my opinion but see it often in you tube videos.
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I just keep climbing, they are going to get wet again anyway, and soon dry out on a nice day climbing, I may wash mine once the weather improves. Maybe.
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What would you do with this tree???
Marc replied to A Pettersen-Firewood&Chip's topic in General chat
Spear cut:001_huh: may as well fell it. Tarzan swing ! You know a Tarzan swing at that steep an angle is not much better than falling. Although not wanting to put you off I may consider anchoring in other tree to give me confidence but it is not a safer option, once near the top your weight will pretty much be on the tree your felling anyway with the anchor tree bearing hardly any weight, and you may end up fighting your anchor point. Like others have said fell in one would be my first approach, second would be to climb the tree dismantling in free fall sections. Lastly if I had little confidence either anchor in another tree or think outside the box, mewp/crane ***** pole Jedi powers. -
I've had 3 200t's great saws assigned to history, I then got a 201 and to be honest I do not get what all the negativity is with the saw it was fine and up to the task in stock form. Mine was sluggish to start with but after a run in and a tweak was nice and responsive in a different way to a 200 and once in the cut a match for a 200 as long as you didn't force it. I now have a t540 and like that to, if I'm honest and had to replace again I'd get another 540 but in my opinion it is not head and shoulders above a 201. As for tinkering I'd wait until warrenty is up, Stihl warrenty is good from a proper dealer and worth keeping, when the year is up mod away.
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I had the Kask, and went back to the new Petzl Vertex best industrial helmet out there, bar maybe the Protos if you want something fancy dancy.
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Throw line so much easier than carrying around a ladder and quicker It really depends, if the company I work for has ladders I may use them as it may be quicker and easier, the company I do most of the work for does not have ladders so no choice.
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I climbed for years with only a 10mm rope lanyard it's fine as long as you always take care placing your cuts. I recently started to use the steel flip line again with a prussik and pulley adjuster, I can't believe I left in my redundant kit bag for so long so much nicer for spiking up stems. As for safety, sure a steel flip line may by you time, nothing beats placing cuts with care, never look at PPE as protection simple as that forget it's there and pay attention.
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Not that familiar with it, but looks to me to probably be New England Hi Vee, in unique colours. Could be wrong though.
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As tragic as that was, it serves no real relevance other than to prove how low the risk is as incidents of fatalities are so low considering how common place trees are. I think Treeseer has a valid point in that we can be often over zealous in our approach to risk management. As for the tree is question I'd have to see it in the real before I'd even consider giving an opinion. I'd probably fell and replace as any remedial work over the life of the tree would be costly with no guarantee that an arborist of equal understand or the original arborist would maintain the management plan. Been called out to plenty of failures where bracing has fail because the owner did not keep up with the prescribed management/inspection program.
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We run a 25 and 30" both pull well, we've been through this though Jon:biggrin: You can offer me lorry loads of cider but we will never part with it. I honestly think a Husky 395 will be just as good maybe better? and variety is a good thing. Maybe buy a 661 in a couple of years once they have really got it right.
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Jon mate it has more power than a 660 it for me is a better saw, if our 661 develops problems and has to go back, then I will wait for another 661 rather than get a 660. As for Husky I am not familiar with them.
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Run both a 2013 MS201t and a T540 there is not a huge amount in it, I,d be happy with either one. Having run both, if I bought tomorrow the 540 would win out, but it for me is not leagues ahead of a 201 that runs correctly.
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I think we have a winner.
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It's about £50 to repair it properly, although repairing the hole if you can is cheaper still.
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I just hope our 661 does not have problems. So far we are happy with it, better than the 660 it replaced so far, only time will tell for sure.
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Marlow Gecko and Yale are also semi static ropes like Beal Antipodes. Beal is not rigging line it's a classic industrial access line. GoOutdoors are selling it as a rigging line for sport climbers/caving. Beal Antipodes would make a great SRT access line that is about all though it is NOT suitable as as a main life line for Treework, unless you are an experienced and competent climber. Phillip it would make a great strop/lanyard and is very economical, I tend to go through lanyards quickly so this is the type of line I use. As a main climbing line I would go to an Arb supplier online and order a length with Splice anything by Yale or New England is going to be of good qaulity and suitable.
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We have a VX 4.2 24v diesel manual 80 series, has 320,000 miles on the clock regularly tows 3 ton plus, a few of the ponies have fled the stable, been through 2 clutches, Gets abused really really abused its nothing but a drag mule, with a family of nice living inside it. The lacquer has melted off the bonnet from the time the engine over heated as no one checked coolant level. It just doesn't die. If I could afford to run one I would have one myself, I think they are amazing vehicles. What about a Nissan Patrol?
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Team, that is all. We have had some new guys greenhorns you could say, and I can find that difficult because are plans are brief because we all have worked with each other for long enough to be almost on a telepathic level. BenR joined us for a few days and had the experience to fit right in, also taught me a. Ew knot which is simple to tie, I like simple.
