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Final cut done by yours truely; Even managed to hit the log mat with the final piece of stick too;

More than his job is worth Brian! Mike is the main man, his main job tasks are; Camera man adminstration & secretary customer relations chipper lowering log splitter dragging brash fetch and carry cleaning kit timekeeper Oh, and rake man!

The weather was real strange Brian, nearly called the job off, but waited a couple of hours then there were just a few heavy blustery showers. Goes to show its easy to give up at 8.30am when its lashing down. Never know whats possible with the right attitude:thumbup:

Second tree, not many pics, think Mike was busy lowering! The motley crew on the job; I believe Frank really was having a slah here!

Yet another fine dismantling job done by FRANK. Three of us on the floor. Two ash trees taken out in the rain and high winds earlier this week. Rear garden trees with wide canopies spreading over 6 properties in total. First pics show the first tree, plenty of sheds and garages to avoid, ended up lowering everything then felling the stems on both trees. Yet again, nice steady job with plenty of firewood and enjoyed by all of us. Shame the customers kettle seemed to be broken! Lol! Frank getting out there;

Tend to get an initial rush september and october from those who want to get in early, then when true winter hits in december it starts again

It actually says in the item specifics it is a stihl brand!

Obviously a great job to have been involved Darren, and well done to all:thumbup1: Regrettably, i was one of the people who put a humorous comment about the climber being only off 3strand a couple of years. It was totally in jest, and was also followed by 3 of these:lol: However, if my comment offended, i also would like to say sorry, but it was also a self inflicted dig, as i am one of those old school types who is still on a beal prussik. A real shame the origional thread was deleted along with the full set of pictures and the complimentary comments from other members. I feel it is a pitty that there are some jelous members who trawl arbtalk without contributing themseves but get satisfaction in causing trouble, such as what happened. But all in all, the job was done safely and on time so a pat on the back for all involved:001_cool:

Yeh, forgot to add, the fence we set first across the field was classed as "temporary" by N.G. and straining stays were not on the spec, but i did put some in in the really essential places, and also we were not allowed to concrete the gateposts in so they were set by hand 4 feet deep! Near all the posts were put in by hand, but we did have a little "assistance" from a large excavator:blushing: The main gate we did last week was concreted at 4 feet deep. My straining stays are butted upto a post thats cut down close to ground level.

Last few before we left site!

Following the reinstatement of the river bank, the temporary roadway was removed and we returned last week to reinstate the main gateways to the field. The farmer will now re seed the old access road and then remove the fence in the middle of the field at a later date. Before anyone says the gatepost isnt straight, a lorry hit it:sneaky2:

There have been a few members who have been visiting the forum just to find out what the Manchester job was all about, so here are a few pics from the job. The works were carried out on the bank of the river Mersey for National Grid after the bank had eroded dangerously close to a main Gas pipeline. As you can see from the pics there were plenty of other hazards to contend with such as the overhead power lines, busy main road and railway line. The origional works were carried out in September to fence off the farmers field for his tock, and enable an access road to be laid along the river bank to the work area. The first few pics are of the work area where we did an amount of tree clearance and pruning of the boundary for excavator access.

Cheers Carlos, i will study in a bit, the litttle un is about to go in the bath:thumbup1:

Ok then, we are getting there, but, when i tried a VT a while back (just with a swing cheek pulley tending), somehow i couldnt get on with it, but you guys think its better with the hitch climber then? Guess i should put the order in then:blushing:

Got a pic of that, im not that familiar? I might be old school, but if im happy i can tie it easily and its reliable, i would feel more comfortable than the VT

So, does it sound like one of these could be any good for a big fat lad? After seeing FRANKS standard climber in action, I fancy trying one but im old school prussik type, but getting a bit hacked off with the hitch jamming when ever it gets wet or a bit sappy. If anyone thinks its worth trying, whats the best hitch to use with it, or are we stuck with the VT? Cheers, Pete. PS, if anyone can persuade me, Jonesie has got a sale:sneaky2:

Stunning as usual Tommy:thumbup1: Leda has a real nice chunky bum:thumbup: What sort of oil do you use to get such a great finish Tommy?

PM sent mate.

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I cannot see how doing a plunge cut through the center of an already small hinge(reference to smaller trees) then relying upon a piece of split wood, would make the hinge hold better than a standard well cut hinge:sneaky2: Absolute rubbish in my opinion!

Either love em or hate em, its your choice! Bought one about three months ago and cant get on with it, so if you want a size large only climbed in a few times, its yours for £135

Looks like yet another cheap advertising stunt by Ekka. Note the full view of name and number during the works! As for the cut, cant see the advantage on that tree. If he had cut a shallower gob, that palm would have gone easily with a conventional fell. The guy will do anything for a bit of attention!

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Being one step ahead is great if you can be, but dont expect the less scrupulous dont know about picture CV's! Only yesterday, i was working in a nearby village and went out to sit in my truck to mave my sarnie. I spent more than ten minutes watching two clowns door knocking along the street. They were the usual, '59 reg tranny van with two sets of very large shiney ladders on the rack with Enviro Tree Care splattered all over it, one guy having a saw helmet on and both of them had picture ID cards clipped to their hi viz vests and carrying a folder. When they moved the van further down the street, one of the neighbours came out and walked to my truck and this converstion carried on Hello, arent you the guy from near Beverley? Yes, i think that could be me! Ah, i thought it was you, didnt you prune that Ash Tree across the road from my house? Erm yes, think it must have been a few months ago now, gave it a crown lift I said to my husband it was you, but those two men just came and knocked on my door saying i should have my trees pruned, then showed me pictures of that tree in a folder and said they had done it:cursing: