Rentachimp

I love handsaws, but had to work for about six months without one once. When I finally got a new one, I was reducing a high laurel hedge and I felt like the cat who got the cream.

200t's are a godsend for big stuff, but closely resembles a boat's anchor on occasions.

I had an Ibuki. Great on softwood, but not the monster that I hoped it would be. Lost it in Hampshire somewhere if anyone fancies a treasure hunt.

Must have lost about 4 silkys in the 4 years I have been tree man

so, more than two thirds would like it sticky, eh?

Any chance of it Steve??

Does sycamore burn well, guys?

when you can tell the difference between a 200t, a husky, a stihl, a strimmer, a blower and a mower from 500yds

when you have to explain to people that (in your world) a strop is neither a mispronounciation of strap, nor a term to describe a temper tantrum.

Also, a krab is not a crustacean and those red marks on your arm aren't because of any emotional issues you may have; they are there because of the 400ft long conifer hedge you spent the last fortnight doing

We did a job in the church once, where a 8-10ft conifer had slumped into a hollow grave. We asked the vicar what we should do with the arisings and he had us drag the branches to the chipper and then fill the grave with the chip.

I thought that was a bit weird, but I'm sure he had permission off of god or someone.

My least favourite customer saying is 'Aren't you going to take the stump(s) any lower'.

I wasn't very impressed.

how come? bad safety?

'Eds!' or 'Chout!' or 'Ready?' or 'Clear' or '******* move!'

Oregon foresters/arbo documentary, THURSDAY 8-10pm on History channel if you're interested, lads.

If you have a big Silky, you can spike up and ping branches off on the way up, as I like to do with lombardys and pines/spruce etc.

Many would disagree...

Actually funny you should say that because i got the idea from the tree motion harness my friend has, and i agree they are amazing harnesses

 

anyway..... pictures, ignore the fact im suspended from my finger board and not a tree

Since no-one else has said it - well done! Nice to see a bit of lateral thinking in play. This industry is rewarding to innovators, so don't stop trying new things if it makes your work easier/faster/safer/flashier.

I got a treeflex, not a treemotion, but i think the principle is similar.

My tip is get your crew to agree to all having the same tea/coffee/milk/sugar combination.

 

Anyone who works for me has to have tea strong milk no sugar so they fit in with the rest of us.

 

Reason: if you give a complicated drinks order to a client, "one tea 2 coffees one of them white not much milk in the tea two sugars in one coffee one sugar in the tea but none in the coffee with no milk" then they won't ask you again!

 

"Three teas milk no sugar in all" is simple and they'll enjoy making it and offer you more every half hour!

 

Also sack anyone who declines an offer for tea on the basis that you just had one out of your flask, you won't get asked again.

Can they bring their own sugar? maybe sachets?

Yoda,

I was thinking, believe it or not, and, since i'm getting a woodburner put in, and other people burn wood as well, that it would be beneficial to have some info in one place about good logs, bad logs and everything inbetween; a bit like 'tips' in the general thread, but with wood.

Maybe tips on actually lighting fires, or keeping them burning slow or hot.

I think a lot of people these days have lost some of the traditional knowledge, and that includes running a house fire, and knowing the best woods for the job.

I think this would be good, you see. I've done a silly poll as well; feel free to chose any of the options without fear of being persecuted for your own beliefs. It's anonymous, honest.

*almost went.

I'm not a full time tree man anymore but I almost came. The only reason I didn't in the end was because I didn't have anyone to go with.

I worked for 'Conifers from Hell', so I've done my fair share of these

If you can take big tops off (without demolishing anything) then do it, but do some nice sapwood cuts so they don't tear off. they can tear about 2-3m if you're not careful.

You want to take a 20-30m rope with you, so you can haul the saw up after you've climbed up and, if they're not tightly spaced, you may have to descend to get up the next one.

If you do descend on your rope, make sure you untie your bowline, as it WILL get jammed.

Let him know it will look terrible, although it will get better with time.

Make sure your stem isn't higher than the greenery once you do your final cut, as people will complain about that.

Wear gloves (I find the cotton gloves with the rubber coated palm best) and long sleeves as they are scratchy. I was once getting off with a girl and she started fussing over me because i had all these deep scratches on my arms and she got it into her head that I was self harming lol

Good Evening and Welcome

1 ton bags are meant to lift one load of sand, or gravel or whatever, which weighs a ton. A bag full of logs, or even cut logs, wouldn't weigh anywhere near a ton.

I'd say use them until they start losing a few threads.

If you have the 2 eyes, you're scuppered if the rope 'milks'. A nicely tied bowline or similar is good when advancing your line, as it makes for a nice weighted end to lob over a branch or fork. I've never been a massive fan of eyes. With the New England spliced I've used, you get a stiff section about 50cm from the eye which your friction hitch stalls on. Annoying.

I always trusted the gear, apart from when the krab gets caught on the edge of the maillon nut and then settles with a click and drops you about an inch. still scary.

I have always been paranoid about burning my blakes out when descending.

Not a Stihl in the bunch eh? Probably cuz they're out there, still working!

Amen to that...

Yeah

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lol come to think of it, i think 3 out of 4 of my tests have been in the rain

And well done, young laaaaady!

turn plugs off at the wall and dont leave the tv on standby. every little bit helps.....

Don't leave the tv on stanby as it uses up valuable energy - just turn the sound right down and then go to sleep instead.

if You have a wine-it's short way to made moonwather(home made vodka) I do this offen and ist lovely for me, it's taste similar to wchisky..

do, how do you do it?

No effin woodfest in the south, this year!!!

(South Wales)

I just used to do a massive spit on it lol