MattyF
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Beginners climbing guide, hints, tips and general climbing techniques
MattyF replied to Adam Bourne's topic in Climbers talk
You can use a haas and pantin combo drt ,it would be my choice if I had to make a long ascent drt with nothing to body thrust off. -
Empire strikes back and the blues brothers , two of my favourite films of all time.
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I've been watching and hoping it would not, many people's child hood princess , there was cheers when she appears in rouge one when we where at the cinema ... gutted.
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My Christmas Tradition - Get Christmas Three with David Brown
MattyF replied to Metsaman's topic in The Lounge
Why david brown instead of the Finnish valmet / valtra tractor ? -
Looks a hell of a machine that tractor !
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Been climbing with one of these duralocks as a anchor crab for srt retrievable anchors for a good few months now and really like them.
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Your more likely to do that with a neck loop! I've only climbed in one once I prefer the neck loop... but can't imagine the scenario you put out ever happening with a Chester , I just don't think it would be possible.
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Look at the 4srt Chester this is what I would recommend from my experience with the hitch hiker. I personally found it too heavy and too much drag to work with the neck tether, also I could not tie the climbing knot loose enough for my liking. Not sure why the RW was hitting you in the face
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Hitch hiker was to heavy for a neck loop from my experience, definitely a chest harness or something ... that is why I went back to a wrench.
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Beech , as long as it is bone dry is a great climbing tree.
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Beginners climbing guide, hints, tips and general climbing techniques
MattyF replied to Adam Bourne's topic in Climbers talk
Yes , used with a hitch like a vt on a double rope you will climb pulling the rope down arm over arm say 4-5 times locking off with one arm and pull the slack through with the other until you get high enough for the weight of the rope to pull it self through by itself. Or climb srt ... possibilities are endless with a hitch climber! unless you do lots of one handing in which case your still leaving your self open to tennis elbow and hand tendon damage. -
Any where but Sainsbury's or tesco.
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I'd run it on normal pump fuel and the highest quality husky 2 stroke you can get. My girlfriend runs her 550 on aspen and it has still needed a rebuild also she has recently ran it on pump fuel because it was impossible to get aspen on that day and had no choice and it made it run very badly not to mention the cost. I've ran saws/ hedge cutters myself from new on aspen and personally don't think it made a difference to longevity and if any thing they don't like been chopped and changed between alkylate and pump fuel which unless you have a dealer on your door step for it will happen !although it is more pleasant for working in tight spaces or hedges with no breeze but actually found just using a high quality two stroke nearly as beneficial.
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40hp should be easy and fairly cheap. The clearance is not too great with the a 40hp agt though very easy to hang up on stumps.
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That's just spikes, I have tried most and would say the importance is your boots and spending some time making sure they are tight... not so tight they cut off circulation!
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Sticker groms all of you ! .... can I have some Steve ?
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Agree , rock hard and bark getting stuck on your spikes ..usually in huge plates that won't come off with foot swinging! Actually any tree that is that dead that the bark gets stuck in the gaffs. One ash tree I spiked my foot through the trunk to reveal that the bottom section to about 9ft was complete mush apart from a small 6" outer strip in one corner was keeping a few twigs alive, all fun Tys that monkey puzzle sounded no fun at all!
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They did that when they broke in to my mates barn , luckily some one had clocked a notorious thief hanging around around 4 days earlier so he had moved all his saws and decent tools out but upon taking a dump in the middle of the floor one of them had trod in it on the way out you can only hope they smeared it all over there own motor before noticing. Also the site they where from was notorious for nicking cars in the 80's and early 90's there calling card was leaving a **** under the sun visor and slashing up the interior ... how do you do you take a **** under the sun visor ? I alway had bizarre images of a ***** trying to curl one out!
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Some shockers from this week, hat rack reconstructions.. sort of Beech from today slimiest slippery tree I've done in a while about 3-4 Meter due to some one cutting it in half many years ago and the regrowth all on big cavities ..had been lions tailed badly so no decent growth /reduction targets to hit. Half way though and after
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There is that but the customer like you say is thinking they are getting value for money , but explaining the consequences of doing such work that it ends up with a larger denser more unstable weak crown and more costly future management I've found most folks don't .. If they want more light surely a removal is better. consequently have found that most people if they have nothing wrong with there trees are prepared to pay for minor reductions to reduce wind sail on ageing trees improve aesthetics. Customers like talking, if they are dead set on one thing then fine but find them very few and far between from experience.
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Easy , people want what's best for there trees.
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Glad it got you there !
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New HAAS Velox Foot Ascender Gain 18 inches
MattyF replied to Northernarbsupplies's topic in Climbers talk
Looking at them the little clip is 4kn ! that's like 3 very overweight people it could carry , can't say I would want to try climbing on one on my main line though! -
New HAAS Velox Foot Ascender Gain 18 inches
MattyF replied to Northernarbsupplies's topic in Climbers talk
The Xrse is an amazing little clip , really surprised me using on the haas that it does not blow them straight out, have had the same one on for over a year .. I've blown one out but it was not on the haas and I'm convinced there was something wrong from the start as it was brand new so gustharts replaced no questions. -
New HAAS Velox Foot Ascender Gain 18 inches
MattyF replied to Northernarbsupplies's topic in Climbers talk
Aye mate no bothers at all with the haas mod and been using it daily.
