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  1. MattyF
    A few picks of the overall crown would give a better indication of what’s going on with the tree.
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    I think that’s because the Germans and French and Europeans know how to manage there woodlands and pests , I saw my last red here in 2015 and it was dead , there was a big move to cull greys in the area but as likely there where idiots who would not let there woods be culled , the result was the culls where a waste of time and all the young trees they planted themselves are knackered, I can’t actually bring myself to talk to this one person/family and ignore any calls or messages as I just can’t be bothered to deal with people like that in regard to there tree management… last time I went on one of there sites I was trying to show and explain the squirrel damage on a belt of trees and I might as well of talked to my dog .. even the obvious maple and snapped sycamore branches with stripped bark over our heads was not enough evidence.
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    Was thinking the same
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    I usually climb On a 45m x static although I do have a 60m one .. to be honest I don’t find it that bad and it does some in handy for setting isolated anchors instead of base… you just set the working end to ground height and pull harder on retrieving 😆
  5. MattyF
    Another one for xstatic , the non ce cougar blue is a very good rope , feels like a more traditional rope in hand all though the xstatic seems to feel better for ascenders and is lighter but is more brutal on your hands.. but it’s not as bad as some as the cheese wire on the market, it’s a nice compromise I think. has velux for me … although mine needs replacing so watching this thread.
  6. MattyF
    My experiences of running aspen alongside normal fuel are bad.. personally I would not do it as normal fuel dissolves carb diaphragms aspen will clean and then they harden off resulting in then needing replacing and carbs cleaning to make run again…. Just running a two stroke mix like the huskyxp will keep your cylinder virtually clean unlike say the red stihl.
  7. MattyF
    Good points but I feel most of the rigging we do in the uk is over areas that will require lifting over targets as it’s so built up… you can’t beat natural crotch rigging in a lot of scenarios and especially in big open areas with one or two targets but I don’t find it applicable to especially urban built up settings in which most uk arbs seem to work. personally myself, the last rigging I did was natural crotch as it saved bringing out and setting up a whole lot of gear to avoid a dry stone wall to balance a tree for felling, it was all I used for the first ten years of my career with maybe only a topping strop as been the only other hard wear on stems .. I never really got all the bling until I watched a subby climber use pulleys to swing stuff up and over HV lines and the bulk of my work changed from street and park trees and was more crappy sycamores/ash and leylandii in back gardens that needed removing in to 3m square drop zones, which is probably what most are dealing with so more applicable ?
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    Said he’s away in his last post ? Sure he will get back!
  9. MattyF
    Was gonna edit my other post but I think it’s the 3001 that can have the winch fitted and not the 2001….. I still have an old 2001 and it’s dead simple to use but I’ll take a Hobbs type bollard for most big rigging so you can pre tension as much as possible to lift off and float rather than shock load constantly which is the key in my view for smoother large rigging.. could never justify a GCRS and the time taken to train staff to use and I’d probably drop a lump on it anyway !
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    I think the 1000 and 2000 is a step up from a capstan though .. tree runner looks nice , I don’t know if I would be tempted to go for the 2001 so you could update with a ratchet for pre tensioning or lifting later on if you had the need .. for my light rigging I stick to 10mm lines and a small capstan though, all fits in a bag and is a nice weight and takes 2 mins to set up.
  11. MattyF
    No worries … in my past experiences usually the rigging sling will be the one to go first if not up to the job.. just looking at current rigging kit you’re spoilt for choice on pulleys!! but you can’t go wrong with the dmm impact blocks , I’ve never found the need to use more than the small as it’s as strong as the large ISC blocks although there new 200 range looks like it would give the dmm a run for its money on the specs… also see dmm have an ultra small now too… could be handy from the bending the large pintos that get dragged in to service. never used the gliestein ropes though as I’ve always just stick with EB for years as I’ve found them pretty indestructible but don’t spend the money if your going to use them for natural crotch rigging!
  12. MattyF
    I’m a big fan of the English braids 16mm lowering line… I would up your pulley sling to 22mm … I’ve not managed to break the 16mm EB line yet rigging but I’m pretty sure I would snap a 16 multi sling on that set up. If funds allow get the rc2001 bollard but the 2000 is not bad and beats a regular capstan. If your only rigging light go for a 10mm line , 14mm and lighter pulley and a capstan. medium rigging a 14mm line , 16mm for the pulley and stick with the 2000. If funds allow get a safe block or a safe block and a capstan for bigger stuff and bin the dmm pulley and RC2000… either way a safe bloc is nice on dodge trees as your not doubling the forces on rigging points as you would with a pulley.. I often use it for the sketchy half dead stuff then put a capstan on for rigging out big timber once it gets too much for the safe block alone.
  13. MattyF
    Just looks like a sharp saw to me in green oak, it’s not tearing through… even a plastic clam engined saw will cut well with a decent chain on.
  14. MattyF
    Whilst I half agree with Kevin, monbiot seems to wish the last part of non intensive agriculture is replaced with rewilding .. if there is any rewilding it needs to start in the low lands not in the wilds… I actually can not stand monbiot myself.
  15. MattyF
    What ever happened to Vespasian or the dude who told the story of how he got a boner in his white chinos and made a mess of himself thinking it was something every one did until he posted said story?
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    Thanks I owe you a pint or ten !! I initially tried that but put the bar on the underside of the right🤦‍♂️ When it came off just now… I didn’t mark where the pulley was , I can’t see that it matters but was told too… any way I found two thiny marks that match on the crank and then on pulley which I’m guessing if kubota wanted it in a certain place this is what they are.
  17. MattyF
    Basically it just turns the engine over in either direction ?
  18. MattyF
    I have no idea what direction it turns when running !!
  19. MattyF
    Right… how the hell does this pulley come off 🤦‍♂️
  20. MattyF
    There’s also a grant for small timber trailer on that listing too if you do go the alpine route. When I use the alpine and trailer it is handy on the right site.
  21. MattyF
    Pretty sure there is still a grant available for small self propelled forwarders on the gov website 24k would be a good way towards a log bullet or similar that would be far better suited towards extraction. /assets/static/govuk-opengraph-image-dade2dad5775023b0568381c4c074b86318194edb36d3d68df721eea7deeac4b.png Farming Equipment and Technology Fund: Round 1 manual - Annex 3 – Eligible Items – specification and grant amount - Guidance - GOV.UK WWW.GOV.UK This annex details the required Specification and Grant amount of eligible items.
  22. MattyF
    As said above, around 10-25 tonne a day but depending on site … they are no good on slopes or really rough ground already worked in with bigger machines. I’ve found most of the sites you work on unfortunately are grant dictated and most don’t care for low impact approach unless they are making money in first and second thinning but that could just be the land owners I’ve worked for.
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    Another thing is what children are being taught… gay B C’s does a 4 year old need to know this , in my eyes this is tantamount to child grooming and whoever is responsible should be locked up. I have my 7 year old nephew staying telling me my cows are bad because they fart because that’s what they have told him at school. My misses goes to baby classes with this lass who was telling her that her youngest boy would not speak to his dad for 3 days … they finally got to the bottom of it and it was because the teacher had told him to not speak to his dad because he kills trees… this is keilder primary for gods sake!! Most the kids dads work in forestry and probably some of the most sustainable forestry in the world!
  24. MattyF
    Bollox Gareth , he’s buying up as much land as possible, what’s his reason behind this ?? Feed the people with some protein crap from a lab, every human needs food but it’s the one thing they don’t have full control of although you could argue in terms of who controls seed banks and there engineering … in this country I think they are in a stage of getting as rid of and green washing farming, every time I turn on the news there’s more bollox from the bbc about how dairy is responsible for the end of the world….. there will only be a large factory style farms left I think in the future.
  25. MattyF
    I think the problem is that the governments and people are not in charge , it’s the arms , pharma and energy industries that are in charge and are dictating what we do for profit … farming is in a transition but the way bill gates is playing it is an idea of how that will go too. in the meanwhile they are manipulating and running all media to convince you that this is the way it is.

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