munkymadman
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i don't feel like such a stand alone cowboy after this thread. i've never seen too much harm in lowering or zipping the occasional piece off my line. here's a handy little trick i picked up. if your too far from the lowering line to be flicked to you(you also have to be reasonably below the lowering point), rather than tie the krab to your line and pull it up. get the groundie to clip the krab around your line, he then holds your line tight and pulls on the lowering line the krab then slips up the rope to you. easy and simple.
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i whistle or sing but i think it's more of a distraction thing when things get a bit heavy. seems to work. heights seem to be more of an issue depending on what your doing. if your 80ft up deadwooding then you have all the branches around you making you feel safe. but when you've turned the tree into a pole then you feel more exposed and at risk. it's potentially massive swings, which scare me. thats an actual risk.
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i'm there monday. who else is coming?
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i lost a ladder on a dual carriage way once, i assumed the guys had tied it on. almost caused an horrific accident watched this artic truck swerve around it almost taking out another car in the adjacent lane. i've never run so fast to get back to it. now i always check
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what time of year kipperfeet?
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ah carlos you never mess up, your just not aloud within a ten metre radius of a piece of rope. stupid things like letting rory fell a tree.
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if your too shallow you have a risk of splitting the wood, but i'd imagine the same risks are present with lag hooks. never shock loaded with that style. used to do it on mountain ashes for speedlining large rings that were too small for a knot to be tied round. i'd have to try at lag hooks to really be in a position to compare the two. reg looked pretty quick with his set up. i just hate fiddiling with little things up a tree.
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a waste of bloody time, there's better places to be if tree's are your love. we have the lowest tree cover in europe 8%. one of the highest rainfalls. pay ain't great, ranges from 26,000 euro to 34,000(if your near dublin). subbies get 175 euro a day. and were officially in recession, so go somewhere else like everybody else. the celtic tiger has turned into a kitten. if you find somewhere nice i'll tag along. p.s one good thing our winters aren't that cold, been awhile since i've seen snow
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always happens, you gag for climbing work at the beginning then you make it to crew leader position. your the man up the tree all the time. working as hard as any subbie, only getting paid a euro an hour more than the guy on the ground(using your own gear!!!). freelance was the most sensible option. it's such a bad paid job for an employee
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how about deadwooding a dead limb.
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get the ms 192, if moneys a problem. best compromie out there. only with a short bar though. echo's aren't very gutsy but light
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that was inspiring and beautifully simple. i like the lag hooks, but for when you were rigging off slices(off the other stem) i would have personally drilled a wide bore hole a quarter of the way in vertically through the slice. pushed it off the trunk to expose the hole then poked a sling through it and connected the rigging line. easier for the groundsman, and less fiddiling. also conceivable off itself but more awkward
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i own a pair of haix non chainsaw protective boots. not as high as the chainsaw protective but high enough to give you ankle support, just as waterproof and alot lighter. i've had them 9 months now and are showing no signs of needing replacement
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hmm not sure how to put this into words, but i tend to roll my body, a sort of momentum thing. if you don't it seems to be a two stage process, arms straighten, then legs. the faster you do it the more energy effcient it is. when you rest you lose all your momentum. then your f****d
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lets face it none of us get it perfect all day every day, so what stupid mistakes do you make (most probably more than once). how about strapping your lanyard to your leg when putting your spikes on or forgetting to clip up your leg loops on your harness and wondering why it's so uncomfortable hanging off your rope:blushing:
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Floating anchor for lowering rope retrieval
munkymadman replied to Big 'Ammer's topic in Rigging and roping
one splash makes many ripples little grass hopper:001_tt1: now that i understand it's simplicity, yes i've done it before, but have never controlled it from the tree before. similiar to a control line on a speedline, not always needed but when it is, vital. i like it. keep it simple keep it sweet. i also thought a floating anchor was when you tension a line between two distant forks of a tree, and set a pulley on the central part of the line(or where ever most convenient). -
oh, well that goes completely against my favour and plan. sod it i'll take the risk, i've just moved into a nice new warm house and don't want to give it up quite yet. there's always something somewhere. otherwise i'll have to find something else until work does start showing up.
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Floating anchor for lowering rope retrieval
munkymadman replied to Big 'Ammer's topic in Rigging and roping
still confused me, so is it just two rigging lines connected to the one piece. (looks just like a redirect by the vid)so the piece floats in the middle as such. if it's a tree with two distant stems but you want it to land somewhere in the middle of them. for the sake of making it easier for retrieval then i'd think it's unnesesary. but for the sake of limited landing spots, then probably in valuable. i still think i'm missing something -
i was considering asking the same question on the forum. i'm planning on moving over to berlin next spring. didn't fancy starting before winter. works a wee bit slack here. i was just going to do the usual move over then start ringing around, shouting 'do you speak english'
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this is what happens to pupils who don't understand what the teacher's on about they just muck about in the back until the bell goes
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thats so true, it's funny were like old men who like repeating ourselves
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this thread should be in the archives. it's come up a few times. i've had a LJ for a few years now, very happy with it, does need a stiff 11mm rope for more consistent steady performance. bit of a step up from your blakes hitch though. will take some time to readjust. can't comment whether the spiders better or not
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i'm with tony. well i never finished my foundation degree, short by 4 months. silly i know but i don't regret it. i took home the knowledge but not the piece of paper so i'd still call myself an arborist. of course my CV says i have finished it. no one's ever asked me for proof. i managed a company for a bit, twas weird wearing a shirt. handled it just fine. paper is important for the initial interview but if your not up for the job they'll suss you pretty quick, and you'll be back where you started.
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tends to drop you slightly everytime you put your weight onto it, which you get used to. also sometimes doesn't seem to grab at all, but thats a matter of playing around with different cord. i find it keeps your fingers too close to your line, so you can't be too mad on decents. seems to twist itself making it jammy. i think the hitch climber might have sorted that problem, i changed to the LJ before that came out though. but it is the hitch i'd use over any other. something that allows the use of one hand rather than two has to be superiour. otherwise we'd still be walking on all fours
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New tree motion colour co-ordinated krabs
munkymadman replied to Steve Bullman's topic in Climbers talk
the monty python song 'i'm a lumberjack, and it's ok i work all.....' comes to mind. i may take the piss, but really i'm just as guilty. 'metro arborist'
