munkymadman
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so in short drella, is one of these old boys who starts off sentences with 'when i was a lad...' then grossly exagerates. the tree puts on ten feet every time he tells the story. so technically it's still growing ha ha
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not always, you might save alot of money on labour, on time. it's generally access. especially trunks, some trunks it seems to be the only viable option. trying to way up which option will bring you home more profit.
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we have the same set up, easy to assemble. but trying to do the job in efficient manner seems very slow. our winch is well slow. trying to get the rope back to the climber is a pain. and you need another rigging block set up to hold the piece back while the winch is tensioning.
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you never need a crane, never had a job where it's the only possible option. it's just a damn site quicker, why take two days when you can do it in four hours.
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pulleys new to me going to try that one. been running mine of tachyon, better than your more standard semi static. less bounce, still can't beat using static line. thats at its best. does exactly what you want it to when you want it to. doesn't dig to hard into the rope. got told off for doing that though, again!
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we used to just place some logs at the point where you don't require any more tension for clearance as a sort of crude fail safe device. well i'm not allowed to do it like that anymore so it doesn't matter. doing it the official way is such a palava, that it's very rarely a plausable option. i was just curious to if i was some sort of stand alone cowboy. some sort of fast winch would be nifty.
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been having another barney with the boss over tensioning the speedline. i like using a 4x4, setup is quicker, it can be tensioned quicker, and larger weights can be placed on the rope. plus the guys don't have to pull on ropes all day. arb association said thats not best practice, so now i have to use 3:1 system, effective, but not as efficient. i'm aware of the inherent dangers of using a vehicle, does everyone agree that using a vehicle is a bad idea
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i'd agree, on the fact that something with more components, has more chances of failing. but lockjack's, this new line boss(seems to look like a variation of the lock jack), are both incredibly simple devices, based on weight and angles. nothing more, no little computers. as obvious to see fault in as a piece of rope. i guess i like the consistency of mechanical devices. more and more of them seem to be slowly pushing out other rope systems. give it another 10 years see where we stand then. p.s wouldn't mind a wang off that uniscender.
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there must be a few out there who are benefiting from this, it's a cheap time to build, the bubble had to burst sooner or later. like a little sapling in a forest waiting for a big tree to fall(i've been watching too much karate kid). housing was getting ridiculous. this might work in our favour for some of us. cheaper tradies.
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that thread didn't take long to get a response, alot of angry people out there. not quite as bad here, i think were getting it a bit later. we can blame anybody and everybody till the cows go home, but what do you do (god forbid) if all your work dries up. what is your emergency contingency plan then? and how long does a recession normally last?
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so whats the damage report? how is everyone doing, i've never experienced one before. think i came home at the wrong time, climbers are already ringing up my boss looking for work. things are starting to slow down and my job might be at risk. i might emmigrate, rather than keep my head low for a few years. but where to is the rest of europe suffering also? or would i have to go further afield
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been there done that, and i thought the cold and wet pissed me off. how wrong was i. now i understand tropo's. you just can't get away from it drives you mad. when i'm sweating hard i seem to work harder god knows why.
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don't spend your evenings talking about tree's on the internet. we do enough of it at work. live a little, you might find something else just as interesting, ha ha
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sumner thats the name of the joint i forgot. ok it's pretty, can't fault it. this mighty quiet. depends what sort of person you are. ridiculously long way away, feel like your in the corner of the world. which makes it harder being away from home. love the birds there(ones with feathers). there didn't seem to be much rigging mainly due to the open design of road sides parks and gardens. but i was mainly doing street trees and parks. they love crane jobs(that might be the reason, why rig when you can crane). even a few helicopter jobs. i was only doing my traineeship then. on my $13.50 an hour. don't seem to get much more than $23 an hour. give it a whirl
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about an hour and a half, depends how you drive. nice big trees they call it the garden city. not much rigging though
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a bit vague but what? you want to know how to footlock, bit difficult to explain through words. it would be easier for someone to show you if your going to use a prussik, learn to tie a kleimheist prussik slightly loose. alot less friction than a prussik. make sure it's long enough to be slightly out of reach at full stretch. if your willing to fork out a bit of money get a double ascender, worth every penny.
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used to work for city care also, massive firm, good craic, but there were some right lazy miserable gits there. all got annoyed cause the foreign climbers got paid more. ha ha. there was surf off chch but seemed a bit sporadic. i was based in merivale. bit of a trek to the beach.
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i used to work in christchurch, the whole place is hankering for decent climbers. i assume your applying for a residency visa. i only ever had a working holiday visa. beautiful place but gets a bit boring after a while, and a bit slack on the chick front.
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i'm sure i was told a minimum of four wraps for the timber, not sure how many i do i just keep going until i've had enough. but from now on i'll make sure i do six. don't know how to do a cow, if it ain't broke why fix it. but i like the sound of what mr tree co man said. whoopies are a complete waste of time you have to take the pulley off if you want to move it down over a branch
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LA is uglyy! baywatch lied to me, damn you telly, my only true friend. san fran was cool, would consider working there if visa's weren't such a nightmare. well my only advice for heat sufferers, and i've worked in some horribly hot spots. is the more you think about it the worse it is, i'd always think to myself it could be hotter. it's not that bad, same goes with all weather, dwell on it and it'll get your back up
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thanks for the exceptionally fast reply. well everyone barr none says go for it and i've learnt not to ignore good advice. he's an old employer, actually my first employer a wee buck of 17 blunting all his saws i was. thats why i didn't want to take advantage, and come to a compromise that would suit both. and yes he knows i'm around for a year, he's a complete gear junkie, you should see how much stuff he owns. you'd think we do huge removals day in and day out. so no one gets paid a fee for using their own gear?
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i'm having a dispute with my boss, over me using my gear. he wants to buy me all new gear(barr some of the more fancy gadgetry), which is fine, but i'm only hear for a year or so. so i think it's in his best interest for me to use mine. but how much of a fee should i expect for using my own gear. i'm fully employed by him, he's already bought some new hiax boots and tree flex pants, and is now willing to get me a new tree motion. thanks but on the verge of madness. how do other companies deal with this situation?
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i can't believe everyone's already winging about the summer, it's only just started! are you all mad, what are you like in july and august. mmm can't wait for the lashing rain and howling winds of january. bring it on, oh no it's summer, birds are chirping the leaves are out everything is looking fresh and beautiful. oh my god not another tanned scantily clad smiling chick.
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hello gentlemen my boss wants to order me some all round chainsaw protection pants(damn rules). i own a pair of stretch airs think they feel like a nappy. i don't like elasticated waists. and i don't want hi flex pants so i'm looking for non elasticated, no thrills. light chainsaw pants, type A(is that all round i forget). can you help me?
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expensive tool just for ascending big trees. just as effective and cheaper methods out there. i love my lock jack been on it 3 years. works alot better on a static rope. you just pull out the rope or feed it back in when limb walking, without having to touch the device. less lurchiness(if thats a word)
