munkymadman

slightly off the topic, but i was thinking of going freelancing in london. might sound like a silly question. but where do you store all your gear. do you store it at home or at the company you free lance for. if you store it at home i guess you can't be living in an apartment

that nosak dude seems a bit of dick. talk about complete overkill. that artic was stupidly huge. if he can afford all that gear, he should be able to afford a bigger chipper so he can crane directly in.

i've done so many hedges like that in ireland i forget what my rope in my bag is used for. spent 2 weeks and a half on one hedge once, we finally finished, only to start another hedging job afterwards. it's been almost 2 and a half years since i've been back cutting trees in ireland, and i'm back in 4 weeks. bet you its my first job.

it has suspenders, i've still got them but no harness for them to go with. problems with the austria, once the 'D' goes you have to chuck the whole thing out(thats why i went for the tree motion in the end), and the weedy stretchy straps for the leg loops fail. i still reckon it's more comfy than the tree motion. linda: the lower D is better balanced but pinches the groin more, you shouldn't have that problem. just taking a guess are you linda(swedish girl ) from myerscough did the the degree with jez. you advised me on the tree austria

i've only got the original gecko's. i thought the idea of velcro on the feet was awesome. but i don't think you can get the foot straps as tight as a buckle strap. also the velcro is failing on my shin pads which is becoming really annoying, where do i get that fixed?

i don't think you need to pre organise anything, every where i've gone i've found work within a week. even when i had little climbing experience and went to nz, got a job no worries. australia is just crying out for climbers. no need to pre plan. just grab a yellow pages when you arrive. i want to go to europe when i go home, maybe the language barrier would make it more difficult.

hmmm you can't get anymore versatile, it's improved my climbing style. does pinch a bit on the hips, not sitting right. more comfortable using the leg D's. it's not that light, but you can't expect it to be with all the support and versatility it offers.

i love footlocking, not saying it's better(quicker in my eyes probably not more energy efficient) it's an art form. i'd feel it would be a shame to throw away a skill that i've been trying to hone for years. you feel good after a fast footlock. 'christ i'm up already'. used srt a few times it is good. top anchor snapped (my mate set it up for me) on me once, fell a few metres till it caught on a lower limb. my mate was pissing himself.

i think with the advances in technology in equipment and technique's and also in physio and osteo. i can't see why you can't climb indefinetely. my shoulder was going for awhile, to the point where i was panicing on what my back up plan was. went for help and it was fixed so quickly i was amazed. if your kind to your body it, it should be kind to you. eat right and exercise. my boss is 42-46 and he's still a gun. seems to like snapping and holding everything not sure how he's still going?

i work in the tropics, looks like any other wood to me. they have rings but seem to be larger than european trees. maybe its different right in the rainforest

well that was bloody hilarious, was it staged.

depending on shire definetly. also depends on surrounding development. some places (melbourne hills) needs written consent from the council arborist to remove a tree(over a certain diameter) that is 3 metres or above from your house. while back in the green isle its 100 yards

always involved in gardening with my dad as a youngster, loved hard work and being outside. tree surgeon bought parents house. dad made me do school work experience with them (loved the guys), did weekends and holidays. finished school did a degree in arb, started travelling haven't stopped. learnt so much, met so many, found love and direction. 8 years later i reckon that weeks work experience was the most worthwhile step of my life. i must love it otherwise i wouldn't be on this bloody forum

i thought a few posts back i was told snatching onto the winch isn't recommended. nailer your definetly right about a fixed bollard is far easier than a floating one. so how much cheaper is it without the winch. could you achieve similiar satisfaction with a pulley system set above it(i realise its not going to have the same power), but how often do you require the amount of power it provides

cheers ed. nothing more to ask.

that was the gear i first learnt on. everything was alright. i remember the rope would twist alot. and i found the capstan a bit awkward. i prefer the one where you have to stick a bight in the rope through a metal eye (forgotten it's name, portawrap maybe). otherwise good gear

video please frans, if you've still got it

that was some pretty reasonable size pieces (poplar mind you), what was it being tensioned with. pretty straightforward though. it's doing long back laterals, i'm more interested in. what was up with the camera man, suffering from vertigo?

no wonder theres no poor in the country. i was told for the first year you can pay the tax rate from your own country. stay no longer and leave minted

i've only just peeped at this thread. and its filled me with excitement. i have never had the pleasure of using a grcs. i've been keen to try and home make one. now that i've seen one my synapses are firing. one question, i saw that the GRCS has a changeable drum. does that mean it is ill advised to lower stuff off the winch all the time. and has anyone considered having one large central back tongue for slotting into the tree rather than one on either end. i'd also like to take this opportunity to raise a glass to telhol: 'the biggest s**t stirer on the forum, the man who can squeeze 4 extra pages out of a thread, by putting peoples backs up, don't worry buddy i think your funny'

here your allowed to work for a company full time for three months of the year any longer than that and your deemed employed. many companies seem to break their companys down into sections, for legality safety reasons. so you just invoice different sections, allowing you to work longer than the three month long stipulation

alright tree bogan, here's the scenario normally when snatching on a speed line, you have a whoopee sling/timber hitch with a carabiner/pulley on it which the speed line runs through, below this you have a similiar setup but with a lowering block which you snatch the pieces onto before letting them run down the speedline. as both setups are similiar in components could you therefore have both setups on the one sling to help save setup time, as you move down the trunk. e.g two pulleys on the one sling. with regards to tensioning branch pieces on the speedline. if the speed line is at 120 degrees the force at both points of attachment, is equal to the force your applying to the point of attachment of the piece your tensioning. if you tension more than 120 degrees the forces increase exponentially. and as the branch hasn't been cut you really have no idea how much this applied force is. bringing yourself into a very grey area. so is it advised to cut the piece first hold it in place somehow, then tension it? off the track i like doing coconuts, feels real tropical. visa's up in three months, norway was one of my places of interest for next port of call, complete opposite end of the spectrum. is the money as good as they say it is?

nice coffee grinder telhol, wheres that chipper you were on about

even though i'm self employed i've been told i'm covered under the companies insurance

cheers for that, there was no point of attachment for a redirect pulley. so we just put a prussik knot with a rope attached (to help direct it slightly, and stop it from smashing the back lights). we were using the hiab earlier that day to speed line cocunuts over a roof into the back of the truck, good for getting height and tension. but the hiab isn't any good for giving you loads of slack, or tensioning quickly. thats why we chose the patrol. for snatching i was wondering if you could attach the speedline to the same sling as the lowering pulley. so you don't have to move two setups down the tree as you section. or have you got more chance of rope on rope action. but what i was asking was is it a good idea cranking branches up by applying tension to the speed line