munkymadman
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so what that means you have to carry around a light lowering line around with you all the time. doesn't seem logical either having a sling around the stem, as much hassle as moving a rigging block down. a second tool line only seems viable if your working on a twin stemed tree. suspender attachment is the go
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i haven't had much experience on heavy duty speed lining, so the last two days has been completely experimental(i had so much fun). i was asked to remove a 25 metre gum in the middle of two sheds. front limbs simple clip on, cut, zip. for the side laterals and back limbs. i would attach a slack speed line 20mm. make a gob on the top side of the limb, get the patrol to apply tension on the line until the limb starts to crank up. apply the back cut and watch it pop off and whizz down. for the back limbs more slack was required, and the patrol just kept going once the cut was made to get the clearance. the lower bigger wood i applied a second lowering line which held the piece in place while the line was tightened and controlled its decent. worked really bloody well(top was a bit of a muck around) and came down surprisingly quick(thought it was better than standard rigging), but am i applying far too many forces on the speedlline/tree?
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not having you work on my site.
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so i have i was to go to perth i could ask for a higher rate. i've been told i wouldn't be able to charge more here unless i used my own vehicle, saws, insurance etc. so on the grounds of just being a free lance climber, with none of the above, and i start charging once i arrive in the yard. what could i charge in perth?
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Just when you think you're at the top of your game...
munkymadman replied to Steve Bullman's topic in Video forum
isn't it amazing you hit a point sometimes, you think 'i'm good, what else could possibly stump me' then you watch something like that and it invigorates you. makes you realise the tops along way away, we've got a damn good job. not many people realise what ballsy work it is. graeme probably went home that night told the missus 'you should have seen the tree i cut down today it was massive' reply: 'thats nice dear, do you want chips or potatoes with your steak?' -
that makes me a prick. i climb in shorts, its just too hot here not to. rather keep my wits about me than become tired and lax from heat exhaustion. i'm not condoning it and once i'm back home i'll go back to chainsaw pants. but it does make you a very vigilant saw operator, knowing that your at such a higher risk of injury. so you become very wary of kick back, and chains running on. my legs are nice and brown though.
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very anti steve. i don't cause i turn into a sloth, slim chance having an accident slim chance of getting anything done. i also tend to break things if i've smoked alot before bed. so its just easier not to now. in terms of habitual smokers, they are actually better when their stoned. seem to be jollier and pick up the pace. its when there not stoned their the nightmare. the pace doesn't change, it's the mood. they get crabby and moody and tend to moan. brings the vibe down man. came across the first smoker at work today(been years), asked if i did, i said sometimes after lunch, then he pulled out a pipe(oops i thought he meant cigarettes).
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so in the unlikely situation of someone running over your lock jack, would you go buy another lockjack or a spider jack
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Those Who Have The Treemotion Saddle???
munkymadman replied to BoogieWithStu's topic in Climbers talk
just get a buggee saw strop, stays all neat when not in use, then goes as long as you need it when you do need to stretch. i have two of those black clip things on my right side, the furthest forward one has no clip bit(broke off, turned out to my advantage), just a hook for easy picking up and putting down. the one behind is for when i'm moving around and want to keep the saw out of the way (makes it slightly more ergonomic), for using the hand saw. -
you can't always get great work positioning. especially on leaning trees etc. or the barks slippy. when you make cuts your body sometimes tilts ever so slightly(at this point your mind has shifted from positioning to cutting, were not women we can't multi task) enough to shift your weight and make you slip. it's bloody hard to concentrate on absolutely everything all the time, you'd never get any work done, you'd be exhausted. you followed all standard procedures, just bad luck. something thats always going to be an uncontrolable variable
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madmanmunky - how long do your haix last befor there like bowling shoes??? not exactly sure vduben, maybe 6 months a bit longer. that was the point where i thought they don't make them how they used to. i've been wearing them for so long now that the steel shank has bent out of them, i had to cut it off with an angle grinder.
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well that looks like something out of a b grade horror movie. makes the previous picture look almost nice. i almost did the same thing once, cutting off epicormic, using the old cuts as foot holds as i made my way up. slipped, similiar reaction, but managed to stop the saw a cm before my arm. that was enough to bring me out of the tree. on that note, and i'm going to rise this issue expecting alot of controversy, i'm a bit of a one armed bandit. and tend to rate support above both hands on the saw(except when there's a high chance of kick back). it's a natural reaction to try and support yourself when you slip. do you reckon this would have happened if you were using one hand?
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looks nasty, well my friend (meant to be dive buddy), fell out of the tree the other day(i had the day off), won't let me see him. laying in a bed with a colostomy bag, drugged up on morphine. he'll be ok, no spinal injuries, just smashed his legs up. harness snapped. almost saw a guy(who's name is guy funnily enough) obliviously cut the back of his legs today (we only wear shorts here), non working chain brake, cuts out if you don't keep the chain spinning. just dangiling this 044 behind him with the blade whizzing round. don't let accidents be the fault of faulty equipment, thats just stupid and neglegent. a boss won't make you use something faulty if you refuse to use it.
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How much experience needed to go freelance?
munkymadman replied to treemeup's topic in Climbers talk
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your sole would have less contact with the tree making it slippier. and as steve said you don't branch walk on your arch. just give me a good solid boot with a grippy sole (my haix's have no soles anymore, it's like climbing in bowling shoes)
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those carbon ones are wickedly light they weren't out when i got the original gecko's. i can't see why they'd be weak, if they weren't built for the job then they wouldn't have been built. changed the gaffs on my gecko's, now there the best thing since the invention of the condom.
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How much experience needed to go freelance?
munkymadman replied to treemeup's topic in Climbers talk
sorry everyone i think my one little common about going cheap, turned the thread a bit sour and telhol got the brunt of it for agreeing with me. glad i've been away for a few days. i only meant go cheap to get your foot in the door(i have fallen out with a good bloke because of it ), if nobodies seen you climb then you have no reputation to go on. be honest if i was as good or a bit better than the local subby(but nobody knew this), we charged the same rate who would you hire? i charge the same as everyone else and a bit more(not heaps though, i use the companies saws and ropes). i just need a bit of bread and butter money before i can start making some reasonable demands. -
How much experience needed to go freelance?
munkymadman replied to treemeup's topic in Climbers talk
if your good at footlocking its not that bad going big, just the initial take off, but i reckon once your up a big tree, it's less tiring to work around with long swings etc. to get free lance work, start real cheap, knock other subbies out of the area then slowly ease your prices up. i've never been a day out of work. sorry if i sound a bit ruthless -
if your not going to buy a rope guide at least make your cambium saver adjustable. use a longish section of climbing line put your crab/ring on one end then tie a prussik in the middle of it and put your crab and pulley on that. cheaper again, use it around the smallest of tree tips and on the biggest of trunks.
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i don't like roast parsnips, does that make me unhealthy?
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i'd like to time it, from setting it up to getting logs in the truck. it would be interesting. obviously depends on the climbers ability. get someone who's good at rigging. put this arguement at rest
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i've been doing yoga in the mornings, along with cardio, before work, more cardio afterwork, along with weights. my shoulders progressively getting worst (so i've quit the gym). still doing yoga though, but i'm not sure if its helping. is it advised to do alot of stretching for a damaged body part. i'm 24 and starting to panic a bit, i shouldn't be reaching burnout yet. have to go see a few specialists, do shoulders recover?
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i've always been a big fan of rigging, it's my favourite part of tree work. but in terms of a stem section, if i can rig off another tree that wins hands down every time, but in the situation where you got a close to the base drop zone, blocking is quicker than snatching(unless you have a very twisty stem).
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no wonder the boss can't find anyone, well they don't call it body byron for nothing. last time i was here i was single, and i found it pretty hard to tap into the lovely ladies, the english accent didn't work, because it wasn't a novelty. they might aswell have been locked in a glass cage.
