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Win A Pair Of Stretch Air Chainsaw Trousers
silvafox replied to Steve Bullman's topic in Past Competitions
After much deliberation....I just got my wife to pick her favourite three. Here's the first: -
There can be no hinge to set.
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Anyone harvested bat willows? How do you go about it? Never harvested these before and its a bit of a pig. I'm having to forget about the usual fell techniques and most of the 25 we are downing have a major lean on the go to boot. Any sort of a hinge or attachment is 'guaranteed' to cause unwanted splitting. The buyer only takes the precious first 6' to 20'. I've had some success coming in low at the front, horizontally, no gob. Far enough in to knock in 2 or 3 wedges. Then continue straight out the back. When this works and doesn't trap the saw the timber is safe. No directional influence obviously. However I nearly wrote off an 088 today. I released the powerhead from the bar as the tree was starting to fall! Mega close shave. Once or twice I've opted to fell the top off first. Then craned the remaining stem with the telehandler. This is extra work and its not big bucks urban arb rates but the timber has to be kept sweet as poss.
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Cest moi. My nephews call me Uncle Fox cos my hair is thick and once went ginger when my wife put some blonde dye in it. I got the ideae for Silvafox as I'm going greyer by the day! Simple as that, otherwsie its Alex Howden but just call me Al...
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Its whats right and appropriate for you Will. What, who and where do you want to be in 3 or 4 years time? Can you afford to suffer cash flow problems initially and possibly in the future. The rewards of being your own boss are personal but the money can go either way. Agree with Mr Ed and Quickthorn. As an employer I see this bad attitude towards the gaffer and his perceived exploitation all the time. These guys are a problem and poison the crew. Lazy, workshy, arrogant losers we can do without. I'm not saying this is you Will. Ambition is positive and dodgey gaffers abound. Good luck to you. I believe that humility and a positive attitude will get you more work than cocking about like the big I am. Action speaks louder than words.
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Are you all waiting for the perfect picture?
silvafox replied to Steve Bullman's topic in General chat
And the oldies need a reason to keep goin..and goin..and goin..and climbing..and climbing.. up and down..up and down.. A new pair of trousers might help fend off the arthritis! I would put the money saved towards a walking stick. RIP Silvafox. He died in a nice pair of trousers. -
Are you all waiting for the perfect picture?
silvafox replied to Steve Bullman's topic in General chat
I'll post my best three at the last minute. Hoping to get a special pic in the meantime. Its hard to find the time to get the camera out and my crew could'nt take a decent pic if I paid em double. I see some nice pics up already. One or too serious competition. I hope the pics are judged for what they are cos I don't intend to doctor mine with fancy graphics and arty software. Good luck everyone. -
Sorry guys. You can call the technique what you like. 'Deep throating' may be an alternative. I wasnt meaning to have a go. I thought your mate had gone thirty years not using the technique. My mistake. Sorry.
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I also use a letterbox cut on willows and big poplars like this one...
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The letterbox cut is ESSENTIAL when harvesting large diameter valuable hardwood sawlogs and also to prevent barber chairing on ash. How can someone go 30 years without knowing this?
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I may have felt that too Boogie. The job can lose its glamour when its all you do. Especially if the wolf is never too far from the door in spite of all your hard work. I had a couple of weeks chillin down in south spain early summer and I found it really hard to get motivated after getting back. The rain did'nt help. Now my zest has returned and the jobs keep rolling in. Nice jobs too. Special trees, real income and a good crew. I would'nt want to do anything else. Except maybe be a porn star or spitfire pilot on weekends!
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I like this pic cos the lense focused on the falling log...
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I was offered a place at Uni studying Art which I was naturally good at but I binned that idea as I thought the whole thing stunk of pretense and la-de-da. Forestry seemed like a healthy, challenging outdoor job and after a lengthy stint in a fireworks packing shed I was prepared to work for nothing to get started. I'm still hungry for tree work nearly 15 years down the road. I would'nt want to do anything else and intend to climb til I die!
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Cosy. Makes me feel cumfy.
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Not every day is a blue sky day...
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Laws are made to be broken...
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nice job high scale
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You guys lose me from time to time when you get technical Don't get me wrong ; any tree any where is my motto. My climbing system is always basic and bomb proof. I do access when appropriate using SRT but simply with a single hand ascender and footloop with a prussic above. (I'll post an image to pics) It beats body thrusting on a long climb. I'm keen to learn... Am I doing wrong?
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and then a few hand-held sections..
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I'll have a couple of them. Nice work treesurfer78. Long sleeves might be nice come the autumn!
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Some basic zipline pics taken whilst dimantling quite a tall ash over delicate property. No tandem pulley, rigging plate or haulback line required, just a guy on the end of the rope who knows when to dump the load!
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Thats a very high percentage Steve! You must be based further south where the beech is historically native. Here in Shropshire, although beech has happily naturalised all the real biggies where probably planted. Therefore they don't really crop up in my schedule any more or less than oak, ash or big conifer. Those plantings are often in public spaces however. The joy of beech can be its size. I've found one on the private country estate where I live and intend to climb it soon just for fun. She's a bute:D
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My wife doing the ironing.
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V nice truck Roller! Fairplay.
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If I'd of left the letter of consent on the bar without proper reading I would have done that job and ended up in court. Well worth reading the detail and not just glancing the letterhead and clients name as I originally did.
