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Very enertaining as always August. Thanks for posting. My thoughts on one handling is to use with extreme caution and awareness. Some people are comfortable with it, some aren't. One should never feel pressured either way.

Its the drift ghost s, josh. That vid was saved in low quality mind....but it has some great features....including a 3,hour battery life I believe.

Ok, might give it a go later when I pick Ria up from school. Jnoon, its the Drift camera, thanks

That your mantra, Mark ?

We pulled it with the pick-up Mark, in L4. Though a redirect at the base of another tree. You can see the truck progress in the photos. Rope was a little short though, so stalling the truck wasn't an option. Some video here, watch in HD setting

You seem to do lots of residential work Max....you must have immense patience! Heres a backleaning cedar we pulled late monday afternoon. About 110ft. Great stick, but bad access to do anything with.

I realise this is not news in the UK, but the saw has only reached West coast Canada in the last month or so, and is who the vid is aimed at....but I thought I'd post it here in case any case anyone's considering making a purchase. FYI, the footage was taken monday morning in the district of highlands. Douglas fir can be pretty hard for conifer, depending on the region and growth rate. Limbs are always heavily end weighted. Thanks

You lucky ba stard....where'd you pick that up from ?

They're good Al. Super strong yet light-weight and low friction. Lowering or lifting, whatever is required. I'd like to emphasize the light-weight part....whether setting in a tree of hanging on your saddle, they are much less cumbersome than Blocks. They are obviously not mid-line attachable but with a little forethought you rarely feel inconvenienced. We used them exclusively to remove the fir in the photo. Rigging at well over a hundred feet for the top third of the tree and no issue with excessive heat or wear. Although, the rings can be rotated within the splice if you wanted to take that precaution. Money well spent whether you do a lot or only a little rigging:thumbup1:

Ian, WTf mate ? Firstly, I didnt post the video or start the thread here, with good reason. Second, I dont actually say anything bad about the product in the video. The outcome might suggest some dissatisfaction on my part, but its still somewhat subjective to interpretation. If you want to ask me what I think of the 201 I'll tell you outright. There's been a lot of post 200t users who've publicly expressed much disappointment with 201....and hopefully if enough of them continue to speak their mind Stihl might consider making some improvements where possible. As for 'cant have it both ways'....I've endured a fair share of ridicule and discontent right here on the forum, at least the products Im involved with....but for the best part I've learned to accept that it comes with the territory and people should be able to say what they feel on an open forum. The most frustrating part for me is often where I might actually agree with some of the criticisms, but be powerless to change the situation. Whatever, your 'cant have it both ways' statement doesn't seem very fitting here As for the copying issue. Dam right I was upset....but that must be more than 2 years ago now. Funny how one problem soon gets eclipsed by others and then become less important. I dont really think about your friend in Wales, and have way more important stuff to worry about. But by all means pass on my best wishes when you see him next. Ive met you several times Ian, even came close to working with you on that roadside job we spoke about once. Im hoping to make it to the APF this year so maybe we can have a brew and find out what the issue is here.

David tree work is excellent I believe, but his taste in music (if you can call it that) is definitely out-there! Have to say to his credit also, that for an American his sense of humor is actually quite advanced. If he ever makes it to one of the UK trade shows with his x rigging rings then you guys should make a point of meeting him if you get chance, because in person he's a top bloke, straight as they come:thumbup1:

Nice work Tim. The opening shot fooled me though....thought it was just going to be a log and not the whole top. Cool.

Words fail me Stevie, get help mate! Top of an old growth we used to rig a collapsed fir last year....taken at about 6:30 pm. Roll on summer. Pssing down near everyday here at the moment

Good effort mate, thanks for posting. Gets much easier and relaxed with practice. Could the crane op see you ? He was painfully slow on those lifts.

That was funny. Good find TCD Clearly trying to look like a nutter for youtube. But in spite of that appeared to match every cut on the money. Think he needs a bigger or modded saw though....coulda saved some time.

You mean the pole in the video? Nothing significant really. Thanks

Glad it wasn't windy Ian. Well done. Who was the job for ?

I dont follow ?

I think the term originates from the maintenance of trees for logging/harvesting....but its often used in residential terms also. Whereby the wind resistance of a tree, or part of is lessened by thinning or even taking a 6in diam top etc. You see lots of blown out tops round and about so the thinking is often a little different in how to prevent this. On the right day/location its nice work to be doing. Quite physical but like most aspects of climbing its often all in the planning.

Probably about half and half Steve, depending. If Im pruning a tall tree I'll SRT as far as I can get with the big shot, then use a second line DdRT to continue on from there to work the top section of tree. Also if Im doing grappling work (tree-to-tree), high up, then its just simpler and a safer bet to use DdrT. Sometimes there might 6, 7 tree's to access without touching the ground....windfirming the tops and stuff. Whatever makes sense....I've realised that one method isn't best for absolutely everything.

Its the stiff orange one they sell at wespur. It was rubbish on ascents until I was recently advised to slide it directly on to the carabiner which also holds the hitch and pulley. Its a little congested but still all fits along a big pear shaped biner. Works much better now

Yeah I'm well Adam, thanks mate. I'd have ran down that pole with the long gaffs, as it was I had the shorties. Are you talking about rappelling down the singled line and then retrieving it with the tail ? It doesn't work so well on rough or flaky bark conifers....and besides it just looks too gay to be seen doing that out here. Spurring up and down poles with a minimum amount of clutter is Something you're doing on a daily basis, time over....so you rarely even think about it. And weighing only 155 pounds, or there abouts, its no effort really.

I think they're both great value Steve, just have different qualities. I like the shape of the Drift, the fact that its water proof, the external mic option, playback screen, and obviously the extended battery life.... which for a days treework is a must really. Drift Ghost-S - PointofViewCameras.ca

Tkhanks guys. Peter you would like it here then.....mostly its bashing! Stevie the same thing happened here, a blank screen with sound. I messed with it, forwarding the video and then back to the start....then it worked. Never seen that before. Ben I bought the Drift ghost S. Very impressive spec....and with all the practical, user friendly features of the previous models. The stills below are just from the timelapse setting last week. A little blurry on arbtalk but the full size versions are very good.

A quick Grand fir removal from last week....just at the back of the clients garden. Only thing we had to worry about was the surrounding trees and keeping the debris within the invisible boundary between properties. Lots of messy branches to strip on the way up the main trunk....pretty easy thereafter. Thankfully the pitch bubbles were all still frozen from a cold spell we had the week before. Last outing for my Drift camera. As well as the screen, the helmet mounting is also smashed so I stood it on a tripod in the tree, and balanced it on my shoulders for the last 3 shots also. Enjoy the vid, although there’s probably not much to say about it. Hope you like, The King! Use HD setting Video is apparently blocked in Germany, sorry. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPnVK0s8LDM]Grand fir Wreck - YouTube[/ame]